Litchfield enquirer., 1860-02-23
! LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS


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 LarcHrrrLD.-Ths heavy snow-storm of last week, was succeeded on Tuesday of this, by as lovely day as Spring ever affords. The sleigh. ing hereabouts was excellent-but by the spec. ial interpretation of the warm sun, good for one day only" -r.si ss.-.ua .a'teA paa ;Eea e5
 .a-O On Friday evening last the young people enjoyed hop at Buckley's Hall, and chased the hours with flying feet until past midnight. The New Hartford Band discoursed the music and better trio for music, " Our Reporter" re- marks, cannot be found outside of " this ofice '' We understand the Band propose giving Quar- terly Hop, here at no distant day-that is, they give the Hop and we the "quarters v'
 Sunday last was the stormiest of the season. A mixture of snow and sleet and hail prevailed, and the wind piled the drifts mountain high. Between some of the towns in the county travel ling was almost impossible.
 = We learn from the papers that H. B. Graves, Esq, of this village locates himself with a Mir. c. W. Sayles late of Windsor Locks, in the legal profession in New York. The firm is Graves and Sayles, POT Broadway, corner of Full ton Street.
 = The Shakspearian Club being without their head, gave an appropriate on Tuesday evening of the Winters Tale" Our Reporter" reports that the "tale" presented no new wrinkles ~
 Mir Marsh, the Engineer, employed to sur vey route for Railroad from this. village to the Housatonic and Naugatuck roads, has made report to the committee appointed to employ him-with profile, from which we learn, that the route surveyed to the Housatonic, is nearly twenty-four miles in length, connecting with the Housatonic Railroad near Gaylord's Bridge, SAG feet north of Merwin'ss Station. The route # generally very feasible, and the cost of first class road, exclusive of right of way, and inclu ding passenger and freight stations, wood and water stations. engineering, &c., will be less than 000 per mile. a' ,~. ..
 In consequence of sickness in his family, Mir Marsh has not yet been able to survey any route hence to the Naugatuck but from an examina ton of former survey of MT. Notts is of opin ion that there will be no difficulty of construct ing road to some point below Plymouth but the expense per mile will be greater than to tht Housatonic. .ss t...,.- k The Report will be soon published, and VI expect vigorous moyemep'.1 .'.
 FALLS. VnLAGE.-Ex-Go Gov. Holley delivered the lecture before the Falls Village Lyceum or Tuesday evening of last weak. Ambrose S Rogers of Cornwall delivers the next. ..s'. . The report that Dr. Aiken is to leave Falls Village is as unfounded as the rumor of small pox in that vicinity. ,..a:t ,,.....- .....
 GosHEs.-N Notwithstanding the storm the fu neral of the late Joseph Gaylord, Esq, was largely attended on Thursday last from tho Con gregational Church. ... ....... .. ..... -...-..
 Mosn1s.-At meeting of the inhabitants o the town of Morris, held Feb. 18th, 1860, David Benton was appointed Chairman and R. C. Peck, Clerk. The following Resolutions were unanimously adopted:. t..f..- .-....:f i... .g
 Whereas, complaints are being made that cer tain inhabitants of this town are keeping disor derly houses, and violating the law of this State prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors therefore -.
 Resolved, That we deeply deplore the exist. ence of such evils, and consider it the duty of all good citizens to aid in sustaining the laws, and punishing all offenders. sa s..
 Resolued, That we consider the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors as subversive of the best in terests of community, and the fruitful source of pauperism and crime. -. ... .r
 ResoEred, That aside from all moral oblga- tions, the pecuniary interests and prosperity oi this town, should prompt as to do all we can to prevent this traffic, which threatens to curse and disgrace us as community. ' E
 Resolced, That we will use all lawful and hon, orable means to prevent the violation of the law and to prosecute all offenders. f....
 Resolred, That committee of nine be appoint ed, whose duty it shall be to make investigation and if they find cause, to present their con.. plaints in due form to the Grand Jurors of this town for their immediate action.
 Resolyed, That the above Resolutions, and other doings of this meeting, be published in the Ltchfeld Enquirer aud Hartford Post (weekly.) J
 Voted, That the following Pledge be present ed for signatures r .....
 We, the undersigned, pledge ourselves to use our influence as we'll as our means, to sustain the committee in the prosecution of their duties The above Pledge received numerous sigma, lures, and is still in circulation. ,s.4l.s
 Voted, To adjourn this meeting three weeks from this date, at halfpast six o'clock P. II. oz '7'71s R. c. PECK, Clerk,
 NoRroLK.-A large audience notwithstanding the drifted roads, listened with much interest aud qualification to the lecture of Wm. K. Peck Esq, on Monday evening. The lecture was the same as that delivered at North Canaan week .1a-Much sympathy is expressed for Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Shepard, which will be felt by their numerous friends elsewhere, in their afaietion in the death of an interesting child, 3 daughter two and . half years old, end in their anxiety for another younger child, which has been dan gerously sick; but it is hoped, Is now better. Y.
 NEW HARTFORD -sylvsster Jones of New Hartford was found in the sAew on Saturday iast so chilled that he died in few hours after being taken home, Hesvas intsmRarate in his hahits., .4ssff p sa 4aHhaa q aaaiR 70 ss yU ...sLa sf4,.ss4a. ...g.EL staa q, zfry,. fy.,.s