Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-22
LITCHFIELD.

The maple sugar season has begun. The spring term of the Litchfield In stitute began on Monday.
 Mir. H. H. Hotchkiss has sold his place on South Plain to Mrs. c. B. Lane. Mir. Amos c. Bishop has sold four acres of land in Milton to Moses Harris. Miss Georgianna Staples has bought the T. F. Judd place just this side the Station for @, 100.
 -Mr Wm. H. Braman has received a new stock of dry goods, wall paper, Sc. Advertisement next week.
 We hear that Henry B. Graves Esq, has bought the Prof. Wm. G. Peck place on North street; price $8,OOO.
 The accommodations at the Postoffice are enlarged by the addition of forty-three lock boxes. making 73 in all.
 Mfr. Abial Barber has sold three acres of land and barn there on in the easterly part of. the town to A. NJ. Weed for $400. Conductor Fowler has been off about 6 week from sickness. and Baggage-Mas- ter Bradley takes his place.
 -Mr Frederick Landon and family of Bantam Falls, have removed to Thomas ton.
 R ". Ford, the popular Washington landlord, is here, serving his country on the jury.
 Judge Seymour has sold building lot on Meadow street to Mrs. Margaret Bray for s25O.
 Attention is called to new advertise ments of Vessels and Gates, Bishop and Sedgwick.
 Large quantities of freight are coming over the Shepaug railroad about these days.
 When will an enterprising tailor To- cate among us? There is not a better opening in the State.
 A bass weighing 4:fbs. was caught in Mount Tom Lake, one day last week, by Mfr. Henry R. Goslee.
 Mir. and Mrs. George c. Woodruff returned from their Southern trip, on Monday last.
 Hereafter, the Sunday evening ser vices, at St. Michael's church, as we'll as those on Friday evenings, will be at 7:3O o'clock instead of as heretofore.
 Frederick B. Hand has sold his place just east of Bantam to MT. Walter T. Brundage and wife. who convey their place in that village to Mir. Dorsey Neville. There is bad hole in the bridge over the Bidwell Brook near the Lucy Jackson place. which will cost the town something if it is not looked after
 Those interested in Village Improve ment must not forget the meeting to be held with reference to thatsubject at MT. George M. Woodruff's, on Saturday even- ing of this week, at 7o'clock.
 MT. Solomon Rowe completes his tenth year of service as sexton of St. Michael's, the. coming month. He will, we understand, tender his resignation at that time.
 The City Savings Bank of Bridgeport have sold Mir Holmes O Morse the build ing lot formerly owned by Hon G H Hol- lister, between Mrs Belden's and Mrs Wig gins, and the farm east of the same. for S4,5OO.
 Rev. A. P. Chapman, of Bridgeport, preached at the M. E. Church, last Sun- day, at the request of Rev. G. A. Graves who was detained from his new appoint ment by the death of his mother-in-law. MT. c. s. Foster, of Foster & Hurl- butt, Tailors. Winsted. will be at the store of Wessells < Gates on Monday, April 26, where he will display an elegant line of cloths and be prepared to take measures for suits.
 The cold of the past few days has been most remarkable for the season. On Monday morning themometers.in the will lage stood at 14e; and. on Chestnut Hill, as low as 10e. Tuesday morning regis. 2Oe: Wednesday 1Se. @ t2saf
 --''Attention is called" Farnum, editor of the Litchfield Sentinel. and H. R. Nor. M and also associate editor of the same four. nal, had quarters at the Ecoville House last night. Bro. Hazuum'e echances for the assistant clerkship of the house are very encouraging, and, next to Beecher, he is the ''happiest man in the world. ."- jVaterbu ry American.
 There is prisoner now in jail who is quite an artist. A pencil drawing of his ''In the Chain Gang shows much power in the design and fair degree of skill ir execution. This man was tried fs.r an al. legged theft in New Hartford "a crime oi which none but the jury thought him gull ty. The real offence was gambling. ,y
 The Rev. William Stevens Perry, D. D.. of Geneva. N. F.. formerly rector .ol St. Michael's. e0es b Enelasd and tho Continent in May, to be absent several months. He goes ty appoiatment of the General Convention to gather materials for ''csnisanial'. Histpry q the Protest ant Episcopal chuFch. al|a also to repre-. sent the DOnsd of 1lissions of the Ameri can church in the May meeting of ths soeisty for the sRsppaehtion of the Gospe in Fessisn Rarsss @
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