Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-25
COUNTY ITEMS.

1He HAIEhIONN EouHttiy koCHoOl COA- vention of the 10th inst was success Some rascal destroyed a valuable moving machine belonging to Noble Munson.- Mir. and MT. Dickerman were driving, re- gently, their horse was frightened by a small dog and upset the wagon. Mrs. D. was considerably hurt.-Mr. H. Atwood had run away, recently. wrecking a new buggy. There is to be horse trot at the Hillside Park on the 4th of July, at which prizes of $50 and $25O are offered. WoLooTTvILLE has been holding straw berry festivals to raise funds for the im- proVement of these cemetery.-M. Henry Migeon and daughter have returned from France after years absence.-The band give open air concerts, Saturday evenings.
 The WEST NORFOLK silk works were damaged about $1 200 by the recent fresh ct. The large willows rooted in the face of their dam were all that saved it from entire destruction.
 SALISBURY is busy repairing damages: Q town meeting was held, last week, and a tax of five mills voted to repair roads, Thomas Stapleton tried to kill himself by cutting his throat on the 11th inst. He wounded himself considerably but not fatally. His rash, act is attributed to worry and damage occasioned by the freshet.-The Holley Mf'y Co.,, of Lake vile, started work on Tuesday of last week.. The News considers the Mt. Riga dam thoroughly unsafe:
 ''The old dam, built of stone of all man. ner of shapes and without cement; with its large amount of cinders and in fact any, thing else that happened to be handy, and which was tumbled in without mnch regard to order, is badly washed and dis turbed, and that it didn't give way, not withstanding the noble efforts of those whose work saved us, seems almost a miracle"
 WEST CORNWALL shipped 1,7O4 cans of milk in April and 2,129 in May.-The shear shops have stopped work owing to the dull times-W. H. Porter has bought the building occupied by him as g. drug store.-J. 0. Adams, has been chosen president of the Green Mountain Iron Go. ; of Negaunee, Mich., where he now resides. The freshet damaged J. Mallinson < Go. about $59e, E. Witheriff sstoo, and $. Chamberlain $50; and families near the the river packed mp their goods expecting to leave their houses if the river rose any higher.-The Sunday School Association gave one of their popular entertainments in the hall on the evening of June 10th, to large and appreciative audience.
 TWISTED Council--No IS. Sovereigns of Industry now numbers 49 members and is rapidly increasing.-An eel 3! feet long and weighing pounds is the sensation of the hour at Thorpe's great Fish Exposi- tion. It was kotched in Otis reservoir, by H. Maltbie.-A Nine ton steam boiler for Vernon Bros paper mill at North Cole brook was taken up there on wheels on Tuesday.-Joseph Watson and another man caught 115 trout in Rugg Brook. a day or two ago, and MT. Garvin caught 50 up above Granville. On Sunday night, ,abont half past ten, a barn belonging to Michael Finn near the Second Cobble was discover ed to be on fire and before assistance could be had it was entirely consumed.-The 5d church was open on Monday afternoon for an organ recital by Mrs. Isaacs of Cleveland, who has for a few days past been the guest of Mrs. s. B. Forbes. The playing of Mrs. Isaacs was exceedingly fine, and her command over the pedals perfectly marvellous, as was shown in one of Bach's fugues.-which in rapidity and distinctness. seemed to us to c.ael Nor gan.-Herald.
 School concert of the Congregational church will be held on the last, instead of the first Sabbath in the month.-Mrs Sheenan, whose husband was killed few l weeks since at the Plume tE Atwood works, has received about $lO0, raised by sub scriptlon.-Mr. Dorman, the Rector of St. Peters Parish, will go to New York the first of July to act as Assistant to Dr. John Cotton Smith of the church of the Ascension, and, also, to work as Assistant Editor on ''The Church and State," a Broad church newspaper in which Mr. Dorman has half interest.-The man who manages the elevator at the move ment shop got into trouble by letting his business weigh too heavily on his mind the other night. His wife heard him murmur in his sleep, ''Ella, dear Ella, D fondly and tenderly, and as her name is Mehitable, she woke him with bald end of hair brush and asked him who? 'sI was thinking of Ella Vator" the wretehed man said calmly, and chuckled off to sleep again.-ErDress.