Litchfield enquirer., 1875-06-03
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| question. Frst There was 1randamus to force the selectmen tocall town meeting; then there was an injunction to stop the employment of counsel to oppose the Thomaston petition at town expense The new Hopkins store is 2OxA feet, and is nearly ready for occupation.-A very large wood-house is just raised at the brass works.-The frame work to the church extension is also Preparations are making for Mrs Miners new house on the Jusdon lot.-Dr. Pease has purchased the swamp lot in the rear of his house. The new lock up is nearly done. It is of brick and has good sized court room with two rooms opening out oft. and four cells. two opening out of each room.- There are heavy iron grated cell doors and grated windows, Empires beat the Northfeld club. 9 to 21, on the 22d.
 The WoLcoTTv1LLE band go with the Waterbury Commandery, Knights Tem- plar) to New York, this week. They pa- raded, last week, and made fine show as well 8 good music.-Decoration of Sol diers graves is postponed till Sunday. the 18th. at 3 P. M.-About seventy-fiye young people, friends of Miss Nellie Allen, gave her surprise party Wednesday evening. The fence in front of the Catholic Church has been painted and compares fayorably with the fence across the way.- MT. and Mrs. l.. W. .Coe returned from Europe, looking exceedingly we'll in health says the Register. and report themselves as having a very pleasant trip.-Another forest fire" which broke out near the Daytonville school house, on the 23d ult |, burnt over some 60 acres and was brought under control with difficulty, by the help 1 of nearly all the men employed by the Coe Brass Go.
 NEW MILFORD milkmen now charge but cents per quart. Oviatt was fined S7, for drunkness and committed for non- payment of fine, recently.-Gaylord's s Bridge is being rebuilt by Henry Roberts and Leman Hendricks. at a cost of g, 900. -Boardman's Bridge is not to be cover ed one. It is to be built bv Henry Adams for g. 800, which includes two piers simi- lar to those under iron bridges.
 NEW PRESTON continues its high pres ume theology. According to the Ray the thermometer rose to 9s . in the shade on Sunday before last Perhaps the new minister IS not so meek as his name im- plies, or. he may have exchanged with Bro. Delavan who knows very we'll how to send up the temperature in New Preston. TWISTED has a ''numismatician' in Baggage master Granger of the Nauga- tuck railroad. In addition to his other treasures he has recently acquired a''Pine- tree shilling" "a coin worth $32 of any mans money who can afford such a luxu- ry.-The north end of the old Union Ho- tel has gone up Main street to new loca- ton on the bank of Mad River.-The Steele Guards GO. I. 4th c. N.G.) are the recipients of an elegant photograph of Lieut.. Col. Fairchild of Bridgeport. The Ledger statement that seven houses in Winsted were entered by gang of bur glars in one night was premature. = The District Court began it's June session so the audience.-Tne ,elect1on --f nr. . Steele to the Senate not only carried him up, but. at latest accounts, his office was going heavenward after him. If the Democracy should make the Doctor still more Honorable -Secy of State, Comptroller, or something-that doctors office would probably rise right out of sight.
 The SALIsBURY News says the Conn. Western will relay over the Norfolk sum- init with steel rails. We do not imagine it will need many new rails for sometime to come.
 The FALLS VILLAGE Old Folks Concert was a very fine affair. and was repeated in West Cornwall on the evening of the 2Sth' ult.-The Wilmington singers gave a con- cert in the Methodist church last week.
 At CHAPINv1LLE, Landon < Co.'S. furnace is being heated and there seems really good prospect for the resumption of the iron business in this vicinity.-J. G. Lan- don has lost fine horse suddenly from some unknown cause.-Several persons in Hammertown have been prosecuted for Sunday fishing. Our depot was broken into recently, and two or three trunks were burglarized.-Miss Anna Hinman, the trance speaker continues to entrance Joice- ville.-S. c. Suydam, of Redwood, has lost all of his fingers on the left hand by buzz saw.-G. H. Peck has been prose cuted the second time, for keeping an un- licensed house. paying fine and cost of $35.61. .-.a.
 At RoxBURY, Mir. W. Trowbridge has sold his place to N. W. Odell, and gone with his family to Waterbury.-The re- port that the Rev. John Pearce has taken charge of this Episcopal parish is a mis- take.-Eyery five or six weeks the s'old leather man" passes through this place. His entire clothing is leather, and he is altogether frst-class engima.
 The CoLKBRooK Grange is flourishing. Mir. Sparks. of Falls Village, is rsnovating the old store at the Centre. Services were held at the Baptist church in North Cole brook in commemoration of the late Dr. Rufus Babcock, Sunday before last.
 WEST CORNWALL justice is energetic but not always successful. Constable Howard went for an escaped jail bird few days since, but failed to capture him. How ever, he was luckier in another instance, A couple of tramps tried to steal some clothing from the house of MT. Geo. Vol millar, one night. recently. The family vera awakona6 and oork fn~ rnn~l~ky.