Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-02
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NEW HARTFORD loses MT. w. H. Bush. nell, soons says the Herald. He is about removing to Chicago where-he is largely engaged in real estate transactions. This step of his is greatly regretted by the people of New Hartford. especially by the Congregational Society to which he has contributed very liberally.
 Three NEpAUe young people were thrown out of buggy recently, the horse being frightened by dog. No one was serious ly hurt.-A new grindstone has been put in by the Henderson Manufacturing Co, to the great delight of all who "have axes to grind"
 HARwrNTos came near being the scene of an awful perversion of justice recently. One Tolles. an essence pedlar. was arrest ed on charge of stealing pocket-book of a woman to whom he had sold some of his fragrant liquids. He was tried before Justice vaill who fortunately postponed the decision for few days. during which the missing pocket.book was found on . pantry shell. just where the absent-minded purchaser had laid it herself. Her hus- band presented the young man with $l0, and he went on his way rejoicing.
 PLYMOUTH was terribly washed by the late freshet. especially in the village of Terryville. Seleetman Fenn estimates the damage to the town at S. 900. Ten bridg. es went of besides damage to highways and sluices. There were fourteen bad breaks in the H. P. & F. R. R. between Terryville and Waterbury. Trains run regularly to Terryville whence passengers reach Thomaston by stage. The damage to the railroad is very great and it will be long before it is thoroughly repaired. At the centre and near Porter's, drug store the stone arch was washed away, and far ther down it's course, it took Dunbar's hay and Mira Barnes' new picket fence. It then crossed the line into the new town of Thomaston, taking the out buildings of Dayton's tenement house and carrying away the water wheel and wheel house at the Niagara shear works. It undermined the arch over the brook under WatrouS new house. and at it's next call it tool away the out buildings in the rear d Carr's house and also carried away his we'll leaving no trace behnd.-J. W. SuI livan has begun his cellar for Franks new house.-Edward Dayton has five out o. his six new tenement houses ready for the masons and painters. Rev. Mir. Sanford. of the Christian at Work preached to his old congregation on Sunday of last week. Reynolds Bridge suffered somewhat from the recent fresiiet.
 At NEW MILFORD, Mr. John B. Bost. wick has just completed new tobacco barn, 60x27 feet, with cemented basement and brick walls.-Mr. Wns. Bostvick is adding to his house on Elm St.-The iron doors of the Town Clerk and Probate vaults in the new Town Hall have bees placed in position. = Henry Roberts. of Gaylordsville, recently broke his wrist by fall from the new bridge building there.-The Water Go. have reelected their old officers. is. ...
 At LANEsv1LLE, Mir. H. o. Warner has raised tobacco barn. Mir. Clark Hine is also putting up 8 tobacco barn, 5Ox2O. near his house.-David Northrop has sold his interest in the Bushnell place to Chas. Osborn.-The tobacco crop is excellent, and is being cut. i-'H-
 THoMAsToS lost three bridges by the late freshet. Hopkins dry goods store was entered by burglars on the 23d ult. $500 to $500 worth of goods and jewelry were taken.-A Northfieid man had an upset in the ''spruces" recently while driving out his wife and child. The wo- man had a severe cut over the eye and Q bad scalp wound.-A little daughter of MT. Leahman had an arm broken by fall from a bed, recently.-The Seth Thomas Clock company are about to ship to Cor nell University large tower clock wlth IA foot pendulum rod, and also 8 chime clock of improved model The patterns are preparing for the grand Centennial Clock which is to be the largest ever built in this country.-M Forbes, principal of the Plymouth school, was married to his assistant teacher, Miss Mary Potter of Thomaston, on the 24th ulk They pro- pose to teach as usual the coming year, Sherman Gurnsey captured . rattlesnake in his dooryard, recently. which was four and a half feet in length. ten inches in circumference. and had seven rattles.
 .si A CoLEBRooK rain guage registered by Misses Mary and Charlotte Rockwell showed only one inch rainfall for May; 3a, in June; 3in July; and over 12. .in::A August. --Prof. Emerson. of Beloit College, preach cd here the 22d ut. rsas s..c, .ysa44a.. 2