Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-29
COUNTY ITEM s.

road was inspected, a few days ago, by the l railroad commissioners, says the Wolcott- vile Register-Mr. Allen is putting
 new roof on the Allen Honse livery barns and other improvements about them.- H. l.. Prentiss, the new constable, made his first arrest, last week. James Brad shaw was taken mp for an assault, brought
 before Justice Bronson, and fined $1 for
 breach of peace, and sentenced to pay
 costs amounting te $11 Bradshaw ap-
 pealed. d.-The wedding of Miss Ella s.
 Coe to Mir Nichols was very brilliant
 affair. The ceremony was performed in
 Trinity church.-Our new board of select men are making quite an improvement on one !of oar principal streets.-General
 Brady IS making extensive repairs to the old hotel known as the American House. Tine Episcopal society are endeavoring
 to raise by subscription, funds to liquidate
 their debt
 At CANAAN, recently, MT. George Mel win of Salisbury, was seriously injured
 by fall from the staging of the Episco-
 pal church he was painting.-The concert at the town hall proved success, realiz- ing over S50.-A free lecture and concert were given on Friday evening, for the
 benefit of the Home of Little Wanderers. Two car loads of pototoes went to mar ket from this place, last week.-The R.
 R. commissioners passed over the Housa- tonic, week before last.-The work of re- pairing and refurnishing the Episcopal church m this place has already commenc- ed.-A drunken Frenchman recently broke out several panes of glass in the Stevens House.
 started with gratifying prospects and 40 scholars. It is taught by Rev. George R. Ferguson, late pastor of the Presbyterian chnrch.-Thera is petition circulating for way mail and a prospect Of course of lectures during tthe winter.-Mr. Wal ter Silvernail is going to Canton, Ohio, where, it is said, the knife business is in very fourishing condition. Provisions are very cheap there, four ouly four dol lars barrel, and every thing else about that figure. is dull and people are looking forward to q hard winter.
 GOSHEN roads have received their fall work.-Corn is light; potatoes, good; ap- pies vary in different localities, but are mostly good.-R. P. Pendleton and c. Wilms met with serious accident while out riding not long since. They were de- scending steep hill and portion of the harness gave way bringing the wagon sud- denly upon the horse. A runaway was the natural result Mr. Pendleton was thrown out and his leg broken near the ancle. Mir. Wilms also fell out, and his foot becoming entangled in the reins, he was dragged over the road for about a quarter of a mile, and was considerably bruised and nearly unconscious when 1 found. It seems almost miracle that he | escaped being killed.
 NEW HARTFORD came near having de- | structive fire, last week, Smiths three story block caught fire from coal stove but luckily it was discovered in season to prevent conhagration. A Sunday school convention held at this place on the 14th, inst, was addressed by the Hon. Henry P. | Haven of New London.
 l hoop-poles for the Cuban market. i Eighteen men, from Jersey City, under the charge of Chiffon Vanderhoff, have taken quarters for the winter at Mrs. | Mary Wadhams', and are to operate for several miles around. They use none but i hickory and white oak. They pay s9 per for hoops on the ground. or 3 cents per pole delivered. They are If feet long, and are put up in bundles of fifty. | The NJ. E. Church are occupy ing the store occupied by Mrs. Wad- hams, while the repairs on their l house of worship are i'll progress.-The | post office has been removed to the Corn l Nul1 A1O4 So oGO1C.-Ah4s dH- derhoff who cut himself recently is doing | nicely and will soon be able to walk.
 SALISBURY laid tax of 15 mills last l year, but gets on with ten, this. The | selectmen have the care of roads and 1 bridges for the coming year, and were directed to erect substantial iron bridge | across Riga stream, near D. J. Warmers. l It seems that there are 150 children in l town that attend no school, and the town l has directed the authorities to prosecute l parents who suffer this neglect. Also, l resolution was passed directing the school visitors to employ teachers instead of the 
 KENT is selling cider for g, a bbl.
 LIME RocK enjoyed a concert, Tuesday 1 evening, given by Prof. Stillman and oth- CTS.
 NORFOLK laid a 15 mills tax at it's annu- al town meeting. s. D. Northway, A. A. Spaulding, Riley Stillman, Norman Riggs, | and Moses r. Grant.
 WARREN reports quite large fire near the Kent line of barn belonging to Noah Gridley. There was destroyed with the barn about 100 tons of hay to- gether with pair of valuable mules worth S7OO, and three horses one worth about S1.OOO. Some five or six sleighs, also quite large quantity of farming tools &c., &c. No insurance. The fire was supposed to be the work of an incend- iary. The loss will be a heavy one for MT Gridley.-,Sentinel.
 At BETHLEHEM, about II o'clock, We'd nesday evening, (the 4th) a fire broke out in barn belonging to Henry Hill, one mile north of the center. The barn was destroyed together with it's contents, con- sisting of about six tons of hay. The fire is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
 The people have authorized the select men to expend three hundred dollars, or as much thereof AS Is necessary to repair