Litchfield enquirer., 1875-08-05
LiTCHFIELD.

MT. Segura and family sail for Eu. rope, tomorrow, August 9th.
 The improvements at the Naugatuck Station are approaching completion.
 Mir. William Lord, of Boston, is here on visit to his friends.
 The Rev. Storrs O. Seymour and family, of Norwich, are in town.
 The monthly meeting of the Circulat- ing Library will be held tomorrow CThursdayl evening.
 The Rev. Dr. Duffee oficiated in Trinity church, Wolcottville, on Sunday morning last. The Rev. Samuel Fuller, D. D., and wife, of Middletown, were at the Mansion House, last week.
 Tine funeral of Mrs. Stanford was at tended from St. Michael's church on Sun- day afternoon last.
 The Rev. Samuel R. Fuller preached at St. Michaers church on Sunday eve- ming last.
 MT. John A. Woodruff conveys the place he owns in West Street to his wife, Teserving a life estate.
 Mir. William T. Marsh has sold tract of land, no-th of the village, to Mrs. Mar. garet McCarty for $500.
 MT. James A. Parsons, of London, Canada, has rented the Con gregational parsonage. ...s
 Rev. Mir. Eastman, of Danbury. preached at the Congregational church. last Sunday.
 We learn that Judge E K. Foster of New Haven, will spend his vacation here. He was at the Mansion House last sea- son.
 Sidewalks are at standstill wh ile the Granger is rejoicing in recent refresh ing rains. With better weather the fumes of tar will roll rapidly westward.
 Mrs. Jane E. Gilman has conveyed her interest in the Dana place on Prospect Street, to her daughter, Miss Harriett Gilman.
 The Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Brooklyn, who is spending this summers vacation at the Lake View House. will preach at the Congregational church on Sunday morn- ing next.
 There was hop at the Lake View House on Friday evening last which we hear vas n decided success. About two hundred Lake Viewers and villagers were present
 The V. I. s. lecture of Thursday last by Henry Armitt Brown, Esq. of Philadelphia, is very highly spoken of by those who heard it. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the attendance was not large. There is to be grand fishing tour nament at the Lake, the latter part of this week. in which all the noted fishermen of the place, and some others. will take part. It will close with a dinner at the new hotel.
 There is to be a concert in Wash ingtOn, on Tuesday evening of next week, as will be seen from our Washington cor respondence. The quartet is fine one, we'll known in New York and Brooklyn. The music they sing is of very enjoyable and popular description. and the enter tainment will be first-class in every re- spect.
 The V. I. s. follow up their recent victories with grand theatrical entertain ment tomorrow (Thursday) evening con- sisting of a Pantomine, the "Courtin" scene from the Biglow papers; Vaudeville, ''The Loan of Lover;" concluding with the farce of "Box and Cox" Miss Gib- bud and Mir. Meafoy furnish the musical interludes. Any amount of native and exotic talent is engaged for the occasion, aid will be directed by an efficient stage manager. We look for the most popular entertainment yet given and for heavy net receiEs in the Society's treasury. Doors open | 7:30; admittance, 50 cts.. children under E. 25 cts.
 On aturday, Messrs Chas. J. Pushee of this 6ty, ". c. Brainard of Connecti. cut. Chars P. Rossiter, and John Dodge oA ulu DaUOOO8lC pOuO III AI~ herst, to te lucky extent of hooking one hundred ali seventy-three perch and pouts. M. 1. Massel, proprietor of the Babboosic huse, served their catch in a grand chowdS and fry, and the hungry fishermen enjosd life after the fashion of mortals who Row when they are we'll July %. - '
 The ''w. c. BfInard of Connecticut" happened to be NJ W. H. Braman of Litehfeld, Conn. -.
 -MOnday's Tribunecontains the fol- lowing notice of the nth of Dr. James Richards:
 LONDON. August 1.1Che Rev Richards, q Presbyterian minister oi Charleston, West VirginiaSell in . rail. way depot at Edinburgh, yeerdav frac. tnEing his skull. and died soon after. wards"
 Dr. Richards was for many Nrs q re.;. dent of this place where he folded the Elm Park Institute. He was .orna. time minister of the Congregationaburcb at Eorthheld. He was . man of Erked ability as preacher, but had contl,ted
 habits of intemperance which led to An. Al o.s1 kexf9x e. IA ~os:~.~-...,x e..,,s--s