Litchfield enquirer., 1878-05-30
COUNTY ITEMS.

WEST TWISTED is to have a reading room soon, Hon. Geo. Dudley gives the use of a site adjoining the Beardsley Block. Tempo rary rooms are engaged over Burbank's store. A Winsted officer recently required party to appear for the trial of civil action at a. m. !-The Town Hall lags.-The Conn. Vest ern R. R. Co. re-elect their former board of officers. Their floating debt turns out to have been $65, 900 greater than Mir. Barnum's man. agement reported. Congregational ice-cream festival, Friday evening. talk of inviting "Bob." Ingersoll to Winsted, says the Press.
 The RIvERToN Temperance Union Wassad- dressed, recently, by Rev. Mir. Miles and Dr. Steele, of Winsted.-The new paper mills whistle sounded it's first note week before last The new Congregational minister also.
 CoLEBRooK hopes to engage Rev. MT. Clark. pleasing young preacher. Law renee has new tenor in training who can al- ready reach high c. .
 At REYNOLDS BRIDGE the frame of the knife shop is up again. It will soon be covered and the machinery is expected at once-The apple crop is very promising. Colorado beetle holds his own, in spite of heat or cold, and threatens to make his mark in this locality the coming season.-New music rooms are soon to be established in Thenaston by Benjamin of Winsted.-The milk train brings up the New York Sunday papers.
 THoMAsToN takes more interest than ever before in the cause of Temperance. Rev. Fla ther Walsh of Waterbury, lectured there last week, and at the close of the lecture Father Gaffney obtained the signatures of a goodly number of young men to the pledge. A Cath olic Total Abstinence society is to be organiz- ed at once.-The band has begun it's open air concerts.-Mr. Bennett is preparing to build a fine double house on Canal street.-Miles Morse is erecting fine tenement house on Park street, suitable for two families s-Mr. Geo. Langdon has returned in improved health. -..t.t At PLYMOUTH, on the 14th, being the tenth anniversary of MT. and Mrs Chas Morses wedding, large circle of friends assembled at their residence on Main street and surprised them with a new chamber set and some articles or tin ware.-A tramp broke into the house of Mr. Scarritt last Tuesday during the absence of the family. He was tracked to Terryville and brought to Plymouth Center, where he had trial and nights lodging. He was then taken to Litchfeld to lie over until the September term of court. He won't tramp this summer.-American
 BARKHAMsrED is building new road to avoid bad crossing of the Conn. Western on the old Greenwoods Turnpike. Nearly 100 dogs have been registered. Say the News: l A few days since, as Mir. Leonard Andrews was busy at work in the fields blowing with his oxen, large noise, or explosion, was heard l near by, and cloud of dust or sulphurous smoke filled the air, frightening the cattle and causing them to run. A careful search upon the rocky hillside near by has revealed a spot showing what is supposed to have been the place where meteor had struck. l WoLCoTTvILLE has twelve hundred names enrolled under the banner of temperance ac- cording to the latest reperts.-It is gratifying to witness the steady, earnest endeavors of those blue ribbon folk who give to the cause of temperance such close and regular attention. Lawyer Kunkel has put a handsome new safe into his office this week-A brother of Dr. St. John, hailing from Nevada, is paying him visit.-The work of trenching and lay ing the main pipes for the water works was commenced on Tuesday at the foot of Water St. and is advancing towards the reservoir fap- idly.-An apple tree in Mir. Lewis M Jones garden may be seen two blossoms which are double and as large as any white rose. The | blossoms on the tree can not be told from roses when in full bloom.-Tramps seem to be mak- ing the place temporary objective point, and the lookup is scarcely night without lodger one or more, generally more.-Register.
 ToREINGFoRD had rousing temperance meeting on Thursday evening of last week. Wolcottvills sent up delegation of 30 or 40. and many were down from Winsted and Ba- kerville.
 At WORTHWHILE, Williams cheese factory ;s reported about to open.
 1 The NEw MILFORD Village Improvement, Co. is preparing for summer work.-Wm. Bostwick is building new barn near Mount Tom in place of the one recently burnt.-A 16fb. salmon was on exhibition last week ir the New Milford markets, which was caught in the Housatonic river.-Lampreys abound. i HI. W. Booth has broken ground for a brick addition to his house in Grove street.