Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-28
C0uNTY ITEMS.

closing outdoor concert. Willie J. Wood ruff enters the New Haven business col lege this fall.-Herbert Burr, son of the yell known Naugatuck conductor, sue. ceeds Conductor Bradley of the Derby road.-By an accidental fall, Mrs. T. A. Elliott broke two ribs, last week Monday. on the same day MT. Sheldon Johnson dlslocated his shoulder. Mir. Mathews, at the town house, is reported as having two ribs broken.-The china we'd ding or MT. and Mrs. F. Messenger and the golden wedding of Mir. and Mrs. Eli zur Barber were ncelebrated, last week. MT. Henry Pattersen is prepar- ing the foundation for a new house on Prospect Street.-The suit at law of Brady vs. Wells, lessee of the Amcricsn House. came off at town hall last Saturday, before Justice Bronson. The suit was brought to recover rent, which the plaintiff claims has not been paid in full, according to the terms of the lease. The claim of the de- fense was that the plaintiff had not made necessary repairs. Jury disagreed.
 The PLYMOUTH Village Improvement Society were given Reading by Rev MT. Dufield of the Episcopal church. There was full house and MT. D's. rendition of Dickens Scrooge was specially satisfacto- ry. A cup of beef tea before beginning, and an occasional sip of lemon juice while reading, protected him from the fatigue of voice so apt to affiict public speakers.- Walter s. Webb has left town to pursue the study of art in the studio of Prof. .Fr Venio. 4O4 Broadway. N. Y.
 SALISBURY reports the first snow storm of the season on Mt. Riga on Sunday morning of last week.--Rev. c. E. Hewes lectured on Temperance at Salisbury on Tuesday evening and at Lakeville on Wednesday evening of last week The News says he is decidedly the most elo- quent temperance lecturer ever heard there.-The crystal wedding of Mir. and Mrs. James H. Landon. on Town Hill, was celebrated on the l1th inst.-Landon & O.. of Salisbury, have recently sold $50 tons of pig iron to parties in Milwau- kee.-A young son of George Fuller set a field on fire recently while fooling with matches, burnt haystack. the dooryard fence, and all but the house of his father. About 90 guests were present at the we'd ding of Mir. Norton and Mss Burrall. The couple are off on bridal tour to Savan- nah.-Mullnas Miller has sold his half in- terest and also a quarter in his brothers estate, which includes the Lakeville prop erty, Patterson house near Davis ore bed, and Naugatuck hotel, to Homer Gibbs for $6.OOO. 4 brother-in-law is conducting the Miller house in behalf of the three heirs that have not sold. The property was inventoried at s40.OOO with $17, 900 indebtedness.
 NFw MILFORD abounds in Bishops, ac. cording, to the Ray. Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, was at Miss Boardman's last week, and Bishop Lyman, of North Caro- lima, was expected.-W. B. Allan is paint ing his house on Main St.-Mrs. Sanford has been putting conservatory on the south side of her residence. trains and trackmen are now busy on the Housa- tonic road.-The fathers on the new Town Hall are losing no time in getting ready for the masons.-The Dramatic Society play Ten Nights in Bar-Room on Wednesday evening of this week.-Burr Philips, of Park Lane, has raised Al ID radish.-The Board of School Visitors meet Friday afternoon for examination of School Visitors.-Both the bridges down the river are opened for travel.-A new sewer is to be built from Main to Railroad St.-Mr. l. c. Hawes, west of the rlver, had tobacco barn and contents burnt on the 17th; loss, $3,5OO; insurance, g, 400. Mir. Wm. Hartwell had birthday party last Wednesday for his children and child ren-in-law, and very glad were they who went, for each of hls children got a gold watch and each of his children -in-law a set of silver table spoons.
 WEST CORNWALL saw bright rainbow in the ,Oest, on Saturday the 16th, at about 2 p. m., says the Herald. If so, it was a miracie.-J. F. Samson has moved to Stepney.-At an adjourned town meet ing held ou the 9th various retreuchments were made in town expenditures. and 6 road commissioner was appointed to make contracts and see to their performance c. O. Butler has returned to the west. -- Charley Foster is quite sick with the ty- phoid fever.-All the horses Tn this vicin- ity are having the epizootic. H. Crandall has lost another COW, making three within few weeks Adolphus Steiner got crazy drunk, recently, smash ed things in Faiver's shanty, broke Mrs. Mundry's arm and severely injured her otherwise and finally escaped to Massa- chusetts.
 THoMAsToN is now having a course of street lamps.-A jubilee is in progress in the Catholic church.-Clarence Bennett and Alexanner Norton each had portions of fingers amputated, within day or two, by a machine in the movement shop, which seems to have a fancy for fngers.-Car- penter Tracy from Waterbury is building ou the new street back of the Episcopal church.-The Esther concert of last week is to be followed by two miscellane- ous concerts-the first on the 17th of Nov. and the last on the 18th of Jan. next. The programme will largely. consist of classi- cal music.-Mr. Aaron Thomas is about again.-The centennial clock is progress ing. Many special cutters for gear teeth are being made, the old ones being too small. The iron work is cast at the Far. rell Foundry in Waterbury and weighs nearly three tons. Much credit is due to
 Hubert Undorf for the excellence of the tower clocks.-One of the old stand-byes l of Thomaston has uassed away Inv fbo