Litchfield enquirer., 1876-04-13
COUNTY ITEMS.

The WOLCoTTvILLE Baseball season opened last Thursday by hoodlums. pr, T. s. Hanchett has been suffering for the past two weeks with severe attack of neuralgia in the face.-C. Hotchkiss & Sons have found it necessary to again en- large their building, which has been done by an addition being put on the east side of their office building. .-Pinney was very popular in this village, he receiving six times the number of votes that any other candidate on his ticket did.-The wife of Rev Dr. Perrin started last week in com pany with an European party who expect to take trip through the Holy Land Last Tuesday evening Cold Spring Divi- sion, $. of T.. of this village. gave pri- vate entertainment consisting of farce, declamations, readings, singing, etc. 1t had been gotten up for the purpose of entertaining lodge of the same order from Litchfield which they had invited to be present but owing to the severe storm which prevailed at the time their company did not come and they had everything to themselves. H. M. Rogers, Democrat. was elected Judge of Probate over J. F. Cal houn, by eight majority. The Democrat ic majority on State ticket was 59.-Reg ister.
 The RoxBURY select school closes this week.-The rains of the last few weeks have washed the roads considerable. - There IS now no place where liquor can be obtained Tn this town or Bridgewater, and elections are probably more quiet in con- ] sequeuce.-The new voting place under the Episcopal parsonage answered the pur- pose very we'll, and on any but stormy day, would have been large enough. As it was, it was not badly crowded. Ray, CORNWALL BRIDGE iron bridge that has been built across the Housatonic river, between here and Sharon, deserves to have little said adoutit, for it's dura- bility and cheapness, in contrast with the | clumsy structures known as wooden bridges This bridge, which is known as Swift's Bridge, is one hundred and twen- ty-one feet long; is made wholly of wrought iron was placed across the riv- CT Tn seven days Is warranted to carry one hundred and twenty five tons, if put on single wagon, without the slightest injury; the sleepers will last, at least twenty-five years, and the flooring, which is made of blanks, laid diagonally, will last ten or twelve years, while the bridge itself will last three. or four generations. The total expense of the woodwork. iron
 work, fitting up, and putting the bridge in its present condition, was only S2, 900. It was built by the z. King, Iron Bridge Go. Cleaveland, Ohio. Ray.
 At NEW MILFORD Miss Cornelia Board man has purchased the property owned by Truman Richmond At a parish meet 1 ing of St. Johns Church, Rev. Alfred s. Clark was invited to become it's Rector at salary of $1, 300. The vote was nnani- mous.-Charley Way is to have his gro cery store under Robertson's shoe-store instead of on West-st.-Frank H, Platt is now the organist of St. Johns Church, at a salary of $3 per Spuday.-Farmers say that the frost is now almost entirely out of the ground. Get your peas in.-Ray
 THoMAsToN The clock shops commenced running full time, Tuesday, April 4th.- Rev. David Nash finished his labors in the Methodist church last Sabbath, and departed for conference Tuesday.-Gril- ley's orchestra concert was a brilliant success last week Wednesday night. Mir. Grilley thinks of repeating his concert soon.-A sad accident happened to Pat Ogan. onep of the Morkmen at Plume & Atwood's mill, Monday afternoon. As he was tightening belt he. started. heavy pulley weighing 108 lbs. From the end of its shaft. It fell fourteen feet and struck him on the head inficting an in- jury from which he died on Tuesday mor- l ming, VdHey Sentinel