Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-06

feed They are also obliged to blow both fur
 naces by steam power.-P. P. Gilmore ha purchased blower, and with the aid of MI
 Langdon's horse power, he is able to resum
 his usual foundry work. @
 BARKHAMsTED reports 15 births for 1878
 10 marriages; and 13 deaths.-John Stannis of Wallens Hill, has sold his farm of 265 acre to Susan Lefebre, of Meriden
 1 At NORTH CoIEBRooK, Rev R F. Maine and the Rev. A. N. Benedict are preaching for the Baptists. , CoLEBRooK shows falling of of 40 in hel l enumeration of children. since last year.-Th' debating society has been discussing the ques ton of clearing the highways of bushes. The negatives carried the decision on the popula vote.-A wood ''bee" has been given MT. ane Mrs. J. N. Barnes. He has been out of healtl for year past.
 TORRINGToN reports remarkable COW fren which 230 fbs of butter were made in less than nine months, besides supplying milk fol family use.-Some 26 friends of Levi Tomp kins visited him recently.
 The NORFOLK boys and girls mission circles went on asleighride to Canaan on the 25th ult. to the number of between sixty and seventy On their return they took supper at the par sonage,-Rev. MT. Thomas lectured here on Temperance. recently. y.-Some young fellows lately took the horse of Daniel Mulvihill and drove it about town for several hours to his great annoyance, and the risk of injury to the animal.-The Axle Go. employ twenty three young men under the supervision of Ctlauncey Ives.-The Silk factory employ twenty-five young women.
 At WASHINGTON, recently. says Col. Scott oi Bethlehem, 13 sheep were killed by dogs ir one night. They belonged to John Black The Col. winds up with a suggestion ofstrych mine.
 WATERTowN correspondent of the Her. aid says that the disease in the herd of cattle in that town, recently reported, is due to too high feeding and too little exercise There have been readings recently by Prof. Hubbard and others. s.-Dea. A. P. Baldwin has resigned andsis succeeded by MT. Fred Partree Of the singing school taught by Mr. Buckingham, o1 Washington, the correspondent of the Wolcott ville Register says:
 Mr. Buckingham fully sustained his repu tation as thorough successful music teacher and all his pupils seem we'll satisfied with the drill Of the past months. May he. he "o:,s, @,, again and conmenno where ne leIt OH is the exnresoou desire Of many.
 A WooDBURY tramp has been playing a shrewd prank upon the charitable of the place. He begged at every house for single postage stamp ''to write to friend" for relief He realized quite sum before the dodge was discovered.-B. M. Huxley, an elocutionist from Waterbury, read choice selections in the town hall, Tuesday night, for the benefit of St. Pauls church. Henry P. Summers died of an apoplectic fit on Monday evening of last week.-Freddy Bruin broke his arm sliding, recently. Leach has shoulder dislo- cated while at work in the woods
 The NEW HARTFORD town poor are kept this year by Geo. W. Warren. A party of 10e went from here to Riverton for dance, re- cently.-Several cases of suddenly fatal sick ness have occurred, of ate-The new iron bridge is finlshed.-The Chapin Manufactur- ing company have paid their hands 25 per cent. of their wages, and promise to pay the balance in a short time.-The officers of the Pine Meadow Savings Bank are closing out the affairs of the concern, says the Herald. They hope to have surplus of several hun dred dollars after the depositors are paid
 cites, literary and dramatic entertainments suc eeed each other so rapidly at the Guild room that it is difficult to chronicle all.-The last entertainment in the course, given at the Con gregatienal church, will take place next Thurs day evening, Feb. 9th. Miss Mary B. Briggs of Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Mass, will deliver lecture entitled !:Our Pilgrim Grand mothers. ."-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis of Bridgeport, spent portion of their weddind trip at the Allen House, leaving Monday.-A sleighine party numbering forty persons from Thomas ton, made merry at the American House last Friday evening. g.-Reqister. Abstract oi births, marriages and deaths for the year 1878 Births 56; marriages F; deaths 52-A great amount of sickness in town.-Business isslack The brass mill has been shut down fer some time.-A petition is before the present session of the Legislature to incorporate fire district in Wolcottville.-Prof. Brewer, of Yale col lege delivered an address on Instinct under the auspices of the Ladies Literary association Monday evening, which was very interesting A large party drove from this place to Wa. tertown in sleighs the other evening" a re. cent meeting of the directors of the Wolcott. vile Savings bank, J. F. Calhoun was elected president. The bank reported in good con- dition, financially, five per cent. dividend having been paid depositors during the past year.-H. J. Allen, Ed Treat and Willie Munson returned from Goshen Friday with string of over 100 pickerel, mostly good sized fish, and several large ones.-The complaint of ''hard times'' is universal. A gentleman informed us this morning that there were quite d number in this town in consequence of the shutting down of the shops upon which they are dependent for support, who are reduced al most to the verge of starvation. Except work IS furnished these, or public charity 1nterceues in their behalf, there must be intense suffering. -AmericGn.
 At TWISTED Hiram P. Lawrence has been appointed Prosecuting Agent by the County Commissioners, and will give his attention tt the duties of his appointment. Look out fol him IA telegram was received on "Wednesday by the friends of Joseph M. Marsh announcing his death at Neosho, Missouri It is gratify tng to know that our public schools are so wei conducted as to draw pupils from out of tow1 -Tidings of the death of Mir. Milton Gibsor was received by his sister yesterday Thursday Mir. Gibson has for several weeks been at tn, insane asylum in Middletown. He has neve recovered from his injuries at Tarriffville. Herald. We learn that steps are being taker to organize new band in place of the Citizen Cornet Band whose outfit was sold shor time since.-Nescs s-Wm. A. Horne, of thi village, was married on the 21st inst, to Mis- Antonla Price of Carthage, Missouri.-A bright rainbow appeared in the west on Tues day morning last, remaining visible for som' time.-The Steele Guard gives it's annual bal at the Opera House on Friday evening Feb. 7.-Press.
 Miss Angie Scoville of SALISBURY was mar red. last week, in Washington, D. O., to Guy R. Pelton of New York.-Messrs Charles Isaac and A. J. Spur are each in receipt of box of splendid figs grown in their sister garden, in Sacramento California. -Emm' Spur, of Waterbury, Ct, was divorced iron George w. Spur of Salisbury, on the Bis inst. in the Superior court at New Haven