Litchfield enquirer., 1874-12-17
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i prospering under its new rector. A sub- scription of $1 200 was raised recently to pay off balance of debt incurred in re- pairing tue organ and for other purposes. i Dr. Lewis breaches at the neighboring i church in Bethlehem. Edward Bryan has sold his farm in the north part of the town to Frank O. Peck. George A. Woodruff has sold the house and lot in the centre of the town, known as the 'Aner Bradley place" and about 50 acres of land in the eastern part of the town-to Samuel Atwater of Waterbury. It is un- derstood that Woodruff purchases of At water in return some very valuable pro- perty on South Main street in, Waterbury. At TERRYvI1Lz drst-ciass residence on West Main street inst completed by Mir. ! Elizur Fenn, has been rented to Mir. Luther Hough. Mir. Eli Mckee is slowly | recovering from severe illness. There was 8 shooting match at Charles Erm- hines recently. st which the biggest game shot was an Irishman. The wound was i not serious. ! RIvERToN has recently been the scene of very strange criminal suit. Mr. and Mrs. Cassins s. Coles, young couple who live on Wallen's Hill and hitherto sustained an unblemished reputation, were arrested on complaint of one George o. Smith on charge of bigamy. It ap- pears that, in July 1870, Mrs Coles mar ried Smith in Massachusetts. After hv- ing together year they separated by mutual agreement. Smith soon after brought petition for divorce; copy of the petition was served upon the wife; she made no defence, and after time Smith notified her that he had obtained a di- vorce. Thereupon she married Mir. Coles, and it now turns out that there was no di- vorce. The prisoners were brought before Justice Hiram c. Brown, Judge Goodwin sitting as his associate. and, after trial of two days, were discharged, the spectators 1 testifying their satisfaction at the result by loud applause. The town is sa1dled with bill of $125, costs of prosecution. A MT. Garnet has retired from the place. after residence of a year or two, leaving large and anxious lot of creditors in the lurch, says the Herald.-The losers by the recent fire are prospecting for the party responsible for the confagration. If discovered, what property he possesses is likely soon te change hands.-A party of Frenchmen recently thrashed party of young Americans at Smiths saloon. Some of the latter escaped through win dow without taking the trouble to raise the sash.
 The THoMAsroS clock company are re- placing the gravel roof of their storehouse with tin.-C. E. Foster, druggist, has moved into the brick store formerly occu- pied by J. B. Hopkins, where he will sell dry goods as we'll as groceries.-A corres- pondent of the Valley Sentinel complains of their new sidewalk in front of the church:
 Before it was completed the stage horses run on to it in the night in turning down to Park street, and both were thrown down. Last Sunday night . man drove on there and had his horse thrown, break ing the buggy, besides throwing out la- dy who was with him. And again we learn that some people fell down and got their knees and shins parked, besides damaging their clothing. @
 Deputy Sheriff was convicted before Justice Futile of keeping place at which it is reported that liquor is sold without license. He appealed from the decision. Prosecuting agent Fenn conducted the prosecution; and Bradstreet & E. J. Fenn appeared for the prisoner.
 At WEST GOSHEN recently boy named Edward Fraer broke into the houses of Horace Burr and Edward Carr, stole c few articles of little value from the former, and suit of clothes from the latter. He then stole $40 from his employer, Mir. John Apley, and left for parts unknown. He was finally found at hotel in Woodbury; pleaded guilty to the charges against him, and was sent up for thirty days to Litch- field whence he goes for three years to the Reform School.
 HALI1NaroN has new depot platform so that passengers can ''step down and out" without risk of life or limb as of old. Miss Jennie Castle keeps the District School.
 The new WARREN lake road has been completed by the contractors, Messrs. C. E. Beeman and Miner, with the exception of few places that cannot be finished till spring. On the 9th inst. the completed portion was accepted by the selectmen. Phe road bed is from l4 to Effect between shoulder to shoulder. The remaining DOT ton on the south side will soon be built by the town of Kent with the exception of q quarter of mile on the west end of the lake which lies in Washington.
 A Sentinel correspondent writes that ''Mr. George H. Knifin of KENT who lives with Mir. Mark Rowland, on coming home late in the evening went into the horse barn and fell under Mir. Hovland's horse which kicked him severely. The accident happened on Friday evening. He finger ed along with great suffering until Sun day night Dec. 6th) when he died"
 The SALISBURY Library Association has just been organized with Henry Hubbard, president; Dr. Thompson Mrs. M. 0. Jewell, and Miss Kate Glens, vlce-presi-
 At WEST CORNWALL Francois Chagnot's barn was destroyed by fire. last Friday night with several tons of hay.-The dywyk society will give one of their justly popu. lar entertainments at the Opera House on Christmas Evening, to which the play-ao. ing world are cordially invited. fhey de- serve crowded house. se.-Squire Warner and Sheriff Scoville made another reid on the mills of Sharon last Sakuraav -ara