Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-31
COUNTY ITEMS.

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 COUNTY ITEMS.
 WATERFOWL arrangements for the re- union of the Conn. Heavy Artillery, Sept, 18th, which is to be held here, are pro- g' essing fnely.-Mr. R. B. Lewis, one of our merchants, has sold out his store to E. M. Frost, retired merchant of New York, who last year bought a fine farm in our village. e.-Sentinel. The mana gers of the Watertown fair, who announce their show for Wednesday and Thursday, October 1lth and 18th, offer a special premium of $100 for the best and $50 for the second hest farm in Watertown.- = Last Wednesday was quite day in this place. About 120 children of the ages of 4 and IA from New York, New Haven Brooklyn Waterbury, Naugatuck, Marble dale, Woodbury and Middlebury, gather ed at the house of B. Heminway between the hours of 3 and 5 p. h., coming from all parts of the town to- attend a lawn party given by Mamie, Nellie and Ravens, children of Samuel and Julia A. Hemin- way.-Anae,'icG,a. ..s r ~
 At WooDBURY, Wm. A. Gordon's new house is raised and boarded in Rev. MT. Churchill's house is painted and shines with windows. John Martin is at work remodeling his purchase ''under the hill" Improvements are ordered at some of the district schools {: "never to late to mend. l" Some other abuses need attention. A meeting of the Village improvement so- ciety is called for Friday evening. If the work voted to be done at this meeting is as fully carried out as that which has been ordered we may hope for sidewalks and ''sich" about the time we are too old to walk on them?-.Plcnics are all the go. To Quassapaug. Waramaug, to the woods, to Bantam Lake, in short anywhere where horses and baskets can go.-Americon
 A meeting of the Poughkeepsie bridge directors has been called for August 25th at Poughkeepsie. Work upon the bridge will soon be commenced. The first install ment of 10 per cent. on the stock has been authorized and will soon be called for American.
 EAST CANAAN people find the new foun- dry, established by MT. Gilmore. to be a great convenience Miss Abbie H. Rob- erts closed the summer session of her school in district No. 5, on the 18th inst. -Her0ld. @
 CORNWALL has more city people in town this season than usual, and quite the usual number of celebreties. Rev. Dr. White breaches a centennial sermon next Sunday. John H. Kellogg has not yet lost faith in tobacco raising and has fitted up large tobacco barn.
 At WEST CORNWALL, on the 18th inst, the case of State vs. W, O, Stone was tried before O. s. Fitch, Esq. and Stone was bound over to the Superior court, un- der $400 bonds. A. N. Dibble gave bal. Soon after the trial Stone was arrested for stealing chickens and plead guilty, and was bound over to the Superior Court. Andrew Orton was also arrested as an accomplice in the huckwheat case, and plead guilty and was bound over to the Superior Court, George Potter going bail in $400 for his appearance. State ys. Win. Howard, for selling ljquor on Sun day, was commenced on Monday, but not finished. and adjourned to the 2Sth inst. --NeaUs. t1
 At WooDvILLE, on the 14th of Septem- Der, the Methodlsts of the Shepaug Cir cuit, embracing Warren and Woodville, will commence Q series of meetings which will be held for four consecutive days. If those who attend the meetings choose they can carry their tents,> as at Camp. meetings, and probably find all the room to pitch them on, that they desire, with out expense. The accommodations in Woodville are limited; and thoseswho have conscientious scruples against pat- ronizing 6 rum hotel and wno are not for tanate enough to obtain board with pri- vate families should take along their tents with them without fail. During the first two days of the meetings the Presiding Elder of this district-Rey. Mir. Hubbell will be present. Ray.
 Rev. 0, W. Fitch and wife, of NORTH. CORNWALL, with O. E. Baldwin and wife, spent a Sunday at Lake Waramaug re- gently, and Rev. Samuel Scoville of Nor wich. N. r., supplied Mir. Fitch's pulpit. Miss IL. s. Merwin, for so many years teacher of our district school, and who has been i'll at Mrs. Eliza Rogers, for short time past, went to her home last Friday Mrs. Daniel Smith has returned to her home in Cortland, N. T., after spending short time amongst us. Miss Gertrude Wickwire, has gone with her to spend a few weeks. ..-Nesos.
 A party or uV0 NEW MILFORD gentle men went up to Lake Waramaug last Wednesday and caught AS pounds of the fnny tribe. There were 9 bass and pickerei. The largest bass weighed A pounds; the five largest IS pounds: the ten largest 31a fbs.-Immense numbers of Summer visitors come into this Village nearly every day to take the cars for their homes. The stage and private con- veyances are loaded to their utmost ca pacity: :--Egbert Marsh and family are now occupying their delightful residence on Prospect Hill-Charles Beach and Dwight Merwin have gone to the Centen- nial.-Workmen have been engaged this week in grading Whittlesey Avenue. The Tub Race, which took place on the river last Saturday evening. was won by Frank Erwin.-At the hat shop in Grassy Plain. last week, seventeen workmen drank broook water poisoned by having had hats washed in it, and John Fleezer. a young man of 35. died fiom the effects of the poison.-Ray,