Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13
LITCHFIELD.

LITCHFIELD.
 Judge Woodruff held special session of the U. s. Circuit court at this place, com mencing on Tuesday, for the trial of two patent right cases. The first of these suits was that of Wallace & Sons, of Ansonia, and Phelps, Dodge < O., of New York, us. Holmes, Booth & Haydens, of Waterbury. The claim of the petitioners was that the respondents had infringed upon patent of the latter obtained upon the ''sun burn CT, !" used in kerosene lamps. Counsel for petitioners, George Clifford, of New York, John s. Beach, of New Haven, and William B. Wooster, of Birmingham for respon- dents, Kellar & Blake. of New York. The second case was that of the Waterbury Brass Company vs. Edward Miller Co.,, of Meriden, upon claim of an infringement of patent upon machine for making brass kettles In this case Messrs, Stoughton, Kellar, and Clifford, of New York, and Car. ter, of Waterbury, appeared for the plain. tiffs, and Messrs Beach, of New Haven, $. s. Fisher, of Cincinnati, and Benjamin F. Thurston, of Providence. for the defend ants. Among the experts testifying were Messrs. Waters, of Boston, and Kenwick, of New York.
 Painting, renovating. repairing and remodeling are going on at rapid rate in the village. preparatory to the opening of the railroad. MT. Beachs new block is rapidly approaching completion; we hear that Messrs. Adams & Wright take the first store room on the east, while Mrs. Baldwin ard MT. Beach remove to the smaller ones, west Dr. Beckwith has been putting fence in front of the Beck with place and repairing and repainting the stores. MT. 0. B. Bishop is also re- painting his store building.
 - We learn that the Rev. W. l.. Peck has accepted call as assistant minister of the parish at Watertown, together with the position of principal of an academy in that place. He will be greatly missed at St. Michaels Parish as well as at Bantam and Milton.
 - The trial of the patent cases and the influx of summer visitors have filled our hotels to overfowing, and there seems to be great difficulty in finding board in private families. A large boarding house might be filled, this season; and how much greater will be the need of one in the sum- mer of 1872?
 l The indigenious Litchfelder is of an enthusiastic turn, at least so far as regards the beauties of the place; but we defy the stoutsst-hearted native to look at our rot. ting flag staff and the collasped ''band stand" around it, without sensible lessen. ing of confidence in the future of tho place. The mournfullest tombstone" ever carved, would be cheerful sight in place of that flagstaff.
 | Attention is called to the advertise ment of Mir. O. B. Bishop, agent for the Berkshire Life Insurance Go. Massachu. setts companies have this peculiar advan' I tage: neglect to pay premiums does not immediately forfeit the policy; they will continue in force, with privilege of renew al, for time nearly or quite double that for which premiums have been paid. The monthly sale of books at the Cir culating Library on Thursday evening last was we'll attended. realizing from sales and new memberships about $17. The library is now opened every Saturday afternoon from l31a F. M. to 5R P. M.
 | The accident to MT. Thomas Addis re. suited in his death on Saturday. In him Litchfeld loses decidedly original char. acter. He was an upright man, a great reader of newspapers, a staunch republican. and had a knack of attracting boys and at taching them to him which would have made the fortune of a Sunday-school su perintendent A days fishing with Tom Addis has been many Litchfeld young ster's idea of perfect happiness. q = We inadvertently credited the Vol cottville base ballists with victory ovel the Duttons, Jr., last week. It was the latter who were victorious, with score ol k.