Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19

and Mir. Byron Cowles, of TarilFvlie, have leased the old St. Johns hotel, Hartford WooDBURY Freenlasons voted money at recent meeting in aid of the yellow-fever dis trictt of the South.-AIr. N. E. Cartwright ex- hibits a leaf of tobacco 24x48 inches. Bibles lave come down 20 per cent. the Woodbnry Agency, an opportunity of which the Atwood family will no doubt avail themselves Hitchcock. the timer, has moved into the Woodrt1frplace which he has greatly improved. Marcus D. Smith has been having chills and fever.-W- A. and F. s. Strong, J. T. Salmons and Horace Minor went up to Ban- tam Lake fishing, recently, and had splendid lluck.-The 55 Woodbury, veterans of the old l Nineteenth appeared in Litchfeld, last week, attended by the Curtiss> Cornet Band-The Hotchkissville strike is not settled Many of the workmen have secured work elsewhere; the remainder are waiting for the waters to move.
 KENT sent 62 people to Rockaway Beach on the 9th.-Apples are very plenty and fetch little.-Lane Straet is to be widened, soon.- l was addressed by Wm. Knapp Esq, of New Milford. The Iron Company start their fur mace next week. They have repaired their dam and gristmill. Thadeus Cutler of Vermont is expected to lecture on temperance at Kent Plains, North Kent, and at Bulls Bridge, and also at East Kent, this week. l ToRRINGFoRD farmers have organized a Farmers Club. They are to have meetings every fortnight and their subject for Monday evening the 23 inst, is 'How can the farmer increase the income Of his farm ?"-Miss Min nie Gaylord is recovering from an attack of malarial fever caught at the West where she has been spending year.-Potatoes are poor crop tobacco is gathered and looking well.- Farmers having a great supply of apples are looking rather wistfully towards the cider-mill, but, as the Winsted Herald we'll remarks, it is better the beast should be s'drunk' on our apples than that its owner should be drunk on cider.
 At the CORNWALL BRIDGE Advent Camp meeting about 1 300 people were present. the first Sunday, and fully 5000 on the second. Owing to bad weather the average attendance was much less on week days.-James Coch- rane Jr., tumbled 30 feet from the roof of Ed mund Sklffs house which he was timing, and struck upon his head on the ground. No bones were broken, and he was doing well at last ac- counts Evidently J. c. Jr., has just the right kind of head for tinner.-There were 42 ex- cursionists from the station on the 9th.-To- bacco is all gathered and a fine crop.-Messrs. V. c. Beers, Harry Sedgwick, Henry l.. Beers and Ingersoll Reed, are delegates to the Democratic Congressional Convention.
 MORRIS crops are abundant, except potatoes, reports the correspondent of the Winsted News. Apples have no market value and hay is but $7, ton. Money hard to get, as sales are slow, and the ''Lord have mercy on those who are in debt," prays the sound old Democrat who seems to look to 1880, rather l than to Providence, to set things right.
 The WEST CORNWALL Tub Raceis somewhat difficulty told in the Winsted Herald from our account of last week, so far as the fortunes of A. D. Warner are concerned.
 Warner worked nobly, but the shore was about ten feet further than he could go with out upsetting He claims he staid in the tub, but it was in way ''that no fellah could find out" Smith and Mallinson reached the shore successfully, and returned the same, Smith taking first money, $2.50, and Mallinson sec- ond, $1.5O.
 EVANSVILLE had a rousing temperance meet ing on Sunday exening of last week. MT. Beardsley presided, and remarks were made by Messrs. Newton, Abels, and Lancashire, of New Preston, by MT. and Mrs. Rogers, and Miss Lottie Thompson, of New Milford. MT. Briggs, and Thomas w. Ladd of Lanesville, made some remarks also. There is to be anothermeetlng on Sunday next.-The Friends have also been holding meetings here.-The party from here who were camping out at Lake Waramaug, returnedlast Saturday. They gid not get many fish, but they had nice and wet time.-A number of bass have been caught in the Still River, during the past Summer. - t'Annt Chloe" Turrill died at the town farm, week before last. She has been bed-rdden for many years.
 GOSHEN Democrats send the following del. egates to their Congressional Convention Johh H. Wadhams, James Wadhams, Henry G. Wright and Lyman Hall-Their Towr Committee is John H. Wadhams, Fred E. Hurlbut and Patrick McElhone
 The EAST CORNWALL correspondent of the Winsted Herald reports capital fish story | R12 .:.. M Tls- mn fishing on what is called Clark pond, where he pulled in from four to eight bull-heads and and eels at a time. He filled bag which he had, then took off his overalls and tied up the opening at the lower part of the legs and filled them both full. This may seem rather fishy, but is true.
 That closing remark was splendid after thought. Without it there would have been those who doubted the bag and overall state. ments.-A little girl, three years old, came near dying of the sting of yellow hornet re- marks the same correspondent Attention, "Jack!"
 WORTHWHILE had visit recently from Hon. Earle Buckingham, an old resident. He is very pleasantly remembered here as a man of much enterprise and ability.-Mr Beardsley has been delivering temperance lectures, here, and others are promised. Says the Ray. Mr. Lyon has taken boy from the Orphan Asylum in New Haven into his family. This is the fifth child from that institution who has found home in our village. Lee Stone and Warren Crossman having each boy and girl. They seem like good disposed children and are doing well.
 At CORNWALL HOLLOW MT. Fowler Bradford has had relapse and is now lying very low.- Mir. Harry Sedgwick's children have had a severe attack of scarlet fever, but are now convalescent Mir. Norton has sold his cheese at Winsted at eight and half cents. Herald. } The TWISTED Union Building Go. have contracted to build new passenger depot for the c. w. R. R. at the sand bank, near the 1 iunctlnn with the NauGat,,ck TI,e riInher is