Litchfield enquirer., 1874-06-04
1be fittbhelo Gnquirer,
 uTcHFlElD, CONN. I
liTCHFlELD.

-Sk Michael's is soon to be repainted. 4 committee of ladies raised the money.
 -Attention is called to the Advt. of Wheeler Bros. in another column.
 The Rev. MT. Staats of New Haven preached very acceptably at the Congre- -asSousl church on Sunday last.
 We arc indebted to MT c. B. Lane ksr some fine strawberries. He has them for sale. See Advt.
 The directors of the Norwalk railroad eonp&ny were at this place on Friday l&SA. ia consultation, we suppose, with tAe Ossccrs of the Shepaug company.
 -The selectmen have notified the ad- sasasssratOr of the late Albin Guild to move away the shed in the village of Mil toa Oa the Shepaug bridge.
 The Rallroad Commissioners passed ever the Shepaag road, in a special train, oa Friday. and spoke in high terms of its prssczt very excellent condition.
 -Eiw1n McNeill, Jr., of this village, rpc0zze7ded to West Point from this CozSrezsscnal District by Hon. Wm. H. R4r@Ha. has passed the examination suc- e~sztaIly and entered upon the course of zG@ay at the Academy.
 A few of the many friends of Mrs. Will h&@ N0xtoa, ss an appreciation of her services and thOse of her daughter in the cAS6r of the Congregational church in this village. recently gave her a set of Parlor Furniture costing one hundred dollars.
 We are indebted to Messrs. Wheeler Rrus- for a basket of fine strawberries. fhey have the like for sale.
 The new engine received last week by the Shepang r&slrOad. is an elegant thirty ton Locomotive, from the Rogers Laeo@otive and Machine Works, and goes into service on the new passenger train. It has all the late improvements, includ- ing steel truck wheels, and is painted in exeelleat taste. This is the fourth En- zine built for this company by Messrs. ROger&> By the way. we notice in con- nectioa with the changes in the trains, on the lzt inst, that Baggage Master Brad ley dons the Conductors badge, and now calls ssal aboard" with the air of veter- an
 The village is gradually filling up for the summer. The families of MT. Fitz- gerald, Prof Peek, Mrs. Moves, Miss Dsming have arrived, and MT. Frederick Deming and family have taken possession ot the Col Vessels place on North St. The Florida colony" have all returned within the past few weeks consisting of Mr. Mrs. Edwin McNeill and son; Miss HIT. Woodruff: Mrs. c. M. Ray and daughters Dea. Charles Adams; Col & ArS@ L. W. Vessels; Gen. H. ". Wes- s~llas ME. & Mrs. J. D. Perkins.
 The new train on the Shepaug rail rOaa w@z put on, Monday. There will now be two passenger trains, starting from this place al T555 am. and 2:35 p. m.; re- turning al Ills P. n. and S:lO p. m. The freight train leaves here at 3:15 p. m. and FsEarns at 1130 P. m. The Sunday milk train leaves at 4;S0 P. m. and returns at SIS R n The New York mail will ar- rive under this arrangement an hour car Her tkAn before. New York passengers have a great advantage in tho arrival of the afternoon down train at Norwalk in season for the Shore Line Express which will take them into New York at half past seven in the evening. With six trains dAilysOEer the road. the connections at present are the best ever made by the company, but we understand they will be still further increased when the summer arrangements take effect on the Housa- tome rOad. The change of cars at South Norwalk is now the only one on the route.
 -DecOratiOn Day was very appropri- stsly observed in this place in accordance with the programme published in our last The WolcOttville cornet band of nineteen pieces was present, Go. H march ing &s escort. Notwithstanding the lateness of the season, there was an @MsN@@sAAs@8MA2 were decorated by the veterans in attend anee: beginning at the West cemetery thence marching through the village and down East street to the East cemetery; returning by the Wolcottville road to the monument, were a short address was made by the Rev. Mir. Stone, prayer by Mr. Wilkins. and the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Mir. Morrison. The procession was long one and great general interest was manifested. Much credit is due to the ladies of the place for their generous contributions of flowers and for their assistance in arranging them. The band were resplendent in their new uniforms and serenaded in the evening.