Litchfield enquirer., 1872-03-14

I - @ss-sS SAH1 o1aNsgNAsePsJ about 15OO majority.
 The Republicans have a majority in both branches of the Legislature.
 
 D. M. Chapin, Esq, of New Hartford, was nominated for Senator, 10th Dist, by the Republican Convention at Vol cottville, to-day Wednesday,. TIT Winsted.
 The new structure of the Gilbert Clock Manufacturing Co. is inclosed, and the machinery being placed in the same, pre- paratory to an early resumption of bust ness. A few nights since, keg of wood ashes, that had recently been taken from a stove came near being the destruction of the new building. Some coals of fire lurking in the ashes burnt out the bottom of tn keg and also burnt a hole in the floor, and then went out without doing farther damage If the building had been destroyed by fire it certainly would have been pronounced the work of an in- eendiary. Carelessness causes many fires supposed to be set by an incendiary hand MT. o. Dexter Lincoln, the baggage master on the train running from Winsted to Millerton. was considerably squeezed 2 few days since while endeavoring to couple two cars. The injury has detained him from his duties few days and is doubtless warning of what might have been. .as The weather of the past two weeks makes every one look and feel sfblue. 2 Our streams are nearly dry and our lake is almost run out. At least ten feet of ice has formed on the Lake, and the frost about the county has gone down into the earth nearly four feet. Where this kind of weather is to ''bring up" it is now diff cultlto foresee. Last year we had some of our very hottest days in May, and this, are having the coldest in March. Perhaps, hereafter, we are to have the two extremes in the Spring weather.
 The commissioned officers of our mi itia Co.,, went down to Bridgeport on last Friday to be examined. From their smil- ing faces on their return trip, we guess they passed creditably through the ordeal.
 Conductor Alfred Beers, of the Naug. R. R. who runs the passenger train from Bridgeport to Winsted and return, has been on this road as conductor, 21 years the first of the present month. He cer- tainly ought to be entitled to vote hereaf- ter in all meetings of the Company, as he has served out his conductorship minority. He ought also to be granted pension Ga good round one) and have an honorable l discharge. .--e -F- .-
 The locomotive, "Falls Village" that was purchased last Fall, by the Conn. Western O., of the Housatonic R. R. Go. for s, 900, to do dirt work on a gravel train has ''ceased from its labors." Ii went up in cloud of steam last Friday, having burst it's boiler. The crazy old machine has been the terror of all who have had anything to do with it since the road opened; 'tis exceedingly fortunate ! that no one was killed. t1l@'e a~-
 Rev. W. H., H. Murray of Boston, lectured to fair audience at the M. B. church on Thursday evening. His sub jeet was 'sDeacons. 2 He divided them into three classes. Seemed to think there were good deacons and those not so good; liberal minded deacons, and those who were bigoted, &c. Some of his remarks were thought by many, to apply to his own individual experience when the set tied pastor of the flock at Washington in this State. He as much as intimated that when there, the bringing cut of a new idea before the people in the pulpit would cause the immediate session of the sewing society or other ''church body" to discuss the matter. and ''rake him over the coals' for daring to step from the beaten path
 Rob. Morris of Kentucky, one of the ''pillars" of Free Masonry, lectured Ion Saturday evening at Union Hall, to Mas ter Masons on ''The Holy Land, viewed l and expounded under the light of Free. masonry, z.gS ta 4..I-. gtf.. s..z.-s ....s a- Quite number of our citizens went to Hartford last Wednesday evening to see Maggie Mitchell in the play of ''Fan- chon. They returned by special train.
 Hubbard reads at M. E. church on Monday evening. He always draws full house. .,-5-,: - aai Very little stir is being made by ei. ther of the great political parties in this place as yet. nIis hard getting up much enthusiasm when there is no great Ma tional question at stake. The ssDoctor'' is seen now and then quietly coming over { small pass book in which he carries the l names o the faithful among the De. mocracy. He always has his side vel worked up. .ast.1< ss" s,1 ss- ---. New Preston. os3
 1 The entertainment of last Thursday eve ming was success. : The moral of "Fash ionY is good. It teaches, among others these two lessons, first, beware of that (i1 our time too common) senseless and wick e1 extravaganza which ina wide spreading display outliyesl its means and suddenly suffers an ingiorious collapse, and, second. ly, let young ladies beware of being cap tiyated too easily by high sounding titles A count may prove to be of no account The parts of the Play were well sustained Mir. and Mrs. Tiffany did we'll Prudence I and Millenette, to use much abused term, did splendidly. Gertrude and Ser aphina were fine. The Count, Col. How. ard and Twinkle, Fogg, Snobson and Zeke were excellent, and Mir. Truman could | harl1lx ho irar,,ozrod 1,,aor, Tho andioxn1