Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-16
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 In the Superior courts laste eMeek, in Peek ys. Maysh, averdict Of $2 damages, was rendered for the plaintiff. In Cotby Ts. Wilcor, et al.; New Hartford case for an assault, the plaintiff had a verdict.soi $50 against one of the defendants and the other recovered his costs. Graves, An: drews and Merrill for plf., Foster for dfts. This week criminal business is being 9dis- posed of.
 Alonzo Johnson has been sentenced to 30 days, and Fordyce Oaks to 60 days i'm prisonment for theft.
 Chas. Lampman was tried. afexm house breaking and convicted on two counts. Andrews for prisoner. Merrill with States Atty. ..s ,.,sH '.sAs v . - .+, saGa sa
 On Sunday evening, Dr. Henry preach ed sermon advocating the opening oi rooms in the village where people could meet, tall, read, play games or otherwise enjoy themselves without being led into the dissipations and temptations result ing from bar-room, saloon, and billiard room influences. The idee may not be new, but it is a good one. Ayoung man s evenings in such place as this are apt to be great bore and 2 great temptation, to him, If there were rooms where he could go when he pleased, talk, read, or amuse himself, without feeling under too much restraint, they would be a success in eve ry sense of the word .. Then let the.stores close at 8 p. m., and some of 1onr colder and wiser citizens would have to go there, or ''seek the enioyments of the home cir cle" which they are not much in the habit of doing..at present till about bed time.
 - The new paper-mil1 built by the Rev. Sylvester Smith. late of the Methodist church in this place, for his. son at Sey- mour, was burned on Friday, with it's con- tents. The fire is supposed to have been originated by the shafting in the dusting room, and spread through the building with fearful rapidity. Many improvements and additions to the power and machinery had recently been made ;. anew rag engine was put in only last week, the capacity of the mill being, at the time of the fire, one ton of manilla paper'per day. Some twen- ty-iye or thirty hands are thrown ont of employment by the destruction of this mill. The total loss of mill, machinery and stock is estimated at about S3O, 900. Insured for $15,0O0. This is the fourth paper mill that has been destroyed by fire on the same site
 -The track iofbthe Shepaug Railroad has reached point about two miles north of the Washington Depot, On sWednes- day of last week the contract between the Shepaug Valley R. R. Co.,, and the Dan bury Norwalk R. R. Co, was ratified the directors of of the former, and on Fri day by votes of the stockholders and di- rectors of the latter. The Bethel exten- sion is to be completed by May ist, next.
 Our militia company organized on Wednesday evening of last week and elect ed Alexander B. shumway, Captain; E. B. SanfoEd, 1st Lieut.. and H. W. Vessels, 2d Lieut.. I -a SG.,jss gkgis3 zl l-4-4-- ,,, Norwich has s0rosis Men al and brethren lp
 The difficulty is here not that men and brethren are ineligible but that they are indifferent Social enterprises lapse into Soroses in spite of themselvesia ssdt
 Attention is called to the new adver- tisements of the National Life Ins. Co.,, snd of Mr. T. F. Judson, of Waterbury
 - Mir. Minott Shelton has shot white owl 57 inches from tip to tip. It is the most beautifully clothed bird, for cold attitudes, We ever saw. 5@a 'Fsfs2 assi f''a }
 St. Pauls Lodge, F. & A. M., sent, last week, about $62 to the sufferers by the Western fires. q s.' 8hf'tfsat5 gsi
 On Wednesday, Marcus H. Holcomb and John R.. Farnuma were, admitted to the bar, by the Superior Court oi s3ssss
 Attention is called to new advt.r of Buel X Wheeler. ii ss ass.so sa3 Ho
 Henry Friday has sold his place on South street to Geo. w. Camp for $1. 100.