Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-19
COUNTY ITEMS.

uSS'l iibout AIiictS1 iltu DAu Iail recent E.-John McAlpine is expected back soon, after a long visit in Portland, Me- Mr. F. NJ Munsell has returned to Min nesota.-Rey. Ira Pettibone is visiting Monson. Mass. where his daughter is teaching.
 fine TWISTED grand list has risen from less than two millions in 1863, to over three millions in l673.-S95O were taken III by the Kellogg Opera 1roupe.-The Masquerade ball of the Knights of Pyth- ias, the night after the Grand Opera, was we'll attended and cleared Sl02. Pinny, of tie Press, shone as n Modoc.-There was ''seance" at Camps Hall, last week, and the 'is'tal feats. Good Templars paid Unity Lodge Il visit re- gently. and were entertained with speech es, singing. and collation. at the Opera House.
 At TERRYvILLE. on the 9th, Prof. Hib- bard gave a reading of selections from Dickens, Shakespeare. Mrs. Stowe, and other authors. The entertainment was varied with music by the Cornet ba1d.
 THoMAsTos Metholists have adopt cd Congregational singing - Albert Nettleton is about building house on Elm Street. Rev. C. F. Conaer delivered q Temperance address aa the Methodist church on Sunday evening, of last week.
 WoLcorTvILLE has sho'.tiEg gallery at Ashborn s.-Vibbess < Deming were again burglarlzed, last week, Tuesday night, loss being about forty dollars in various goods, knives, razors, etc.-Rev. B. East wood of Trinity church has resigned, and will locate in Pawtucket, R. l., wherp he has received call to preach. Since Mir. Eastwood took charge of the church here the parish has grown in numbers, and is now fully self-sustaining: He is held in high esteem by his parishioners, and his resignation was great surprise to them. He will remain until after Easter Sunday,
 Tine ToRgtNGFoRD Academy closed it's session with a public examination on the 9th inst. 4 school paper called the "Hillside Portfolio was read; and cake basket was presented to Mrs. Bronson.- MT. Hiram Cables has sold his farm to Clinton Lyman and bought the place O. c. Cables.
 The FALLS VILLAGE Dramatic Associa- tion commence series of entertainments at Citizens Hall, this week,--the proceeds to go for the purchase of a Town Clock. The special town meeting held last week for resembling the former vote in- structing the seIectmen not to license li- quor sellers only affirmed the action of the former meeting 79 to 37.-Mr. W. J. Garfield is building quite an imposing looking tenement holse.-Geo. H. Brown has started a store at Amesville His place as railroad agent Is taken by NIT. E. H. Norton who has returned from the West.-It is expected that by the first of May all the passenger cars of the Housa- tonic road will be fitted with the Miller platform and bunter and two new engines are expected in few weeks.-The great need of the place is more dwelling houses. If there were thirty good dwelling houses, says the Berkshire Courier, they could all be filed with good tenants.
 The WEST CORNWALL temperance so- ciety continues to increase in numbers and popularity. The following is list of its officers: ". H. Porter, A. M.; Wm. Green, 1st Asst; F. H. Dean, 2d Asst; A. Gee, 3d, Asst; E. F. Scoville, G. C.; H. k. Sanford, W. l.; ". Mallinson, I. G.; T. Wilkinson, o. G.; J. Lamont, Pres. :; Samuel Wilson, Vice Pres. F. T. Scoville. Secy; J. Mallinson, Treas On the eve ming of the 4th inst, the society gave an oyster supper in the Village Hall. Over each table was suspended an inverted bot tie, with the motto ''We will keep it so." Speeches were made by Messrs. Warner, Pratt and Fitch.
 LANEsvnLE has lost a somewhat impor- tant part of it's saw mill The Knowles mortgage on 1t having been foreclosed, and the time limited for redemption ex- piring on Monday of last week, two saws said to be worth $40, unaccountably dis appeared before Tuesday morning.-Mr. Edward Marsh has sold his farm to Da- vid Penney, who takes possession on April 1st.
 A NEW HARTFORD liquor shop kept by Thomas Lizotte was visited recently by citizens who stove in the heads of several of his casks and spilled the compounds enclosed.
 ToRRINGToN (town) reports four Ladies Aid Societies in full blast to the Herald. Willard Cowles has been so unlucky as to re-fracture the leg he broke by fall from wagon in November. Rev. M. J. Callan has given notice that his engage ment with the church here expires on the second Sunday in April. A petition re- questing hlm to remain longer is be1ng circulated.
 EAST CANAAN pays S8,50 per ton for coal.
 At CANAAN DEPOT, on the 9th inst. the Cummings block was burnt. The lower story was occupied by the proprietor as store, and by Miss Norton's Millinery store, and the second store by A. T. Rora- backs law office and MT. Vary, Jeweler. All effort to save the property of Rora- back or Vary was useless. Most of Miss Norton's goods were saved, though some what damaged. The active and contin- ued exertions of the citizens alone saved the adjoining buildings. The loss will probably be about as follows: Cummings 5000, Roraback's law library $500, Miss Norton $1OO, Vary $450. No insurance