Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-21
LiTCAFlELD.

- The church Sociable meets at Mrs. co Belden's South street this (Wednes- day) evening.
 MT and Mrs Henry Lowe, of Plain. field, Vermont, were in town, last week, guests of T H Richards, Esq,
 A Donation Visit, will be given to the Rev. William l. Bostwick, Rector of Trinity church, Northfeld, this (Wednes- day) Evening.
 - The Church, Methodist, Christian, Tribune, and Beckwiths almanacs, also Conn Registers for 1875, at Buell. Wheel CTS.
 In digging the we'll for the Island Ho- tel quite find of fossils has been made which have been taken down to the Yale Museum.
 Hubbard B Payne, Esq of Wilkes Barre, Pa, was in town last week, guest of Mir. E. McNeil.
 A pickerel weighing 3! tts was caught in Mt Tom Pond, few days ago, by Mrs. Futile of WOOdville. The dance spoken of in our last, ,comds off at Beach's Hall tomorrow CThursday night. A good time and large attend : ance are confidently expected.
 MT. Morris. Benjamin & Frary's pop ular piano tuner, is expected here very soon, and those in need of his services should send in their names immediately ly to Dr. Gates or Mrs. Bostwick. MT. Edwin McNeill, Jr., is doing splendidly at West Point. He stands at the head of his class, being first in math- ematics Cthe most important study) and second in French. at the January exami- nation
 There is story afloat that the ener- getic Tyler of Darius Chapter recently chased an intruder down the intricate pass age leading to their lodge room, and, making final lunge as he reached the outside platform, passed his oficialrapler entirely through ono of the massive front pillaz. This story is in the main, untuxeI "A queer comedy of errors came of here on Thursday. A woman who cam@ mp on the Naugatuck~ stage was very pol litely eAred for By a MfAE Cream, a tsavelst for New York business firm. ' Learning that she was eOine to Bantam, hssaw her to the Shspaag stationand helped her or board the cars Ca reaching Bantam she missed her arm4bag containing some $40 in money and concluded that her chancel acquaintance was a pickpocket. Her hhsl band came in at once, got out warraht, and set an experienced deteetive on the strangers track. Unfortunate fhe, perl sonal description given was defectiye, and although the detective and person who came up on the stage with Cream, actually went.intO the Mansion House aalce where he was standing. they hailed fa. identify him. Finding himself looked afker pretty sharply Cream resolved not howait here long, and engaged team to talre him to sharon In the meantime. concluding that the traveller had left on the sNauga- tuck. a telegram was sent to Waterbury to arrest any such person who had got on the train at Litchfeid, and two unlacky Litchfielders in search of fish bait were hauled of the cars to the lookup before 1t was discovered that neither of them was the accHsed party. In the meantime the officers Lad learned that Cream had gone west and a message wss sent to West Cornwall for his arrest He was there when the despatch arrived. but somelaew got of, and the sheriff, under instruetions from Litchfeld. pushed on after hialk Ar irving at Sharon. Cream stopped at the ho- tel, but the team went on west Coming up soon after and hearing of the depart are of the team, the sheriff concluded he was too late. and actually went away leav- ing Cream unarrested in the sharon hotel, To cap the climax of this most remarkable farce. when the Shepang train came back the bag cOntaining the so. was returned e its 0wner who had left it in her seat on getting out at Bantam.i :. :, V
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 The epaensie in sharon is still. unabat, ed.. TsiREs haaR been ave deaths the past week; tvs slaaeFsls on Friday and two or Sunday. and thsEs ays other cases ef SC were sickness TheS sajsease, ,commepce. like ordinary colds and i,t most cases i. thought little of at dsAta. iai one of the cases. last week. if ndsltsO, os more oi them. the physician was nnfcalled 1anti there was no hope of recoverys As the colds are at first thought to be of no con sequence, typhoid pneumonia. ,conges ton of the lungs. or of the brain, is likely to ensne if tod long neglected. One o the cases of death was q widow leaving five liaale girls. It wns; sad indeed to heal them weep over tAs tennins Of their dead mother. -glcIGz-1
 We have here in sharon Mir. Mer win who has very ingenioasly construct cd machine for cleansing and renewing o feather beda The work is in part don, ey steam cylinders without removing tho ticking. and gives. so far as 3e can learn entire satisfaction.
 The fAExs EmIAeR Dramactic Associa ton gave an entertainment at that plac, lazt Friday.