Litchfield enquirer., 1864-12-22
Eolal aud Gonutnl Ncps.

LreHFIELD.--The stock of the new National Bank of Ltchdeld (s2o0,Oo0l vas all taken up on Friday last, almost the whole amount being subscribed in this town, fact that shows the confidence of our people in tbe project A meeting ofthe stockholders, for the election of directors. and to complete and perfect the new organization, IS to be held to-day.
 The Courant of Monday says. The direct ors of the Phenix Bank have voted to keep their books open on the question of changing to national bank till the 2d Tuesday in Jan uary. The vote thus far stands over 5000 yeas to 3s nays.
 We meant to say, last week, that the County Cattle Show & Fair would be held Sept. 2Oth and Fist, 1865, but our types made it rather indefinite.
 = The Masonic Fraternity of this town cele- brate the Festival Of St. John the Evaa gelist with their annual supper at tho Mansion House, on Tuesday evening next.
 -one or two warm rains during the week have endeavored in vain to spoil the sleighing It is frozen up so hard now and is so slip pery" in "places," that the righteous ana wicked stand on equal footing-when they have any footing at all 10 stand upon. Various small "accidents" are reported among the cred sleighers who think they sleigh" and one or two printers are said to have been knocked into "pi." No "dead matter," however, left on the road-that we know of.
 Christmas festivals aud balls are all the rage next week. The Children's Festival at St. Michaers Church will be held on Wednes- day evening.
 Santa Claus can be found at the Post Off, 6cs this week, and will dispense his favors through the hands of his agent, Mir. Riverius Marsh, for very small commission to the latter. [sse his adv
 - Among the deaths of our prisoners at Florence, Alabama, published in the New York Times of Tuesday, We notice the name of Ben jashin Filley, Co. D. I'd Conn. Artillery, Son of Mir. Gurdon Filley. of this town. He was can- tured on the 2lst of June laet, wh le on picket duty and no tidings have since been received from him, until the simple record of his death as above stated. He leaves wife and two children in Plymouth Hollow. His age was about 40.
 --Another driving snow storm yesterday King Winter is new securely seated on his chrome, and will probably hold undisputed reign till the rain of Spring.
 The interesting and affecting story of the "Dying Lieutenan:,' which we copy on our first page, will be recognized as truthful re- cital of the death of brave young officer who | enlisted from this town in the old Nineteenth and who received his death wound last summer in the terrible charge at Coal Harbor. The College street school house (in Mil ton S"ciety,) took fire from the stove pipe, ou the evening of the 1ith inst, and was entirely destroyed, with aimos, its entire contents We tida't learn that She scholars shed any 1 tears ever the ,u:as
 1 BAlis.--A ht;s'rrzs Eve ball ;s 10 be given at the AdnH's House, in his village. to-morrow {Fridsy) evening A Christmas Ball comes oG a. the Towa Hall, Marris, Monday evening -Anoth"r tMasonic) ai Wadhams' Hall Vol cottviil-, Thursday, Dec. 29sh.-Still anothe, at Roots Hotel. Cs:'aan Depot, Dec. p, and another ball at s W. Wheeler's Hotel, Kent Dec. 30th. Sch is life