Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-03
cOUHTY ITEMS.

CT reading rc .G0 !. cOUHTY ITEMS. -s CORNWALL, monrns the loss of Dr. B. B. North, their physician for near half a cen tury. The doctors favorite horse drop ped dead Tn his harness, the very day of his masters death.-A young man who met lumber wagon on the Plains one dark night recently, had bad smash up, but nobody vas hurt. ..s5..,. aas
 MARBLEDALE is much occupied with summer boarders. Edward Hunt has from 20. to 9, R, I. Wheaton from 8 to 10, W. D. Wheaton about the same.-Caleb Sawyer, an aged resident of this place, died on the 18th inst, and was buried Sunday.-Rev. MT. Peck has had recent visits from his older sons.
 SALISBURY has surplus $125 left over, after expending $506, on her Centennial Fourth.-The Newsl says, however. that offenders under arrest just walk away from their keepers. ''Think of this way of doing things take look at Salisbury town hall, and-well; thatll do. "A. Suy- dams horses had Q lively run, recently, breaking the wagon pole and smashing 8 wheel.-The favorable camping places at the Twin Lakes are now pretty generally occupied by camping parties.
 At EAST CANAAN, du.ing the thunder shower of the 18th, lightning struck the barn of Abel Stevens, on College Hill, East Canaan, which was consumed with 8 quantity of hay Sc. Two barns adjoining were saved by men raising a new barn for Geo. Thompson. .,.g.e- ....
 CoLEBRooK cuts a tolerable crop of hay, this year, secured in good condition The summer term of school in the Center dis trict, Miss Lottie Hurlbut teacher, closes this week Herald. Christian prayer meetings, this week, Young peoples meet ing at center school-house. missionary meeting at house of Rev. Mr. Russell, weekly conference meeting at Congrega- tional church, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings respectively Picnics to that favorite resort 1.-The Falls" situat- ed in the Forge District, seem to be in vogue at present.-Nea0s.
 TWISTED Chief-of-Police Sage has been instructed to detail two officers for night duty, to keep the sidewalks and corners clear of the crnwds--Neaps. Mir R g. Frary, organist of the 2nd church, has gone to Oklahoma, Martha's Vineyard, where he owns summer cottage. Daily, rising young pedestrian of Win sted, accomplished the featof walking 50 miles in 12 hours, for a wager of $50, on Thursday last. Wednesday was superb day and not finer one could have been made to order for an excursion to Sea Cliff. l.. I. Between four and five hun dred people accepted Supt Beach's in- vitation to go over with him and the re- port comes back that everything passed off ill very satisfactory manner.--Her- aId .s.-
 At WEST CORNWALL Jas. Gochrane1 has been building new slaughter house on his farm across the river.-During tn 6 thunder storm of Sunday morning the house of David Smith was struck by light hing and considerably injured. Miss Sarah Smith received slight shock R. P. Rodgers is going to Colebrook, where he will carry on the blacksmith business. W. Stone of Dibble Hill killed rattle snake on Monday which measured A. feet in length .-Abram Lee and Miss Hattie Mallison start for England this week.
 THe PHEASANT VALLEY ladies Aid So- ciety is about to commence the issue of @ semi i-monthly sheet, to be neutral on poli- tics champion and exponent of woman 8 rights. It makes it's appearance on Fri day of this week Mrs z. ID. Baird has the matter in charge and calls for commu- nications. .--Nea0s. = Albert Baker & Sons and James Cook have erected handsome fences in front of their dwell lings. The summer term of the Green School District, near the Valley, closed Friday, the l4th inst, having been kept for six successive terms by, Miss Ellen Tiffany. = On. Tuesday, the 18th inst, a fire broke out upon land formerly owned by A. NJ. Perkins, Walien's Hill, upon which coal is being burned for Barnum Richardson X Go. It destroyed three hun dred cords of wood. The lawsuit which has made some excitement in this vicinity in which J. F. F. Simmons was Plaintiff and M. l.. Delavan, of New Milford, de- fendant, was tried before Daniel Youngs, Esq.,, on the 18th inst. and decided in ia. vor of the plaintiff for the sum of sixty five dollars and ninety-seven cents and all costs. An appeal was taken to the Dis trlct Court.-Heratd. sss.s,4. at BARKHAMsTED is much excited by the sudden disappearance of Andrew Winters who left his home. Friday, 21st inst, 10 go to New Hartford, since which time mo- thing has been heard of his whereabouts. At about three o'clock, Sabbath morn- 1 ing, the 23rd inst, violent tornado swept through part of the town, uprooting a number of shade and fruit trees for B. J. and Daniel Young, tearing large apple | trees out of the ground for s. Merrells, causing Horace Case to lose about twenty l five fine thrifty trees from his orchard, ripping boards from his barn, and ininrine the old church at the Centre so that 1t was l impossible to hold religious services there l in. Other persons suffered severely in the loss of fruit trees; among them are Geo. T. Garter and Henry Goodwin. For many years we have not been visited with such a wind.-Her0ld.
 1 NEW HARTFORD is full of summer visi- tors.-Mr. Bushnell and wife have started upon a summer trip to Philadelphia and the west. All the arrangements have been made for grand ball at the Town hall on the evening of the 28th.-Last Mon. day morning over hundred boys and girls were confirmed at the Catholic Church by the Bishop of this Diocese Rev. MT Pratt of Woodstock Conn. preached us a very earnest temperance sermon last Sabbath evening. Miss Clara | Louise Kellogg still tarries in our village. but will leave next Monday for Maine. where she sings at Bowdoin, Commence ment.-Hnbert Street had two fingers cut off in the cogwheels of his moving ma | chine, a few days since. Dr Brockw of | Pine Meadow was sent for and skinfully replaced the tips (which hung only .by the skin, )and they now bid fair to become useful members of society. Herald 1t; Mir. I. N. Bartram of SHARON, has the entire superintendence of the changes to be made in the state prison. Fifty-six new cells are to be added and the. other buiI6inUS ranairad sfNs z