Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-20
COUNTY ITEMS.

WoLcoTTvnLEh has new blacksmith shop at the further end of Migeon ave- McNeil has IA tons of pipes laid on his prem1ses.-Mr. F. J. Seymour and family have taken rooms at the American House for the season.-Mr. John Bailey leaves the meat business, and trades, hereafter, exclusively 10 fsh.-The fence is finished in front of the Catholic church, and some fine naples have been set out in the lawn. A part of MT. Hills photograph car was blown of, last Wednesday.-The Episco- pal ladies' society sselected officers on Thursday. Henry Migeon. Esq, has late ly completed some nice new fences around the houses on both sides of the street a short distance west of his own house.
 NORTH CorKBRooK Baptists have secur. ed the services of the Rev. R. H. Maine for the coming year. He preached his first sermon, Sunday.
 REYNOLDS BRIDGE Good Templars have chosen David A. Bradley Chief Templar. The western pier of the new bridge is complete. A few days since, says the American, young Waterburian tried to ford the river above the bridge. When in the middle. the horse stopped Whip ping did no good. and the young man had to step down and out into the cold Nauga- tuck; but, just as he touched water, the horse walked out of the stream, turned his head and gave that youth an awful look. The sorrowful young man waded ashore, got into the buggy, and without 8 word drove to his fathers house in N. there to mediate on the uncertainty of horse sense.
 E. B. Dickenson. of WATERTowS, caught 16 fine trout weighing 14fbs.. one day, re- gently,
 Messrs. Parker and Blakeslee. of PLY MOUTH have added Mir. Eugene Grant to the firm.
 The revival at TRRRYvnLE resulted in bringing about sixty persons into the SOA6AG80SAO10A S4464CA4 OA4 bk0 AE66 OUU day in May. The services connected with the admission of these new members were very impressive.
 The proprietors of the SAL1sBuRY ore beds held an important meeting on Tues day of last week and reduced the royalty on ore from @, 50 to $4, ton. This re- duction will enable the manufacturers to resume business. The depression of the past two years and the discontinuance of work have caused great distress, and the revival of business will infuse new life in- to the Northwestern towns of this county. Mir. H. Whitbeck is building a fence around his place in Washinee St.-Salis- bury expects to organize ball club, this Milkman Goodsel1 sells at five cents quart.-Through coal trains began running over the Conn. Western, Thurs day, at the rate of 20 cars day.
 The THoMAsToN hotel sells no liquor. says the American, but quantities of ''gin- ger ale, 'soda water. "and peppermint. " Charles Welch. fellow who was sent to Litch6eld short time ago for assaulting the Johnson family, and somehow got out of jail recently. found employment at the Thomaston hotel, and last week, decoyed Mrs. Riley, woman employed at the ho- tel, into buggy with him. Fortunately she escaped and he was arrested on the Waterbury road and tried. Thursday, for attempt at rape and theft. = Michael Drum, 8 saloon keeper, has been fined $40 and costs, for unlicensed liquor selling, and $40 more for Sunday sales. Q
 The Empires, of HARw1NToS, played the Red Caps of Northfeld on the sth .sonthe top of g mountain overlooking the yillara of Harwinton, says the Amesican. These clubs must be powerful batters for thev used up two balls in s innings the score standing. Red Cap IA; Empire, 9.-The Rev. George Curtiss is spending . few days at Brimfeld, Mass. for his healkl. Albert Pond and wife, who have been sick for months. are improying.-Cook & Gibbs. joiners, have Chas. 8. Barber,s tenement house nearly ready for the ma sons. a.-Andrew Scoville, for 30 years res ident of Lynchburg. Va, is now ysisitine friends here.-Mr. Elliott Hinmau is Ibnses fly engaged in supplying parties in MeriS den with charcoal and chestnut lumber. {