Litchfield enquirer., 1880-07-08
State Items.

The army worm has vanished from Bran ford.
 The present census gives New Britain population of 13,960
 Norwich sportsmen are trying to organize rod and gun club.
 New Haven republicans have organized a f1ourishing campaign club with General Frank D. Sloat for president. ...4....,. ..
 Mr.. c. James, the proprietor of the Wolcott- vile Register, has sold out to B. A. Hayes, late of the Southingten Phenix.
 The Shore Line railway, at their annual meeting, declared dividend of 4per cent, and reelected the old board of directors.
 The Telegram makes the population of New London by the recent census 11,146 against 9,576 in 1870 "a gain of 1,57O in ten years.
 Mir. Nathaniel A. Strong, prominent cit izen of Woodbury, died of apoplexy about 10 o'clock Monday night of last week, having gone to bed in his usual health
 The population of the city of Bridgeport, as shown by the official census returns filed in the office of the eclerk of the superior court, is 27, 78O; with the census of the town added 1t is g, ,225.
 At meeting of the Pine Grove Camp Meet ing association the other day, it was decided that the meeting this year should be opened Monday August 23d, and continue until Mon- day, August 30th.
 It is reported that H. M Brlton, superin- tendent of the eastern division of the New York and New England railroad, has resign ed to accept a position on. the New Jersey Mid land road. sE Edward Johnson of East Village, Shelton, fell from loaded cart recently and was run over, sustaining terrible injuries but not nec- essarily fatal. He was found in the road in- sensible and was cared for
 A man named Murray attempted to drive in front of the engine of the noon train at Waterbury on Monday as it stood by the depot but his horse shied, throwing him out and bad ly bruising his head ..
 The New Haven Union strongly advocates the nomination of Hon.. Francis B. Loomis of New London as the most available man the democrats can select as candidate for gover- nor.
 Melissa Lane 7S years of age, of Collins vile, has during the las: six months woven over 500 yards of rag carpeting, besides doing
 
 spooling and getting in." In addition to this she did all of her housework.
 William Hildebrand, of New Haven, an upholsterer, fell from horse car while return ing from picnic at Hamilton park, Monday, and was fatally injured. He was 20 years old and hls parents live in Norwich.
 A New Haven youth of 9, named Freddie Sorey, deliberately fired revolver at d 2 years old son of John Rowan, on Monday, and put d bullet through his stomach. It is doubtful if he recovers. The Sorey boy was arrested.
 F. T. Barnum celebrated his seventeth birthday at Bridgeport on Monday in a fam lily gathering at the residence of his son-in- law, Nathan Seelye, adjoining Waldemere A mammoth clam bake was served. A gang of prisoners from the Bridgeport jail are at work in. Danhury making excava- tions for the laying of water pipes Their rations are mostly mush and lailk, and on the first day they demanded double allowance and received it. Two of the men have es- capped. Walter O. Lee, a brakeman on the New York and New England road, was killed near Putnam, Friday, by falling from moving train and being crushed by the wheels. He was from Provincetown, Mass, and had been but recently employed on the road. A young man named Rainey was stabbed in the abdomen while on his way from Nauga- tuck to Union City on July. 1st, and is said to be in 6 critical condition. Thomas Berney and young man by the name of Brennan were arrested Friday morning on suspicion. The annual reunion of the Fifth Connecti- cut regiment, which comes on the annversa. l ry of the battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, l wifi be held this year at Savin Rock. But as | the 9th occurs on Sunday, the meeting will probably be held after that date. An old lady was heard to say this morning | To-day is the Fourth, or at least yesterday | was, and so many things are exploding ex- l pect to hear of some more steamboat disasters -bustin' oilers or sunthin' of that sort. The | way to stop steapboats blowing up is to make 1 the engineers bile their water ashore. It's no place to cook steam on board boat. ."-Rort- ford Isnaes.
 A party of ladies and gentlemen on an ex- curslon from New Milford to Lake Waramaug l on Saturday. met with serious mishap. On their return the pole of the wagon became partly detached from the wagon, and the horses started, frightening the occupants, who jumped out. All escaped comparatively with out injury, except Miss H. M. Boardman who struck the ground with such force as to break one of her limbs, fracturing both bones just above the ankle
 Judge Pardee, after hearing all the facts, finally decided in the case of the Bridgeport CTS who were accused of conspiracy to kill and conspiracy to assault Detectives Ewing and Wells, to bind over Joseph Roman, John Navin, Michael Larkins and Edward Flanne- | ry, and failed to find probable cause against 1 White and Costello. Bonds, of $500 in each case were furnished by Peter Wren of the Bridgeport wholesale liquor firm of McMahon l & Wren. 5s