Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-16

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 Bethlehem. The annual meeting of the Bethlehem Library Association for the cleo ton of officers and any other business neces sary, was held at the Town Hall, on Saturday afternoon, March 4th. gf 7,;s, ,r5.s v,az E
 fThe execltive committee reported over sey enty doliars worth of new books added to the library during the past year. ssao r r Ts
 Rev. A. G. Loomis-the first member of tie executive committee, made some excellent re marks, which were worthy the consideration oi those persons in our community who regard . library of miscellaneous reading as having Q tendency to divert the mind from the subject of religion. m es.} .37zngs ,ti baeexg A'
 Our library contains 569 volumes of books, written by the best authors, together with SC numbers each, of Harper's, the Eclectic, and the Atlantic Monthly magazines; and 1t is be, lieved there are but few public libraries in the State better calculated to promote the moral improvement of the. community than the public library in Bethlehem ,as lsaaae :.
 t A remarkable instance of conscience seems to have been instrumental in restoring sum of money to one of our citizens, Mir. Henry Spen- eer. It seems that his wife was trading in one of the stores or shops of Waterbury, and earelessly laid Der portmonnaie on the show case and passed out, without discovering her loss. She had not, proceeded far, how ever before she returned, but could find noth. ing of 1t. Quite recently it has bsen returned, the whole amount consisting of $45, by mail from Pennsylvania, i the same pocket book taken f8eagtss 1asfgsl sreb.aeiis sa m4s9 |
 New Hartford. = Rev. J. B. aCleayeland has been rendered the pastorate of the North Congregational Church. @t v s'.@ Is.ls-I11i Y
 = The Greenvood's scythe Administering ediacs is finished, and its machinery ready, for operation. The water wheel has cost two thousand five hundred dollars, No expense has besa spared to make everything copneeted with the works asperfect as possible.al .gl I
 - John H. Bragg, merchant, disposed of,he remainder Of his goods on Monday of this week, at auction; He leaves the place about the first of April. He is q most worthy man, and has, we trust, been successful in his busi- ness. His fellow citirens regret that there skould be anything sufficiently alluring from abroad, to induce hin. to leave theirtovn-
 -MIor Jones of the 2d Conn Artillery having been home for ten days, len for the front, on Tuesday of this week. A braver of- acsr than be. has not speriled bis life in .de- fense of his government.ssisa s1aA 34 sassi.
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 New Milford We learn that itis con templated to change the Bank of D Litchfeld County into . National Bank at an early day j.
 New Preston still lives Little New Prsstoa tHill1 though, long, peeled and scat tered. is rising phenix like. sjs renewing her years. In proof thsrsof obssrse, the following facts and figures, aThissch chprch. which is one of the snallsss sinths ststs, contributed $1sl. ! e2 to the various objects of benesoience. rave $2o and bo4 to the Union Commission au iii . also SIS .S2 and . box worth $s0 to. the Chris { .nans conmiastona Haste butl not < a<ast; a
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 Sh0tOn.r-RssaRo Robert D.xGardaer,s Con srsgasiensl Pastor at Ellsworeb, has .parchss
 sd the houss snd lot II Sharon vsllsge, iatsly osnsd by sylvsstsr Rsrpun aaad occupied by l him ssa tayern. .Itsis ths ipteatienso of Nr
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