Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-29
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MT. Geo. NJ. Woodruff is inst com pleting large addition to his residence.
 School teachers examinations are somewhat more rigorous than usual this season.
 The Rev. Mir. brennan, of Brooklyn breaches again at the Congregational church, next Sunday.
 Cecil Belden, of Harwinton, was brought before Justice Farnum, Monday, on charge of assaulting WilliamPeck. The trial was adjourned fortnight. !,
 Mir. Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurlburt, merchant tailors. will be at the store of Wessells & Gates, next Monday, with choice line of samples; prepared to take orders.
 On Saturday, the Milton club that was to play picked nine from this place, failed to get their nine together and so forfeited the ball. q. A scrub game was played, however, with score of P to 1G in favor of the village boys.
 -Lieut. E. B. Sanford of Co., H, hay tezdered his resignation, it has been ac- cepted by the Commander-in-Ch Chief and he IS hOnOrably discharged. The com pany have been ordered to meet for the nomination of Lieutenant, on Thursday The annual meeting takes place at the same time.
 The following diyorces were granted at the last term of the Superior court in this place:
 George R. of Sarah A. Strongman.
 Emma J. of Dewitt Stoddard.
 Elizabeth of Rome Rogers.
 Lewis of Mary E. Richmond.
 Harriet of Charles Powell.
 Henry H. of Abigail s. Peck.
 Alice of Francis Brink.
 James M. of Mary E. Ford
 MarthMA IA. of Wales T. Clark
 Levi W. of Marian A. Castle.
 Henry of Mary E. Belden.
 Ella F. of Martin Bartholomew.
 Sarah H. of Wm. B. Crane.
 Charlotte s. of George B. Hunt.
 Jerusha of James H. Taylor.
 Mary Ot Cn0rteS beIcher.
 The Leavitt Combination gave an en- tertainment at the old Congregational church on Tuesday evening last. As is usually the case with 9 cent shows in this place, the house in the main was howl ing wilderness of boys. small and great, who made thelong preliminary delay of the performers as disagreeable as they we'll could. The cornet playing of little Tom my Fish was a surprising performance considering the age of the player. MT. Repasz had a very pleasant voice, but none of the other voices were good, and one was actually distressing. The danc- ing and comic acting of Charlie Austin was quite good, though it certainly seems a little queer to see a rousing clog dance performed on the very site of the pulpit from which so much sound theology has come forth in times past.
 The Blind Tom concert announced in our recent issues came off on Wednesday evening last There was considerable diff hculty in the first place, we hear, in get ting to this village. The business man. agsr of the affair found himself at Judd's Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, just af- ter the Shepaug train had left. He had, therefore, to look up transportation for themselves and their. grand piano through tO this place in time for the concert. This he did and had a very fair sized au- dience who were greatly delighted with the performance.
 There is no question that Blind Tom is a real musical phenomenon. His won- derful power of memory and his really good performance make his concerts treat as well as wonder to musicians. He IS tO music very much what Zerah COlburn was to mathematics. It is difficult to estimate his merit as pianist without taking into somewhat undue &C., count the wonderfulness of the fact that blind. almost idiotic negro, has ever been able to become a good pianist at all. The opinions of the musicians who heard him differed greatly. some ranking him as nearly if not quite the equal of first class professional pianists, others placing him by no means so high in the scale. There can be no doubt, however, that his play ing was greatly enjoyed. probably as much as that of any first class pianist wonld have been. Still we judge that his ability is initiative rather them original; that his performance is meritorious rather as being a splendid imitation of great piano playing than as being great play ing itself. However that may be, his concerts we'll repay the attendance not on ly of all who take any interest in music. but of those who care to see a real prod lgy.