Litchfield enquirer., 1877-07-05

fit Thursday night; she has not come out of it, and it is quite doubtful whether she will be any better. H. N.
 COUNTY ITEMS.
 The KENT Seminary closed it's spring term on the 18th ult.-The sidewalk north of the Episcopal church has been graded and graveled.-Mr. Moses Smith is ad- ding many new improvements and altera- tions to his residence, which will, when finished, add much to it's appearance. Mir. Jerome Gibbs is building a fence be- tween the tin shop and the residence of Mrs. Hatch.-A remnant of the tribe of Harmon Lane camped on the bank of Macedonia Greek. recently.a hard looking lot of tranps.
 RoxBURY has an historical society which celebrates the Fourth. The Declaration of independence will be read. and poem by Hon. H. B. Eastman, entitled "One Hundred Years Ago" Refreshments will be served by the ladies.-pogs are mak- ing great havoc among our sheep.-Geo. Buckingham, who recently removed from Brookfeld to this place, began driving the stage on Monday.-The Star Mission Society give festival in the Congrega- tional Chapel on the Fourth.
 The NEW MILFORD papers are full of the Fairy Operetta performed there on Tuesday night of last week by the choir boys of the Episcopal church, under the supervision of Mrs. W.fD. Black. It is said to have been beautiful performance; the audience was large and very enthusi- astic. particularly those who came with Mir. Gum from Washington; and the en- tertainment is to be repeated soon. ..Mr, Sheldon Blackman had paralytic stroke Thursday noon, and IS reported by the Ray to be in very critical condition. = Thomas s. Richmond was acquitted The Cornet Band goes to New Preston on the 4th.-Our bank declares 5 per cent. semi-annual dividend, the Water Go. di- vides 3 per cent, and the Housatonic R. R. Go. 2 per cent, this month. During the past six months 2.240 gallons of milk were exported from this village depot, a slight increase on last year.
 WATERFRONT reports the prospect of a full hay crop to the Herald.-A contem- plated new road near our R. R. depot is stirring up some feeling among our tax payers.-The Rev. MT. Tuxbury, our new settled Pastor in the Cong. Socity, designs to give a series of lectures, Sunday even. ings.-The moving machine contest result ed in giving equal preference to the Buck. eye and the Walter A. Wood machines A MT. Kelly, now or -formerly of Water. vile, was recently thrown from his wagon, by the turning out from the huh of all the spokes of one wheel of his vehicle, while driving at full speed around sharp corner in front'of the Warren House. A badly sprained ankle was the result.
 NORFOLK had rousing Temperance I meeting on the 24th ult-The funeral of Mrs. Julia B., widow of the late Dea. James M. Cowles, was attended at her res. idence on the 22 ult. There was large attendance of neigbors and friends. She was lady highly esteemed by all. and will be missed by large circle of acqualn- tances. Summer guests are arriving. The family of the late Austin Dunham oi Hartford will occupy the residence of Mrs, Samuel Shepard, this summer.
 At HARw1NroN, says the Register. MT. Roswell Scovill, while passing his mill pond few days since saw on the water something which he supposed to be a large stick. upon passing again. he dis covered it to be a large eel. His son suc- ceeded in catching it, and it me easured about three feet and half and weighed nearly five pounds; it was six inches from the gills to the end of the nose
 .BARKHAMsTED road inspectors hold con- tractors sharply up to the mark, says the Herald: new thing with road inspectors. Mrs. Charles Tuttle recently sold a calf only weeks old that weighed 264ibs. i-S. w. Kelly, mail carrier between Riv. ertoR and New Hartford, concluded his four years contract last week, and is sue. ceeded by Thomas McMahon of New Hartford s @
 At ToRRINGFoRD, on Tuesday night oi last week, William Durand had quite an amount of salt pork, butter &c. stolen from his cellar, and the next night Edward Mix, of Wolcottville, had his house entered and several articles of clothing stolen. A search warrant was procured and most of the articles were found in 8, hovel al s ''Shongum. " inhabited by Chauncey and Floyd Crosby, and John Williams. = T The SHARON Methodist church held its quarterly Sabbath school review on Sun day evening last. The Burretts are at the Pleasant View House. family of the late Dudley Terrett, of Brooklyn, are ex- pected this week at Mir. Bissell's.- Mir. Strong and family, of New York, have taken board at Mrs. Hart's and will arrive on Saturday. @ ITO RURRyIHLE loses Mir. J. Broadbent. who removes to Tariffyille where he intends establishing himself in manufacturing again. He lost all his machinery and tools at the burning of the Burr shop.