Litchfield enquirer., 1874-01-01
COUNTY ITEMS.

The SALISBURY News reports again that Hon. W. Fl. Barnum ''is reported to have bought the Silver Steel Company's works at Roxbury. .''-The Episcopalians trim med their church very prettily for Christ mas, and had 8 very fruitful Christmas tree for the Sunday school.--The News objects to our speaking of the solid silver presented at the Harris wedding ce1ebra- tion as "mere dross" Was not the Hon. Pliny Barton's speech, and the poem, and the News editorial, as ''fne gold" beside which your solid silver is mere dross '? Salisbury genius is plainly unused to compliment. =as At WoLcoTTv1LLE, the Naugatuck R. R. Go. have moved the ice house north of the depot, for the use of their custom ers.-The old wool house south of the de- pot, lately used as grain warehouse will
 be torn down and turn-table put up in it's place.-The parishioners of Rev. H. l.. Judd gave him donation visit, last week. An oyster supper was an additional fea- ture that increased the proceads.-The Valley Park Go. hold their annual meet ing at the secretarys office, on Saturday, at 10 a. m.-The Masons have chosen
 James Alldis, Master, for the coming
 year.-Business is improving. The Fur
 ner, Seymour $ Judd Manufacturing Co.,,
 commence working full time. this week. The Union Hardware Go. commenced,
 last week, on an order for 100, 900 kaleido- scope standards, for Providence frm.- l The Star Social Club have a dance at
 Granite Hall, this CThursday) evening"
 A young man named ClarY has been sent
 over to Litchfeld for 30 days for drunk 1 enness.
 l WATERTowN seems to be a suspicious
 community. A Waterbury business man
 who went up there recently to collect bills
 was followed up by an amateur detective
 and monstrous bull dog till he was glad ] to get back to Waterbury with whole skin and no collections.
 I
 the hard times.-"Uncle John" Vassar
 has been at work in this vicinity with
 some effect, especially Tn the Baptist so- ciety of South Colebrook where some 30
 conversions are reported.
 NEW HARTFORD talks of a new gas re-
 ceiver to be located on the west side of
 the river by the Greenwoods company -
 The mills are again running full time. ] Wages have been reduced ten per cent.- 1 Postmaster Owen Is confined to his house with cancerous affection of the stomach.
 The Hotel property has been sold by l Merritt Rice to Mrs. Chester Healey, and
 c. A. Burr is acting landlord. Mrs. Hea-
 ley has sold the Dowd place, just below the toll gate, to Mir. Considerable religious interest is starting up. The
 Good Templars have been holding prayer
 meetings, and the Collinsville Praying
 Band have paid the village visit. There was Christmas Tree at the Baptist | Church.
 The GOSHEN Sociable started with an attendance of sixty. The following off cers were elected: President, Mrs. John NJ. Wadhams; Vice President, John P. Porter, and Treasurer, Mrs. Hazen. The proceeds are for the repairing of the 1 church. $ Authors, and the time honor ed games of Blind Mans Buff and Co penhagen' fully engaged the younger part of the company, and even those who were not in their teens participated in the sport, says the News.-Mrs. Rice has re- moved to Hartford for the winter.-Mr Geo. Cook, so long residen of Portland, Oregon, has been homo on a short visit. A series of protracted meetings are being held at the III. E. church, West Go shen. The NEW MILFORD detective association begins business well. One of it's mem bers recovered horse and carriage for Mir. C. B. Marsh-not those lost, but as good. Elmore Platt of Marbledale
 has sold his place to Wallace Beers of
 MerryalL In the case Evitts us, Couch,
 submitted to arbitration, the plf. recov-
 CTS $166.-The Water Witch Engine Go.
 holds its annual election on Monday eve ming next.-Mr. c. W. Peck has bought
 the Deacon Roberts farm on Second Hill
 for $10. .000.-The First National pays a
 dividend of six per cent.-Messrs. Soule
 & Bro. have sold West St. building lot to Mir. V. R. Giddings, for s1, 300.
 EAST CANAAS, paints instead of the Land- 1 ing of the Pilgrims, the Landing of the Graphic balloon. It is a work of decided merit. t.-On the 2Oth, MT. Geo. Roraback lost fine horse at the new quarry. The breaking of derrick let a large boulder fall on the animals back killing him in- stantly. Six persons were standing near the team at the time of the accident and 1 it is wonderful that no human lives were lost.