Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-07
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 TWISTED starts the political campaign with good deal of fervor. Gov. Jewell spoke to the Republicans, Friday night; and Senator Eaton and Col. Fenn, to the Democracy, Monday evening. l.. Camps New Hail is not yet completed but it has a good floor and stage. .-Pinney of the Press is at the Centennial, this k-The law partnership of Cleveland & Bissell has been dissolved, Mir. Bissell having taken position as travelling agent for New York frm.-A handsome im- provement is being made In front of the Methodist Church.-Mr. Bollin l.. Beech CT returned from Minnesota, week before last. accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. James 0. Blake.-Miss Clara Louise Kel- logg is to give concert in Winsted, this month. started for the Centennial. Friday: Henry Skinner, Captain; Jos. H. c. Bachelder, 1st Lieut. Wilbur F. Coe, 2d Lieut.-Mr. John D. Howe, promis- ing young lawyer of Omaha, formerly of Winsted, is back to be married.-The people of the East Village succeeded in getting up two capital surprises. last week; one at Mrs. Kelly's on Tuesday evening, and one at David Strong's on Friday evening. following delegates to con- ventions have been chosen by the re- spective parties: REPUBLIcAN:-Con ConqressiondL:- Harvey 1 IL. Roberts, b. b. Culver, s. B. ForDes, B. w. Pettibone. Senatorial:-Jos. Pet tit. F. D. Fyler, F. l.. Pond, Wm. V. Barclay.
 DEMocRArIc:-State: Samuel Greer, Edward c. Stevens, Henry A. Bills, Sam uel s. Newton. Congressional:- Henry H. Drake, David Williams, Hiram Per kins, David Leroy. Senotorial:-Oscar F. Perkins, Wm. A. Rlddiford, Edward Finn, Charles A. Bristol.
 THoMAsroN.--At the Democratic cau- GUS, last Saturday night, Miles Morris and Michael Ryan were appointed dele- gates to the state convention.-Ou peo- pie turned out to the Plainville camp meeting in strong numbers. Sunday.-Al. len Wood are forwarding house in Harwinton and building house for Mir. Sanford. Rev. E. B. Sanford is remodel I ing the inside of hls house and taking out 1 the chimney. MT. Rossiter and family returned from the seaside on Wednesday. after enjoying themselves for two weeks. Ion account of low water in the Nauga- tuck. the movement shop is now run by steam. Base ball has lost it's interest here this year, and croquet is the game indulged in by old and young.-Jared Blakeslee has lost one of his livery horses. The Episcopal society are giving their church 8 new coat of paint.-lt is antici. pated that there will be vacation of two weeks in the Clock shops, from the first of September, to allow the hands a good l opportunity to go to the Centennial Hillside cemetery presents much better appearance this summer than ever before Great credit is due the parties who have 1t in charge, and to those who have con. tributed to it's improvements. are dried up, dusted down, smoked out, and wonder when the end of this sort of weather will be. There has been no rain for weeks; Grass looks as though fire would run through it; potatoes are turn ing out poorly, and corn, which stands 1t best of all, is shrivelling up.-American Geo. Bristol has been put under bond to l appear for trial before the next Superior Court to answer 70. charges of, obtaining goods (matches) of the Washington Match | Co. under false pretences.
 | < {. T SHARON Democrats send the following convention delegates StGte-I. N. Bar tram, John Cotton Smith, s. "A. Prayer. Edgar J. Reed; Congressional N. Bar. tram, J. Wade Hughes. John Cotton l Smith, David L. Smith; 1Seaatori0L- Eras- tus Demming. Fred Q. White. George 1 Chamberlain and Chesterfield Chapman. f-Mr. l. N. Bartran has taken the con. I tract for the erection of the new Saylnos Bank at New Milford. - Winsted Nes0s. < At TERRYyILLR.o on the afternoon and eve min ming of August a., . number of the friends of Mir. and Mrs. l.. E Ch;daev made raid upon that worthy pair. of the "~ooden wedding species. Miss Julia Kelsey. sueceeds Miss Hattie Bartholo- new of Bristol in tha intermediate de- pattment of the Terryville schools. which resumed their sessions on Monday. - lAnacrSc0n. sa sa A0.1af 51sE I At REYNOLDS BRIDaR the first hon 4if If the season was given by select party. Frilay evening, the 18th, at the hall neal Terrys Bridge; about 40 couple present l-Business seems quite brisk at the duar-. ry, for the times, and stone are shipped every day to all points of the compass.-. AHleTicdR.1s aaa ass4a,a+ijasf At NEW MILFORD. U -workmen have been busily engaged since Wednesday, tearing. down thea Allen Building on Bank-street. The construction of the new Bank build ing on this site will commence at once. The front will be Portland stone. instead of iron as heretofore stated. I N. Bartram- is the contractor IT. B. Bristol returned last Saturday from his Western trip and reports serious drouth in the sections he has visited Several new tar wal<s have been laid on Bank St. this week. The Court Room of the. New Town Hall will be ready for the Sept. Term of the District Court, which conyenes here next Monday-On Wednesday. e. W. Marsh left town for a. visit to Grand l Rapids, Michigan --Wm. E.. HoYt lost a l valuable ox last Thursday morning. Ray.