Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-14
COUNTY ITEMS.

The TWISTED Press ayers that the sale of lager is on the increase in that village and it produces statistics to prove t.-The first tramp has been arrested under the new act. He was bound over and is now in jail waiting trial.- 'Bub" White has been recently denounced by Winsted Methodist minister as fellow who had ''tapped one of the arteries of hell, "rwher- as the Press ayers that he is trying to keep a total abstinence resort and docs not even sell lager.--A quantity of Clarke House beer has been seized in view of which and other facts Bills of the News exclaims. Have courage, October and election day are not far off - MT. Ira D. Sankey, the noted singer of Cos pei Hyms," is soon expected in town te be the guest of Mrs. Spencer W. Coe at Meadow Brook Farm.-St. Francis T. \. & B. Society of this place will give an excursion to New London by way of the Conn., Western railroad and Conn. river. It will probably be. given about the 18th of the present month. --M Messfs J. E. Morris, the accomplished Danbnry orgauist and John G. Pierson, the well-known baritone and hutfo, formerly of the Tremaine Brothers Troupe (assisted by ''hone talent" called in to fill up the parts), gave a pleasing musicale at Benjamin's music rooms. The New England Pin Co. are running 12 hours daily, by stean.-The Rev. Father Leo, president of Alleghany College, was in town over Sunday. Burr Pinney was presented with an Otis pond eel the other day which weighed over 6 pounds another being caught at the same time which weighed pounds
 BARKHAMsTED church choirs are practieing for the coming centennial Mrs. s. H. Lee, of Oberlin, Ohio, is to write the Centennial poem. The Herald correspondent tells the follow ing story which reminds one of the famous Ben Franklin anecdote:
 MT. Anson Cook, of Tennessee, recently made short visit to his father and mother, Mir. and Mrs. James Cook, who not having seen him for IA years dld not recognize their son in the stranger who tried to obtain board with them for a few weeks. Mrs. Cook re- fused to take him in, saying her health was not good enough to permit of her taking board CTS; but as he insisted that the romantic situa- tion of their house pleased him better than any other place, and finally ended by calling her Mother" she agreed to let him stay with them as long as he liked.
 pWoLoorrvILLE has a chorus of 200 voices practicing for the dedication. Jane P. Ross has bought the Riley Johnson place which was sold at auction, last week-The Congregations al, Methodist, Torrington and Litchield Sta tion Sunday schools united in picnic at High Rock grove.-The friends of Mir. and Mrs. Elizur Barber celebrated his S0th birthday on Wednesday afternoon last.-A large force of men were at work on the Town Hall site. last week, and the Town Hall building has been moved to it's new foundation to the north and about thirty feet to the east-Mr. J. N Holt. a graduate of Wesleyan is to be principal of the graded school.-The Hon. L. W. Coe has been grading the new grounds about his resi- dence. Rev. and Mrs. Perrin have been r,s. ticating at Block Island for brief period = Mrs. Dana Hungerford, former resident of this illage, is in town.-Mrs. Geo. Croft re- turned from visit to England this week. Miss Helen Robinson is in town, the guest of Mfr E. T. Coe. iat3 s5s