Litchfield enquirer., 1875-06-24
COUNTY ITEMS.
T. c. M.

T. c. M. COUNTY ITEMS.
 LIME RocK has new trotting course, says the News.-Michael Dean has the ground staked out for his new store, a few feet behind the old one.-New horse sheds are being put up behind the new | church.
 LAKEvnLE welcomes back Dr. Knight just returned from h1s Southern trip Mir. Wardwell is still '.rollicking about the Union, according to the News. The word suggests experience in police sta tions in way that hardly does justice to the subject, we imagine. Mir. W. spent the early spring in Florida and is new in the West.-Mr. Spurs new hard ware store was finished, last week.-Mr. Brian is building near the Catholic church, MT. Roberts near sheriff Perry's. Messrs. Duygnan & Coffee are building in the suburbs.
 SALISBURY Congregational Sunday school scholars have adopted the system of re- sponsive reading of the Psalms, a trife ritualistic, that!-The Lone Stars were recently beaten by the Lakeville Mechan- ics, 15 to 3.-Hon. Martin Harris has pur- chased the residence of Mir. Walter Niver, near the new school house.
 At WEST CORNWALL Mir. W. H. Porter has been kalsomining and otherwise im- proving his drug store.
 HARwISToN suffered good deal from frost, last week. Many gardens were ru- lned and even ice was formed. Some stray dog has been making free with doughnuts, loaf cake, mackerel &c, in ex- posed cellars. The dog has been found, we believe-not so the cake and other eat ables.-Dr. Virgil Buell's horse stumbled and fell headlong while descending the hill east of the Center recently. Luckily no damage was done.-Judge Catlin has recovered from his recent illness and was in Hartford, last week.
 The THoMAsroN Seth Thomas Clock Co. furnish the town clock for the Philadel- phia Independence Hall. It is the gift of Mir. Henry Seybert, of that place, and will cost s2O, ,OOO.-The Empires recently beat Watertown club, 20 to 8; while the Ter ryville nine bagged the Harwinton club, 24 to 1.-One Griffith. an English musi- clan, forsook Thomaston, recently, for the Big Bonanza, leaving a troop of mourning creditors behind.
 REYNOLDS BRIDGE is going up fast Mir. Richard is digging a cellar for house on Jackson St.; Messrs. Bradley and Pen nington- are both enlarging. and MT. Brad ley is making Brawley Avenue magnificent with general overhauling aud remodel ing of the Brawley mansion.-Mr. John Platt has gone abroad for his health.- One Way, a newcomer, started quite an uproar and alarmed the Bridge consider ably one night. recently, but it turned out that he was only beating his wife-per- haps bad Way, but his own Way, and why shouldn't he pursue it in peace?
 CANAAN is still pursuing the violator of the license law. Esq. Roraback brought George Thompson, of Canaan Valley, be- fore Justice Prescott, recently, and had him sentenced to pay fine and costs amounting to over $SO. The prisoner ap- pealed.
 WOLCoTTvILLE had fire of some impor- tance on the 12th inst. A tenement house, in the rear of Mrs. Henry McNeil's, took fire through the carelessness of boarder of the occupant. The citizens turned out and as the river was near and no wind stirring managed to save a part of the building. As this house was in the heart of the village it is not pleasant contempla; ting what might have been the chances of a high wlnd. Loss about S10O.
 R1vERToN school children had picnic recently.-The Episcopal church has a new bell. MT. Linsley, the rector, is de- cided acquisition to this place, says the Press.-The abutments of the new bridge are completed and lasting structure of iron will soon span the stream. The Her aid believes it will prove as economical as it will be ornamental.
 l EAST CANAAN Champions" were beaten, recently, by the White Caps of Canaan Valley. owing, says the Herald, to an inn portation of talent from the Clayton ''Stars. "-Mr. George Lawrence recently cut his foot badly with an ax
 At ToRRTNGFoRD, on the 18th, sneak thief stole a silver watch and other articles from the house of MT. O. l.. Hopkins, al about 5 D. m. He broke the fastening oi a window.
 At NEPAUG, on the 9th inst, the 94th birthday of Mrs. Abijah Loomis was cele brated by very pleasant family gather. ng.-Henry c. Merrill has recently moved into the house formerly occupied by the late s. O. Mason.-A Herald correspond- ent suggests the putting of chronometel locks on certain mems pocket-books te tide over the risks of "goiEg out to see { man."
 At NEW MILFORD. Mir. John Bost wick has the foundation ready for a new house.-The barn connected with the New England House has been raised about { foot. Stephen Morehouse, of Merryall doing the job.-For several days past tho Railroad Co.,. have had a large force o men digging up and relaying their water pipe.-John Summers cut dangerous gash in the side of his knee, on Thursday last, while hewing piece of timber Michael Maloney paid SIS for drunker spree, recently.-The stockholders of thu Toll Bridge Go. voted almost unanimous l ly to accept the proposition of the towr