Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-27
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 AtNngAge, on the 9th inst, MT. Har- men Clark had barn burnt containing several tons of hay and his crop of tobac- co. xsza
 At WoLcoTvILLE fellow named Sharpe was fined S5 on the 17th for abuse.-The cornet band gave A. -hops Friday evening. The Centennial troupe "bustsd" for lack of funds and have since repeated the disaster in Waterbury MT. R. M. Broth well, who has both eyes crossed from childhood. had them set straight by an operation performed recently in New York 5" Dr. Darby 1-G. Hetchkiss & Sons are making preparations to erect three houses on Prospect street, nearly opposite D. ". Clarke's house.
 MORRIS Cengregationalists have aban- doned the free seat plan and find they can raise more by selling the seats than by subscription.-The American remarks of Morris chief musician ''Prof. Ensign holdsa singing school every Saturday evening with marked success. Long mag he wave" ....
 WATERFOWL records 18 marriages 19 births and 27 deaths. for 1875,-a poor showing. that, for another generation.
 PLYMOUTH selectmen have posted no- tices forbidding "coasting" on certain roads in that town.
 At WARREN Mir. Fl. c. Stone is conva- lescing from his illness.-There nave been many prayer meetings recently with con- siderable results.
 At HARw1NToN two old and respected inhabitants have recently passed away in Mrs. Mary Catlin and Ellis Burwell.- The store has been undergoing quite a change in appearance as we'll as in propri- etors. Dr. Buell. takes the place of MT. M. Cook, with William Hayes as clerk. The post office has been rallied off from the Drofanuna VuIgus. ,.
 NoRrHFIE1D turned out handsomely to the donation party of the Rev. MT. Bost- wick, rector of the Episcopal church. $43 in cash.were contributed, and as much more in kind. MT. B. is an artist as we'll as a fisher of men, and one of his pictures, a sketch of glen below the knife shop, is specially praised by correspondent of the American A farmer had a scare recently about burglars and aroused the neighbors at dead of night only to find the cause of all the disturbance in slamming barn door.
 THoMAsToN street lamps are in place at last.-A little Irish boy came near drown ing near the covered bridge, recently, from falling through the ice. MT. Wm. Stew art saved his life by pushing him a rail- The reading club of which Dr. Goodwin is president is a decided success.-The concert at the Congregational church drew good audience. The choruses and Mir. Bidwell's playing are specially con- mended. Mir. Samuel Allen is slowly re- covering from the effects of his fall and broken leg.-The American gives the fol- lowing description of the great tower clock now approaching completion
 "The clock being built by the Thomas Clock company for Memorial Hall on the centennial grounds approaches compile tion and has many visitors. It rests on a bed ten feet long and stands about seven feet high. It will have gravity escape ment in place of the usual pin escapement, and some idea of it's power and size may be learned from the fact that the pendu- lum rod and ball alone weigh 75O pounds. It's hammer will strike 13, 900 pound bell"
 NORTH CORNWALL is having an interest ing series of revival meetings. s.-The hoop pole business is quite brisk San- ford has extracted one of the bullets from Mrs. Cogswell's head and she is able to be out. Newton Cogswell is still missing.
 NEW MILFORD tobacco dealers are still loaded with the crop of "A, says the News; nevertheless Schoverling & Soule have bought between 300 and 400 cases this season.-The Dramatists have been doing Handy Andy" ."-Building lots are very high in spite of the opening of new streets.-Mr. and Mrs. John Soule. of Long Mountain, celebrated their golden wedding, last week.-Religious meetings are kept up in continuation of the week of prayer.-Mr. Geo. W. Green, and Wm. B. Green, his son, have gone into bank ruptcy, owing twice as much as they have property to pay, it seems.
 SALISBURY has organized Village Im- provement Association. Thirty persons joined at the beginning. The entrance fee is 25 cts. with monthly dues of 25 cts. Sidewalks, tree-planting and street lamps, &c., are to receive the attention of the Association.