Litchfield enquirer., 1874-01-22


 inst, and also those who sent unto me to- kens of their friendship
 JAMES TAYLOR.
 Pastor of the M. E. Church
 Our fishermen have been waiting Ra- tiently for weather that would allow them to pursue their vocation-they got 1t Monday. During the past week a few bait have been captured. This season they are choice article and very scarce hereabouts.
 Mir. H. T. Wentworth is to return to this town. He will take possession of his farm in the east part of the town. John Snow, who has been living on Mir. Wentworth's farm, during the past year, has taken lease of the late Melvin J. Wickes' farm.
 Go. H, 4th Regt 0. N. G., located at this place, has received within the past month an addition of five new men. There is still room for more of the right sort. Drills on tho 1st and 3d Monday evening In each month.
 It is rumored that party of gentle men contemplate buying about thirty acres of land at Bissell's Point, Bantam Lake, with view to improving the same and erecting such buildings as would be necessary to accommodate excursion, fish, ing and picnic parties. Such an enter prise ought to be eminently successful.
 Thursday evening last. found sfge and pleasant party assembled at tAUe9a sonage of the M. B. Church, it being the time appointed for 8 donation visit to Rev. James Taylor. Money and useful articles to the amount of about S80 were donated. Mir. Taylor has preached at the jail every Sunday afternoon for some time past, and the keeper of that institution was influential in presenting @ valuable present.
 There arc now ono hundred and fifty cases on the Superior Court docket:-ff- teen jury, and one hundred and thirty five court cases. Previous to the No7em- Der term there were fourteen jury, and two hundred and eighteen court cases. The last term WAS in session twenty-six days,-the longest term of court held in this county with one or two excep- lions for the past ten years. Eighty-two cases were disposed of.
 Those who were 30 fortunate as to at- tend the Church Reunion at the United States Hotel, Wednesday evening last, had most enjoyable time. Social greet ings occupied the early part of the eyen- ing; later, refreshments and dancing were in order. Many and loud words of praise were bestowed on the host as the party turned their steps homeward, feeling that at least they were indebted to Mr. Cross man for one pleasant event in their lives. One hundred and forty people were pres ent
 Chestnut Hill is rapidly changing pro- prietors. The heavy real estate transfers to Mir. Starr, reported in our last, have been followed by the sale of his farm by MT. Truman Catlin to Messrs. Horace Baldwin. and E. P. Bronson, for S5, 900. Messrs. Baldwin and Bronson then ex- changed the Catlin farm with Michael Dewire, for the George Morse farm. Mr. William Norton, who was among the ven- dors to Mir. Starr has bought the Riverius Marsh place, on South St.. in this village, for about 53,000.
 The following officers of Bantam Di- vision s. of T., will be installed to-mor- row (Friday) evening: E. G. Roberts, w.. P; Mrs. Mary 0. Hickox, W. A.; Miss Sarah Thompson. R. s.; Miss Ella Fowler, AR. S.: G. A. Hickox, T.; Miss Virginia Morse, F. s.; s. N. Bronson. Chap; John Morse, O.; Miss Cornelia Braman, A. O.; Miss Nellie Cable, l. S.; William Morse, O.S. The meetings will hereafter be held on Friday, instead of Wednesday evening of each week,
 -Litchfield sbenzine" was too much for Goshen Irishman, Tuesday. The poor fellow was quite we'll dressed and probably did not come here intending to iniure his clothes, but circumstances were against him. He stood out in the rain by the hour, and wheneverheleft thesupport of the friendly tree or hitching post, i! was to tumble atfull length in the''slush, ? there to lie for five or ten minutes at q time. After tremendous effort he would finally recover his feet. contemplate the l village for 9 few minutes in the soaking l rain, then tumble again.
 Twenty-Five or more of us attended the Boudinot lecture and were all greatly delighted. People who fear that the Litchfeld Boy is too retiring to make his ] way in this world are, we think, mistaken. Those who hold that opinion should have seen the alacrity with which 2 adozenofthen piled into the first vehicle that drove uT after We reached the Washington station. They did the same on the return trip and