Litchfield enquirer., 1875-03-04
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 MT. H. A. Botsford was in town last week
 The Hon. Geo. c. Woodruff and wife left town on Monday for trip to Florida. The winter term,of the Center District School closed on Saturday last.
 The Kansas Aid Society wilt meet on Thursday afternoon at the rooms of Mrs. Ray. U. s. Hotel.
 The many friends of Major Slocum will be pained to learn that he is extreme ly i'll at Jacksonville, Florida.
 Mir. Frank J. Benedict, formerly of Goshen, was in town, last week. He is now located in Eureka, Kansas.
 MT. r. Ratchford Starr will supply the desk in the Methodist church, on Sunday next.
 The Rev. G. M. Wilkins, Rector of St. Michaels Church, has, we understand, declined recent call to Stafford Springs. The monthly meeting of the Circulat- ing Library is held. .on Thursday evening, at the Town Hall.
 A trout weighing 19ibs was caught in Dog Pond, West Goshen, on Thursday last, by Mr. William Norton.
 Some Waterbury parties caught sev- eral large bass in Bantam Lake last week, one weighed 3fbs; another Abs.
 Rev. Frederick B. Allen. D. D., of of Boston will preach in the Congregation al church on Sunday next. Mir Wallace Barnes, of Bristol, has sold farm of about 90 acres in North field MT. George NJ. Pomeroy, of Hart ford.
 -Lenten services this week and here after, will be held in the chapel of St. Michaels. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 43O P. NJ. Wednesdays and Fridays, 1O.30 A. NJ.
 The ladies of East Litchfield will hold Fair and Oyster Supper at the chapel, on Thursday evening. March IF. All are cor dially invited to attend and aid them in their efforts to support preaching the com- ing year.
 MT. Seth Pond has been appointed Station Agent at Bantam Falls, Uice Will liam CrOssman resigned. Mir. Pond has leased his house to Charles Traver of this village, he himself taking Mir. Lucius Wilmot's farm.
 Persons desirous of attending the performance of "Neighbor lockwood" at Washington, on the 18th inst, should sign the request for a special train prepar- ed at the post office There seems to be a general desire for an excursion and if fifty passengers can be assured train will run down at about 5;30 P. M returning after the play. Tickets for the round trip fifty-fve cents; for transportation to and from the Hall; reserved seats, 50 cents
 Great anxiety was felt in this village, on Thursday morning last, for the safety of A sleighing party that left on the pre- ceeding afternoon, and had not returned. They came by the milk train at noon, much to she relief of their friends. Dur ing their absence some waggish person posted in one of our stores a written mo- tice offering a reward for their recovery, and attached a caricature purporting to be photograph of two of their number We learn that some of them were affected to tears by this evidence of esteem.
 
 -''The rain descended and the floods came" and deluged the furnaces of the Congregational church, last Friday. Con- sequently no services were held on Sun- day. The cellars of that church are about 60 by 125 feet, the water was nearly feet deep, and when the ice was removed from the mouth of the drain, a torrent flowed down East Hill and into the cellars of Lavinville for eight hours steadily. The inhabitants of our Catholic suburb seem- ed anything but grateful for these drop- pings of an heretical sanctuary. It is kind of holy water that Lavinville don't believe in. It does seem wonderful that a supply of water that would have run a HardsheIl Baptist society twenty years should have been wasted on our unappre- ciative Puritan neighbors.
 -MR. EDITOR: Hearing call from you for local news, I send the following:
 On the evening of Washington s Birthday, ''paper party was given at the house of Hon. George M. Woodruff, at which about thirty young lads and misses were present. Each assumed a character. and at were dressed in ,oaper costumes. It was novel and beautiful sight. reAecting much credit upon it's originators. All seemed happy aRd joy Ous, and left at a seasonable hour, with many thanks to their kind host and host ess, and taking with them the recollection of pleasant and most enjoyable evening.
 But few of your readers are aware, l presume, of the existence of spicy little sheet entitled '"The Chip Basket publish. el.monthly, by the pupils of the Ldtchfield Institute It has not yet attained the mo- tice It deserves. but, I trust. you will in future extend to it the hand of 0rotherly fraternity. The editors are chosen by vote of the school, from among its mem. bsrs. each one assuming the entire duties