Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-05
COUNTY ITEMS.

THoMAsToN has q fish ]. market under Sanford millinery and fancy store, mak- Ing three fish markets and three meat markets which ought to provide for all the necessary lasts and feastsr of the local ity.-Mr. and Mrs. Josha H. Woods, as- sisted by about fifty of their neighbOrs and friends, recently celebrated the 25th, anniversary of their marriage. Among the presents were silver cake basket, pair of silver vases, 8 and silver headed cane. Four generations of the Ostrum family were represented there.-The Wolcottville and Thomaston bands combined gave an open air concert on the 18th uit and sa. down to fine supper afterwards at American Hall.-A little child of Patrick Fleming's aged years was drowned, last week, by falling into cistern William Hard is about to put mp . dwelling house short distance below the depot.-Col. A. H. Fenn, our new prosecuting attorney, has been making havoc among the liquor sell CTS of late, says the Wolcottville Register, having arrested ten or fifteen, all of whom have paid their fines and promised to sin no more, in this particular branch of wick edness. At present there is no place in the town of Plymouth where liquor is openly sold. The Savings Bank building is not yet quite ready for use through the treasurer receives deposits.
 At CANAAN, William Shields has bought the dwelling house recently occupied by Henry Brewster, and added 1t to the rear of his dwelling house.-Jeffrey Purcell has nearly completed a new dwelling house near his old one.-Mr. George Wheeler has been remodeling the farm house of H. ". Franklin.-Work has commenced in repairing the bridge on the new road over the Blackberry River, inst south of Canaan depot.-Two new bridges have been built in the Rood district t-Mr. Bradley, at the Warner House, lost horse recently through the rascality of a chap who represented himself as an agent of Boston firm and hired the horse for a drive on business through the towns in that vicinity. The fellow drove the horse 50 hard that he dropped dead in the har- ness at Hyde Park The animal had been made to travel 70 miles in hours. An attempt was made to arrest this man in Poughkeepsie, but he gave the officer the dodge. From the fact of his attempting to pass new S20 bill it is suspected that he might be one of the Milford Bauk rob bers.
 SHARON has formed new library on a, new plan, TYenty-three ladies orsanizedE a club and bought twenty books. The books are numbered, and the ladies are numbered, and No. l, reads No. I, and No. ?, etc, No. 2, etc., for 15 days, when the books are passed over to the ladies next in order and so on till each lady has had each hook.-The great event of last week was the marriage of Hon. T. Bissell, of Sharon Valley Three hundred invita- tions summoned iqyfql crowd to the joyful occasion.
 Certain TERRYvnLE liquor dealers hay ing been compelled to suspend their busi- ness in Plymouth propose to set up shop just over the line in Bristol.-Mr Camp has contracted to build the new road and bridge rear Ives saw-mill for $348. Rev Barnabas Root, 9 colored man educated for the ministry by the Terryysille Gongre gational church, preached on Sunday evening of last week. He. returns to Affi- ca soon as missionary --t
 HUNTSVILLE reports excellent corn and potatoes.-A stirring temperance lecture was delivered at the school honse reee1:t- ly by Robers Rogers 2 Good Templar from Falls Village. 9.'9 7F 4'a!
 An ELLSWORTH family of five recently sold out all their chestnuts Saturday night. and yet had five bushels more for sale. Monday morning suggesting open air services on Sunday, thinks the News.-C. F. Peck raised twenty-four bushels of potatoes on one twelfth of an acre of ground.-Mr. Berry's team ran away one day last week, throwing himself, wife and another lady from the carriage, and in- turing them sightly.-Mr. H. Dunbar has