Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-23

turned for the most part to their ely homos-Mr. Darlington of tho New Ha- vAa -Jonrnal and Courier was in town re- cently.-2Ir and Mrs. John Seymour have been celebrating their tin wedding. There is anaverage crop of potatoes with 2 tea dency to decay; market price 50cts.-At the recent Conference seven of tue twelve churches were represented and Various topics of interest iiscassed. |
 INFESTED colored base ballists have been having match with some Wolcottyiilians of African descent. The game was good square one-no Nutmeg affair.-The con- cert of the Second Congregational church was arranged for Friday evening, last week. Messrs. Stillman of Lakeyille and Morris of Danbury were to play the organ, and Miss Moore to sing several solos..-The Herald hears that Mr. E. '. Morehouse, late of the hotel at Norfolk, IS to take the Clarke Rouse.-Dr Edward MeGlynn, of New York, is to lecture at Music Hall Oct. 10, On the Philosophy and Poetry of the Confessional. $. Rowe. teller of the Hurlburt Bank, has been appointed treasurer of of the Winsted Savings Bank. As Mr. Lyman and his wife was driving up from Wolcottville on the evening of the 12th, three highwayman tried to stop and Mrs Charles H. Blake left town on Wednesday for n trip to the. West, intend ing to be gone about six weeks.-Miss Ida Pratt, telegraph operator at the Nauga- tuck depot, has relinquished that position and returned to her home in Waterbury. MT. and Mrs. George Kellogg, Mrs. IT, wing Griswold and Mrs. George H. Alvord took an overland drive to Washington on Tuesday, 27 miles, returning the next day. They report pleasant time, which in cl1Iled q visit to the celebrated ''Gunnery.' school.
 ToRRIXcroN experienced frost on the morning of the l1th and 12th insts.-Two of our sportsmen are chasing the wild deer and perhaps the sportive bear Ill the AdirondacI.s. They have one bear skin already and if no bear takes their skins they will soon be back covered with glory.
 At TuoMAsToS ground has been broken for oue more new house on the street ill rear of tie Episcopal church. h.-Tho old Seth Thomas store is again open, by par ties from out of town, as dry goods and grocery store.-The Seth Thomas Clock Co. have bought ont the clock dial busi- ness of J. C. Royce in Piainville, and will remove the business here immediately.- Tine sixth reunion of companies B. and I. and the band of the First Conn. II. V. \. was held here on the l6th. Some fifty veterans were present. There was bounteous entcrtainment. At the business meeting it was voted to hold the the ensuing year are as follows: Pres. J. II. Barton; vice-pres. l. J. Newey; sec. and treasurer, J. c. Brothwell; executive committee, c. H. Seymour, G. W. Vail, F. J. Steele, F. E. Baker.-Business seems to be reviving. Several new houses have been raised.-Mr. Uriah Vail has lost his twins, about months old.-Reynolds Bridge cries out in the American for a new depot.
 At EAST CANAAN business seems to be reviving. The Herald reports that the Barnum Richardson Co. have found market for the immense quantity of iron that has been piled up near their furnaces so long. There has been much sickness here. Miss Jennie Yale is recovering Charles Morris has had some tobacco bad ly bitten.
 The BETHLEHEM Methodist Sunday School had a nice picnic on the morning of the 14th, at Marsh's Point on the Ban- tam, Lake. They steamed about the Lake in t'Ic little propeller" and had good time generally.
 WArERrowN harvests good crop of to- bacco. Potatoes are rotting badly.
 PLYMOUTH has been having several cases of typhoid fever, and Miss Mary Miller died of that disease on the 10th.-Mr. Hil- lard is back after six weeks vacation.- City boarders are nearly all gone.-Mr. Duffield leaves soon to return to his old charge. The trade in lager at the former store of the Sovereigns is very busy,-Po- tatoes planted in wet ground have rotted so badly that some pieces will not pay for digging. MT. Isaac Blakeslee, the we'll known milkman, is insane and has been taken to the Hartford insane retreat.
 SIxty-seven WoLCoTTvILLE people went to see Maggie Mitchell at Winsted .-Ow- ing to the lateness of the season the grove meetings have been discontinued. Mi chael O'Rourke, the terror of Torrington Hollow, has again been sent up for thirty days with q fine and, cost of $7.-Many throughout the county have got an idea that because tho horse trot was given up the agricultural fair also went with it, but such is not the case.-A Union Sunday School Convention is to be held in this place early in October. It will comprise all the Sunday schools in the northern part of the county.-Register.
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