Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-15
COUNTY ITEMS.

At the ToRRINaroN Fair, last'week, Mir. Stanley Griswold of Torringford took both premiums on stocks of cattle, and first premium on Devon bulls, COWS, and helfers, on Durham GOV and On grade Jersey COW: Messrs: Brooker, Mig | con, and Hanchett took premiums on. Jer-t seys. ---'-- -----:-',' .-. .-' .-iar...i --:--.
 The LIME RocK church is tp be,finished on the 1st of November. ''F,1 '.-~ The NEW MILFORD Water Go are talk ing hold vigorously. Individuals raised SIG, 900, and the Fire Go. subscribed $6,- 900, and it Is thought that the work will be completed for the S22, ,OoO thus furnish; ed John Austin of New Britain has the the contract for digging the trenches: furnishing and laying the pipe, while E. Fowler, of Amenia, bailds tic dam and other parties clear the reservoir of soil and; all vegetable matter. The water is brought through Main street in six ch pipe. It is expected that the work will be complied by Thanksgiving. --'' CANAAN elected the entire Democratic ticket as usual.-7Rev. Mr. Lewis Reed, formerly of Chicago has been engaged tp supply the Congregational church: nntll May l, of next Year.-Daniel Pierce fell from an apple tree recently and injured his shoulder considerably.-Wm; Shields put his shoulder out of joint not long since lifting stone that was too heavy for him. The funeral of MT. c. H. Richmond 1 was largely attended at the N. E. church in Canaan on the 9th inst. MT, Rich mond, although young man, was quite widely known and greatly respected in all the relations of life, and the announce ment of his death came as shock as we'll as deep sorrow to all his friends and as- sociates.--There was q free fight, the night after election. No arrests.--Mr. H. ". Franklin. is making quite extensive repairs on his residence.-Mfs. Fuller, of Kent has recently moved into the Lau- renee boarding. house, opposite Mfr. Wn: Adam's.-Messrs. Barnes < Bro. have their new patent moniter lime kiln now in operation. They consider ita great sav- ing of wood and. time. "-''--'-"-" l SHARON sometime since laid out high l way whose dimensions lack the legal re- Eauisite of width. .-.-,-, .-.,--
 i'At TWISTED Long Lake,: last Sunday,
 occurred a sad case of-' drowning Byron Hewitt. young man g years old, was out sailing and when on theI second bay the boat was capsized. Hewitt undertook to swim ashore while his-companion chung to the overturned boat. Finding himself unable to reach the shore he undertook to return to the boat but could not. and sank into the cold waters of the late. His companions cries for help were heard and he was rescued from his. dangerous posi- ton.s The body. of youngI Hewitt was found on Monday in 60 feet of water.- MT. Jehiel Coe celebrated his S0th birth tday on Monday 1ast.-Mr. and Mrs. E5- ward GlaEke contemplate4 spending the
 winter in Bermuda.-Mr. R s. S.-Frary has
 been re-engaged as organist of the sd church, much to the gratffd dation of those
 who have ears to appreciate good music. l l-HerGLd. -.- iE -
 l;s The WEST CORNWALL potato crop is not
 as good as has been anticipated. d.-Josspi1
 Mallinson has shipped 1265i lbs. of I've
 cells to New York during the past week. 2039 cans of milk shipped from this station l during the month of September.-At eur
 annual town meeting the Democrats lad t-about 40 Ha5aeity, the vote Ion the license I question steod 74 ne, to 5E 9es.-This vil- I agegos anzappropfiasieal 4df s25O, with
 which to fix the highway for O.. B. Hald-
 wins to the. Red bridge, provided the vii. viii l lage will raise S1OQ. additional. which vs th1nk VIII De forthcoming A reward of 8. ,was.a1so voted for the killing of logs
 caught in. the act Of killing or worrying
 sheep.-Netcs.