Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-04
The NEW HARTFORD South Congrega-

of ill health.-Messrs. Ingham, Simpson and Graham re ire from the dictatorship of the Henderson Manufacturing Co. Charles Henderson of Chicago continues to be president; w. H. Henderson, gener- al agent, and J. N. Pettibone, secretary The company's works are running on full time and employ from 9 to 30 hands, Real estate in Nepaug continues lively. The Ruben house with seven acres ofIand has been bought by Mir. Long for $1,- 900. MT. c. Vanderburgh, of New York, has bought the Capt. Go"dsell farm and is making extensive repairs.
 KENT is again being agitated about roads. A recent town meeting accepted the lay out of a road from John Lanes resi- dence, through the land of Mir. Bolt, to the street running to the bridge. A,peti- ton is now in circulation to call another meeting and rescind the vote.-Mr. John Segar is repairing the place he lately bought of W. s. Edwards.
 EAST CANAAN contributes 12 ton stone to the new capitol at Hartford.-There have been two cases of scarlet fever ill town.-The marble quarry opened last fall is being successfully worked by MT. Alex snder Maxwell, with large force of men. About 5000 have been expended for steam engines, diamond saws, buildings and machinery forthe quarry, and they ex- pect to furnish large portion of the stone for the capitol.-The pig iron manufact- ured by the Barnum Richardson company, at East Canaan, which for year past has been in great demand, is now apparently uncalled for, as over $15O,OOO worth of the same lies piled up around their three furnaces, at that place, and it is rumored that the furnaces will all be bIowed out in a few days.
 CANAAN has lost within a few weeks past three of its oldest citizens by death: MT. Oliver Beckley aged 70; Mrs. Frank lin, 75; and Mrs. Foster, 85.-The plain tiff in the Ostram and Bartlett case has recovered $58O damages. es.-Several young fellows, minors, have been seen drunk of late.-The four kilns in North Canaan will turn out during the present season from 90, 900 to 0,000 barrels of lime, the burning of which will require 4OO0 cords of wood. A considerable portion of this lime goes to Providence.-On the evening of the 21st a fine sciopticon exhibition was given in the basement of the M. E. Church.
 WoLcoTTvILLE has beaten New Hartford at baseball, 34 to 18.--F1ve young roughs made hand car trip to Thomaston, re- gently, had row with the proprietor of a gin mill in which several of them were considerably hurt, and were fined for an assault besides. A bad place for wrong does to go to is Thomaston.-The Episco- pal society has given MT. Henry B. En- sworth of Middletown call, and the par sonage is being repaired for his occupan- cy.-Messrs. r. N. Holley and O. H. Seymour are building new fences around their residences in Water street and put ting them back two feet to give the side walk the width it greatly needs.-Dr. W. Clark has bought six or seven acres of land on Prospect street of J. Ashborn for $l, 700.
 MT. William Palmiter of HARw1NToN re- gently had an agreaahla surprise from friends says the Herald on his 80th birth day. Mr. and Mrs. P. have seven great grand children, one of whom is seventeen years of age.-Rev. Geo. Curtiss had visit re- gently from his father, the Rev. Samuel Curtiss of Union, Conn.,, and his brother the Rev. Samuel J. Curtiss, the latter hay ing recently returned from Germany where he has been pursuing theological studies at the Universities of Bonn and Leipsic.
 LAKEv1LLE Catholics presented to the Rev. Father Sheffrey of Falls Village, @ fine horse and carriage one day last week. A large elm near the residence of Gov Holley was struck by lightning on the 21th.
 AtSAL1sBURY public spirited citizens have been setting shade trees the entire length of Washinee street.-Some horse sheds have been put up just back of the build ing formerly occupied as drug store by Dr. Blodgett.
 The WEST CORNWALL D. Y, w. Y. K. society are growing in numbers and are doing good work, which is highly grati- flying to all lovers of temperance and morality.-John Hubbell and family have returned from the West, after an absence of about two years.-Capt. Cole and Joseph Mallinson have built new fences ill front of their residences.-D. B. Bald. win has added new beauties to his resi- dence by enlarging and painting the same.-The Foster House has been newly painted, which gives it additional attrac- tions.-NeaOs.
 At CHAPNvILLE, on the 26th inst, the fifth anniversary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. John G. Landon was celebrated at their residence in Chapinville. A large party of their neighbors and friends assembled, bringing with them presents of wood, ranging in size and dignity from a wooden candle stick to a six foot ''what not" A tent covering a platform sufficiently large to accommodate four setts of dancers was erected just north of his house, and with Whites Winsted band, the disciples of Terpsichore made merry till neatly three o'clock in the morning.-News. At WooDBURY during the storm of the 2Sth ult the lightning struck wild cher ry tree short distance from the Messrs. Dews' factory in Dewsville, completely shattering it. The splinters were thrown sixteen rods. Several panes of glass were broken on that side of the building, and E. Dews, who was at work in the build ing, was considerably affected by the | shock.-Anaericdn.
 WooDBURY, June 1, 1874 It is said that Winsted is making de- | &or,o;,,o7 oec..I A. A +. : 1,.