Litchfield enquirer., 1873-11-27
LlTCHFIELD.

cases have been disposed of F. F. Crafts vs E. 4. Marsh ct als. Plf. recoyers S113.85 and costs. C. 1T. Mattooss vs .Jeq- | enaidh HoaCard;; plf. recovers $4.45 and costs. Daniel $. Lennon vs E6beas Wheeler, plf. recovers $$431 .02 and costs. This week and next will probably be oc- cupled with trial of criminal cases. Geo. Hawley has been found guilty of theft and sentenced to six months in jail. Afon- 20 Johnson was convicted of theft and sentenced to two years in Sts'~ aF p tlfssssll:. and sentenced to two years in State Pris- on. John H. Nickerson is on trial for horse stealing.
 The long expected concert came off according to announcement on Thursday evening last. A larger audience than has ever before been present ct any of the entertainments given by our village club, nearly filled the ''square body" of the | church below and the back gallery above. The applause was not so enthusiastic as to be at all "riotous,' but was in the main 1 judicious. Mrs.. How, Miss Gibbud and MT. Meafoy were encored, the latter re- peatedly, as his fine cornet playing eer- ] tainlY deserved. The orchestral pieces went off pretty smoothly though the room is now much too high for musical purpo- ses. The proposed improvement diyid- ing the building into two stories will make the upper room fine hall for concerts. i The piano intended for the entertainment proved. on trial, to be nearly half tone above concert pitch, so that at the last 1 moment Miss Gibbud's instrument had to be brought in. When ''we have our own piano more than half the trouble and ex- pense of giving public concert will be avoided.
 1 A New York paper speaks in the fol- lowing high terms of Dr. Henry's literary career:
 ''He in his seventieth year, yet in the full vigor of his mind and spirits, never more kindly in voice and pen, than now. His last book, 'Men and Things is a good specimen of his keen sense, ready humor and hearty humanity, and it ought to find favor not only with his personal friends, but with all thoughtful people who are looking for words of good cheer and genial wisdom in these times of gloom and misgiving. Dr. Henry was born in Ruthland, Mass, August 2, 1904, and for many years he was a conspicuous preach CT and man of letters in NewsYork. He | &or,rlnIs ho Nav- Work Sv,n tion with Dr. Hawes, in 1887, and for thirteen years, 1S39-52, he was professor of philosophy in the University of New York, and leader of the movement in be- half of the higher spiritual philosophy against the school of materialism His works of more popular interest have been his .Dr. Oldham at Graystone's. and his talk there, and his numerous occasional pamphlets and addresses. He IS one of the fathers of the new American literature, and he has lived to seq class of vigorous writers and generous thinkers rise up to carry out the spirit of his literary and theological career.
 The Winsted Herald kindly remarks that ''There is probably no other town in the county that has as fine corps of in- strumentalists as Litchfeld.' Probably 
 because we are nearly all professionals ? The male members of the club are two doctors, a lawyer, an editor, an artist, and member of the legislature who disports himself on the congenial double-bass. Our only regret is that one of the doctors could not have been a clergyman instead, to make the professional circle complete. We should naturally select for this change of profession the violnist who stuck up one of the old church contribution boxes near the entrance with this alms-proyok- ing inscription:
 REMEMBER THE PooR FIDDLER!
 -Messrs. Tracy & Eldridge of this city have taken the contract to build the new summer hotel at Litchfield, and will com mence operations next week. The exca- vation for the same has already been made, and the foundation is being laid The hotel is to be finished by the first of next June. It is to be called the Lake View House, and is very appropriately named, as it will command fine view of Bantam lake, the largest sheet of of water l in the State.- Waterbury American.