Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-30

| on Sunday morning of last week, the Rev. Mir. Tolles asked aid for the Boston Home for Little Wanderers and collection of &lN Eas- taken up.=zIsaac Sanford. who sheared two fingers off the left hand of Andrew E. French in the recent Saving Bank fracas, has beehy bound over for tri- al before the Superior Court on charge of "mayhem. si
 RIvERToN has been great deal exer- cised about vagrant suspected of in- tending to steal the new iron bridge,
 "center sign" and all, says Herald cor respondent. The scoundrel was warned out of town and left the Lighthouse Tn great disgust. t.-Stevensi& Co.,, are replanking their dam and have built a new eastern abutment. Other firms have also been repairing their dams extensively.
 TWISTED has laid the abutments for a new bridge on Lake street, and demolish- ed Higley's tavern, an old landmark on the stage route from Hartford to Albany: Charles L.. Alvord has returned to his studies as Junior at Yale.-The next term of the District Court is held here on the 9th of Oct. Rev. Dr. Jewell, of St. James church, has returned after three weeks vacation.-Ms. Hart, of the firm of o. D. Hunt < Co.,, has "gone West" for a com panion doe. = The Concert of the 2d Church choir on Friday evening was welI attended and proved very satisfactory entertainment.--The Press denies that the Clarke House is to be sold. d.-On Tues day of last week, says the Herald. team ster named P. II. Bidwell. of Colebrook River, was instantly killed on North Main street, nea- Ponds blacksmith shop. He was drunk, fell from his seat, and wheel passed over his head. killing him instant ly. He leaves family consisting of q wife. two children. and an aged mother.
 Mir. James Allen, of BETHLEHEM, had e barn with eighteen tons of hay burnt on Tuesday. the 21st inst. It was insured Tn the Farmers Mutual of Washington for $200. The contents were insured for SlOO. -Crops are abundant. especially apples and potatoes. and cider mills are busy. BuRRvILLR ladies held a bean supper for the benefit of the church and Sunday school on the 18th inst. It was pleasant time and bucket of beans was voted to the handsomest and another to the ugliest man in Winsted. The editor of the Press got the latter, and Ed. Stevens the for mer. This makes us curious to see. Bro.
 Pinney, pleasure that has never yet been youchsafed us. 4. < =.
 PLYMOUTH has fifteen new street lamps in position and sneers at Thomaston lying below in outer darkness - Mir. Lyman s. Burr, of Wolcottville, formerly 6 clerk in Waterbury and recently admit ted to the bar in Illinois, will open an office in this place.-J. W. Sullivan has nearly finished his new house on West Main St.-Miss Helen Thompson has been appointed assistant postmaster, here.- The town has rebuilt the bridge and abut- ments at Hoadleyville ;,
 TERRYvILLE reports Tagging business to the Herald and gloomy prospects ,fqe winter.-Pfof. sGordillo lectufed at ths East Plymouth school house, recently, to
 THoMAsroN keeps building up in spite of floods and hard times.-There is soon to be new hardware store on Park street. The Good Templars held a picnic in Wolcottville, last week. 4.
 HARwuSToN celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the wedding of MT. and Mrs. Julius Catlin, recently. Between sixty and seventy guests were present. There were many presents and good time. - The young people have de- cided to apply $40 out of the s94 raised at recent festivals to the painting of the church the rest is to lie at interest. l. WooDBURY Masons had lecture from Mir. Des Brinsey, on the 10th inst, for the benefit of their lodge. a..a t~t. .,4
 A PINE MEADOW lad recently had thirty shot fired into him. by a squirrel huuters
 The NRpAUa church has new cabinet organ a fine instrument. with ten stops. Mir c. F. Goodwin has left for his new home in Western New York. MT. Geo. F, Peck had barn burnt on the morning of the 16th. The loss is heavy, the barn being full of hay, grain, etc. insurance, S1.00O. ''+'' ''''''' .' '...' ..-. .'''
 The REYNOLDS BRzDaE correspondent oi the American says 'tYes, everybody knows that the dead body found below the woolen mill dam was the body of old Mir. Kelly, disfgured beyond recognition, yet undoubtedly he for he was buried and after time disinterred, and his boy Iidentifed him by his boots and clothing. When last seen he had sum, of money by him, obtained from the sale of COW and horse. yet only three cents was found with his body. It is . subject of doubt and much talk whether he met with foul play or fell from Plymouth bridge in c state of intoxication. The affair was hnshed up curiously without much inves. tigation and lies dormant"