Litchfield enquirer., 1874-05-21
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 cated shoulder and was otherwise iniur-
 ed on the I1th inst. He is doing as well
 as could be expected.
 The TWISTED cornet band are to have
 the assistance of a purse Of S200 to be
 raised by patriotic outsiders.-Mr- F. l..
 Pond has been reelected superintendent
 of the second church Sunday school
 Several Iqaor eases were set down for tri-
 al, last week, ,abefore Justice Beach--Mr.
 E.M Munson has lost three valuable
 horses within two years--Col Brownell
 and family of Hartford have taken rooms at the Clarke House--The Press threat
 ems the call of another town meeting on
 the license question
 At NORFOLK Mr. R. I. Crissey is repair ing his house for the reception of summer guests.-Mr L. L. Whiting is building a house on the lot bought by him of Mr. Battell south of the Norfolk House.-Mr. Crissey has sold the town 10 acres for
 burying ground. west of the village
 Mrs. Chauncey Crossiey, of Norfolk, dled
 of the measels, week before last. She had nearly recovered, but caught cold,
 and suffered relapse Frederick P.
 Terry, of Montclair, N. J.. son-in-law of
 Hon. Robbins Battell. died, last week, of
 malignant erysipelas, after an illness of two days.
 SALISBURY is holding its real estate high. GA front on Main St. " sold at the rate of $21, 7S0, per acre, says the News. Yet cattle are allowed to run at large in the streets of the villageL Still bible has been placed in every sleeping room in it's hotels and reform may comein time.-The Washinee gristmill is being put in run ming order. The Woolen mills are turn out about 100 yds. of "repellants" a day and will soon make double that amount.
 At CANAAN Dr. Granger is painting his drug store.-The depot agent has gone for a month.-Mr. Strong is making i'm provements i'll the h6use.-Mr. E. Roys. at home on a vacation from the Drew Seminary, preached very eloquently at the Methodist church, on Sunday week.
 NEW MILFORD temperance people will publish the names of the subscribers to the petition to liquor sellers to stop their sales, in the Journal.-Mrs. Elmore Platt is recoving from a serious illness.-Mr. David Kenney has taken the New Milford and New Preston Stage again.-The foun- datians of the new block on the late Noble property have been begun by Messrs. Jennings and Soule.-The Journal reports two or three buggy mashings. Messrs. Soule are to build a new horse barn for F. G. Bennett.
 At ToRRMGFoRD MT. and Mrs. Roderick Bissell were surprised on the fiftieth an- niversary of their wedding, last week, by Lhe arrival oftheir eldestson from Ioys. A few other family friends were also present among whom was Mir. Giles A. Gaylord and his wife, who ''stood up" at Mr. and Mrs. Bissell's wedding in 1924. having been themselves married about six months before. Mir. and Mrs. B. have had six slildren and five grandchildren. all of whom are now living.
 The THOAfAsroN village Improvement Society contemplate giving an Old Folks Concert soon. Henry Fitzgibbons, brakeman on the extra train, had two fin sG1r of luis right mana badly crushed by being caught between the cars while coup ling near the depot on Tuesday afternoon. -Thomaston has Lodge of Masons. Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, an Odd Fellows Lodge, two Good Templar Lod- ges, Court of Forresters, an Order of Knights of Pythias Lodge, an Eastern Star Chapter. and Division of Sovereigns of Industry.-A Northfield horse became frightened recently at freight train, turned over the bug BY to which he was attached, and made things very lively for few minutes without doing any serious damage.-Hy- menial Millerton, the Mecca of runaway couples, was visited, last week, by two pair of naughty lovers from Thomaston. They were married in the Harlem R. R. depot and returned home by the next train. One of the young ladies said she they would all get an lawful scolding" when they got home, but for her part she felt well enough paid for the journey to bear little brush with the old 
 The WoLooTTvILLE Congregational church has been thoroughly renovated MT. Henry Migeon and family are expect ed home from France in June.-Two houses are building on Plymouth street, three on Prospect street, and one on Pres colt street.-Contractor Eggleston has a large force engaged in excavating for the of the addition to the high school building, and it is to be ready for the carpenters about June 1st.-A pupil of the grammar department, named James Jones, while at play on Monday, with oth- CT boys. had his leg broken by the falling of section of fence upon it. It was set by Dr. Gates of Litchfield and Dr. Han chett of this plaee.-Seati8el.
 In the absence of any regular preacher at Torrington Hollow, Rev. l.. Perrin breaches there every Sunday afternoon. Rev. H. l.. Judd is also. partly supplying the pulpit of the Union chapel at East d.-Tuttle Bros. of Burrville, have purchased the. old Needle shop in Daytonville, and will manufacture piano tops, piano legs, &c.,, there.-The grand wedding of the season took place at the Congregational church, on Wednesday of last week, the parties united being Kate, daughter of Rev. l.. Perrin, and Charles c. Lester, Esq, of Saratoga, N. Y. A large number of the immediate friends and relatives of the young couple were in and the church was very elab- orately trimmed with flowers and ever greens by the young lady friends of the bride. de.-American. B s@