Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-15
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LITcHFIEnp.-Wei intimated fortnight since that the directors of the Phoenix Bank of Hart ford had called meeting of the stockholders l of that bank, for to-day, to take into consider. ation the roposeatransformation of that insti- 1 tuition into aNational Bank Thistransforma. ton will undoubtedly be confirmed by . vote Of the stockholders to-day, and the capital of the Branch Bank in this village will probably be withdrawn and the Branch retired. Under these circumstances several capitalists in town. at the suggestion of the directors of the Phoz- ! nix and Phoenix Branch Banks, have taken
 measures to organize an entirely new institu.- ton in this town, under the National Banking
 Law, to be called "T THE FiRsr NATIONAL BANK "5 LIrcHrIEID," with capital of $20O, ,OOO- The Subscription Books for the new Bank are now open at the Phoenix Branch Bank. as will be seen by notice in another column. We learn that about one hundred thousand dollars one half of the entire capital stock) has al-- ready been taken, and the remainder will un- doubtedly be subscribed for within the week. As soon as the wh ,le amount of the stock is taken. meeting of the stockholders will be called for the election of officers and the or ganization of the Bank. We ought to say that l the plan and organization of the Bank is main
 ly due 10 the energetic efforts of H. R. Corr, Esq, Cashier of the Phoenix Branch Bank,
 under whose general management the complet. :.
 success of the new enterprise cannot but be
 certain.
 A meeting of the Stock holders for the elec-
 ton of Directors, &c., is to be held on Thurs
 day next, 22d inst.
 l Winter seemed to set in in dead earnest
 on Saturday last, which was as clustering and
 stormy day as we rarely have even in Litch-
 field winter. high wind and heavy snow
 storm ragged through the day, and on Sunday
 only gave way to an ice-storm, which covered
 our trees with its diamonds ard crusted the
 snow with robe of pearls The sleighng
 now is excellent and we believe extends pretty
 much over the whole County. Another snow
 storm yesterday. added some six inches of
 snow. and made the sleghing perfect
 | The narrow escape which our County
 House and Jail had from fire fortnight ago.
 developed the fact that the building had no
 insurance upon it, and has not been insured
 for the past fifteen years. Would it not be
 we'll for the County Commissioners to attend
 to this matter, and thereby secure the County
 against such loss as the burning of the Coun- | hu;l ;rbk
 this subject, we should like 10 direct the atten-
 tion of the Commissioners, or of the town au-
 thorities, or "whom it may concern,' to the
 dilapidated condition of the Court House
 foundations, and the disgraceful condition of
 the Court House yard. A few dollars expend I ed, and stricter construction of the law which ] recognizes the land in the rear of the Cour,
 House as owned by the County alone would
 obviate some paipabe symptoms Of decay and l demolization, and would call down less pun gent animadversions or the part of the Judges l we have alluded 10.
 l -TLe Executive Committee of the County i Agricultural Society met Tuesday at the Man~ian Iiouxe. Yhe usual routine business was transacted, of appointing Committees, &c, 1 and s;edaes,l.y aui Thursday. Sept and -, I 1885, were selected the d .ys for holding the mex: annua! Catt'e Show ahl Fair. No awards for Field Crops were n..Le.
 -Thersis abYe-l:w nf ih: borough of Litch- field prohibiting driving upon the sidewalks of the vi.lag, under scv,re penalty, which oaSst to be enforced saiusi those vandals who persist in using the sidewalks of our streets for the use of their vehicles, if the road hap tens to be a little r.uldy. or has too much snow or too little. Where are the police?
 which is about 10 be dissolved, is time-hon- ored institution that certainly merits a parting word For upwards of fifty years il has borneits local habita,ion and name amoog us, and has always been managed with so much care and prudence, as not only to prove source of pro fl. to the parent instit ution, but to commend it to the patronage and confidence of business community extending throughout and beyond me COuNty. 1s uds uhu ouo uSo during its existence, pig Benjamin Talmadge, James Gould, Asa Bacon. Tbercn Beach, Geo. c. Woodruff, whose terms of office have thus averaged ten years each. It may be said to be the parent of all the other banks in the Coun- ty. to whom it has ever been model of inte- gritty and ability of management. May its successor. that, pheni1-like, springs from its l ashes, inherit all its soundness, stability and l success.
 The Superior Court adjourned it's Novem- Der term sine die on Thursday last. after dis
 nosinp of several minor "Court Cases.
 wINsrBp-Rev. Mir. Dana. of Winsted, has received unanimous call to the 2d Congrega-
 tional Church in Norwich, with salary of
 &, ,0OO, and will probably accept. He has
 previously declined s.loud calr' out Vest
 The Wiusied paper recommends the two Con- | gregational Churches to unite forces under the
 pastorage of the Rev Mir. Eddy, and that tho Coneregatio,al Church shall be sold. and
 moved up town, to be used for Town Hall,