Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-13
New Milford.

The pOStOfhce Is to be moved Oct. lSt, into the new store now being built ny our popular jeweier. J. E. Capron. This will be much needed improvement.
 Jarvis Polly, Esq, is making exten- sive improvements at tho bris1- ya-1 He intends to manufacture a superior article.
 Tho Water. Go. held meeting last Monday evening and elected the old board of directors. The directors were instruct cd to get at the cost of getting water from various sources and report at & meeting which is being held as write this (Mon- day) evening. ....
 The fond hopes of red-noses are blighted -.IOuraoL.
 This is I believe the only direction in which the editor has no hopes to be blighted; for what consistency is there in a man hoping for that which he already possesseth? X. The case of N. Staub ps T. H. Nal
 let was tried before 8. Blackman, Esq, at the District Court room on Saturday.
 NIallet did not disclose his defece, but allowed Staub to take judgment for s and costs and took silent appeal to the District Court. ..r
 MT. David Marsh has been appointed by Judge Granger receiver of the late CO., partnership of Bostwick Bros. & Go. As things look now there promises to be con- siderable law between Bostwick Bros. and R. H. Isbell, as considerable time has al ready been occupied in taking deposi- tions regarding the making of mottling machine for shading and coloring the buttons. The testimony has been par tially taken in New York and part in New Milford before Mir. Valentine, a per son commissioned by the commissioner of patents at Washington, D. c. t,..
 The party of young men who went on an excursion the other day and came homo ''broken in'' are very much indebt- ed to the beautiful, blue-eyed dry goods clerk for his services. Do SO some more ! Tho annual meeting of the New Mil ford Savings Bank was held on Thursday afternoon, July 30th; and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
 President, Silas Erwin Vice President,
 James Hine; Directors, Levi s. Knapp, William B. Green, John s. Turrill, Isaac B. Bristol and Ralph B. Garfield; iSecre-
 tary aud Treasurer, Charles Randall. B Mir. D. A. Baldwin is trying to ar- range for the removal of the postoffiee to to the new block. He hopes to accom- plish this most desirable change of base by tho 1st of October. ,-.orsi .I.....ee {. ! o1 It seems almost impossible for those interested in bringing. water into the yil- lage to agree on & plan, and there seems to be more peplexity about the bonding of the Fire Association authorized by a statute, passed last session. The amount already subscribed is SIS, 600. and &, 900 more are needed.
 The PLYMOUTH landlord, Mir. A. c. Cur tiss, had call on Sunday of last week
 from Thomastoniana named Michael Flood who hired a horse to go to Terry
 vile. Flood did not return and on being followed was found in Bristol He had driven the team from Terryville to Forest vile and back once, and twice to Bristol,
 each time carrying two cousins. Monday ] morning, to make all right and savecosts,
 he paid sso. Little enough for such a days sport and Q lamed horse. 7. 45,- a..- | RIvnRTos mechanics have had a yaca- tion. Stephens <. Co. and theScythe Go.
 have suspended for repairs.-W. R. Har- tigan. wood d-turner, talks of leaving the | place.-Rum is sold at three or four places and stolen occasionally besldes.-Dr. tBa- con came down from Colebrook and ada ministeEed the communion, recently.