Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
CounrY ITEMS.

|.s@ se GouMTr iTEMs.a \
 An EAST CANAAN duck lays two eggs q
 day not every day, perhaps, but she has
 done it--says tho Winsted Herald.
 EAsr L1TcHFIELD has received rein
 forcements in Mir. c, P. Wedge who comes
 in from Waterbury, and Mir. M. E. Nun.
 ger, from Litchfeld. They occupy the
 Marks house.-The funeral of James A.
 Baldwin was attended at the chapel on
 Sunday, the 4th inst, by large concourse
 of people who feel deeply the loss of so
 valued g member of the society. Rev. Dr.
 Perrin of Wolcottville oficiated !i
 At WArERrowN, the Warren House is
 undergoing extensive repairs, inside and
 ont, preparatory to the coming season
 with much better prospects than last year at this time. .s.s.s The THoafAsroN Congregational Aociety
 held meeting on the 18th inst, to con. slider thepropriety ofenlarging the church
 edifice and putting in a pipe organ. It. was regarded favorably by all present. and measures were taken to carry out the pro- ject.--Mr. s. J. Bassford. the former. teacher of the graded school in the Knife, Shop village, was the recipient of very pleasant surprise from his former pupils
 on the 9th inst. He was inveigled into the school room, there to find the seats all occupied as during regular session of the school. A fine album and other valu- able presents vera then given him. The scholars were especially delighted with the success of their little game.p
 NEPAUa has a new pastor in the Rev. MT. Knight. A large number of persons have been examined for admission to the church.-A. T. Woodruff of this place has sold his farm to Mir. A. s. Neal of Bristol: price not known.-C..F. Goodwin. of this place has gone to Tennessee, soliciting or, ders for casters for the Henderson Manu- featuring Co.-Miss Katie J. Merrills has. gone to North Carolina for her health. {
 TWISTED is losing it's cats. Potatoes have been selling here for dollar a bushel.-Judge Hitchcock is holding court at New Haven where he will be en. gagged till May 1st.-Twenty focks of pig cons were seen by mangoing from Win sted to New Hartford, Sunday before last. The Spelling mania has finally broken out, here, in the shape of prizes. offered to the best spoilers among the pupils of the public schools. I
 WEST NORFOLK is turning axles in live ly style.-Mr. E. Demars moves to a house upon the ''Island,'' Mrs Bruce talk ing the house he vacates.-Mr. William l E. Phelps who has been for about thirty eight years in the employ of MT. J. K. Shepard leaves and his place is taken by Mir. H. G. Smlth.-Edward Smith takes charge of the tannery across the river.
 At LIAK Rock, recently, a German in the employ of Mir. w. H. Barnum was blown up while examining into the condition of a reservoir for gasoline. Not being able to see distinctly. he struck match. where upon he saw more in second than he ever saw before in his life. His face and hands were dressed by Dr. Thomson.
 At CaAPMvnLE. on the 12fh inst, Geo. T. son of Dewitt c. Wilbur, was badly burnt by the accidental discharge of an old gun barrel he was fooling with. He will be disfgured for life. s4 .sif ~sla
 BARxHAxsrED justice en eaptiousl99 Seih- oised by the Winsted Herald. On elec- ton day. one elector struck anotheExgon> the head with Q hammer and wan 9me9 &a.. Another chap banged his horses with sled stake and was fined S7. stSo it scoats less to knock man in the head in Bazk- hamsted than 1t does to abuse a hokse." Possibly, but did the man whose head it costs dollar to punch, vote for Barnum2
 LAKEvnLE Roman Catholics have be-; gun the foundations of the new church they propose building. It is to be 45x9O1 feet and will cost S1O, ,O00. Their Father Lynch, formerly of Fails Village, has se- cured and moved into the house of Gov. Holley's. which the Hubbards rented for summer boarders last year.-Mr. G. Bryan is about building new house on the Cy- renius Woodworth place. Knight has so far regained his health as to get around his house. Mrs. Warrington, sis ter of the Miller Bros, is quite low. She and her deceased brotherlboth contracted colds and consequent typhoid pneumonia while erenovating the Miller House.
 WEST CORNWALL shipped 1859 cans of milk in March. More milk is sent Snu- days than any other day in the week. Hemer Hazard is in jail for hazarding the remark that he meant to thrash Will one.-Warrea Silvernail is mulcted in $16 for stealing fence rails. Edwin Dayid- son is in limbo on charge of Brooklynism. Lawyer Warner has charged his office to rooms over the Pratt and Foster store. CORNWALL reports numerous changes to the Herald: John P. Edwin is going on to the farm of his deceased father.- MT. Crossei is to work the farm of Mrs. Susan Pierce.-Mrs. Weller moves from her home with Mrs. Julia P. North to the Dr. North's tenement at northeast corner of Gneen.-Mrs. Seneca Slocum is to take possession of a tenement owned by Sey- morr Johnson. MT. Chapman leaves D. E. Bsnedict's farm and moves to Goshen.
 The SALIsBuRT Episcopal church has re- ceived so large g. bequest from the late Henry Clark Esq. as to place the parish on an excellent footing financially. a l } FAILS VILLAGE. is all agog with the pros pect ofa wedding in high life, insinnates the Nsws.-Mr. R Seger has moved to F. M Olins' cottage on the corner of Main