Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-03
LITCHFIELD.

Washington, Conn.
 LITCHFIELD.
 The following cases, tried at the last term of the Superior Court, have been de cided
 Strong vs. La,oler. Demurrer over-ruled.
 Williams vs. Watson. Plaintiff recovers $1O9.
 Bristol et al. vs. Nreat Plaintiffs recover $242.55.
 Chafse's Appeal from Probate. The claim of Mir. Andrews is disallowed.
 v. c. RanduH vs. Palmer ct al. Plaintiff recovers $3s5.O6
 Anaes RandaN vs. Palmer ct al Plaintiff recovers B. .55S.44.
 Attention is called to the adv. of J. w. Wheeler.
 MT. Geo. l.. Baldwin and wife convey dwelling house and lot to Julia Porter for $2, 300.
 The First Congregational Society have a meeting on Monday afternoon next to take action regarding their vacant pas torate.
 On Sunday last two of our physicians, on visit together, underwent the :cham- pion" upset of the season-nothing fraotur. ed but pants.
 One of the prison CTS, while out chop ping on the Quigley farm, Tuesday, made a break from the jailer and ran to Camps Mills before he was recaptured.
 About three. quarters of Hon. G. H. Hollister's equity of redemption in his premises on South street have been set of to the Norfolk Bank on execution.
 On Wednesday evening of last week, MT. Benjamin Moore, living near Bantam Lake, broke his leg from fall as he was crossing the room. The fracture was set by Dr. H. B. Gates.
 -W We have been asked to announce that the members of Darius Chapter, R. A. M., are particularly requested to be pres ent at the Convocation this ;Thursday) evening, as important business is expected to come before the Chapter.  nGr We were obliged to postpone pub lication of the following communication, last week, owing to press of news items. The experience of New Milford was prob ably similar to that of every village of any size. While majority can easily be ob. tained to uote Total Abstinence, it is not so easy to find the majority that will pra C. tise it. The lower grades of society soon find that the higher are evading the law, and revolt against such hypocrisy. Then one seller after another resumes his busi- ness, and soon the traffic is less restricted in practice than before:-
 WORTHWHILE, Feb. 20, 1870.
 MIR. ED1ToR:-I am glad you are devo- voting your attention of late to the cause of Temperance. There is something very suggestive in your editorial remarks of last week.
 When the Prohibitory law was enacted in this State in l854-though for two years the "Maine Law men had carried the town of New Milford-yet large number of it's advocates supplied themselves with liquors, from five gallons down to pint, ere the law went into operation. Of course the opponents of the law used these in- constituencies of Temperance men as ar guments against them aud their law, and at the two succeeding elections, the Anti Maine Law men had more than a hundred majority. A town agency was established, and for some time it was surprising how many sick people there were in town. But gradually one place after another would be opened for the sale of liquors; at first secretly, and by disreputable persons, but soon openly; and by those in good stand ing in society Rum-selling does not now seem to be unpopular, for church mem- bers and those who hold office in the town, and get the highest votes, are vendors and drinkers of intoxicating liquors. Can the cause of religion prosper in such a com munity?
 MARBLEDALE
 Marbledale is getting lively. A few nights since, pleasant gathering took place at A. H. Summers. Of course, we