Litchfield enquirer., 1874-02-26


 Mill River, Mass, before T. l.. Hart Esq On the 18th, three ears of of all extra freight train on the Housatonic railroad ran off the track about mile north of Cornwall Bridge. One of them way turn ed bottom upward and hurled distance of 20 feet into the river, one was turned over and stopped short of the water, and the, other kept right side up, running short distance over the ties. Conductor Ellsworth was walking across one of them and was thrown almost into the river, but was only slightly bruised. His escape from instant death was almost miracu- 1ous
 FALLS VILLAGE people arc trying to suppress the sale of liquor. A petition has been largely signed asking the select men to call town meeting for the pur- pose of voting "no license" and appoint ing prosecuting committee. The Ora matlc Association cleared about S1OO on the 4th and 5th insts.--A select company recently attended a dog fight at which the respective dogs of pedlar and a tailor mangled each other for twenty minutes. The pedlar's dog IS dead, but the tailor "splles" for more dogs tos his dog to con quer, and more fights are in prospec4. 7 yHARwrNroN hen and ham thieves still continue ther depredations on the prem ises of Catlin and MaHhur, says the Her aid. Mir. M. offers a reward of S25 for their arrest and conviction.-DelosB Bristol has conveyed to John F. Coe farm of 60 acres situated in the Eastern part of the town. Price $1,2OO.
 At NEW HARTFORD the mills of the Greenwoods Co. are running full time as are also those of the Chapin Machine Co and D. B. Smith.-Mr. Leroy Jones has been appointed postmaster. r.-Recentlv q committee of five of our citizens visited six drinking places and notified the pro- prietors that if they persisted in selling they would surely be prosecuted. Only one would acknowledge that he had been sell ing.
 KENT Masons were addressed, recently. by the Rev. D. D. Bishop, of Ridgefield. who also entertained the Mite Society with select readings. This Society had It's last meeting before Lent on Monday evening of last week. The attendance was large, music fine, and the great Afri- can Dodo magnifcently exhibited by Mir. Jessup.-Mr. Watson's store and house are finely under way.
 The CHARLOTTESVILLE Baptist church was re-opened, Sunday before last, after having undergone extensive repairs. The inside is now very conveniently arranged with new seats and carpet.-Tt is said that MT. George Vaughn, former resi- dent, will return shortly.
 At PLYMOUTH, the queer old estate of queer old fellow named Grant is being settled. He left dilapidated old house and twenty acres of dilapidated land. His live stock consisted one COW, 17hens, and 2 cats. All his wearing apparel, ? clocks, 2 cooking stoves, his bed and bed ding, crockery, and other household fur niture, inventoried at less than seven dol lars. He had s. 42 cash on hand and S1OO In the bank. He took no newspaper
 A THoMAsToN fishing party on their re- turn from Bantam Lake, ran over Mir. George Reynolds, bruising him pretty badly but breaking no bones. s.-Mess IS . F. E. Parker, W. s. Judson, E. J. Fenn, and w. W. Clemence are the delegates to the Republican Senatorial COnvgntiOn of the 16th Dist.-The Plymouth Quarry company reduced the wages of their em- ployes on the 1st of Jnnuary, and said nothing about it to the hands until they were paid off, says the Valley Sentinel. MT. Edward Parker is said to have been offered g, 400 for his pat ent vice.
 WoLcoTTvIILE enjoyed the perform anee of the Hidden Hand" on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday evenings of last week. There were full houses, and the performance was very creditable one.-Mark Brimble, who broke his knee pan several months ago, and had just re- covered sufficiently to work, slipped recent ly, and broke it in new place Billiards are becoming prominent again, and every week some of our experts play match games of thousand points. Austin X Ladd, and W. H. Farnham, are out with new hacks.-Mr. Ladd, Yale theologue and son of Turkish Missionary, preach ed at the Congregational church on the 15th.-A lady recently swallowed a table spoonful of laudnum supposing it was Jamaica Ginger. A timely emetic rem edied the mistake.-About 75 Wolcott- williams went up to see Davenport at Win sted. ...5ss,b
 At SALISBURY, recently, Patrick Lynch lost a valuable horse by the epizootic.- Most of the money for telegraph is raised and the office is to be established tulS Week
 NEW MILFORD talks of a Town House next to the New England House.-Mr. William Dare has bought farm in Brook field. - MT. Royal Buckingham's new house on South Main street is being rap- idly pushed to completion. Herr, the anti-Journalist has been removed and is succeeded by Father Lawlor. Nothing is now wanted but the removal of the ed itor to restore quiet in New Milford Mir. A. B. Mygatt has been selling the following building lots from the property he purchased recently one to MT. Alfred Noble, size 2Ox76 feet one to J. B. Cap ron, 20x76 feet; and one to Fuller & Hoyt of 20x76. It is the intention of the par ties to erect at once fine brick block, to which MT. Mygatt will add store 1Sx60