Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-17
DEFERRED COUNTY ITEMS.

At WooDBURY a young colored man, who has been employed by MT. H. D. Curtiss for the past year, caught one of his hands in the machinery at the Curtiss factory in Pomperang, a day or two since, and SO severely injured the member as to- probably, necessitate ampu- tation.-Mr. David Cowles, President of the American Shear Co. at Hotchkissville, notified the cutlery strikers about his establishment, Tuesday, to take their tools and leave, or go to work at the> prices offered by .l1im. Some have left, and some have weakened" and gone to work.-Apples are very plenty in this region and, consequently, are sold low. Sev- enty cents will get a barrel of them, delivered | and cider does not cost as much as the casksto put it in.-Mrs. Abigail Candeeis is visiting for a few weeks with her son in Brooklyn. Mr. Roderick Atwood has put up new cider mil, which he is now running by steam
 There were seven infantile specimens of the rising generation haptised at the South Con- l gregatonal church last Sunday, The Curtiss Cornet band gave their last open air rconcert of the season, at the lower band stand, last Saturday evening, to quite a large and well pleased audience. e.-I IrGasestpt.S S AlAO | SALISBURY became much arousedI recently, l over the case of Ellen o. Butterlye ct Gl vs.
 James Butterly, before Judge Lorenzo Tnpper lsat the new town hall fThecase is an applica- tioa to the probate court of the district of Salisbury, by the relatives of James Buttery,
 for the appointment of & conservator over him.
 The case was adjourned to Oct. 25th, with an
 idea of mutually adjusting the difficulty be- tween the parties interested, TNSeqs.
 l In SOUTH CANAAN recently there occurred a strange freak of amaniac Vim Blodgett, son l of Harvey Blodgett, and who has been deranged more or less for the past ten years, and repeat i edly been confined in the Middetown asylum l procured shovel, and proceeded to the ceme- tery short distance to the south of the village, with the design of ''resurrecting" his brother Milan, who was buried there five years ago.
 He dug up the coffin and opened it, revealing the sicSening sight of the horrible, grinning skeleton. He then went to Thomas Baiey's a
 short distance off, and procured pitcher of milk, by the application of which the ssresur-
 rectlon'. was to be accomplished, and remained
 all night, bathing tho skull and l. other bones
 with the fluid. He was found in the morning
 still occupied and talking incoherently to his
 ghastly patient. The town authorities have | been notified, and proper measures will be taken
 for his safe confinement. Is is thought insani-
 ty is hereditary in the family,-Neaca , P
 A RrvERToN project for telegraphic COT . munication with New Hartford is likely to succeed. and we trust the railroad will soon l follow.-Work has commenced again at the l Rule shop.-The friends of~Mr.. and Mrs Hiram Smith will bepained to hear. of the death of their only son, Arthur Smith, who died recently of consumption at Lawrence.
 Kansas.-Rev. Mir. Lindsley has returned
 from his vacation and occupied his pulpit last
 Sunday- Rev. F. @. Potter has Tetflrned, from his European tour with improved health. -Hera6 Aaa@s sSa= aAs- ayS "s-# .A sSs sA. @@' At WoLooTTyILLE Mir. F. N Hollev is very
 low, and is thought to be failing. .-Engineer Ryder was in town this week, and made a
 survey of additional land bought by the Water
 Company. The preliminary symptoms of
 that new iron bridge have put in an appear ance if pile of plank and rocks is a reliable
 index of it's coming F. Migeon has en- ployed a landscape gardener on his grounds. on Migeon Avenue, to make such changes as | 'ire desirable to add to the beauty of tRaAal- 5 ready beautiful place. .-E. H Smith and Fred
 Barber carried off the palm at the Waterbury Fail, this week, on cattle. They entered two
 pairs of cattle and two blls and took three first
 prizes and one second-His honor, the Mayor of East Litchfield, made us a call on Monday.
 and discoursed with his customary brilliancy
 upon the topics of the day.-Registw -F. N.
 Holley continues dangerously ill with conges- tion Of the brain and very slight hopes of recovery areentertained. The new iron bridge makes progress slowly The public are getting l Impatient. ARsericGn. fIkEkN z