Litchfield enquirer., 1874-05-07

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 horse was killed, another had a leg broken, and the wagon was completely wrecAed
 The accident occurred just above the sil- lage where the railroad and the highHsy y run side by side. Hoag's team became frightened and ran in ahead of the trair. TWISTED Good Templars are expecting to have rooms in the Opera House block Tom Clark is building an addition !, to his house on Elm street, for the exclu- sive benefit of the young Clarks of the male persuasion. Temperance people have been obtaining liquor of the several sellers through agents with view to pro- secutions. life of Frank Mitchell, was insured, it is said. for q, 2,O0O.---The District court commenced it's session, May 5th.-Another troublesome passen- ger on the Conn Western has been fined for refusing to pay his fare and for mak- ing disturbance. .-'A five years old child of Patrick White was burned to death at his house on Pratt street Tuesday" says the Press. "Its mother left it alone while she went to the neighbors after milk. Returning in few moments she found the child dead. A younger child was in the room at the time but was, of course, unable to render assistance. It is sup posed the child's clothes caught fire from l contact with the stove
 At BAKERv11LE MT. F. W. Fenn has bought the Captain Spence farm for $1,- 800. I- CoLEBRooK turned out with OK sleds to hear the Rev. A. N. Benedict preach on temperance, Sunday before last. Mir. B. favors the old Washingtonian movement discarding all special legislation, ignoring all political affinities and arguing for the general adoption of habits of total abstin- ence-The Eagle cheese factory started under it old management on the 1st. "Our farmers are we'll supplied with hay for their stock for weeks to come," says the Herald. Lucky Colebrook! s. At ToRRrNaroN Philip Dewire is build ing house for Linus Johnson 23x26 it; contract price $150.
 The NEW HARTFORD Dramatic club had a pleasant meeting recently at .Mr. Jared B. Fosters and that legal and dramatic lurninafy was presented by the club with gold headed cane in token of their appreciation of his services drilling their members. MT. Betts had donation recently from his parishioners at Pine Meadow.--The slips in the Congre- gational church have sold for $1, 500.
 At HARwNroN, l.. Fem and son, late merchants have sold their business to Martin Cook k-The free church system is continued-Brown Bros. are busy making wooden ware below Campville.
 At NRpAUa James Kimberly has bought IA acres near the confines of Harwinton, of Lewis Catlin.-The Selectmen are mak- ing arrangements to build two new bridges; the Church bridge, south of Jas. Lyman's, and the Old Foundry bridge Herald.
 AtGosHEN few years ago, when our organist was engaged to be married to Miss Anna F., Goshen school teacher, now the wife of one of our Representa- tives, gave us this conundrum, Why is Henry w. like the captain of a vessel sailing to the West Indies?" We gave it up. Because he is bound to Havana. "- Herald.
 Miss Helen Beach will teach the district school this summer. Miss Alice Hunter will teach in West Goshen.-News. .. At WoLcoTTvILLE, business is getting dull again. The woolen mill commenced running on three-quarter time this week, and dozen men were discharged from the brass mill Saturday might've hear it rumored that the next step they will take towards the liquor sellers will be to meet at one of the members house, 8 committee of two or three visit each dea- Ter and personally request him to stop the traffic, at the same time notifying him that he is being prayed for by the ladies who have remained behind. This plan, if correct. is very mild, and ought not to give offense to any one.-AnaericGn
 As THonAsTox has Senator and Rep resentative in the next General Assembly, it is propable that the tsnew town" move ment will be brought before that body Mr. Charles Beardsley, engineer at the Plume & Atwood O., has purchased of Mrs. Miner her house in Plymouth Centef.-Fevers are very prevalent among old and young at the Knife Shop Village. The Village Improvement Society has over $260 in the treasury.-The North field road is in bad condition and needs repairing. g.-EGpress At SALISBURY the mining business is somewhat depressed, though the various ! companies are putting on about their 1 usual force but paying trife less prices for labor. The three smelling furnaces of East Canaan and one each at Lime Rock and Chapinsville, are all now in blast, using some 100 tons of ore daily. But the demand for pig iron is largely diminished from last season, most of the furnaces ''carrying" their iron for better times.-Couranf
 At NoRrHFIFLD, on Monday last Mir. Chas. Nightingale was severely injured by the bursting of a grindstone in tie Knife Cos factory. His injuries are about the head and one arm.-Inder.
 Mr.. Nightingale had narrow escape only short time ago.