Litchfield enquirer., 1875-06-10
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SsduPiuS, cuttlnS Oud cartridges, Gc., ana will, we believe, put in the fine Baxter en- zine nou running thaperenssien esp shaR= At the recent Empire and Nutmeg game, Delay, of the Empires. was hit twice in the face by the bal. .and it was feared that he would lose an eye. but the prospect now is that he will be all right, soon.-Lewis Goodwin was taken bleeding at the nose 90 violently, recently. .as to leave him thor oughly prostrated from loss of blood The Register calls for the introduction of water into the village, Ten thousand dol lars. it estimates. would do it.-There was 8 Sunday meeting at Chatfeld's grove, l about mile south of the village MT. A. F. Miner is tearing down the old part of his house preparatory to building anew. The Register hopes for cheaper beef, this season.-The Rev. c. Ellis Stevens sails for Europe in the steamer ssSpain, :" on Saturday.--A. F. Migeon, Esq, has gone to Canada for a week or so-Miss Lizzie Smith, of Great Harrington, Mass, is at her home in this village with her sis ter.-Mlss Carrie Pierce spends the sum- mer with relations in Hiram, o.
 At LAKEvMLE. on the 27th inst. the cor her stone of the Catholic church was laid with imposing ceremonies. Nine of the clergy of the diocese were present, the To- cal Catholic temperance society was out in full regalia, and the procession was head ed by the Lakeville Comet band. On the arrival of the procession at the grounds the clergymen blessed the cross placed where the altar is to be erected, sprinkled the walls and the ground enclosed with holy water, and recited the appropriate psalms. The usual Catholic ceremonies were observed and box of records was placed in the corner stone. After intoning the Miserere, the Vicar General preached an eloquent sermon and a collection amounting to $1 900 was taken up. .
 EAST CANAAN has been organizing base ball club which defeated the White Caps of Canaan Valley recently, 57 to g.
 CoLEBRooK registers 1s5 scholars, this summer. in 10 schools, showing loss of 50 from the winter attendance.
 The NEpAUa Caster works are doing a brisk business -especiallyin iron work. -Messrs. Charles Bates and l.. F. Kel- logg, of New Haven, with their families, are spending the summer here; also Mr. Norman Kellogg of New York.-Mr. A. s. Neal, of Bristol, has lately moved into the house formerly occupied by Frank Wood ruff, Esq.-Mr. George A. Simpson and family have moved to Wallingford. F
 At Watertown, recently, the Rev. s. D. Mcconnell lectured against Darwinism.- There are to be excursion trains on Tues- day, Thursday, and Saturday evenings of each week.-The Alanscn Warren Home stead has been sold to Mrs. B.M. King Quite serious accident befel the family of Marshall Johnson as they were driving to the village on Saturday afternoon of last week. In passing the house of H. c. Scott, one of the wheels of the buggy came of. and the occupants three in number, were thrown out. Mrs. Bryant Johnson was severely bruised, and injured internally. MT. Johnson received few scratches, while his wife escaped uninjur- | ed.
 MT. Charles Wheeler. of HARwNToN, found six sheep and one lamb killed by dogs on the 1st inst.-Samuel Wilson, of the Centre, went to work in the field just east of the church on the morning of the 3d inst, and, when found some time after,. was..lying on the ground on his face, in a stupor and perfectly speeches.. Adoctor was called and it is hoped there will be no serious results.
 MOUNT RIGA is attending to the require ments of education. It is building 8 school house 1Sx24 which will De finished within a month
 ELLSWORTH has an old lady of S3, Mrs. Harriet Frisbie who is managing a 150 acre dairy farm.-Mr. E. P. Everett is making extensive improvements on his ex- tensive domaiu.-Dogs have been after Deacon Skiff's sheep.
 WEST CORNWALL married men proved too much for the single males at base ball, on the 29th ult., beating them 30 to H.- The Red Star club of Falls Village was recently beaten by the Hickory's of this place, 51 to l2.-Harry Sedgvick goes to California in June as special correspond ent of the New York Times.-Phil. Per- kins, of New Hartford, was In town recent ly. i -. s.
 At NORTH GOSHEN, on Monday night of last week, little daughter of James Humphrey. eleven years old, complained to her mother of not feeling we'll and ask ed to come into her room. The mother at first thought little of it and sent her back, but. about one in the morning, she came again, and sat in chair in her mothers room until nearly five when she died, of disease of the heart, it is sup posed.
 The LIME ROCK church was entered, it is supposed, by burglars recently, but nothing was taken.-Mr. Charles Barnum, son of Hon. W. Fl. Barnum, married Miss Fuller of Troy. on the 18th ult. There were many and costly presents and the couple start for Europe this week. | CANAAN seems to have entertained two ofthe Great Harrington burglars. Early on the morning of the day before the at tempt on the Mahaiwe bank, two men ob- tained rooms at the Union Hotel, went to bed and slept till noon, and when they arose paid their bills and left. Toward evening they were again seen there, and it is thought they took the through freight train and went to Harrington.
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