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

week and large number of legal gentry" and the "laity' have danced attendance from all parts Of the county. There have been only three cas- es tried thus far, which will be found under oul Court Record.
 The verdict in the case of Dauchy cs Town of Salisbury took most people by surprise after the charge ofthe Judge-but then Corporations and Towns, it is known have no souls-let 'en, 1 bleed! The arguments of the counsel for thePl.f however, are said to have been very eloquent The Court sits only through this week-too short to finish up half the business Judge Buffers illness necessarily shortens the sittings of all the State Courts, as the remaining Judges have to make up his circuit.
 1 Rev. Mir. Booth gave his fifth lecture of his Sunday evening course at the Methodist Church last Sunday evening. The subject was Owe no man anything" Mir. Booth while combining many of the peculiarities of the Methodist "per- suasion" of brethren, is yet an able and effect i've preacher, and while some of his tones seem to outsiders to be rather more raised" than necessity requires in a building of the Methodist Church dimensions, yet others are as low and sweet as womans and rarely fail to produce their intended effect, at least in the breasts of his female audience. His discourse next Sunday evening will be upon Fashion'-a somewhat trite subject but which we imagine will be death to the coopers business!
 We omitted inadvertently last week to chronicle that Panorama and concert of the " Barker Family" at which some of the boys derived good deal of fun of the legitimate sort " Our Reporter furnishes the following account of the proceedings :-
 Scene" The Court House." Time 71s o'clock, evening. Curtain rises to, slow music of one fiddle, an harmonican," and one harp of jewish persuasion-Curtan discloses to audi ence grand historic, picturesque, tragic, truth full, sublime Panorama of s 7he American Rer- olution." Panorama begins to extend-aided by a few explanatory remarks in deep bass voice from the baser profundo of the troop Keeps on rong--Gorgeous scenery" Family Growp'-Pathetic interlude--harrowng scenes Washington crossing the Delaware Difficulty 1 in getting across-"British gondolas" Scene in the dstance-Army straightened-" Terrible skorge," scenes in Valley Forge, Anvil Chorus Grand tragic, thrilling, triumphant termination of the War-Generl Washington receiving Lord Cornwals' shootin' iron-Curtain falls to lively music by the band.
 Enter Barker Family, consisting of two men, one small boy and one very young lady-They bark. Flag of our Union," Three cattle team, consisting of two cattle and horse" accompan- jed by the band-"D Death of Warren" The az ony is over'-Curtain drops. "Ladies and Gentlemen, by particular request the performance will be repeated tomorrow evening, with entire change of performance"
 I ALMOST fearful fire occurred in our village on Tuesday evening" by the upsetting of Cam phene lamp in Mir. T. H. Richards store. It was fortunately put out in time to save the store from conflagration. A strong westerly wind was blowing at the time and had the fire got under way, the destruction must have been immense And yet we have no Fire engines in town Will it not be policy to purcl ase one or more of these safety guards before serious loss shall cause us all to regret their absence?
 - Col. w. r. Baldwin and John ". Watson Esq, were on Tuesday morning appointed Con- missioners of the Superior Court
 BAnKHAMsrEp,-An Agricultural Society has been formed in Iiitchcocksville and Amos Beech CT of Barkhamsted has been appointed President.
 The number of Births returned to the Reg strar of this town is l3; No. of Marriages, No of Deaths, 8.
 CANAAS.-The Deaths in this town for the year 1859, Were l5; Marriages, l9 ; Births, 2s- a growing ratio!
 The Rev. A. N. Benedict was to deliver a lecture Tuesday evening before the Falls Village Iyccum Subject, The Good Time coming'- They probably had a good time hearing him.
 The Ladies' Festival in aid of the Conere gational Church is to be held this (Thursday) evening.
 LAKEv1lLE.-A little boy about eight years ofage named Henry Dutton, fell through the ice into the Factory pond at Lakevle, on Friday oi last week. He was taken from the water jus, before life was extinguished.
 NORTH CANAAN.-The second lecture of the Course for the benefit of the Town library, was delivered by Wm. K. Peck, Esq, of Norfolk before a large audience in the Town Hall in tha, place, on Monday evening of last week. Subject The Supremacy of Mind the modes and ne cessities of its culture" The lecture is highly spoken of by all who heard it, and We can com mend its repetition to any lyceum in need of al interesting and instructive lecture. $
 NEW HARrForD.-Births in New Hartford for ls59 Males S2, Females 24, Total 56.
 Marriages. Both parties American, l2; botf parties Foreign, 10; American male and For eign female, l 1; Foreign male and American fe male, Total 24.
 Deaths. Under l year, 10; to years, } 5 to 10 years, 0; 10 to 20 years. ?; 20 to 3( years, 3; 50 to 40 years, 2; 40 to 50 years, l } 50 to 60 years, 3; GO to 70 years, 3; 70 to & years 5 so to 90 years, l Total, 37. NEW MnFoRD.-The exhibition of the Elocu tionary department of the Housatonic Institute came off on Thursday night last and was very