Litchfield enquirer., 1875-09-09

On Monday night two burglars en.
 tered the house of MT. J. Deming Perkins
 on North Street, turning the door key
 with nippers. They went up to his bed-
 room and took his clothes down stairs for
 examination. Mrs. Perkins was probably
 walked before they left the room and she
 distinctly heard the striking of the match
 as they examined the clothing. Finding
 nothing. they returned up stairs when she
 walked Mir. Perkins. Hearing him stir
 the burglars escaped, running out of the
 front door. Luckily they did not find either Mr. Perkins watch or his pocket
 book and only secured two or three studs
 from his shlrt front. The same fellows entered Mir. F. D. McNeil's house but got
 nothing there. They seem to have been
 professionals.
 The pursuit of our burglars has been
 hot if not successful. On Monday night all North Street was out with shot guns,
 pistols, and other deadly weapons from
 a. m. till daylight, but no thieves were
 caught or lives lost. Our active constable
 went down the Shepaug. Tuesday, on
 track of two fellows who finally got on the afternoon train at Romford, to which place they had walked from here. The officer watched them faithfully and made them feel rather uncomfortable but made no arrests. He seems to have doubted whether he could arrest without warrant, although it is the general opinion that he should have done it in his capacity as ''hue and cry."
 A former secretary and treasurer of an Ansonia lumber company, on seeing the announcement of the death of the late James Richards. D. D., in the Valley Sen- tinel. tells the following annecdote. It seems that the Rev. Doctor bought some S80 worth of lumber for which he failed to pay, ''though often requested and de- manded:"
 Thus the matter hung until taw from the paper that he had been admitted as an attorney. then made up the account, with the interest, against the Rev. James | Richards, addressed to James Richards, Esq. Attorney, asking him to present the l claim to Rev. James Richards and kindly l ask him to pay part or all of it and report. Almost the next mail we received reply | st@ting. 'sthat he had received the claim | against the Rev. James Richards and | called on him at once, soliciting his pay. | ment of the ciaim but he informed the | attorney that he was so poor that if steam | boats could be purchased for York shil- | ling piece he had not money enough to pay for the gang-plank. However, on the | following morning the Rev. James Rich ards called on me, James Richards attor- ney, and paid the bill in full, for which | gave him Q receipt, and to the same letter | was attached his bill for collecting, | amounting to just the amount of our bill | against the Rev. James Richards. Thus | the debt was wiped out.
 !, -The P. M. General is gathering nauti- cal experience. Every postofice man ought to be something of sailor, to be ready for ocean postal service. So he hurried down very early this week for a pull on the Lake. It was a&eel-bottomed | boat and "wobbled and rowed round and fOuuu 1uctca0 UA uuCoup auu tuo WAuO LII" fled with his hat. Still all went tolerably we'll till the landing. Here the treacher. ous keel-bottom slid from under just as the P. M. c. stepped ont gaily for the wharf, leaving him nothing in particular | to stand on. Down went our official | friend, under the waters of the beautiful l blue Bantam, clear up to the jaunty blue | cravat he had bought at Braman's only the evening before. There was shout | from the piazza ofthe Lake House. Gen. tlemen went into canvulsions and ladies | into mysteries. Down came the landlord | with the heartless inquiry. ''Got much | wet?" A miserable youngster bawled, .'Shine, Sir! only ten cents 0 shine!" There is nothing so inhuman in the world | as the way people treat man who has fallen into the water.