Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-29
 LItchHeld.

auusL sa.gsse s LItchfIeld. "a o -bI .a The performance of the Stone < Murray Circus. on Saturday, came up to the prom ise more closely than anything of the kind we have ever seen. The jumping and ac- robatic feats were excellent, the man real ly picked up the elephant as announced, and the Bear and the Sentinel were en- tirely satisfactory to the youngsters. A large crowd was in attendance. r9fys,f fra4 T ,e- The new houses of Mrs.. Wiggin, in South St., and Mir. Deming, in. West St., have assumed all the outward form. and semblance of habitable abodes. As soon as his double bass. is shingled MT. Dem ing will move in. r. .4.a gsta
 .-A horse hitched in front off the post office, one day last week, was frightened by dog and broke the shafts and other wise smashed the vehicle to which he was attached. Couldn't some of our enter prising doctors invent a dog cholera?
 = There will be an excursion train on the Naugatuck R. R., leaving Winsted at 6I a. m., on Thursday of next week, if pleasant, otherwise on Friday, to accom- modate those wishing to visit the camp of the 4th Regiment, c. N. G., at South Norwalk. Fare half regular rates. .-
 = The Litchfeld, Goshen and Wolcott- vile Divisions of the Sons of Temperance have joint picnic at the lake tomorrow (Thursday). ."7 .*' '@ a4
 - Braman & Deming keep model es- tablishment an umbrella we left there, recently, was returned by one of the pro- prietors .s.r..-- ,~: .ft.s z-.-,.-. .r
 -Messrs. Mansfield and Thomas, whose trial we announced last week, were ac- quilted. -.l li,' ,' 7. ..s. 's - The Herbert place on the Goshen road has been conveyed to the sole and separate use of Mary Herbert.
 - MT. Charles W. Barber sells his farm of about I'll acres, 2s miles northwest of the village,to Ethan 0. Barber, for &, ,OOO
 = Henry B. Graves, Esq, has had the place of Augustus w. Brown set off on execution. -
 = Postmaster N. D. Sperry and family, of New Haven, were in town. Tuesday.
 - Orders for repair of sewing machines can be left at Vessels & Gates.
 a5Totia 1Aaa Roxbury. 1z~zs
 Miss Adelia E., youngest daughter of Reuben B. Edwards of Roxbury, aged IS years, died on the 24th inst Her fu- neral was attended by large circle of af- Aicted and sympathising friends at the Congregational church on Sabbath after noon. A sermon was preached by Rev. MT. Jones, from James 4th, IA.
 c--The Rev. .Chas. Thomas, a native of this place, but for the last 40 years resi- dent of Central Texas, preached very ac- ceptably in the Congregational church in the morning, and, at o'clock, P. M., in the Methodist church. a.5sfs. ee;sz. -.;,
 Mir. Preston is slowly recovering from his long illness. hSzapid ssEs3 'dI''
 -Roxbuy families are quite free from city boarders; but almost every family is cheered by the presence of city Visitoss. Our railroad is very handy. i 51te
 No doaht the. following letter gives ex- pression to the feeling prevalent among New Preston people about their Shepaug Station < We have been informed within few days that work was to commence on the depot there, immed diatei ED. ENo
 <. sref NEW PRESTON, Aug 26, 1872, 5.
 MR. ED1roR:-We find that for the last six weeks ending b Aug. 24 6a7 passen- gers have taken the cars or got of cars at New Preston Station--an average seof 106s per week, or 17s per day---with quite an abundance of freight Are we to have depot, or two boards set mp endways, or does the Shepaug wish us to give them business according tothe Accommodations we receive? If so, we shall be compelled to stop business with them entirely. . 51o acI 3 as..l ONE WHO KNOWS. e