Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-07
COUNTY ITEMS.

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 TWISTED has it's hearing before the commit tee who are to decide whether Conn.,, Western trains are to be obliged to stop at the Nauga- tuck Station, at Clarkes Hall, on the afternoon of the 18th inst.-Mrs Allen B. St. John died of consumption on Sunday of last week. k.-The water in Long Lake lowered six inches in nine days during the recent hot weather.-A small quantity of beer and other liquors were seized at the old Higgins place, recently, now run by J. M. Benjamin.-The ''rummies'' have been presenting the constable who has been making recent seizures with a prosecu- tion for being at a chicken raffie year or two since.-We Wednesday seems to have been sort of abbreviation day, according to the Herald Capt. Bachelder lost two fingers cut off in machinery a Mir. Wilcox, two; and work man at the Owen Clock Co.,, the ends of seyer- al fingers.-The same day Philip Carol had a wrist broken. .r- ..s-ls. ...
 At WoLCOTTvILLE at a town meeting held on Wednesday afternoon last, it was voted to purchase the Mrs. Johnson place, and to re- move the hall building to central position on this lot. The new soldiers monument is to be located in a position nearly in front of the present hall site.-Mr. c. M. Ladd is recruit ing at Long Branch.-Quite party went to Bantam, Wednesday, from Cotton Hollow II. s. Patterson's new house on Prospect street is advancing rapidly toward completion.- Horace Beers is laying the foundation for a new building next to the Register office MT. John w. Brooks was taking tour through through Switzerland at last reports. MT. and
 Mrs. Robinson, father and mother of Mrs.
 Farnham, are still very sick at the American bushel.-Mr. Chas. McNeill expects to be
 back about the 10th inst.-Pickere1 are being speared in large numbers, nightly, in the river by torchlight. Dr. Perrin has been vis- iting Block Island.-The next Torrington Fair is to come off on the 14th and 18th of October.-The American reporter insists that there are in the village at present large num- Der of men with families who are suffering from the necessities of existence, and all in consequence of the lack of work-t'dull times. "-The case of Migeon vs Wooster,
 was tried here on Saturday afternoon last.
 This was an action to recover rent in which
 the defendant sought to recoup damages for breach of contract. The trial was before Jus-
 tice Bronson and jury. The case took up
 the whole afternoon, and was given to the ju- " in the evening. Verdict returned for the plaintiff. Welch and Kellogg of Litchfield
 for plaintiff ]; Coles for defendant.
 SHARON has been in treaty with the New York Graphic for Illustration in that paper :; only half the subscription necessary to secure that kind of immortality had been obtained at last accounts.-A number of boarders received at Nelson Wilson's this week.-The Wilson's, of Pine Swamp killed four rattlesnakes on Mine Mountain one day tbis week, the largest of which was three feet and eleven inches
 having thirteen rattles. .-The Hughes family have moved in the house lately owned and occupied by Mir. R. K. Woodward. MT. Joseph Lord has been for quite time past, and is at present very sick.-The Rev. w. R. Terrette has been preaching in Brooklyn, N.
 r., for two weeks past.-Tom Doyle, who went on the recent Coney Island excursion,
 had misunderstanding which resulted in his transfer to Blackwelrs Island ''
 The WooDBURY history, Sd vol, is to be out soon. MT. Cothren sent the book to the printers in March, but many delays have occurred Robert Partree has enlisted for three years in the training ship Minnesota Dr. Peck has taken possession of his new house
 on Prospect street.-Potatoes are decaying
 very badly in many fields, and in some places l will hardly pay for digging. THoMIsToN roads suffered severely from ] Sundays shower. Bradstreet sewer is in successful operation, It is 1850 feet long and l 12 inches in diameter.-The clock shops have
 closed for two weeks.-Lawyer Bradstreet is | visiting the South Haven Cove House James Sullivan has been fined $3 for abusive lan- gnage.-G. Perry Bennett and Edmund Fenn
 have completed their new houses on Judson
 street, externally, and are now busily engaged l upon the inside work. They will soon be | ready for ccupancy.-Thomaston has new hotel in the Mcdonald House. Fredrick
 Garfield has been raising his new two story
 house on Main St. |
 Since the NEW MILFORD town meeting which was called, last week, to look after unregister-
 ed dogs, the town clerk reports, that there
 have been over 30 registered.-It will take about 40 900 feet of boards, exclusive of posts, 1 to fence in the Fair Grounds.-At an annual
 meeting of the New Milford Savings Bank, held at their Banking House on Monday, the 21st ult., the old board of officers were rel elected. The treasurer's report showed $516, : 289. AS deposits and $15, 195 54 surplus Col. Blnn and D. A. Baldwin, have gone to Fem 1 wick Grove to attend military gathering - l w. B. Bostwick, on Maln-Street is laying concrete walks around his residence The mother, wife and daughter of R. P Leavitt arrived in town the latter part of last week, l and the entire family are now boarding at D! | A. Barlow's on South Main-st Constantine W. Ferriss died at his residence on. West-St, last Sunday night after long and painful ill-
 ss.-Ray. The regular meeting; of the Y. P. T. U., on Wednesday evening was but poorly attended, heavy storm of wind, hal and rain passed over the northern and
 eastern part of this town, Wednesday after
 noon. In some places It was veritable tor nado, blowing over trees and corn, destroying 1 tobacco, and doing great damage generally. I In some places the path of the tornado was | not more than fifteen rCds wide. In th;e vil