Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
LItchneid.

'OO--s 0sSH~A1 sA~SS@ on three indictments for selling liquor without license Three sales were conclu7 sively proved and the prisoners dodge of selling paper of lozenges for 50 cts. and treating" the purchaser was exposed by himself. The three cases go up to the Superior court, $100 bonds being required in each. This prosecution was just tha thing we like to see. All the best men in Milton, without distinction of party, ard trying to abate nuisance, and we have no doubt they will succeed. The cold of the past week has been uncommon. It has been a relief, as gent eral thing, when the thermometer got up to zero. On the Hill the lowest fgure reached has been 50 below zero. In the valleys. Monday of this week wsssZ ,ssf sl15 coldest of the season. Early that morn ing the thermometer stood at 24 Q below zero at the mill; p below at Wolcottville, and IS below at the Washington Station. There has been so little rain of late that clsternS are running low.
 At the annnal Assembly of Buel Council, No. 20, R. & s. M. held Dec. 27. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 A. B. Shumway, T. I. M
 William Deming, R. I. D. M.
 B. G. Roberts, P. c. of W.
 James Campbell, c. c.
 R. Stevens, Treas.
 W. J. Bissell, Rec
 William H. Crossman, G. s.
 D. c. Bulkley, Sent.
 Regular meetings will, hereafter, be held on the 2d Tuesday evening in each month.
 At the annual Convocation of Darius Chapter, No, 16 R. A. M., held Dec. 27th, the following offices were chosen for the coming year:
 William Deming, H. P.
 E. G. Roberts, K.
 Robert Stevens, s.
 l.. W. Vessels, Treas.
 William H. Braman, Sec.
 A. B. Shumway, c. of H. Edson Staples, P. s.
 James Campbell, R. A. c. .. W. J. Bissell, M. of 3d V.
 s. W. Ensign, M. of 2dV.
 W. H. Braman, M. of 1st V.
 D. c. Bulkley, Tyler. The following officers were elected at the annual Communication of St. PauIs Lodge, No. II, F. and A. M., Dec. 27th, for the ensuing year: Edson Staples, W. M. W. J. Bissell, s. W. John Shanks, J. W.
 l.. o. Meafoy, Treas.
 Eugene Buttolph, Sec. E. G. Roberts, s. D.
 William Deming, 1 ct,,
 Wm. Fl. Braman,
 D. c. Bulkley, Tyler.
 Hereafter, until further notice, the meeting of Go. H. 4th Reg, for drill &c., will be held on the 2d and 4th Monday evenings in each month.
 - On Friday of last week the Masons had their annual electian, hop and supper. The latter was at the Mansion House, and is enthusiastically commended by all who participated. The hop was not quite as lively, we judge, as if it had been Con- gregatlonal or Episcopal affair.
 = The amount of Holiday Goods dis posed of during the week past is really astonishing. Wessells & Gates went in most recklessly, as we thought, but came out whele, while Buell. $ Wheeler have done an excellent business in the same line.
 = Christmas passed of pleasantly. St. Michael's was beautifully decorated; the children enrolled on Christmas Eve, and the choir on Christmas Day, to the great delight of all hearers. = On Tuesday night, Innocents' eve, St. Michae1's Sunday School had their annual festival and Christmas tree. The eating and the presents were excellent and the affair success as usual.
 - Evangelical Holy Week commences on Sunday next; why not the week ending with Easter. instead? -"The way of the transgressor is hard," particularly if he takes the foot path up from the evening train.
 The Circulating Library hold their monthly sale tomorrow Ghursday) night.