Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-20

will fe held at Town Hall, on Wednesday eve ming If this week-Frankln Terrill and bride, from Bethlehem, are spending few days at Joht Segar's says the Ray
 FALLS VILLAGE Good Templars have been playing ''Aunt Dinah's Pledge. ge."-The Band concert attracted forty-fve couples.-Mr. Law son, the elocutionist, drew fair house, recent S.-S E. Rogers, the horse dentist, spent ten days in town and operated on fifty-three horses The funeral of Spencer Mott was at tended at the M. E. church, Saturday says the News The remains were taken to Lime Rock for burial by his old horse and sleigh, athis request. He was one of the few men re- mining who were once connected with the Ames cannon foundry, that stood where the Housatonic railroad repair shops now stand
 BETHLEHEM was to have concert under guidance of Mir. Buckingham on Friday eve- ming, says the American Rev. Fielder Palmer has resigned his pastorate of the Con- gregational church, to take effect May 1st.
 ToRRINaroN was cheated of it's expected lec- ture from Rev. MT. Hallock, of Winsted, on the 5th, by bad weather.-There have been several cases of scarlet fever. A German named Miller has lost one child and has sever- al sick.
 PINE MEADOW had masquerade ball, re- gently, Seymour and Futile furnished the mu- sic-The Pioneer Temple of Honor are pre- pairing for celebration of their fifth anniyersa- ry.-The new bridge on the Canal Branch is finished slt, .as-. #at PLEASANT VALLEY Literary Circle gave an entertainment at MT. Evitts Curtiss', last week. consisting of charades, tableaux, &c.- The school closed on Friday last.
 NEW HARTFORD is to have a masquerade and fancy ball on Wednesday evening of this week.-F. B. Rice, merchant, has gone into insolvency. The peles for the telegraph line from Greenwood to Otls are nearly all distri- buted The Nepaug Band gave the Pine Meadow Band call recently. Besides the ex- cellent band music played, there was some fine vocal music in the way of glees, &c., by Messrs. Fenn and Ingham, of Nepaug and Murray and Futile of Pine Meadow.-The Literary Association is having specially in- structive and entertaining season.-On We'd nesday of next week they give another enter tainment A paper will be read and an ad- mittance fee of 10 cents charged.-The Grand List for '7s foets $1 ,O63, 759a falling off of 24 per cent from 'T.-Much sickness continues to prevail in town. There are many cases of pneumonia-some of mild form, some very severe.
 The WATERTowN cattle disease has led to considerable excitement near New York. It seems that MT Judson the owner of the quar- antined herd, sent them to man named Hecht, in New York, of whom he had had some of them. It seems that Hecht had con- tracted to sell them to another New York cat tie dealer when the authorities seized them at Morrissania, killed part and quarantined the rest. One of the latter was afterward killed l in the presence of the faculty and students of the American and veterinary college, Dr. A. Liantard delivering lecture as the post maor- tenn proceeded All the lesions of the pleura and lungs characteristic of pleure- pneumo- mia were found. The left lung was in very advanced stage of the disease. The New | York papers are very severe upon all parties concerned, MT. Judson among the rest.-Rev. MT. Tuxbury has been denouncing theaters, billiards, and balls, in lecture on amend ments. "The ballroom door, left little ajar by Dr. Gladden., is closed" says the Ameri- can.-A ten mill tax has been laid and it was l to ot fha | beinr -ni---~--- ul,o.ittUouuvuU.-1IUn. U. b. 1 King last week shipped a Devon COW and calf for South America at a remunerative price.-Rev. s. K. Smith received $75 at his recent donation visit.-The aggregate amount of contributions made the last year in the Congregational society, for charitable purposes, is $1, 334 92.-Arrivals at the "Union' alms- house, John Ash, proprietor Woodbury 12, Watertown 4, Seymour 2, Bethlehem 1.
 RoBERrsvnLE has geen much troubled by sickness. There have been three deaths there recently and there are number still sick WooDBURY has been starting literary so- clety.-The enumeration of scholars for '79 is 428.-Wallace Proctor has had a knee pan fractured by fall on the ice.-W. c. Linsley has been bringing in a drove of horses from Vermont. .-Marsh's old horse has been killed by persons unknown. was fellowship meeting at the South Church, last week. .-Dr. F. w. Brown has rented MT. E. w. Curtiss' house on lower Main street. The North church organ is in bad condition from the leaking in of rain.-" Senator Crane and Mr. John Wheeler recently caught 25 pickerel weighing over % lbs. out of Bantam Lake.-The trou- bles in Dist. 13 have got into the courts The former teacher was prosecuted and fined, re- gently, and has appealed. Good Tem- plars visited their bretheren of Themaston, re- oently and, if they did upset, coming back, it was owing to no undue stimulation on their part,-A little son of Mrs. Gill has been badly hurt, coasting -Woodbury appropriates $3,- 800 to her common schools. ...,.-
 REYNOLDS BRIDGE ladies are making ex- tensive preparations for the musical entertain ment.-A meeting of the trustees was held at the chapel, recently, and committee appoint ed to see to the business affairs of the church, consisting of Messrs. Ransom Norris and Leigh.
 SHARON Methodists have been having pleas ant sociables.- Mir, Middlebrooks has return ed from his trip Canada bringing 19 choppers I MT. Ochin has returned with IS horses in charge. g'ir.azs F ""7et s' ,tazs. = F. l a ass le5aif ntb e3iH 4 j ,aa -s. 4.
 EAST CANAAN had visit from the Nerth Canaan Temperance Union, recently, which was addressed by the Rev. S. B. Forbes, of 1 Winsted, says the Venture. Barnum, Rich ardson & Co. are receiving large quantities of ore daily and shipping considerable from, Sickness prevails to an alarming extent-In addition to it's amateur journal, East Canaan has lyceum in full blast.-The meeting to discuss the Creamery" project was not a suc- I | oaao aovo tho Naro