Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-06
COUNTY ITEMS.

The REYNOLDS BRIDGE Reform Club is get ting on we'll. It was addressed, recently, says the American, by MT. Barney.-Croup, mea- sles and diphtheric sore throat are in our i'm mediate vicinity.-Wm. Kerwood, who cut his knee some time ago, is lying at the point of death at the house of MT. Stockman.-We are informed that parties from Northfield are negotiating for the purchase of spare vises and tools of the American Knife Co.,, in view of starting manufactory in Flutevlle Lodge moved into the new lodge room in the basement of the chapel, Thursday night, pre- pared to receiving visitors from Orenaug Lodge of Woodbury ry.-Jsmes c. Wright is now the 'bess''in the china room of the knife shop having bought out his partner, Wm Nightin- gale.
 THoMAsToN Congregationalists have voted to hire Rev. MT. Hitchcock of Milwaukee, Wis, as pastor of that church for the ensuing year.-Thomaston births for 1878, 76; deaths, 30 ; marriages, 19.-Mullin of the Thomaston House caught, one day recently, 30 pickerel (25 lbs,) in the knife shop reservoir, says the American.-The Thomaston Christian Tenn perance Union is f1ourishing public schools of this place enroll 556 children William Beckley has nearly finished new tenement house on North Main street-tec- lures, every Wednesday evening, are given in the Methodist church by popular speakers, both local and from ahread.-The lecture of D. w. Phelps, editor of the CArtstian Score tary of Hartford, was we'll attended and thor oughly appreciated. Saturday morning last, says the American, Jof c. Mullin, Chas E. Foster, and Michael P. Drumm were ar- rested on complaint of D. C. Kilborn, Prose- cutting Agent, and brought before Justice Woodward. Mullen appealed to the Superior Court on the charge of actual sales, but plead- cd guilty to the reputation count. The rest pleaded guilty.-Wallace Dingwell went fish ing to Terryvillle, recently, and brought back 70 pickerel 10 of which weighed 30 lbs-The effects of the "big fre' are almost totally ob- liberated. Morse's blsck has been rebuilt, and the building occupied by Talcott and Green berg will be rebuilt when spring opens Post
 
 as has leveled of the site of this bleck and ad- ded it as an extension to his lawn. The paint shop, which was destroyed in the late fire, will probably be rebuilt in the spring.-Geo. B. Pierpont has nearly completed his new dwelling house on High street, and will soon remove his family into it.-A horse belonging to David Morris, of Litchfeld, broke from his fastenings in front of Potter & Welton's store, lately, and ran towards home, smashing the sleigh to fragments.
 The LAKEvIIE band, organized not long since, is improving finely.-The iron trade in this vicinity has not been better in some time than at present. The number of hands en- ployed is large, and everything possible is dene to produce ore in large quantities. Sails bury teachers held meeting at the school house, here, lately. They discussed matters of grammar and spelling. School for I'm beetles IS thriving with an average of S5 schol. lars for 7S, 42 of them state benefciaries. - Samuel Rice is now 10S years old. d.-The M E. Sunday school recently took sleigh-ride to | and two hundred and fifty people.-The Hol. | ley Manufacturing Co., are running their knife shop with 25 or 30 hands.-Lakeville youns people indulged in sleigh-ride, lately. followed by dance at the Wononsco house.-Seth Walton has bought lot between those of Dr. Bissell and William Potter and proposes building there next summer. s..@ FAILS VILLAGE has new local paper. Robert Rogers had an ankle mashed, recently while feoling with sledge hammer. There have been parties at Sidney Reeds and E. Sherman's.-A Chapman, Esq, had hand mashed in the town safe recently. -.'Double rippers" are coasting Prospect street, at a rat' that threatens serious injury to life and limb EAST CANAAN is to have creamery MT Pitkin Wright, son of Dr. A. A. Wright, wal in town, week before last, for the first time il is said in fourteen years. Sarah J. War ner has sold her place to Henry Abbott, and il