Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-11
COUNTY ITEMS.

not GodlineSs, ,abounds among us.
 
 coUNTY ITEMS.
 At ToRR1NaToN Mir. W. H. Barber re- gently lost horse by the epizootic. J. B. Baldwin made distribution of ap. ples down the hill below Mir. Hodges, re- gently. Luckily no further damage was done.
 WARREN loses the Driggs Brothers who have sold their farm and fine country seat on the Lake to James T. Barnum of New York, a brother, we hear. of P. T. Bar mum.
 The WooDBURY Bible Society held it's first public anniversary Tn the North Church on the afternoon of the 24th. An address was made by the Rev. Mir. Gilbert of New Haven, Secretary of the American Bible Society. In the five towns of Wood bury, Southbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem, and Watertown, 1,516 families had been visited and 437 bibles given or sold them. $234 was raised during the canvass which cost $1SS. 9.
 NoRrHFIELD sent a full delegation to the Thomaston woman's missionary meeting. The American remarks
 While we sympathise little with the lonely husband over his ''picked- up" din- ner, he deserves severe judgment if the increased brightness of his good wife's face. as she returned fresh from the in- spiration of the assembly, did not console him for her absence. For they say they had grand, good meeting: not moment of waste li. e. sileht) time during the ses- sion.
 THoMAsroS is good deal agitatei about proposition to charge the new 'O"n "Isu GUsUoo -rS..s s-------.-.- act Of incorporates. Tnis, with the S13,- 900 inherited from Plymouth would make a neat little debt for a new town to start with. One wretched man even intimated in town meeting that good deal of this money was spent in bribing legislators. Q notion that at one time prevailed in Hart ford to certain extent. Some of the newspapers call for bill of items which would settle the matter-The A. c. H. propose second annual dance on Thanks giving Eve.-The Women's Auxiliary Board of Missions had very interesting meeting here on Tuesday of last week.
 While going from WEST NORFOLK home to South Sandisfield Michael Ryan was thrown from his wagon and killed out right. It was evidently runaway and not the first one his horse had been con- cerned in.-.A lumber car got off the track between this place and East Canaan, re- gently. and delayed the trains considera- bly,.
 The NEW MILFORD special now leaves at a. m. instead of the former unearthly hour of 515.-A young man named John Brown, who has been boarding at the New England House, shot himself through the head, on Thursday morning, and died in theI evening. The deceased was a very quiet. respectable young man who has been suffering from spinal disease.-J. Botsford has resigned his positions as agent of the Railroad Co.,, and Adams Express Co.,, at Newtown. and C. B. Fay Tor takes the places.-Our esteemed towns man, Eli Mygatt, who has been ill several weeks, is recovering.-R. s. Wilbur has moved into his new house on East street, and Charles A. Tappan has also moved Tn. to the same house The milk train killed four oxen belonging to Marshall Marsh. just above the village. on Monday of last week.
 EAST CANAAN Congregationalists dedi- cated their new organ on Friday. evening last with fine vocal and instrumental concert. - Conductor Morton had his thumb badly mashed lately, fooling with car coupling while the train was in mo- ton.
 The WEST CORNWALL correspondent of the News still adheres to his rainbow in the West.-During the thunder shower on the evening of October 26th, c. E. Hatch had an OK killed by lightning. Snow fell to depth of three inches on the 1st inst. The frame of the new foundry is already up and will soon be ready for occupancy. A resembling town meeting held on the 30th ult. failed to rescind.
 KENT young people organized Village Improvement Society, and improvement begins here just as it did in Litchfeld. with spelling maGche. A subscription is also on foot to buy public library Mir. Fitch R. Buckingham is preparing to bnild Q new house. Mir. Edgar Peet. of Merryall, married Miss Hattie Squires re- gently, and the couple had most glorious upset on their way to the train for the iu- eveitable tour. Nobody hurt.-The Con, gregationAl lecture room reioices in new furniture.-Mr. B. G. Piatt has returned from his northern trip.-Silas Leonard. .an old resident of Kent, shot a neigbbor named Bundle, in Dover Plains, on the 31st ut. He escaped into this state. drew $400 from bank in New Milford, and is still in hiding. with the officers in pur. suit.-Mr. Nathaniel Geer. another for. mer resident, had his house blown away by hurricane, recently, in Illinois. CoIEBRooK has offered a $500 reward | for the conviction of the incendiary who