Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-11
COUNTY ITEMS.

A NEW PRESTON Correspondent of the Ray announces that "the Christian Asso citation which has been in Washington and Roxbury, come here this week. for the purpose of holding series of meetings. !"
 The REYNOLDS BRIDGE correspondent, of the American says:
 A rumor was flying about here Monday, that the Naugatuck road had reduced the pay of it's track repairers again from S1 50 to $1 ,25 and that the employees had refus- ed to work.-The granite company are not.doing much cutting, but have pretty good force in the quarries getting build ing and dimension stones.-The clock shop employees that were discharged lately find employment among the farmers, and the granite company employ two or three in their quarries. thanks are due to Waterbury merchants again for paper. ing our depot.
 The duties of the PLYMOUTH Probate Judgeship made vacant by the removal of Col. Fenn fall on E. J. Fenn Esq, Clerk. until Mr. Geo. Pierpolnt comes into office, July 4th.-The last grand Hop of the sea- son was we'll attended at Langdon's hall Friday evening. 28th ult.-Several work men have recently left here and gone to work in Bridgeport for the new lock com. pany.-Edward Dayton has exchanged the cabinet shop building at Plymouth Center with c. W. Talcott for his house on South street.-Dea. B. c. Root has been appointed s. s. supt.. Dea. Geo. A.. Stoughton positively declining 8 reap pointment.-C. c. Hinman contemplates hr,il or1 lo swamp of about 50 acres, which will be stocked with ish.--Adam Mitchell has sold the Newberry property on Bullhead street to F. W. Nut. Price $1000.-C. B. Hub bard, Terryville's tinsmith, has, like an Arab, silently folded his tent and gone. -Indec
 At BETHLEHEM Franklin Hays has bought out Joseph Hawley (not the gov ernor) bat the Marval Hawley farm. He was expecting to move there. April 1st, but was taken sick at his fathers and lies there in very critical condition-Ameri- cGn.
 The NEW MILFORD Auxiliary of Woman s Board of Missions, celebrated the 4th an- niversary of it's organlzation on Tuesday afternoon, in the Congregational Chapel. There was large assembly of ladies, many of the adjoining towns being represented. The Society reported IA members, and $500 given during the past year.-Tnere is great scarcity of small change in this town.-Mrs. Wright is having her house on Main-st, remodeled inside -One night last week burglars entered Chas. Way's grocery store on Bank-st hut got nothing but cigars. The night before they broke into s. H. Hill 8 feed store, on West-st, opened the drawer, in which there was no money.-The cellar for the new School House on East-st., has been commenced. The oldest man in the Sen ate is our friend of this District-Herman B. East man.-The semi-monthly meetings of the Young Peoples Temperance Union are growing more and more interesting. The meeting that was held on Wednesday. of last week, was a remarkably interesting one. The chapel was filled to overfowing Ray.
 The WoLCoTTvILLE band has been en- gagged to furnish the music for Goshen 6 centennial Fourth of July festivities.-O. B. Gibson and son, of Warren, have come to this village to work at their trade-car- penterlng. seems to be reviving m Wolcottville generally this spring. There IS not & vacant store-room in the whole place and dwelling houses are rath- CT scarce.-Mr. Chas Alvord has purchas- ed the least brick school house." and is converting 1t into dwelling house. Messrs. Drake X Brewer, of this village, have gene to Philadelphia, for tae pur- pose of keeping a restaurant, boarding and lodging house.-The grand social event of the season was the marriage cer- emony of Edward H. Holley and Miss Nellie M. Wheeler, which took place in the Congregational church last Thursday afternoon.-Register,