Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-27

H. Collins, Friday evening" 14th inst.-Mr L.
 P Evarts of the North East public school is
 qnte sick with the prevailing disorder
 FINE MEADOW Baptists hold sociables every
 fortnight. t.-Mr. F. E. Rice, grocer, ends few
 nonths experience here with general assign nent-Mr. Smith, agent of the Greenweod's 20. gives the young operatives of the con- bany occasional free rides and steriopticon exhibitions. Canal Branch railroad bridge had narrow escape at the time of the recent flood.
 The WoLooTrvlLLE Turkey Supper at the Guild hall, was we'll attended, and a pleasant social evening was enjoyed by those present. Net proceeds $5O-There was pleasant so- cial gatherinf of Congregationalists at the American House on Thursday evening. The new block next to the Register office is assum- ing finished appearance..-The Miller plat form and coupler have been put on some of the cars on the Naugatuck railroad.-A walking match has been announced to come off at Gran ite Hall between two Wolcettvillians, commen- cing last night. Purse $25.-One evening last week, as four young ladies were coming quietly down Main street, they were met near the residence ot Ransom Holley Esq, by
 
 intention of frightening them.-John Davey, Jun., employed at the Needle Co.'S. works met with rather serious accident Thursday forenoon. He was working on a growing ma chine, when, for some cause best known to himself, his hand came in contact with rapid ly revolving part of the machine. He wears his hand in a sling. do not hesitate to say that the Perley troupe is far superior to any that has visited Wolcottvile for yeare.- ReQ- ister.-Charles Hubbard and Charles Neil, be- gan at o'clock on Thursday evening to walk for 29 hours, the winner receiving $25. The Excelsior Needle Go. have champion walk ist, who will challenge the winner to another trial-Parlny'o -four Poye' seemed to take with Wolcettville people. Last night large party drove from this place to Litchfed to hear the same play.-W Wolcottville will be we'll represented at Gilmore's concert next Thurs day evening in Waterbury, A. Kunkle of a mill site of H. J. J.Allen.-Considerabl bunt- ing was displayed in honor of truthful George, on Friday.-The Wolcottville Fire association bill which had been passed, was yesterday reconsidered. Certain alleged arbitrary pow CTS conferred upon the directors is sad to be the occasion of the action.-The wonderful cures attributed to certain Wolcottville party are causing. considerable comment Many have implicit confidence in the genulneness of the cures thus performed, whilst many and per haps the majority view the matter with credu- lity. That recoveries have taken place is not doubted, but the woman's instrumentality in the cures is doubted.-The walking match ended Saturday afternoon, Hubbard fainting. -AmericGn.
 The cashier of the new TWISTED National Bank Con the f1a0we understand, is to be Mir. Henry R. Young, of New Haven.-It is ru- mored that Mr. John T. Rockwell, of this vil- lage, comes into property of about $500, ,000, Dy the death of his brother, Jas. s. Rockwell, Tn Brooklyn N. Y.-Neaos.-The First Ma tlonal Bank of Winsted East Village]have elected their board of directors: Lyman R. Norton, Chas. B. Haliot, Elias E. Gilman, Moore and David Strong. At the directors meeting Elias B. Gilman was elected president, and Harvey l.. Roberts, cashier. r.-Hernld.- The trial of M. E. Dutton commences on Mon- day next before Justice Beach.-A literary and debating society has been started i'll the East Village new brass band was star ted on Tuesday of last week, but it has not been christened yet. It won't be long, we SUD- pose, before a man will come around and as- sess the property of the citizens preparatory to laying tax to purchase uniforms.-We al- ways supposed that the rain fell alike upon the just and the unjust, but it seems not. One of the pillars of the Methodist church in this place in relating his experience, recently, said that he has a wicked neighbor who sometimes gets in hay on Sunday, and he remembers one Sunday when they both had hay out that there came up shower and wet the neighbor's hay, and rained all around his own hay, but didn't wet it. Whether the hay that didn't get wet was in the barn or not he did not state, but the inference is that it was not This story was told in Sunday school and it must be true.- P9eSs