Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-14
NORFOLK contributes list over ana hundred

NORFOLK contributes list over one hundred summer visitors to the Herald. .-Shepard's tanneries, under the. management of Messrs. H. c. & E. P. Smith, are running full time.- A short time since Mrs o Snow had her back broken, or seriously injured by the upsetting of wagon seat which was not properly fas- tened down.-Mrs J. K Barney, of Provi- dence, conducted gospel meeting on Sunday evening of last week in the Congregational church.-As MT. Whiting was driving load of over 5, GOO lbs. from the cars his mill recently, one of the horses bits broke, when 1 they ran. In their course they demolished part of o. H. Wolcott's front fence and scat tered several thousand pounds of corn.
 At B CANAAN lottery, drawn at the Warren House on the 1st inst, Grove Yale of Norfolk was the lucky winner of James Reels horse, wagon and harness.-The East Canaan nine played match game of base bail with the Ashley Falls nine, on Saturday, beating the latter with score of B to 16.-The Connecti- for two excursion cars, which will be used on their road for excursion. < -<1 RoxBURY has been holding meeting on the town hall question, and has instructed it's se- lectmen to select site and build Town Hall, at total expense of $1, ,O0O above the founda- tion.-S. B. Smith and family have been camping out at Lake Waramaug.-N. H.
 Preston and family, of Bridgeport, are visit ing at his brothers, B. s. Preston.-The to- bacco crop is looking nicely in this locality and large portion of it will be cut the coming week. 1 &
 At CHAprNvnLR recently turtle was caught l which measured g feet in length and weighed % fbs. He was marked '1S3O"- William, son of Frederick Mics has bought the Bement place, east of Twin Lakes. for $3, ,5O0.-Rob- ert Campbell of Mt. Washington has bought of Charles Spur and Rodney Sage their inter | ests in the Landon wood lot. south of Plantain pond.
 THoMAsroN sent 52 passengers out ,on the late Coney Island excursion. n.-On the 1st inst. the clock shops gave their hands fortnight's leave of absence; but, on Thursday, news | came that all hands would be wanted, Mon- day, which was excellent news for most of them.-A large number of concrete walks are being laid there this season. says the American, two companies operating in Thomaston. Dr. Wm. Woodruff is laying the walk in front of his house on South Main street, and T. J. Bradstreet will continue the work in front of his place; MT. Way is doing the work. MT. Potter is engaged in laying walks for Dr. Goodwin.-The Caledonian club give their second annual picnic and Scottish games at Morton's grove next Saturday, the games to commence at 10 o'clock. The programme is | similar to that of last year. The ToRRINaToN correspondent of the Win sted Herald remarks of the preparations for the approaching dedication. 'The singers of the town are rehearsing music for the coming day, 80 that with the brass bands and the drum bands beating to the music of the shrill fife, the string bands, and the sing bands, we ex- i pect to make as big noise as Torrington has ever heard through human effort.''
 RIvERToN has been enjoying a tub race
 After several capsizes, one of the excursionists finally managed to complete his trip.
 CoLEBRooK tried the one- sermon a Sunday plan, and abandoned it after one days experi- ence. It leaves notime for the horse-shed and church porch style of intercourse which the habits of years have made indispensable. Huckleberries are plenty and bring but 8 cts; blackberries are not promising, and apples, likewise. .E.-a. e | The NEW MILFoRDERs who have been camp ing out in the Adirendacks arrived home Thursday afternoon, looking healthy and will tanned. MT. w. H. Isbell, of Woodlawn, N. Y., joined them at their rendezvous, last Friday.-The meeting of the Congregational church for the election of deacon or deacons if thought advisable, will beheld at the close of the prayer meeting next week Friday after noon. It is understood that the ladies can vote.-At the meeting of the Fire Association the other evening it was voted to lay a'tax of five mills Gazette.
 The three NEW HARTFORD people who were indicted for selling liquor on the reputation | clause, were each fined $2O and costs They each took an appeal to the Superior Court On Saturday evening, the 2nd inst, MT. and Mrs F. H. Collins again threw open their doors for the social enjoyment of a few of their friends whom they invited to meet MT. and Mrs. J. s. Van Cleef of New York.-Miss Frances Augusta Smith, only daughter of Darius B. Smith, Esq, of Pine Meadow, and granddaughter of the late Major Sanford Brown, of New Hartford, died at her home on Wednesday, the 9th inst, of heart disease, at the early age of twenty-two.-The 9th Regi- ment Conn. Vols. reunion which was to have been held in New Hartford Sept 17th has been changed to Hartford on the same day Mir. R. R.. Smith has telephone from the office of the Greenwoods Company to Otis, Mass, 9 miles distant, by which he can easi- ly hold conversation with the water gate keep CT at that place. MT. Elisha L. Bancroft of Litchfeld was in town Monday, fierce for horse trade. de.-HerGM