Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-14
COUNTY ITEMS.

The CANAAN young men of District No. 3. have formed a lyceum. They have dis posed of the questions of '..Art rs Nature" and "Womal. Suffrage Harry Brewster has moved into the house of Mr. Shields. Various Christmas festivities were held in the Episcopal, Catholic, and Methodist churches. children of the Methodist church had an exhibition Tuesday even- ing
 Rev. Mr. Doolittle. of ERIDGEwATER, lost COW he valued at $50, recently.
 Mir. Lyman Moulthrop, of WooDvILLE, is recovering from recent paralytic shock.
 The LANEsvILLE Grange reports excel lent progress and the saving of much money to it's members.--Mr. Lyman Jen- nings has signed paper regretting the
 libel on Mrs. David Northrop, for which he was sued recently, but which he denies having written.
 At the TERRYvILLE Lock Go. s works, on the 31st ult,, d man named Moulthrop, from Hartford, fell from second story door upon plank walk and fractured his skull. He died in few hours. A BETHLEHEM correspondent of the American complains that there is such ir- sufficient provision for paying the damage done farmers focks of sheep by dogs. Mir. M. s Todd recently had flock of fine sheep attacked by dogs and all but seven maimed or killed.-As Mir. D. E. Doolit- tle's children were going to the Center, recently, the horse they drove was fright ened by some Woodbury rowdies. An upset resulted, and it is wonder they were not killed. George c. Stone has been appointed town clerk, the officer elected in October having removed to Long Island.
 SALISBURY reports forty eight deaths for 1S74.-The iron bridge is completed and in position.
 KENT Congregationalits held Christ mas festival with singing, recitations, &c. Mir. Burr Eaton had his pocket pick ed in New York, recently. He loses $50 in currency, but the $500 they took in drafts will be of no use to the thieves.
 WooDBURY is having a course of lee lures. The second was delivered by Ma thaniel Smith Esq, on Wednesday even- ing of last week.-The Methodists observ- ed their usual "Watch Night. ."-The Parker Academy is open again.-Mr. R. B. Martin has nearly completed new barn.-George Hawley Ca negro) has been taken to Waterbury, tired and bound over, on charge of an aggravated assault on Q woman in the street at night.-The Sov- ereigns of Industry are organizing at Hotchkissville for the purpose of getting groceries &c., at cheaper rates. Several THoMAsroN young ladies are studying at Vassar. Miles Morse is very sick with neuralgia of the heart.- MT. and Mrs. E. W. Robbins are to cele- brate their silver wedding on the 18th Tho hroso mill stopped last week for re- pairs and inventory.-Tho eloel- f-.~tu.i~s are running full time.
 The WEST CORNWALL WYK soc- | iety have been refused the use of the Vil- lage Hall on account of some personal al- fusion in their recent drama of ''The Pro- scouting Agent" They are now agitating the question of building new Hall and Chapel on corner lot near the Catholic | church.-At the recent sale of seats in the North Congregational church the sum needed for minister's salary and other ex- penses was raised-In the case of Peter Brown vs. Frank Chagnot, the plaintiffre- covered $10-1,5 cans of milk were shipped from this station in December. R1vERToN Episcopalians have received 8 present of s1O0 to cover the cost of paint ing their church.
 WINCHESTER CENTRE people have sur ! prised the pastor of the church there with a donation visit and the gift of s30 or $40.
 At FALLS VILLAGE on the 2d inst, an Englishman workman at the repair shops
 was assaulted by unknown persons, while on his way home from Falls Village, and
 much hurt.
 A NORTH CoLEBRooK sportsman shot an eighteen pound wild cat recently The TWISTED Herald reports two cases 1 of broken arms from falls on the ice, last week.-The Catholic Fair was in full blast all last week with most successful results.-23, 900 square feet of concrete sidewalk have been laid in the borough during the year past.-The January Term of the District Court opened on Monday. pr. F. s. Jewell of Poughkeepise has accepted call to become rector of St
 James parish.
 PLYMOUTH loses temporarily Dr. Wood ruff and daughter, also Mrs. Wandwell
 and Mrs. Fem, who have left for Florida. 1 Union services were held during the
 week of prayer with large congregations. l The plan for License town meeting l Ias failed.
 At the church in WEST GOSHEN there
 was Q grand entertainment on New Years
 Eve. A tree was loaded with presents of
 every description, the choir and the child
 ren sang, Rev. MT. Marsh made an ad- dress, MT. Ellis of the South Norfolk
 school read selections from Tennyson. .and finally there was the distribution of gifts. On the 1st inst, the house of J. Quain
 on East Street was entered by burglars
 who helped themselves to four and bran.
 MT. Carr Hine, of WORTHWHILE, recently
 butchered COW which weighed 970ibs,
 dressed, and yielded 150fbs of tallow. l The WoLcorrvILLE needle shop com menced last Tuesday to run ten hours 8 | dav Wa ara informed that tha net nro-