Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-08

At CORNWALL BRIDGE, recently, Mir. c.
 F. Vanderhoof, who has taken a contract
 for cutting hoop poles, cut his foot terri, l bly, while at work.-Thomas Smith was
 thrown from a race horse he was trying
 to ride at the Amenia Fair, recently, and
 had large piece taken out of his arm by
 the animals stepping on hlm. The horse
 was we'll known to be fractious brute,
 but Smith was tempted by an offer of $40
 if he won the race into taking this ride.
 The KENT depot is being rapidly com
 pleted.
 ToRRNGFoRD has been highly excited l during the past week over the elopement of a marr1ed man with girl not vet six
 teen yeare old and herself an illegitimate
 child. Luther Miller, the person refer red to, had been married but few years.
 had an amiable wife and two pretty child ren, and was apparently living happy, contented life. He took $2OOO with him,
 but left the farm, (of which he had a life
 deed,) crops, stock, Re- Wolcottvile Register.
 PLYMOUTH has been talking considera- bly, of late about the potato rot in differ ent localities, but we see very little of it here. Perhaps the time of digging may develope something morc Corn is near : ly ready to pick and is very nice, the drought not having injured it except in very dry places. Early sowed buckwheat IS very well filled out, and is much better than last year. Apples are very scarce, the "lent caterpillar" having destroyed the fruit and greatly injured the trees.- Rev. Mir. Hillard has returned from his vacation in fine health and spirits. He gave us an excellent discourse last Sun day morning. Sunday school concert in the fternoon.-Strangers have nearly all left town and we feel quite alone again. We regret to learn that Mir. Vile, one of our best citizens, is about to leave the place. He leaves with his family for New Britian next week. MT. V. is an earnest Christian man, and his loss will be greatly felt in this community. .-Amer- icGn.
 At WoLCoTrvmLE the Thomaston Band will unite with the Wolcottvile Band in giving their final open air concert for the season, next Saturday evening.-Manu- featuring is reasonably active. Tie brass foundry is to be drievn to its full capaci- ty, which fact is supposed to have some connection with l.. W. Goes recent trip to Europe.-The village and vicinity are much annoyed by fruit stealers Two boys were arrested and fined the other day for stealing fruit on Migon Avenue. A fire broke out, Wednesday morning about 2 o'clock in the carriage shop, for merly owned and occupied by David Vaill, which was burned to the ground. together with an adjoining barn owned by Mrs. Hungerford. MT. Mason who occu- pied part of the shop loses heavily in stock and tools. The fire is said to be of incendiary origin.--Herald
 It is rumored that several young ladies of thls village will wear orange blossoms in the course of few weeks.-Rev. H. B. Ensworth and lady held another of their pleasant receptions, Wednesday evening. at the rectory.-Our town sent up a dele gation of thirty or more to hear John B, Owens in Winsted last Thursday night Herman Abeling, employed at the woolen mill, met with painful accident last Mon day by having his left arm in a gigging machine, lacerating it badly.-We learn "a sermon on temperance will be preached from each pulpit in this village at the morning services tomorrow. There seems ito be quite a move in the temperance cause in this village, which will meet with general approval we believe.-Req- lister
 MILTON was formerly the location of quite an extensive sleigh manufactury. but the business has nearly ceased, for fhe last two ot thlee years. There is something being done in that line this season by Horatio F. Griswold who is making few sleighs of the Albany pat tern, and David D. Guild who is engaged