Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-16

each had pleasure boat built for him. self recently.-Noble Bennett has added a new branch to his business. He has re- gently put in mill for grinding grain.- The barn in the rear of Mrs. Wright's res- idence on Main St., has been taken down and Is to be moved to Henry Schroeder's on East St.-Walter Lane was engaged in cutting tobacco for Perry Hall when the knife slipped and he severed the cords of one wrist-On Candlewood mountain, about ? miles from this village, Edward Waldon, of Sherman, was bitten by a snake. The "sarpint" held on to Wal dOn's leg so tenaciously that, it is said, he could hardly brush 1t off. Immediately after being bitten the limb began to swell and Mir. W. grew very dizzy and lost his sight. BCt by the speedy application of antidotes we learn that he is improving Ray.
 NEW HARTFORD loses Col. Hubbard who finds it necessary to ''move" on account of the high rent (s1, ,OOO) charged by the owner of the hotel he has been keeping. He hss kept the best house known in New Hartford for twenty years, says the Herald. Contractor Dilley has begun five new houses for Mir. D. D. Clark.
 The WoLCoTTvnLE woolen mills have started again after four months vacation. Mir. N. W. Coe had a thumb badly mashed between board and planer, re- cently.-Conductor Peet of the Naugatuck railroad is to go on the Virginia excursion from Bridgeport.-Messrs. Patterson & Couch have begun building a new shop just south of the Hendey's Machine Co.'S. works. Willie Woodruff came near being sufGocated by the vapors of the vault where Mr. Charles McNeill prepares his gas. recently. He was found lying on the ground unconscious.
 At WARREN MT. Closson Stone is train- ing the young people for another perform ance of Queen Esther.-The grain crop is large but nearly two-thirds was damaged by wet weather in harvesting. Corn looks splendidly. MT and Mrs. .Selectman Shove are of on an extended western tour.-Mr. Willard Dwy is getting along finely with his new house.
 At WINCHESTER CENTRE, ,on the 31st ult >, the saw mill and cheese box factory of E. & W. Bronson was burnt down. From 2,OOO to 5000 cheese boxes were in the building: loss, about 5000; insurance, $2,0O0
 ToRRrSGroN loses the Rev. Samuel Or cut who has finished his labors here and will soon go to Waterbury.-Mr. Wallace Bruce has had COW killed fighting a neighboring brute of like sex and spe- cies.
 The SHARON town hall is nearly finished and everybody is disappointed, says the correspondent of the News, It is much to tall for it's size.-The new hotel has been running over with boarders. as we'll as all the private boarding houses.-The Maleable Iron Works are running on full time and with full force.
 At SHARON MOUNTAIN, on the 3Oth ult. Charles Handlin's cider mill and wagon shop were burned with all their contents; insurance, 5000.
 TERRYvILLE rumsellers had a lively shaking up recently. Prosecuting Agent Fenn prosecuted ten of them; several pleaded guilty, paid S2O fine and costs, each; one stood trial, was convicted. and paid up; two got adjournnmets.
 
 WEAToGUE raises an unusually large quantity of tobacco this year.-The Rev. c. F. Croft has returned to live at Weato- gue.-Among our visitors from abroad are Mrs. Jane Bryan and son from Charles ton, s. C., and George Pettibone and wife from Selma. Ala.