Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-18
COUNTY ITEMS.

! long blast-A German named Santmeyer had dog go mad recently, says the Gazette. Af. ter numerous hair breadth escapes of various people he was finally brained by Arthur Reed. This station shipped 3, 169 cans of milk in May and 2,273 in June.-NIiss Addie Field has been visiting MT. L. A. Robinson. She is an accomplished musician.
 WEST CORNWALL is naturally much excited over the failure of the long established firm of Pratt & Foster. Some report their indebted ness at $1O0, ,00O, but the firm expect to pay l 50 or 70 cts. The firm has been doing business | over 30 years.-The shear companies are at | work on nickel-plated shears.
 CORNWALL had picnic for bands on the Fourth; three, from Cornwall, Falls Village and Warren, taking part There was thun- det storm also, which made considerable noise, and two trees near the picnic grove were struck
 NORFOLK celebrated the Fourth satisfactori- ly in spite of the rain. The Declaration was read by Miss Belle Crissey, in costume as the Goddess of Liberty, and addresses were made were athletic sports, and fire works in the evening.
 SHARON Temperance people were addressed by Mir. Barry, on Sunday evening of last week. The Rev. P. H. Whaley was ordained by Bishop Williams on Friday, the 5th.-The campers (mentioned by II. NJ returned in good health and spirits, but with few fish, Mir. Whitney has been importing valuable lot of horses. .-The daughters of the late Judge Cole, of Albany, are spending a few weeks at the home of D. H. Cole.-Mrs. H. Weed spent the Sabbath with her brother, Dea. E. F. Gil lette.-R. K. Woodruff scenes to be enjoying life hugely after all.-There was fine display of fireworks on the avenue on the evening of the 9th.
 At SALISBURY, on the 5th inst, says the News tramp with a woman and small child asked permission of Mir. Walter Holmes to stay in his barn over night During the night the woman gave birth to child. They have since been removed to the Town House, where mother and child are doing well-Mrs. Almi- ra Burral, widow of the late Capt. Charles Burral, died of paralysis at the residence Of J. A. McArthur, on the 7th inst.
 WASHINGTON has it's usual musical summer visitors, says the Herald. Among them are Messrs. Romeyn Smith, and Arthur Woodruff, First Tenor of the English Glee Club. MT. Aiken, business manager and basso, is at New Preston for another season. The Chinese boys have been making their former teacher (Mrs. Richards) visit At NEW HARTFORD, on the Fourth, Miss Ada Jane Cook had her jaw badly fractured and several teeth broken out, while driving a horse from her door yard.--Mr. & Mrs. J. G. Goodwin have started for six weeks trip, west.-Rev. Mir. ,Affleck, of New York, lee. tured here, this week, on temperance Abstinence Catholics netted $100 by their ball and picnic on the Fourth.-Five persons have been fined for neglecting to muzzle their dogs. The Conn. Western railroad bridge at Sar tans Kingdom is being rapidly pushed forward
 KENT reports the hay crop the finest of ma ny years.-There has been temperance meet ing at North Kent, recently.
 The WAREEN cheese factory owned and TUT by Geo. and Edward Lyman, is doing lively business. They have made 395 cheeses al ready, this season, says the Ray, weighing from 40 to 50 lbs. each.
 | WoLooTTvILLE Congregationalists lose Dr. | Perrin who has rendered his resignation of the pastorate of their church to take effect Sept 3O.-Trinity Sunday School, and others so in. clned picnic at High Rock Grove, Wednes- day of this week.-A rousing temperance ad. dress was delivered at the Congregational church on Tuesday evening of last week. Dr. Goodwin, of Thomaston, was the speaker.- Bishop Williams confirmed six persons al Trinity church, last week.-Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Elliott, of this village, intend to sail fo Europe the latter part of this week, says tn, l Register. | WooDBURY Catholics have raised $700 bJ subscription and $500 by fair to build church. The Fourth was celebrated during the day by Judge Huntington, F. A. Walker F. F. Hitchcock and H. H. Minor, with thei families, on the banks of the Pomperaug Quite an exhibition of fire works was given il the evening Curtiss Cornet Band real ized over $100 by their concert. .
 WATERFOWL NCongregationalists netted abou $100. on the Fourth.-The concert of tn farmers have secured the largest half of thei splendid hay crop in good order. People wh, buy hay, next winter, will do we'll to inquir
 whether the article was moved before July
 BArKIAMpsrED Christians are not allowe, to quarrel any longer through the columns o the Wolcottville Register, declares the edito of that paper.-A horrible case of incest is re
 ported in the Post. A young girl on Wallims Hill recently became mother, her brother be ing the father of her child.
 RoxBuRY crops are looking very fnely.-i newspaper correspondent was recently seer drunk in the street, says the Ray.-Methodis and Congregational ladies held festivals on tn 4th
 NoETHvILIE enjoyed delightful picnic a Rev. MT. Beardsleys, on the Fourth, says tn
 Gazette.
 The Keelers of BRIDGEwATER and elsewher had grand picnic on the Fourth at the plac where the first Keeler settled in Bridgewate 1 in 1913.
 At MORRIS, recently, says the Winsted News bad accident happened to three-year ol' son of Mr. Levi Baldwin. In attempting t prevent mare and colt from entering thei
 door-yard, he received severe kick from on
 of the animals. cutting his nose through tn
 middle into two parts, shutting his eyes, an disiguring his face badly. He is doing wei
 but his face will remain much disfgured.
 TERRYv1LLE timothy grows six feet long
 this year, says MT. Elias Smith, and he show | vrass sof that 1ength-Au Eaola zTack sCf