Litchfield enquirer., 1875-02-11
COUNTY ITEMS.

brick building situated: on the road run ming from Litchfeld street to Dublin Hill was burnt down. It was owned by Ros- well Scoville of Harwinton, whose loss is $1, 300; no insurance. Mir. Dillon loses $2OO or S3OO; Mir. Farnham, two buggies, and Dr. Hanchett, 8 sleigh. The fire was evidently the work of an incendiary, for whose arrest $10O is offered by the select men.-The Jubilee singers drew fair house on Thursday evening. pr. St. John sprained his knee, recently. and gets about with some dificulty.-Prof. North rup of the Board of Education is to be at the High School on Wednesday afternoon of this week.
 THoMAsFoN reports the snow of last week IS inches in depth, good part oi which has since gone down the winding Naugatuck.- Backus' Thanksgiving sermon has been published, by request. t.- The selectmen have bought lot for s lookup near the brick store; handy in case of small pox or fire.-Work at brass, 8 hours; in clocks, 10.-There is consid- erable interest in the Methodist church The Catholics cleared about g, 300 at thei1 recent fair.-''A man named Marsh, from Litch6eld, lost 8 valuable horse on Tues. day" " says the Valley Sentinel. GAS he was driving span of horses on Northfeld street. a dog that nobody seems to own. just now, jumped at the horses heads, frightening them so that they jumped sideways of sluice, breaking leg oi one of the horses. causing the bones to stick through the skin. The horse was shot to put it out of misery"
 At PHEASANT VALLEY. recently, the car. riage factory of John B. Markham was sold at auction to W. s. Seymour for s4, ; 5O0.-Two young men undertook recently to eat 70 sticks of candy each; one gor. rnandized 30. the other reported ''no va. cancies'' at the 21st.
 Jerremiah Peck, of NoRrHr1ELD. bette, known as .'The Country Miller,' died at that place on Tuesday of this week of ap- poplexy. Though very eccentric charac- ter, ne was man ot uncommon good sense and was highly respected by all that knew him.-HeraEd.
 {: BARKHAMsrED is urging the establish naent of a tfi-weekly mail from New Hart ford through Barkhamsted, over Centre Hill to West Hartland. by way of the old Munson mill-An old man living on Wal lens Hill has been called to account by the authorities for starving his cattle.
 The people of GOSHEN were surprised yesterday morning to hear of the death of Mr. Frank Lucas which had just occur red.-Register.-Some. of the Goshenites feel sore over Deacon Smiths failure. But this takes place among the Congre- gationalists and some of the Methodists find . crumb of comfort from the thought that they can now repay them for the com plmentary @ remarks that some of their number bestowed on their society when Brother Wing sbust up' few years ago. Herald.
 }. FALLS VILLAGE Good Templars chose Mr. JohnR Judd their Chief Templar at "a recent meeting. Balls, parties, &c are raging.
 EAST CANAAN continues the discussion and settlement of various questions that have hitherto puzzled the brain of man. .Jhe Canaan Valley ore bed is thought to be success. 20 men are to be added .t6si it's working force and it is to be in charge of Mir. aP.aP. Evarts of LakeviIle. HAnvNToN has been sued for 5000 for injuries sustained in. . aiding down an embankment.-Dr. Buers lecture vas postponed on account of bad veatber. sSecratary Northrop of the Board sof : Education lectures this ,Uhursday} evening, subject, Educational Reform in Europe" l- -
 s Lnm RoCk Rocky Dell House. had a social party on the 18th ut. at which $50 was raised for q landabls purpose.-A large oyater party yvasE arraAged for Fri day of last week MEo oGlafk, late Of Lonisiana. is rector of the church here "A numberof operatives have left for the Ensign Car Wheel Woakss in ynginia,- James Ensign s visiting Tennessee. e&soa F