Litchfield enquirer., 1876-11-23
STATE ITEMS s.

Hartford has lost $40, 900 by fires since April. n.
 An opossum was shot in Stratford few days since. s.5..
 New Haven has checker club, with c. H. Fowler for president.
 Willimantic hasa Dickens club, whose object is the stddy of English literature.
 A woman whose first name is Harmony has. just been divorced from her husband in New Haven.
 The Pultz & Walkley company of Southington, whose factory was recently burned are rebuilding it.
 A movement is on foot in New Haven to establish permanent musenm of art in the old state house.
 The new. and elegant St Patrick's church at Hartford is to be dedicated on the 26th, with imposing ceremonies.
 Mr. Samuel Cross, a miller of Gurley. vile (Mansfeld), dropped dead, Thursday morning, while carrying bag of grain.
 A baptismal bowl that figured in an h. fant baptism at East Granby Sunday, the 18th, was used in the church 139 years ago.
 Typhoid fever Is prevailing to ar alarming extent in Groton. The Rev. J. A. Woodruff has lost son and daughter Dr. Dodge daughter, and his son is not expected to live, and there are many more cases.
 A couple of old gentlemen whose uni ted ages were ITO years. came upon the New York steamer from the Centennia one night last week One of them wore an overcoat 100 years old. -Ne,O London Telegram.
 The Rev. c. B. Mclean, a home mis sionary of Massachusetts, claims to have been robbed, on the New Haven and Nev York steamer c. H. Northam, Monda. night, of his watch and $50. Among the cases before the presen term of the superior court for Middlese1 county are two for adultery between blacE men and white women, and nine othel cases of adultery.
 South Coventry has voted to have g building for the offices of the town clerk ! and probate judge. and to provide a fire-proof vault for the records.
 The Dartmouth college students, or Wednesday, voted unanimously in favo of New London as place for the regatts of the New England colleges. An extensive robbery was committed a Mystic, Monday night, by which F. l. l Wood & Co.,, dry goods dealers, lost goods to the amount of $1. 800 or more. The foot ball match at New Haven Saturday, between the Yale and Harvart elevens, resulted in victory for Yale who won one goal, Harvard scorin! | none.
 The barque Nile; Captain J. A. Spicer arrived at New London, Friday, from 1 whaling cruise in Cumberland Inlet bringing $50 barrels of oil and 6,50C pounds of whalebone. .a.- .r The Medicott Stockinet company 8 Windsor Locks is running with 200 hands | under an assignee. It is understood tha the company will offer to pay 25 cents or the dollar at a meeting of creditors to bt held on the 21st
 A young girl employed in the Granit. ! mill, Stafford Springs, became alarmed the other day at the bursting of stean plpe, and jumped out of fourth stor, l window. She was considerably injured but will recover.
 The Hon. Vincent Collyer has purchas ed the building on the Centennia grounds, known as the New York stat. building, and will have it removed to hi own place on Contentment Island
 An eight cared boat race between liar yard and Yale is assured, the challenge of Harvard having been accepted by Yale. An eight cared freshman race be- tween the crews of the same college if also talked of for the same day.
 The Griswold paper mill, situated about one and half miles from Volun. town, which has been Idle for the lasi two years, was sold Wednesday, the 18th, at public auction, for $500, H. H. Os. good, of the firm of Lee & Osgood, of Norwich, being the bidder.