Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-16

from the train just as it started, to get his watch which he had forgotten, tripped, He'll across the track, and the train passed iover his feet. He died in about two ihours.
 The NEW HARTFORD Baptist festival of Hast week was decided success.
 At NORFOLK G. B. Jacox, real estate sbroker of Hartford, has purchased the sNorfolk House of N. B. Stevens, Esq sOn Saturday, MT. Shepard received, di- rect from Newburgh, car load of Turks sIsland salt.-Mr. Shepard says that his atannery business was never more flourish ling. running on full time and crowded with sorders.-The district school has closed.- sSix per cent town bonds are to be issued ito take the place of railroad seven per scents.
 RIvERToN IS still convulsed with the legal question whether big sign posted in the middle of the new iron bridge is a sufficient notice to travellers against fast Arriving. the law requiring such notice to be posted at the ends of the bridge. CoLEBRooK Changers are holding meet Eings relative to their purchase of win lter's supply of arain.-There was tin wedding in the South District on the 10th. MT. Edward l.. Simons, late of Meadow Brook farm. Winsted, has purchased of Mr. Edward Oles the "Howell'' farm, one l mile north of the Center. MT. Orles and his son. Irvlng, have removed temporarily Ito the tenement house north of J. s. Wheeler's store.-The Cong. church in Norfolk extended an invitation to the churches in this town. to join in Union meeting to be held in that church on Sunday afternoon last. under the auspices lof Elihu Burritt.-Miss Mary Smith and Miss Jennie Williams have left town to attend the Fall term of the State Normal School at New Britain. Mir. Willie Smith lalso goes next week to New Haven to en- ter the Hopkins Grammer school, ,prepara. tory to entering Yale College.
 THoMAsroN schools have reopened with the same teachers as last year.-Hubert |Hotchkiss, of Litchfeld. has bought lot for store of Esq. Morse on Park street i; also another lot of Judson Brothers, near High street, for his dwelling house. Clocks are moving of quite fast. Large shipments are required to fill the far of store houses in Chicago, St. Lotus, and California.
 WATERFOWL has been enjoying a Phan. tom party. The ghosts, after completing
 their toilets. formed procession headed by a oross-bone banner, each carrying a lighted candle. After making the grand tour of the premises and grounds they danced till midnight, when a skeleton dgure clashed huge gong and command ed the party to ''unmask." This they did. and partook of anything but phan- tom feast, with anything but phantom ap- Lucy c. Russell has been spending few weeks at Savin Rock Mir. 0. G. Hurd recently shot a hen hawk measuring five feet from tip to tip.
 CHAPNv1L1E has been much pleased with the lectures of Miss Libbie Green wood at the Methodist church. The meetings she began will be kept up as long as the attendance continues.
 LIME ROCK has a new blacksmith shop in prospect frame of Mir. Deans new store is to be raised this week.-Mr. Sidney P. Ensign has returned from Eu. rope.
 SALISBURY loses shoemaker Hotz. re- moved to Wolcottville. le.-JudgeM Moore and wife and party of six or eight are on visit to Cape Cod.-The Davis Go. is dig ging ore with a full set of hands.-The News promises to sue some of it's delin- quent subscribers and advertisers. No doubt they deserve lt.-A stout tramp re- gently attempted some liberties with Mrs. Daniel Scoville whom he found washing in an out-house. She broke her "clothes stick" over his head and big dog who put in an appearance at that opportune moment chawed him nicely.
 The FALLS VILLAGE Fair this year was Q success, as usual. The trotting was fast and spirited.-Methodist Sunday.school children have been having pic-nic.-E. w. Spurs ''boss" barn is nearly finished, says the News.
 WEST CORNWALL sent out Mir. :T. 8. Gold and family on the West Point ex. cursion. Rev. 0. N. Fitch was welcomed back by very beautiful floral display Tn the church at North Cornwall. George |H. Crandall was drawn as one of the jury to go to New Haven last week. and went, but got excused, and returned.
 The NEW MILFORD Cornet Bands new Instruments arrived Monday. -Encoura. |glng reports come to us that Miss Martha |McMahon is improving.-The Catholics will have picnic in Mir. Treadwells s grove next Thursday. is no change for the better in the condition of little Minnie Beardsley.-Mrs. J. Eli Treat ar. |s sA'SeA AOAAo AAOAA 2NC80u0CS, Q4IculQ8n.
 last Wednesday evening". N. Bartram.
 the popular contractor, is reported sick at his home in Sharon.
 The WoLcorrvrLLE graded school com menced last Monday with full attend. ance of about four hundred pupils.-Last
 Wednesday morning frost made its ap- pearance in the extreme low lands in this valley.-C. Hotchkiss & Sons are erecting b large building along the front of their lumber yard. next to the street. Hon. l..
 ". Coe. of this village, and F. J. Kings bury, of Waterbury, members of the Con. necticut Centennial Board of Managers started for Philadelphia Wednesday morn. ing.-A. F. Migeon, Esq, has about com. pleted the encouragement of the walks through his beautiful lawn in front of his dwelling. The Agricultural Fair prom. ises to be the finest yet held by the so- ciety.-Miss Maggie HartY has resigned her position as organist at Thomaston. and has gone to St. Mary's Seminary, Proyi- dence.-Mr. Andrew Harty leaves town next Monday for St. Charles College. Bal