Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-12
COUNTY ITEMS.

others, and resolutions were passed calling on all citizens to respect the law, com mending the energy and fidelit ofy Col. Fem, and pledgins themselves to support him,--Charles Mattoon has commenced to rebuild the stone work that was under mined and washed away about year ago at the case shop bridge
 At WoLcoTTvnLE, recently, says the Register, Miss Nellie Allen had an upset which resulted in some hurts about the face but nothing serious. After being thrown out she seized the reins, was drag ged several rods, and finally succeeded in stopping the horse.-Frank Reed finally pleaded guilty to the charges of drunken ness and cruelty to his horse and was fin ed S1 for each offence-Mrs. A. G. Brady has been quite feeble in health for several weeks past and now her little daughter is very ill with fever.-The Ladies Benevo- lent society held it's annual meeting at Mrs. G. F. Roberts, last week.
 In RvERToN Charles Hart has nearly completed his new house and IS about to remove into it.-The Actives of this place recently defeated the Blue Jackets of East Granville.
 CHAPINy1LLE fails to get the minister it expected: salary too 1ow.-The prospect for the laboring class the coming winter is rather unfavorable. as the furnace is idle, with years stock of coal on hand, and the furnace work nearly fnished.- Miss McCane of Amenia is giving Chapin- vile first class school.
 The FALLS VILLAGE term of the Dist rict court has been adjourned two weeks, so as not to conflict with the Superior | court at Litchfield.
 SHARON proposes to comply with the new law requiring fire proof probate safes by erecting a new fire proof building 2Ox3O feet.
 CANAAN school visitors have granted certificates to the following teachers: E.. s. Roberts for the Fifth District, Mrs. E. R. Hall and Miss H. D. Pierce at Canaan Depot, Misses Smith and Mead at East Canaan, Frank Partridge for the Fourth District, and A. B. Garfield at Canaan Val ley.-Thereh has been hearing before com missioners of the Roraback estate, about claims of Misses Mary Howe and Ellen Perkins. fight occurred last Sunday at Daley's unlicensed rum warehouse.-The bridge over Black bury River is again passable.-Wm. Shields has purchased and removed the old Garrihan office to the rear of his lot The much talked of Lock-up Is to be To- cated on fhe east side of the Housatonic Railroad, near Patrick Lynch's house. The freight trains on both Railroads are heavy this last month, though but little is done for the iron furnaces.-The Conn. Western Railroad Co., have been filling in and widening the road crossing on the new road, west of the depot.
 KENT is illuminated by five or six lamps perched on cedar posts at convenienb dis tances along Main St.-The ground in the rear of the Episcopal church has been graded and fenced The farmers are lay ing Tn large stock of cider.
 At MORRIS. Messrs. Benjamin X Frary, of Winsted, have recently put new Stein way piano into the new residence of Mr. P. B. Randall.
 NORFOLK Congregationalists have not only kept their minister longer than any church in the county, or perhaps state, but they have also kept 8 choir together for time unparalleled in the history of church music. The Hartford Post says that, "Four of the regular singers in the choir have continued there during the whole peroid of Mr. Eldridge's ministry, and one other member has sung there nearly forty years. The names of these five veteran singers are: Hon. Robbins Battell, Miss Anna Battell, sister of the above. Col. Frederick Porter, Horace B. Knapp, James Humphrey
 At WARREN, a coroner's inquest has been held over the body of John Miller, whose death we reported recently, and ascertained the following facts as reported to the Winsted Herald:
 It was ascertained that Miller started from the house of Mir. Isaac Ashman in a state of partial intoxication on Sunday evening, Oct. 9, about twenty-five min utes past i'll the evening, and no further ' ,& xt>-A the discovery of his body, has yet been found. Upon examination it was ascer- tained that a wound had been inflicted upon the head near the union of the tenn poral and parIetal bones, about two inch es in length, and another incision at right angles. The wound had ragged edges, as though inflicted with dull instrument or Q sharp stone. Another confusion was apparent on the mastoid process which looked as though inflicted with a stone or club. This Is the second death that has originated in the house of Mr. Ashman within a few months.
 At TWISTED, the Hicks House has been sold by Mir. Fonda for ST. 900 to Henry RI. Rowle.-Palmer Post, G. A. R. have nearly completed arrangements for the production of the spectacular military drama-''The Post of Honor," to be brought out at the Opera House on the evenings of Dec. 3, 4, and 5.-Mr John Cone is to have a new residence on Hins- dale street sandwitched between James Cone and William l.. Camp. the work on which has commenced. Culver, builder. Nelson Beers has begun operations on I the cellar walls for Q new house on Vince 1 Ter street, the contractor Of the domicl being Culver.-Culver has nearly com pleted house on Table street, south of Clifton Mill, for one of the three John Nc Carthys that claim home among us.-C. S. Norton has nearly completed a new and neat barn on his new homestead on Wheeler street Culver built that also.- Builder Wetmore has been awarded the contract for building three new hose houses for the Fire Department for which