Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-29

The WATERTowN Musical club, gave their first concert at Citizens Hall, on the 18th inst, The solo singing of Misses Kitte and Edith i Woodward was among the most popular fea- lures of the evening.-Picnics to Qu4ssapaug Lake are all the rage.-The condition of the old ladies left penniless by the rascaities of George Barnard is pitiful indeed, says the American. He prevailed on them to endorse note of S200 for hi.n. which is all their little homestead is worth, and they are now old and helpless, one of them about S3, and the ether quite sick, needing constant cage night and day.
 NEW MILFORD is making determined eff fort to enforce the dog law Edward Cor man has been fined for noncompliance, re- cently-H. s. Sanford Esq, of Bridgeport, has been spending few days at the residence of Mrs. D. c. Sanford-C. T. Souires, of Roxbury, received two car loads of cattle at tha New Milford depot, recently.-Mr. c. B. Stone has erected telephone between the de- pot and Noble Bennett's> elevator Wasl- ington lady recently dropped roll of money on Bank street. It was picked up by Master Joe Murray and returned to the owner. "A burglar entered the house of Dr. Knowles, re- gently, but got little of value.-Another at tempt has been made to break into Treats store.
 At BAKERyI1LE, few weeks since, a tree that was being cut down fell upon Mir. Jame- son, young man of twenty, living with Mr. knoncr inf1icting fatal injuries of which he died on the 18th inst.
 At NEW PRESTON HILL, among other hurri- cane losses, was barn of V. B. Hatchs.-E. N. Newton has repaired the roof of his barn which was blown partly off in the hurricane. - MT. Miles Camp, is visiting friends in Ohio.
 At KENT, recently, little son of Mark Howland's narrowly escaped drowning in the well. Going down after water after having been put to bed, he fell in, but supported him. self by clnging to the stones on the side of the we'll. Later in the evening he was discover ed there and rescued by Howland.-On Mon day of last week, two fellows, a negro and white man, hired out to Mr. Sterry to cut to- bacco. Soon after officers came over from Poughkeepsie in pursuit of these very men who, it seems, were escaped prisoners. The officers actually passed the negro on the street without recognizing him, and both escaped to the mountains.-Dr. King is making quite ex tenslVe alterations and rnpairs on the i,,eiao of his house.-Oliver Evtts, O New Milford, is engaged ill building a new house on the first lot north of the school house, in our village, for Mrs Kelley. He has the frame up and partly enclosed.
 A RoxBURY pastor, says the Ray, is about leaving his fiock.-Hon. Truman Smith is vis- iting his brother Nathan Smith, Esq. as hale an octogenarian as one often sees-Merchant Preston has returned from his fortnights va cation.
 The CORNWALL base ball club has been beat en by the Miltons, three times, recently.-The Gazette correspondent doubts the correctness of the statement made by the Rev. Mir. MeAl- lister, in recent temperance lecture, that he has seen men get beastly drunk in twenty min utes by drinking lager beer.-A COW and bull, belonging to Alexander Briggit, were killed by lightning on the night of the 17th inst.- The remains of Miss Lucretia Kellogg of Ells- worth, niece of Frederick Kellogg Esq, were brought here for burial on the 20th inst-The ladies realized $65 at their recent fair, and a gift of $35 more from lady boarding at Mrs. Bradfords brought the amount up to the full hundred John Herman and Nicholas Parent have started wagon-making here.-There are fewer summer visitors than usual Ex-Presi- dent Woolsey, of Yale, and family, are at Mrs. Payne's