Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-27
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F sOmpTe, U. .. ny8u. -zs- 1 Time of game, hours 30 minutes. James Judd was tried on two indict- ments before Justice Bidwell, sentenced to 30 days in jail, and fined $7 and costs, for his assault on Mrs. Kelly, and bound over to the Superior Court on the charge of taking the horse without permission. NoRrHF1ELD hunted poor loon for fif- teen hours recently; more powder was burnt than at the battle of Bunker Hill; and, finally, by rife ball through the head, Mir. Albert Wedge put stop to it's further diving. It weighed 104 fbs.-There was lively swamp fire here. recently. and about 9S acres of pasture singed.-The Congregational Society have voted to in- vite the Rev. MT. Howard, of North Guil- ford for n year. @
 EAST CANAAN has almost as long lived choir as Norfolk. When the Congrega- tional church was dedicated 5. years since, MT. Leonard was one fine choir of sev- enty that sang on that occasion. He has done 50 years service in that choir, and his wife, 40.
 LAKEvnLE Catholics lay the corner stone of their church to-day (Thursday) with imposing ceremoenis. Father Hughes, Vicar General, is to be present.-Mr John Butterley has taken possession of the Sticks Hotel, and is making preparatiods for city boarders
 The Quarry Co.. at REYNoID's BRIDGE are building an inclined railway from the stone shed to the quarry on the hill.
 CANAAN is sprucing up for summer. Pequigney IS repairing extensively. A pretty fence is being extended entirely around his property.-New roofs and oth- CT repairs are being made on the Ferris house. .-E. D. Lawrence IS making h1s house ,white.-S. W. Barnes, the lime man. having purchased the Branch pro- perty on the corner, east of the depot, is tearing down and building new.-Under- wood, at the sash and blind shop, has caught the spirit, too. and dressed his fac tory in a coat of paint.-Most of our busi- ness men complain of dull times, except it be the lime manufacturers. Barnes & Sons are running three kilnes, and Pierce, Law renee < Co. two; together turning out about 300 barrels of lime per day, and making in the aggregate over 2OOO barrels made and shipped from this town every week. The Conn Western are transport ing daily loads of the 50 900 bbls. that are to be sent East.
 NORTH GOSHEN is lively with an importa- tion of pigs by Mir. o: Humphrey, says the Salisbury News, and to one of those pigs hangs tale of considerable interest. Our schools have begun the summer campaign in good earnest. Miss Emma Platt teaching at the South Norfolk school and Miss Lila Page of Winsted, at the school opposite the M. E. church.-Ly- man Hall has gone to New York State in quest of drove of cattIe.-Rev. A. H. Nash has returned to preach here another year.
 The WARREN village school is taught by Miss Calhoun.-Mr Fl. Rawes and Mrs. J. Main had lively lawsuit on Monday of last week; verdict in favor of the plain tif.-Mr. Lyman has started his cheese factory.
 NORFOLK had two houses burnt, week before last. rather remarkable fire rec ord for one small country town. The first was house of MT. E. G.Lawrence occupi. ed by an Irishman. The other was a house occupied as millinery establish ment in West Norfolk and owned by the Misses Holt.-Mr. William Humphrey, of New Britain. has been visiting his father recently.-Deacon Humphrey is raising the lower story of his house and otherwise improving it.-Mr John Smith has returr- from his western trip.-A meeting of the Litchfeld Go. Association met at Norfolk on Tuesday. In the afternoon Doctor FL dridge's memorial sermon was preached by President Porter of Yale college.
 NEW MMFoRD.-Du1ng game of base ball a few days ago l.. Freeman had a tooth knocked out by the balL-Last Sat- urday night some of our streets were made hideous by drunken rowdies. who broke windows and otherwise showed their ''broughten p."-Last Sunday the dogs paid the sheepfold of Mir. Eli Clark anoth- CT visit and killed three lambs. The dogs were hounds and it is supposed the owner <@4 @11.-~ s~1 day dispatch was received in this place announcing the death of Nelson P Drake. Mir. Drake left New Milford few weeks ago, in ill-health, for Wisconsin, where he intended to remain for about six months. in the hope that he would be benefited Ray. e
 The young people of NEW PRESTON gave Dramatic entertainment recently, under the direction of Mrs G Corning, for the benefit of the Band. The plays were sToodles" and ssPike O. Callahan" The Woodbury Band, in connection with the one in New Preston, furnished the music. The entertainment was pleasant one and the "boys" received forty dollars there from.-Ray. .1
 There was quite 8 sharp frost in WN- sTED, on Monday morning of this week, but we have heard of no young peas that were iniured.-The railroad commission CTS were on tour of inspection oyer the Naugatuck road on Wednesday, accom- panied by Supt. Beach. They came up in that jaunty little dummy of President BishOps.-A new building is shortly go- ing up. we hear, at the northwest corner I of the Lake St. bridge,-the former loca- tion of the Winsted Hoe Companyis office It will be feed mill. 30x32, and Mir. Wing Persons will be its proprietor.-Ed- ward $. Beecher has commenced work on the foundation for Thompson Brothers new block in the West Village, and Philip D. Carol is laying the foundation on which Brother Bills is to build his news- paporial hopes. What the size or charac- ter of Brother Bills newspaper is to bewe l do not yet know. (except that we conclude