Litchfield enquirer., 1875-02-18
LITCHFIELD.

MT. Aaron Baldwin has sold his saw mill in the northeast part of the town to Mir. George Baldwin of Harwinton.
 The Kansas Aid Society will meet at the house of Judge Seymour, on Thurs day of this week.
 The Northfeld Knife Co. have deed. ed a place in that village to Mrs. Charles Keyworth.
 -Traveling is reported very bad. the roads being almost impossible in some places from ice.
 -"Soggy" potatoes and mealy apples are the product of many an unlucky eel lar these tight times.
 Mir. Bulkley is entirely recovered and looks Eone the worse for his scuffie with contagion.
 -Lenten services are held in the chapel of St. Michael's church, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 4:30 P. NJ, Wednesdays and Fridays at ' F.. NJ.
 The Rev. H. Boardman Ellsworth, Deacon-in-charge of Trinity church, Vol cottvilIe, officiated at St. Michaels, in ex- change with the Rector, on Sunday last. Mrs. Experience Palmer and Mrs. Lydia Penhollow have exchanged the places owned by them in the east part of the town.
 The Sons of Temperance have decid- ed to remove their lodge room from Beach's Hall to the room formerly occu- pied by the Freemasons in the County House.
 Tine late Mrs. Lucinda Marsh left her property to the poor of Litchfeld. One of the executors paid us S, last week ,and the editor of the Sentinel had more yet, George M. Woodruff Esq, is the resident executor, and has charge of the fund. There has as yet been no will of Mrs. Weller offered for probate. Rumors are about town of three existing wills of this queer old woman, of $1 900 in gold and a large amount in silver left on the premi- ses, and of other curious circumstances in connection with her life and death.
 On Wednesday evening of last week, James Ryan. of Morris, went into Mir. Woods and asked to look at some silve, watches. After looking them over he shut Dne mp in his hand. The young man in attendance saw him take the watch, and undertook to stop his leaving the prem- ses. but Ryan threw him aside and left with the watch. He is to be tried to-day Wednesday,.
 The tendency to caricature was pain lully noticeable at the courtroom table pn the outer edge of the bar, last week. There the intelligent" witness, and the uror born to say nothing but guilty" |" were libeled in pen and pencil in sacrelig- pus contempt of the sanctities of the Temple of Justice.
 We do not wonder that the colored naR wants Civil Rights bill to tell him xactly what hls status is in this land oi he free and home of the brave. Some Democratic landlords refuse to entertain he transient colored man on any terms, Fhereas Landlord Crosman, as will be cen from our Winsted items, sues the lnlucky darkey because he will not stay Fith him!
 The Superior court remained in ses. ion through last week, being engaged rincipally in trial of State vs. Frederick etreH on charge of attempting an abor. ion on his wife. This was one of the astIest cases ever tried here and resulted a disagreement of the jury. Joseph )ufane of New Hartford was convicted oi heft and sentanced to one years imprison. bent in State Prison. The following di. 0rces were granted:
 Alexander H., from Susan c. Coffin.
 Hannah J., James Smith.
 Harriet, George Colby
 RoSalla, Charles l.. Robison Mary A., A AustinG. Yeomans During last week the courtroom wa rOwded with men and boys listening t he trial of State vs. Frederick Je,cell heir evenings have been spent readin he evidence in the Beecher case: and, b riday night. the Seventh Commandment aust have become pretty deeply burn atO the LItchfeld mind. We wev leased to notice that some older men CTS of firms who seemed to fear the e ect of such disclosures on the inexper need. pocketed the daily papers and lei lerks and junior partners to tend stor nd went regularly to the court room, an pence home to peruse the triple shet f the Tribune. Such self-sacrifce eally beautiful.
 A SHARON correspondent reports to tl
 Jews that the reports of sickness in tl Inquirer are exaggerated. unsucces nl attempt was made to burgIarize Gi Pt's store recently.-The rector of s ohn's chuch has been given a purse ( l25.-Mr. J. N. Bartram has had Il ontract for building the new town ha warded him for s4,s75.-The hotel hi
 cen rented by Mir. 0. H. Futile. of u
 menia House.-The Malleable and Grs
 ron Works, in the Valley, are soon
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