Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-13
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Walter s. Rowe of Roxbury, is News Agent on the Shepaug railroad.
 The fences around the Parks, were partially repaired, last week.
 MT. Charles E. Snevily, was in town, last week.
 See advertisement of Kenney's Store at the Shepaug Station.
 See advertisement of Flour at Bantam Mills.
 Morris ". Seymour, Esq. and family. were in town, this week.
 On the 28th mt. a few friends visited Mir. Hiram Bissell on his 92d birthday. The seats in the Congregational church will be sold on Monday next.
 Mir. Lemuel Berry, of Ellsworth, has bought the Cornwall Bridge stage route. The ice was barely out of the knife shop at Northfield with the last day of April.
 The genial face of the principal of the Gunnery was visible in town, one day last week, we hear.
 The Rev. Charles H. Strong, rector of Christ church, Stratford, was in town this week. Colonel and Mrs. Vessels, also the General, have returned home from their Southern tnp.
 Mir. G. Eaton Jones and wife have moved into Mir. Arnts' house on. North street.
 Mir. Segura and family have been in town for short visit. They contemplate trip to Europe in July.
 Mir. Edwin McNeill has rented his house for the summer to Mir. Brown of Philadelphia, and started for Colorado on Saturday.
 An unusual number of tramps were in town on Friday, Organ grinders, um- brella menders and several of no partic- ular profession.
 Mir. Elias Beach, who has been in the shoe business, in Bethel, for some time past. has closed up his affairs there, and will be once more among us.
 The pews in St. Michael's church, were rented on Monday, for about $1 300 with several remaining unsold which will no doubt be disposed of.
 The next drill meeting of Co. H, will be at ', P. m. sharp; the members will take notice and be governed accordingly. A full attendance is hereby ordered. S.
 MT. F. R. Starr occupied the pulpit in the Congregational church of North field. Sunday before last. The American politely remarks that his we'll spent six days give weight to whatever he says on the seventh.
 On Saturday afternoon Mir. J. E. Fuller left his sons store at about 5 o'clock going to his residence to tea. While sitting at the table he suddenly leaned forward and without speaking ex- pired. He was an old citizen of the vil- age and much respected.
 Tine Winsted Herald refers to a towns man recently admitted to the bar as fol- lows:
 Frank Bissell. youngest son of Deacon Henry Bissen of Lhtchfield, has been ad- mitted to the Bar of Litchfeld County. Mir. Bissell has for a couple of years been pursuing his legal studies under the tute- Iage of the Hon. Chas. B. Andrews, and is reported to have passed & very creditable examination. He is now looking around for place to hang out his shingle-and IS said to be squinting at New Hart ford, place we can heartily recommend to him. We don't know this young Bar rlster as we'll as We used to his pa;-but II he IS half as likely as his immediate progenltor he will bring no discredit to himself m New Hartford or elsewhere.
 -"Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious Summer" by the slops and mOps, suds and duds of reckless era of hOuse-cleaning. Old boots, old shoes, old slippers, old rubbers, old hats, old caPs. old coats, old vests, old pants and old umbrellas. emerge all in one day from the places where they have been quietly accommodating for year. The patient husband and father roams hopelessiy about his deluged home, as Noahis dove wandered hopelessly to and fro over de luged world, and, like that poor fowl find. no resting place for the sole of his foot The seat which our enterprising photo grapher put mp last week at the end oi West Park (and which cost him just foul ''sixes. two "eights," one tenpenny an6 one finger naiD seems most homelike, retired and comfortable compared witl the accumstomed parlor or sitting room The head of the family goes about with { aquick step and an air of business tha the most unobservant of husbands recog nizes the moment he sees it, and in gar. ments unfamiliar and unfashionable t. the last degree. The ankles of the servan girl come in sight for the first time sine, October; one of her shoes is down at tn, heel and the other up; and one tag of he dress behind laps up the dirty water il which she resels. There is considerabl, more we might picture, but refrain. ", hear there is another side to the sam question. Win some of the many person interested favor us with it?