Litchfield enquirer., 1878-11-07
COUNTY ITEMS.

\ \ At NoRrHeIRlD. on Wednesday last. Arthur Goodwin was married to Miss Estella C,,rtiss. of Northfield, by the Rev Mr Giliiand, If
 Plymouth. The American hears that Mir.
 Goodwin has purchased farn in West Gran ville,s Mass, aad will remove thitler at once. Tine Congregational church held th,ir ao- nual election on Monday of last week. HI. C.
 Peck sailed from Glasgow for home on the 24th. While in Europe he visited the &ris exposition, spent week in London. visited
 Windsor Castle and Eton college, passed one Sunday at Oxford, and from there went to Stratford- -on-Ayon, walked from Warwick to Wentworth and then proceeded to Edinburgh.
 The ToRRINGToN Farmers Club is progress. ing finely, says the Herald-A communion table has been presented to the church by the ladies Sewing Society.-The Church Clock, which Hon. Robbins Battell has so generous offered to the society. proves to be too large for the belfry, and will probably be placed in the gable end of the church.
 The EAST CANAAN marble quarry is said to be about to resume operations on at least a three months contract, in New York city {: joyful news for the operatives Hunting, cro- quet, ball playing, and other amusements are practiced on Sunday, says the Herald. The Barnum Richardson Co. are building very substantial stone dam at their saw mill on the Blackberry river at East Canaan.
 The recent SHARON Temperance meeting was decided success. There was a good house, good singing, and an excellent address from A. T. Roraback. Esq.-The moot court at the Town Hall, recently, was quite suc- cess. Mrs. T. L. Hart is very sick, and but faint hopes are entertained of her recovery The lecture room in the rear of the Congrega- tional church, is completed and is now being neatly furnished.-Dr Bullions has returned from his months vacation. Mrs. Hiram Traver who has been very sick for many weeks, still lies in a critical situation.
 At RIvERToN Mr. Read, an evangelist from Jewett City, has been holding series of very interesting meetings, afternoensand even- ings.-Mr. Wm. Ward, of Northeast Pennsyl- vania, was called away, recently, by news of his fathers illness and death.-The people of this village were shocked to heavy of the sud- den death of little Maud Spencer, from scarlet fever, on the 22d ult
 The KENT Iron Company have started their furnace. King is having a stone smoke house erected.-John chamberlain was struck with paralysis last Tuesday morning. from which he has not yet recovered.-The Cathol- ic Far closed on Saturday evening last week, and it is said to have been quite successful in the matter of raising money. The Democratic Caucus, last Saturday, nominated Ira Segar for Representative to our State Legislature, and the Citizens Reform party nominated the same man so we shall have none of the disgraceful contention which results in buying and selling votes to elect a party candidate.-The Rev. Elisha Whittlesey, the Arch Deacon of his County, held Home Missionary meeting at St. Andrews Church in this place, last Tues day evening, which was attended by seven oth- ee neighboring clergymen besides the Rector. A fair congregation was out, several shsrt ad- dresses from the clergy were made on the sub-
 
 for their support. The speaking was very good and to the point.
 At TWISTED diphtheria has not yet ceased it's ravages. A ten years old child of Owen Howard died of the disease on Monday last, and Katie McNerny, child of Edward McNerny, died of it on Thursday.-M. w. Dowd & O., of Bristol, job printers on a large scale, are to move their machinery to this place and open an office near the clock shop within few Mir. Thomas continues to be the most popular preacher in Winsted. Trough lao long since ceased to be thew broom" he con- tinues to sweep with aggravating cleanness. .- ress.-just at this time we have a band Of thieves hereabout. stealing harness from most everybody. Four cases of this kind reported Thursday. --"There's music in the air. just about these days, for some twenty or more liquor dealers in Winsted whose licenses ex- pire on this first of November, and cannot be is difficult to remember John D. Howe, son of the old East street tavern keeper, as anything but the fair, mild-mannered boy he used to be. Out in Omaha, however, where he now resides, he is a bearded man. a lawyer of repute and not only that, but can- didate for judge of the Supreme Court of Ne careful how you enter tain swindlers unawares. A shrewd fellow giving his name as F. E. Jackson, of Brooklyn, beat the Hurlbut Bank out of $100 one day last week by inducing one of the clerks to ex- change some bills for him. The loss was dis covered when the cash was balanced and two days after the swindler was overhauled at Falls Village and brought back to town where he had hearing before Justice A. N. Beach. The fellow admitted obtaining $100 that didn't belong to him, but said it was a mistake. :" There being no evidence of theft or of obtain ing money under false pretenses, strange as it may seem, the Justice acquitted him.-Her0ld.
 At NEW MILFORD MT. Jennings has been considerably enlarging and inn proving his ice house and horse -shed.-Last week the family of George Beers, on Second Hill, had two good meals of sweet corn and lima beans pick ed that week, but they ought not to have tan- talized the rest of us with the fact.-Philip Phillips had good audience at the M E.. Church. on Wednesday evening last The buy CTS of tobacco in this vicinity are considerably awakened and the prices paid are as high as eighteen cents per pound, fair lots bringing fif- teen cents. There have been many lots sold at 12 cents per pound, These prices are for the article in the bundle. T. Soule & Brother have received one lot at their warehouse and will soon begin work there. This will un- doubtedly put the other shops at work very soon. There is liable to be a very large amount handled during the coming Winter. Ray.
 At WoLooTTvILLE fair in connection with St. Francis church will be held at Granite Hall Nov. 11th.-Snow last night. The hill east of the village was decidedly whitish this morning, Dogs got among Lewis Cooks sheep, Wednesday night, killed one and bit several others so severely that they will prob ably die-Hon. L. w. Coe has had fine monument placed on his lot in the cemetery. - The Mayor of East Litch6eld skipped by our office on blackboard this week calling aloud with stentorian voice, Andrews and Miles, now and forever, one and inseparable. , John N. Whiting, one of our Torringtou farmers has done something in the corn raising business this year. From 280 rods of ground, he gathered 278 bushels of corn on the ear. The corn was hoed only once, the rest being done with the cultivator. .-Register.
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