Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-28
couNTY TEMs.
SOMEBODY.

WATERFRONT people have recommended the appointment of Mir. Fl. G. Scott as agent.to prosecute liquor sellers in that place. Some of the dealers have actually stopped selling since the October vote of ''No License" but others are believed to be violating the law.--On the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, of this week, Rev. Mir. Judd has his annual donation.
 The NEW PRESTON Lyceum is going along splendidly. On the evening of the 18th, they discussed the question, '.Re- solved, that the rostrum exerts greater power than the press;" decided in the negative. Exactly what is meant by that rostrum ? Last week they decided which was the greater general, Washington or Napolean.-The Ray says that MT. Wat. son Cogswell has abandoned the sale of liquors and offers instead groceries and provisions of all sorts.-There was social hop at Mrs. Browns on Thursday even- ing last. The New Preston String Band AuiAiouOu bno iAuSiC AOI tHS OCCaSIOu. - The mills have been running nights for the past week, on account of water being so low in the stream.
 NORFOLK is muling over the question of a new school in the Center.-The re- cent Woman's Missionary Meeting was wei! attended and very interesting. The men who burglarized Mir. Peck's house Tn Ellsworth were caught here on the 18th. They are brothers, Drake living on Can aan Mountain.-Workmen are engaged in putting machinery into the new hosiery mill.
 WEST CoRNwALL's effort to secure new street lamps bids fair to succeed.-There is talk of a dramatic entertainment.
 At NEW MILFORD. on Tuesdaysmo the mercury was from to 12 degrees be- low zero in this place. On Wednesday morning at o'clock, in one place here, it was IF degrees below.-Last week, H. w. Booth, Esq, was unfortunate enough to lose three likely heifers and fat steer, by death. It is supposed that they died> Tn consequence of eating smutty corn.-A lot of rowdies, young and old. showed their Infringing up," we are told. last Thursday evening, by making disturbance at the entertainment gwen by the Tem- perance Union.-Ray.
 At WASHINGTON. Mir. Lewis Garfield raised, the past season, 4170 pounds of tobacco from one acre and 773 rods of ground, and sold the same to the Soule Brothers of New Milford, who reported. $500 pounds of wrapper in tho~oror. Mir. Cvnfeld has long been known as the most successful tobacco grower in this town.- Herald.
 The BETHLEHEM singing school pro. gresses under the care of Earl Buckine- ham, who has the good will of all; some attend from Morris and Watertown.- MT. Palmer of the Congregational church had his vacation about the first of Sep- tember and was taken sick. He is now able to preach again, occupying the pull pit all day last Sunday for the first time. -.An1erican.
 The FALLS VILLAGE Dramatic Associa- tion are preparing an entertainment to come off in about two or three weeks. NeW music IS Delng provided, and first class time is contemplated The soiree on Friday evening last was great suc- cess. About thirty-fve couples were present, andkhe dancing was kept up un- til 8. m.-Mr. Decker leaves for Elk hart Thursday of this week.
 The PLYMOUTH academy, which is pros- pering under the care cf MT. Forbes and Miss Lucy Lister, closed on Friday, the 8th, for three weeks vacation.-Mrs. Geo. Pierpont, while absent on visit to her home in Washington, lost valuable collection of plants by frost.-Mr. and Mrs. Wardell are in New York and pro- pose to start for the South about the mid dle of January.-Pfof. R. o. Hubbard is to read here January 9th; admittance 25 cents.-The property of Miss Annie Dar- row has been bought by MT. Kaufman. jeweller from Thomaston.-Anlericon.