Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-12

occasion, not to license liquor sellers, but the question received little attention and
 the former descisiou was not aitered.-
 Edward k. Baardsley, reeantly connected l with Gilbert t Clay will, before Ionc, open Dankihg house ln lie flew Baardsicy block. --IRdeE.-The Temperance par.y | made no nomination for Senator.-3!r n l Strong and family are taking q trip West There was s masked ball after the opera. ! Friday nighS.-The Herald tries to shirt
 of responsibility for the following uron c- 1 ''brilliant" townsman:
 ''The Herald Office surpasses the glory of soI- omon's Temple in one respect-for while the latte- had but one yai the former has two '"
 At NEw MILFORD, recently, little son
 of $. B. Richmond met with severe ac-
 cldent. He was riding on an OK sled and his feet dropping through caught and his
 left leg was broken just above the knee The little sufferer IS getting along we'll, and considering his age hopes are entertained that he will entirely recoyer-.YournGi The Winsted Press is responsible for
 the following:
 We spoke last week of a Mrs. Bailey in
 South Norfolk who attempted to comm;
 suicide by taking dose of medicine left for patient, and now we have to .chFoni- Gle that she has attempted to kill herself again, this time by drowning She went to mill pond, waded in and down in the
 water up to her unhappy chin and then
 screamed for help at the top of her voice. Somebody happened to come along and | taking in the situation grabbed her bv
 the nap of the neck and snaked her out.
 leaving her on the bank to dry. She
 walked home satisfied, and now we must
 wait anxiously another week for her obit-
 uary.
 At FALLS VILLAGE, George II. Brown
 has resigned his position as.agent of the Housatonic railroad company, and F. D
 Norton takes his place.-W. J. Canfield
 IS putting mp house on Railroad Avenue
 which he proposes to rent Considerable interest is being manifested in the build ing lot business.-G. r. Lee, formerly proprietor of the billiard hall here, has purchased hotel in Hyde Park, N. Y.--
 Quite ludircrous incident occurred a
 short time ago in the barber shop. One of our citizens who wears wig, went in
 and got shaved, and 'Steb, the finishing oil boy, belng totally ignorant of the l false hair, went to abusing the water on
 the customers head, who held tightly
 on to his cranium, saying nothing until ] the boy had rubbed about five minutes.
 when he asked him if he was used to l such kind of heads. 'Steb' said after ! wards that he thought his 'sculp' was
 pretty loose!-NeeCS
 At SALISBURY, Monday, March 2d, as Cornelius Quinn was shoveling dirt with others of the workmen in the Chatfeld ] ore bed, Ore Hill, large powder of ore became loosened from the embankment above and fell on him, striking him in the back and crushing him 10 the ground. lie fell on huge sledge hammer, which so punctured his abdomen that he died Tn twenty minutes after he accident. MT. Martin Decker of this village was taken to the insane retreat i'll MiddIetown. March 3d, by Sheriff Perry, to be placed under treatment at that institution. -- News.
 NoRFoLK.-On Thursday evening about
 5 o'clock, the house known as the CrIssy place situated about two miles west of the
 town and now owned by Barnum Rich.
 ardson X Co.,, was discovered to be OH
 fire, and notwithstanding the efforts of quite number who came hurriedIy to the scene, was utterly destroyed, the out
 buildings, barns. &c, only remaining. The origin of the fire is a mystery, il e
 premises having been unoccupied for
 more than year.-The adjourned town
 meeting on Monday of last week, voted
 by majority of 25 to give back the ground lately bought of Dr. Stevens for a
 burying ground, and appointed and ir-
 structed a committee of three to purchase
 lot of not more than ten acres, the price
 to be paid being left to their discretion. -NeVs H. W. Hill has sold ont to Mir. Stanton, Lakeville blacksmith.
 HoUsAToNIC RAnRoAD.-At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Hous atomic railroad held at Bridgeport on Fri day, the old board of directors was re- elected as follows: Wm H. Barnum, Lime
 Rock, Henry g Tleavitt, New York; Sam
 nel Wlllets, New York; Geo. w. Peet.
 Falls Village; Andrew B. Mygatt, New
 Milford; Horace Nichols, Bridgeport:
 Wm. D. Bishop, Bridgeport; David s. Draper, Great Harrington; Charles A. Peck. New York. At subsequent meet ing of the board the following officers were elected: Wm. H. Barnum, president DavId s. Draper, yice-president; Chas. K: Averill, secretary and treasurer; H.