Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-13
CoUMTY ITEMS.

NEW MILFORD sent delegation of sixty to Bridgeport to see the Mayor and his hippodrome, on the 3d.-Shad are slowly emerging from the Housatonic.-LifeI In- surance agent E. D. Weeks has been mah ing thorough canvass here.-Mr. Board man has recently sold two lots on Bank st.. with the building thereon, to Mr. Kirch, the barber and saloon keeper.-The plumbers are busy at work to meet the demand for Cross Brook Water-Noble Bennett has put in a water motor of six horsepower to do his work-the street main supplying the water.-The building of the new Town Hall has been contracted for $29. 900: I. N. Bartram, of Sharon, takes the mason work for SIS, 900; W. A, Lincoln, of New Haven, the carpenter work for S11 ,250.-The Spelling Glass was success, more than 90 engaging in the contest.
 WEST CORNWALL shipped 1877 cans of milk to New York in nApril.-Lawyer War ner happened to be in Hartford the day the legislature organized. d.-Sealer Sturges is to have his weights and measures sealed with the high seal of the county, and then woe to the owner of deceptive steelyards and shallow half bushels.-Captal Cole will superintend the farming of George H. Crandall while the latter superintends affairs of State at Hartford.-Mr. Geo. A. Wheaton, says the News, is around among the dealers in spirituous liquors with a subscription paper trying to raise funds with which to procure the repeal of the present liquor law.-John Catlin of John son Hollow, is teaching the school in this place school house in the Hart dis trict is undergoing repairs
 The THoMAsroS Clock company are turning out It, 900 clocks per month. It isn't the fault of Thomaston that meals are ever late in this procrastinating world. There recent spell netted $50. A class of 60 years and over competed l-The new Savings Bank is doing good business More than $5O00 have been raised by the Congregational society to enlarge and re- model their church and buy a new organ. Hopkins has raised his new store.-Elm Street is being improved in its roadway.- Workmen are at the Reynolds Bridge, which when finished will be one of the finest bridgesin the Naugatuck valley. The old depot will look all the worse in con trast.
 The PLYMOUTH Congregational church loses MT. Geo. Langdon who goes to Thomaston.-OneD Drum, drumming for liquor store, is under indictment for Sun- day sales and likely to be drummed out of town.
 LAKEvILLE young ladies have been atrociously deceived of late by repro bate connected with the Conn. Westexn, who has been letting them wave their handkerchiefs to himprecisely as if he had been gay bachelor and not a happy hus- band and the father of three children.
 NEw HARTFORD is making strenuous endeavor to put down the liquor traffic in that town. The principal business men of that place have agreed to give no em- ployment to men who use liquor to ex- cess.
 NHw PREsTos was favored with a meet- ing of the Litchfeld South Consociation on Tuesday of last week, and Mir. Diton Moses was ordained pastor of the church. The sermon was by Rev, G, W. Moves. or daining prayer by Rev. Mir. Gallup, of Madison, the charge to the Minister by Rev. MT. Harrison. the right hand of fel- lowship by Rev. Mr. Colton. and address to the people by Rev. Mr. Bonar. of New Milford The Churches were well repre scented and large congregation was inter. ested in the services.