Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-10


 12 bushels, says the Wolcottville Register. Corn and buckwheat are excellent The new road west of Mir. Taylofs has been laid out and is decided improvement.
 The SHARON Valley nlalleable iron works are again in opperation Dwight Eggleston is drawing lumber for barn and shop. Amenia Times reports p6tatoes much injured hy worm whose operations it describes as follows: -.-44ssa-a a' as
 The work that the potato bugs left unfinished has been taken up and carried on by black wiry worm, which is working very persistent ly some of the potatoes having been bored by them until they are like sponge. One thing we have learned by observation-w where the earth has been made very rich they do their work most effectuaiiy,
 At the LAKEvILLE Academy, last Saturday a meeting was held at which the Rev. Mr. Humphrey of Sharon, and Mir. J. Jameison of Canaan were advertised as speakers. After MT. Humphrey had finished his remarks, Mir. .Jalneison was introduced by the Rev. Mir. Oakley of the M. E. church Mir. Jameison then commenced his remarks, which pertained more to theology than to the subject of tenn perance. Several of those present left the hall when Mr. Oakley stepped behind the speaker, and motioned the rest to go which they did at once, leaving him to himself to continue his remarks to empty benches. or to stop. Rather rough on Mr. Jameison, to say the least Wal ter Baker, who has been very sick with fever, for several weeks is very low, and doubts are entertained as to his recovery. ry.--Messrs. Rob- ert and Geo. Knight returned te New York the 1st of Oct. to continue their medical stud ies.-Dr. E. A. Palmer goes with the Rod and Gun club for a two weeks vacation Neacs. H s
 SALISBURY town reports are out. The total expenses for the year past are $24!713.12 Counties paid for dog scalps $96 60j Esti mating the expenses for the year ensuing to about ST, ,664. co, and that the grand list next to be made and perfected will amount to about $1, 800, 900, the selectmen recommend a tax oa 10 mills on the dollar. ar.-Basiness is unusually gOod.-Dr. RlOdget has returned from hi business tour in New Hampshire and is look ing much invigorated. Stone Gutter Gillette anticipates housekeeping seon.e Basines seems to be good with him.-Neacs
 THoMAsTON interest in temperance does no die out and the meeting held last "Wednesday evening was quite interesting -Morses new block is now under roof and the workis pro gressing rapidly. barn of Seth Thomas has reached stage where the unique plan O the architect can be understood and appreci ated. 1t will be an ornament to the village Mir. George HI. Stoughton was married or Thursday, the 3d, to Miss Clara Coleman, a the home of the brides parents in Stratford The Rev. p. B. Sanford of this place officiatet at the service. Mr. Stoughton has lived il this village since boyheod and has a host o friends here who only wait his return to offe him their heartieSt congratulations. As teache in our public school he won an .enviable repu tation and in his recent partnership with hi father in the insurance business and conduct O our fourishing Savings Bank we anticipate fo him abundant success. an.-Th, Cong. Church, at a meeting Monday evening voted to accept Rev. J. W. Backus' letter o resignation. .--HerdM
 The REYNOLDS BRIDGE Reform club held it third quarterly election for officers Tuesday Sept. 24th, at which the following were ap pointed for the coming quarter: John Unwin president James Wright, Wm. Morehous and Wm. Bottom, vice presidents; James A Morrow, secretary Thomas Buxton, treasur CT; c. Ransom, chaplain. The.club is pros porous and doing much good in a quiet way il our midst, retaining inebriates and workin!
 
 traffic in intoxicating drinks,-The knife shol is running full time with quite large force Eagle Rock Chapel" is progressing. Grount has been broken, foundation laid, and las Sunday noon quite an audience gathered t. lay the corner Stone. Rev. Mir. Sanford O Thomaston officiated, preaching a very abl discourse. se.-The Granite Go. are doing a goo( fall business cutting and shipping granite AnericG1. -..s..r
 At FALLS VILLAGE P. C. Storm is out agail after an attack of lung fever.-Repairs ar continually being made on the roads here George Bartram has his new house well along "Wednesday morning hay barn owned b. Capt. Page was burned to the ground, tn work, very likely, of some tramp. ---Henr. Belden has, now for the fifth time, taken t himself a wife. Cow. bells, tin pans, fisl horns and horse fiddles were in great demanl Saturday evening. g.-Berkshire COaarier. The EAST CANAAN marble quarry, hayin nearly supplied the order which occasioned tn recent revival of work, will soon suspend opera tiOnS OrOhahlV fnr the winter - Nome