Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-01

E--S~Ni American Once in ten years it brings $20 I ton and they are disposed to wait for tha good time coming. Hay well housed i'm proves by age for two or three years at least and there is only loss of about one-fourth by stacking out-Mr. Geo. B. Graves was to ad dress the Temperance Union on Sunday even ing last.
 RoxBUEY people, says the Ray. have fo many years observed the singular but no inappropriate custom of gathering one Sunday in the year, for religious worship in the ceme tery, members of the three churches uniting Such services took place last Sunday, the Rev. Mcssrs Cooley and Anderson conducting them.--Prof. Wm. B. Seward and wife, iron New York, are spending few weeks with his father.-A company has started steam saw mill at the stone quarry, near Judd's Bridge.
 CORNWALL reports corn six feet high.-The apple crop promises to be abundant. The band gives weekly .concerts.-The Gazette says that 160, 890 qts. of milk were shipped from the town of Cornwall during the month of June. That would be an average of over 134 cans day. Big story!
 KENT has number of city visitors, among whom are Charles Britton and family, Mrs. MiAon Swift and son, }. NJ Ingersoll and wife, Edward Ingersol and Miss Julia Chapin. Charley Smith has put up a telephone from the station to his store, and Mir. G. R. Buell., at the Furnace Store, is arranging another.- J. Fuller shows clover stalks Al it. long from seed sown this spring.
 At KENT HOLLOW, on Friday of week be- fore last, says tho Amenia Times, Wilson Potter was found dead in his field, It is supposed of sun-stroke.
 The CANAAN News is now edited by Mr. A. s. Adams, of Mill River.-A daughter of the Rev. Mr, Barden, while scraping paper from wall recently, got some fine plaster in her eyes causing intense pain, and destroying the sight, at least temporarily. Couch was prostrated by sun-stroke during the recent heated tel -n.-A handsome font has been pre- scented to the Catholic church by two stone cutters at Maxwells quarry.-The claim of the administrator of Austin Adams, killed at Tarriffvile, has been adjusted with the railroad company.
 The FALLS VILLAGE camp meeting contin- ues one week from August 19, at Pine Grove. Transient visitors will be charged one dollar a day for board anu fifty cents for lodging. Sin- gle meals-dinner 60 cents and breakfast and supper 40 cents each. The Conn. Western News will issue daily during the meeting- blinet Lyman, who has pistol ball in his wrist, is gaining slowly.-A ten year old son of Harlan P. Morse of South Canaan was drowned weile bathing on the 17th ult-Mr Whiting G. Kellogg and Mir. Harlan Morse, were ordained as Deacons in the South Canaan Congregational church, recently.
 SHARON Epscopalians had picnic, recent ly, at Nudge Lake.-Mrs. Calista Williams, formerly of Sharon, died at Brookfeld, last week, from injuries received when thrown from wagon the week before-H c. Row ley has returned from the West-Swan Sedg- wick has been spending few days at home. The Busy Bees had their annual fair and festival on the 24th ult.-The rector of the Episcopal church opens select school early in September.
 THoMAsToN Catholics held their annual picnic on the 18th ult.-The new postoffice is nuita oopvanieut if mt oo aIaran+ n, tho ala one.-Elias Bennett is building new store near the bridge.-An interesting temperance meeting was held at the Methodist church, Wednesday evening. A number of friends from Wolcottville were present and their pres ence and words added much to the interest of the meeting-The little girl drowned in the Canal, last week, was the daughter of Clayton DeForest.- statement that Mrs. Hobart Churchill lost some $400 worth of furs and clothing at the late fire was greatly exaggera- ted. The loss sustained was mostly in furni- ture.-Maddra & Edwards of Winsted have taken the contract to rebuild the Esq. Morse block. and the stone are now being cut at the granite quarry.-H. K Chatf1eld has fitted up the old woolen mi Il at Terry's bridge for pol ishing granite. very sad death oc- cured on Tuesday of last week. Miss Rosa Beardslee, wife of Harry Beach, died at the age of 19 years. Mrs. Beach leaves an infant daughter, only few days old.
 At NEW MILFORD J. Eli Treats grocery store was burglariously entered, Wednesday night and goods to the value of $50 taken. Petty thieving is again on the increase, after a cessation for few months.-The Water Works dam has been leaking and the fluid is scarce in consequence Nicholas Staub and wife re- turned. from their European trip, last week. c. B. Stone and c. B. Camp have 8 telephone line between their respective houses-J. D. Senior, the painter, who Las been confined to his bed for over week, is improving. Bish- op Williams confirmed twenty-five persons in New Milford recentlv.-The Housatonic Agri- cultural Fair will be held on the 17th, 18th, and 18th of September.-The recent town meeting appointed five patrolmen. The grand jurors were instructed to enforce the dog law. About third of the degs in town are unreeis-
  tered and two persons have been prescott uted, already. A little daughter of Geo. Treichman had her hip broken, recently, by rolling from a roof Two drunken fellows from New Pres ton had srnash-up of their buggy, recently The Fire Association have voted to buy 250 feet of hose, and laid a tax to pay for it.-Mr. H. s. Mygatt has been making great improve ments of the Royal Davis property.-H. G.. Sperry, of Upper Merryan lost some valuable sheep sheep the other day by dogs. One of the canines has been killed "A stylish ''Tally HO' turnout was driven into town recently, by Mr. Geo. s. Cogswell, of New Preston
 The ToRR1NGToN reservoir dam is being graveled by five Winsted men and fast ap- approaches completion, says the Herald. The main pipes are laid and Wolcottville will soon have it's long desired supply of water. The bottom of the river at Terrington Hollow is solid rock so that the trench for the pipes had to be opened by blasting to the depth of five