Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-04
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The public school began on Monday Mr Andrew Smith, teacher.
 When is the re-modeling of the jai to begin?
 Monthly meeting of the Circulating Library, to morrow (Thursday) evening
 Don't forget the v. I. 8. meeting ana oyster supper tonight "Wednesday.
 The winter term of the Harris Plail school begins next week; Mir. Clark Love land, teacher. A row of young elms have been plant cd on the South St. side of the Mansion House.
 The monthly meeting of the Fiftf District Library will be held at the liar ris Plain school house on Friday evening next.
 The Bishop of the diocese will visii St. Michael's parish on Sunday morning November 2lst, and Christ church, Beth Iehem, at 2 p. m. of the same day.
 The V. I. s. have put the town pump in good -epair. The watering trough bears this inscription in gilt letters. evil lage Improvement Society. Organized 1875" MT. William W. Fiske is to be in town on Friday with his Fern-Leaf Notices which are very unique and tasteful. Per cons desirous of furthering worthy re- Iigious object or of securing pretty deco nations of this kind should certainly in- vest. .s- The dealers licensed to sell liquor in this town are the same whose applications we noticed sometime since, with the ad- dtion of Buell. & Wheeler who have ap- piled since. and excepting F. N. Hale. who only desired beer license, it appears, ,and has since withdrawn his application alto gether.
 MT. Foster, of the firm of Foster Hurlbut. of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels & Gates, on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic woolens. prepared to take orders for anything in their line. Persons wishing good custom work done should give them a call.
 Rev. Benjamin L. Swan. formerly pastor of the Congregational church in this place. has resigned his pastorate of the First Presbyterian church in Oyster Bay, l.. l., where he has been preaching for the past ten years. The congregation, after trying unnecessarily to induce him to withdraw his resignation. finally yield cd and 1t took effect on the 1st inst.
 The November Term of the Superior Court commenced. Tuesday. with trial of DGrid NOrthrop, 2d, rs. Isaac 4. Nor. -throp to the jury. This is New Milford case. the parties are brothers. and 1t ii brought on note for about S6. 200, given on the settlement of their fathers estate The defence is fraud. MoMahon, An drews and Seymour for plf.; Taylor oi Danbury, and Northrop of Middletowr The debenture bill of the county rep. Eesentatives at thsir recent meetings with reference to the new jail amounts to S2S9.5O. The expense of last winter meetings. amounting to about $40, has never been paid. The county clerk could And 70 Legal authority for payment of tn. amount the representatives had voted themselves. and refused to draw order' therefor. The county commissioner re fused to draw ordsrs for like reason. .ani the county treasurer refused to pay with out order. The money paid the repre- sentaEives. this year. is under new stat ute passed last summer.
 On Saturday the case of State vs Lewis Garrett was tried before Justice Farnum in the Town Room before larg, and enthusiastic audience. The evidenc' sh0wed that for two years or more Mr. F N. Santord had been in the habit of teas ing Garrett whenever they met. hi sort of fun led as it usually does to il feeling on the part of the victim. and exhi bitiOns of temper that greatly amuse Sanford and the spectators. Finally, i JaAs last, there occurred scufde in whic Sanford threw Garrett. mashed his hhl s&e. There was newspaper item or tw abOut this fracas. which irritated Garres greatly and which he attributed to Sar ford From this time Sanford ceased ar nCying Garrett. and the latter avoide meeting Sanford whenever he could. Sti his irritation was such that when they ma casually he made insulting remarks { Sanfosd, who complainsd to Grand Ju ror and had Garrett notified that he shouI prosecute him if these insults continued Thereupon Garrett stopped insulting Sa. ford, and matters had gone on quietly fc some time, when, one evening last -weel as Garrett was aitting behind tho stove i Wright A Co.'S. store. Sanford came ii cut offa piece of cheese. had Wrigl weigh and wrap it up, and then starte alOag toward the front of the store as
 going out. Garrett. snpposIng he ha gone. remarked to Wright that he shOul not want that cheese after Sanford hs handled it, adding an abusive epithe Sanford had not gons ont bus was lookiz asseme overalls. and hearing the abusi,