Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-21
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| sSstttOt&As Temperance Meeting was held at this place pursuant to call, on Friday evening. and an excellent address delivered by the Rev Mir. Chapman, of the Methodist church. The question then came up, whether the present organization should be continued or total abstinence organi- zation formed. A vote was taken; forty eight voted in favor of the proposition and only one against it. A committee was raised to report form of organization Ca branch of the Good Samaritans was sug- gested) and the meeting adjourned
 On Monday afternoon meeting was held at the Congregational church nnder the auspices of the State Temperance As sociation, and was addressed by the Rev. MT. Pratt and others. In the evening there was concert by the Hutchinsons at the same place, about 15O persons being present. It was unfortunate that the no tlce of these meetings was so imperfect Could they have been announced in the village papers of last week the number in attendance would have been much larger. An interesting assault and battery case was tried before Justice Adams, Tues. day. Our village barber and our new tai Tor had controversy about some leased premises which resulted in the aforesaid case. and the fining of the former for an assault on the latter Merrill and Sey-1 mour, for the State; Henry and Hubbard, for the prisoner. z, Z x ss.,. s4f..1 s,.1
 = The first passenger car over the She paug Valley railroad came up Saturday night. It is neat. convenient and nice looking, and is credit to the New Haven Car Company, who built it A handsome baggage and smoking car came up at the same time. They returned, Wednesday, carrying down MT. Edwin McNeill and family (who go to the West Indies for the winter) and some of the directors. ' . The Liuiputian AdUertiser-We have been handed 8 newspaper which is published in Litch- field and called the Lilliputian Advertiser, and which approaches in size nearer to the microscop- puDlSu6u III fdIlB Quf1ng the late war. than any we have ever seen. It is a monthly publication and the copy for December which is before us, is number of volume 1. It is folio. and page of 1t measures precisely B inches wide and 4 inches long It must require vast amount of enterprise and capital to. run jour- nal of that size.-Cosn Western Neaos.
 Just here we 'srise to explain" that the editor, publisher, printer and proprietor of the Lilliputian Advertiser is Master Fred. E. Ives, native of this place, who came into the Enquirer Office, two years since, at the age of thirteen. Heis born printer, had bought small press and had done job work before he entered our office. Since he came here he has started quite a little business printing visiting cards (50 for 50 cts.), by advertising literally for orders in various papers. About six months since, he bought another press (bed At 64 in. ), more material, and start ed the Liliputian Advertiser, working on that and his jobs, evenings The sub scription price of the paper is only 10 cts. per annum, so that the laudable ambition of any youngster who wants to 'stake a paper can be very cheaply gratifed. We rather think, too, that the Advertiser" is more genuine "boys' paper than most, for we noticed that in it's Continued" sto- " the boys licked the teacher nearly every time-a thing that don't happen in Sun day School literature, or in real life, quite so often, perhaps, as it ought.
 We clip the following from the Palla- dium regarding gentleman who resided in this place for time in the days of the s'Litchfeld Bank"
 Mir. Francis E. Harrison, chief clerk of the post-office, is about to leave that po- sition and accept of the office of Secretary of the New. Haven Gaslight Company. For several years past Mir. Harrison has 1 filled the responsible post of chief clerk at the post-office with fidelity, and in a manner highly satisfactory to our citizens, who will regret his retirement from the position. P0iladiuns. .fiIot fsts = The ssrai" at the Station has gone into operation, and fills the tank in the engine house without difficulty. m ai E.
 Mir. Arden Coe has been appointed depot master; whereat Mir. A. A. Lord re- marks that since the opponents of the road are getting their reward, he is in momentary expectation of an appointment himself 'sLet us have peace!''o qsaa.os.
 -- The process of decorating St. Mi chael's for Christmas goes vigorously on. Chorals and Carols are the staple of the Christmas music, we hear. sEes s
 Last week of grace, so be sure to go to Buell. < wheeler's for choice holiday goods. a eat 's1l 2sl
 The friends of the Rev. Mir. Elliott propose making him Donation visit on the evening of the 1st of January from 2 to 10 P. NJ. -.
 The January Magazines can be had at Buell. & Wheelers, West St. a