Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-14
WoicottViiEe.

We had quite a hard frosts iuesaaY night. On Friday morning 1t rained7a little, also, again, Saturday night; then again Monday morning. Streams and wells remain very low. While wells are so very low, would 1t not be capital time, for persons who. owing to the cost of good we'll, have hitherto been unable to own one, to secure for themselves the above named article at once?
 The Wolcottville graded schools be- gan their Fall term, on Monday of last week. The Daytonville school is taught by Miss Ellen Woodard. Miss Woodland is very efficient teacher, of considerable experience, this being her fifth term In this district.
 On Sunday shocking and fatal ac- cident occurred few rods above the first railroad crossing north of Daytonviile. A young man by the name of Howard Grant hired team at Farnum's livery stable. and while diving on his way to Winsted, was met by the milk train com ing down. The horse refused to go, and becoming frenzied with fright at the rap- idly approaching train, leaped over the way and railroad, throwing out Mir. Grant in such way that his head struck with terrible force on small stone, fracturing his skull and causing almost instant death. Dr. Wood was immediately sum- moned, but the unfortunate young man was past medical aid. The horse, partial Iy freed from the carriage, dashed before the laundering train, was struck, and car ried by the cowcatcher some four or five gods, when it was thrown off; and upon examination little while after was found dead. A jury of twelve men was impaneled, who, after careful examina- tion of the place of the accident, rendered a verdict of "killed by falling from car- riage, and striking stone." A German family occupy house only few rods from where the accident occurred. At this house, where the body had been car ried soon after his fall, scores of people from Wolcottville and Burrvills viewed the lifeless remains. The fence where the horse dashed over was low. and pro-' bably Mir. Farnum will try to make the R. R. Go. make good the loss of the horse and of the carriage, which was a total wreck. If the Company can be blamed for the loss of the horse, it is also to blame for the death of the man. But the jury did not censure the R. R. Go. at all. It was fearful coincidence that Mir. Daniel Grant, the young mans father, was aboard the train that caused the death of his son, and partially witnessed the terrible scene. The diseased was about twenty-five years old, and unmar- ried.
 An unusual number of our towns people, both old and young. are visiting at the Centennial. this week; owing in part to reduced excursion rates. ...'
 Mir c. W. Scoville has been extend ing the basement of his store build- ing several feet toward the street. Sey- mour Eldredge will open frst-class fish market in the basement rooms, soon
 MT. H. J. Baldwin's Matble Works have been turned so as to face the East, instead of the South, as heretofore. Mrs. H. McNeil has been putting up 8 very substantial looking picket fence, extend ing from MT. Baldwin's marble works to Mrs. Clark's millinery store. M. W.
 An enthusiastic Republican meeting was held, last Monday evening, when Hayes and Wheeler club was organized.
 Hon. o. H. Platt, of Meriden, will address the citizens of this and adjoining towns on the issues of the day, in Granite Hall, this (Thursday) evening.
 The premium list of the Torrington Agricultural Society has just been issued in an attractive form from the Register office. The annual fair will be held on Valley Park, Sept. 27 and 2Sth. *g~