Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-01

nett recently, that gentleman, whowas stand ing near, receiving little of the charge him 1 self. Marks of fire still show on his umbrella i-Roderick Atwood, of Woodbury, had diff. culty with an employe few days ago, says the Palladium, when the man struck him with pitchfork, stunning him, and niai<ing very severe scalp wound. Except for the interfer ence of bystanders, it is probable Atwood would have been killed
 LAKEv1LI,E is very full, this season. Among other new boats is the little steamer ''L,llu, J and barge carrying 90 people. Two Hart l ford gentlafnenhave t'shells,Y 26 feet long by Il inches in width.-A party of 50 from Hart ford :; a Catholic Picnic party from Sharon; a picnic of Conn. Western railroad hands; ex- cursons of six car loads of Hartford Baptists of the Hartford Catholic Institute of the East Hartford Cong1 Sunday School children and Catholic picnic from Hartford, d,-are some of l the parties that have been at the Lakes dur ing the past fortnight. The Canaan News re- ported eight or ten camps on the lake sheres.at one time recently. Ameng others are party of Chinese boys from Hartford These latter | play nice game of base, nearly defeating l the Mechanics in a recent match A large party of Bridgeport people were encamped in the small grove at Perch Rocks. at the south ern side of lake Wononscopomoc, with stove I and all necessary camp equipage, cook, a cabinet organ, &c. A Darlington photogra- pher has been down taking views Some of the Catholic picnickers from Hartford got ri- otous at the Wononsco House and attacked the clerk who fired at them with revolver |: nobody much hurt.-On Sunday, the Catholic Bishop administered confirmation and there was an excursion train out from Hartford
 The LIME ROCK blast furnace is doing noth- ing at present.
 NORFOLK Mission Circles realized about S35 from recent strawberry festival.-The Etna Silk Co. find ready market for the goods they manufacture.-A number of city visitors, and fine equipages, make the village streets lively and attractive.
 The TWISTED Herald sounds the alarm over the proposition of MT. J. G. Wetmore to make the town pay his expenses in opening road over some of his real estate.-Union street is being straightened by the removal of Mrs. Thayers's residence .Wetmore Block is now nearly four stories high.-A horse belonging to L. c. Cook, late purchaser of the Rock House, was recently stung to death by bees -The Herald refers to the card of Mir. c. F. Daniels, music teacher as follows ,s.--: .....,.
 Mir. C. F. Daniels gentleman who has for several years been known in Litchfield and other parts of the county as an accomplished pianist, makes his bow to the musically inclin- ed readers of the Herald this week. Mr. D. IS one ef the most finished pianists we have ever known, and it is reasonable to suppose that he is able to teach well what he can so well do himself. We invite attention to his card.
 Water is coming into WoLcorrv1LLE. The laying ef the water pipes was completed Thursday, and now it is only necessary to turn on the water, open the hydrants and the problem will be demonstrated, whether water will run down hill. The dam at the reservoir is not yet completed.-E. A. Baldwin was in town last week and says he has lost twenty pounds this summer on the farm Tn Goshen Banker John w. Brooks is rusticating at the seaside again, at the summer residence of E. T. Turner at Waterford.-The decoration and other extensive improvements of the Catholic Church are about complete, and reflect no small credit on the pastor and his fock.-Req- IStey