Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-25
LlTCHFIELD.

The Hon. wm. H. Barnum, M. G., was in town, last week.
 We should be glad to report progress on the road around Bantam Lake
 Divine service at St. Michael's church tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day, at 1O:3O am.
 On Thursday night Henry Dupont and wife @ were committed to jail for thirty days for vagrancy.
 The item copied into our last about the stealing of horses and other property from the barn of Edward Wentworth turns out to be entirely false.
 The name of the Rev. Leonard Wool sey Bacon, formerly pastor of the Cong. church in Litchield, stands at the head of the columns of the Geneva (Switzer- land) Chronicle, as "editor-in-chief." = Winstcd Herald.
 On Thursday night, burglars broke into the store of F. D. McNeil < Go. and rummaged it for money but found only a few pennies. They entered the Shepaug depot. the same night, and stole razor and 70 cents in nickeis.
 The funeral of Mrs. Geo. Eaton Jones was attended from St. Michaers church on Saturday afternoon. It was the sad dest of sad services. all eyes paying trib- ute to the memory of the young wife and mother, 50 suddenly taken from our midst. The Litchfeld County Convocation will meet in Trinity church, Wolcottville, on Tuesday next. Nov. 30th, the following day in St. Michael's. in this village. We were in error. two weeks since, in stating that the first service would be held here.
 Going over the magnificent new Post office building in New York we saw one familiar sight amidst all that splendor. Up at the Registered Letter department two girls were at the window flirting with the clerk. while grim old party bent on business had to wait. That same thing goes on in every office from Florida to Alaska.
 On Saturday evening tramp called at Mr. Jacob MOrse's for a lodging, Mir. Morse was away, and the fellow left. There was choir rehearsal at the place, that evening, and when it broke up Mir. Albert Buel discovered that his lap robe had been stolen from his buggy. The fellow was seen with it east of the vil- lage but has not yet been arrested.
 The examining school committee in a town about seven thousand miles from Litchfsld was illustrating to the teacher the sound of letters, etc. He told them that the two vowels, lou" should always be cough" and not "oo." He read to them several examples. ameng others this from Shakespeare, Upon the word, ac- cOutered as was. I plunged in."
 Bishop Williams made his annual wis., itation to St. Michael's parish. on Sunday last. At the morning service, after an earnest sermon from the Bishop, eight persons were presented for confirmation. In the evening he made very interesting statement regarding the work of reforma- ton in Mexico, for which it is proposed to consecrate two missionary bishops. The movement started within the Mexican church, and is assuming large proportions.
 In the Superior, Court, last week, the case of Spur vs. CoOin was tried. It was an action to recover for goods furnish. ed the Washinee O., for which it was claimed that Mir. Coffin in his lifetime be. came responsible. Seymour and Wood. ruff for plf. Warner < Warner and Dewey for delft
 In Clark vs. Smith. an appeal case, judgment was rendered for delft. Welch for pltf.; Goodwin for doft.
 Mir. Riverius Marsh, formerly of this place, in company with other New York business men, is founding . little colony on St. Johns River. Florida. at a point Si miles from Cabbage Bluff and II miles from Lake Brani. Ored. Their land is healthily located eighty feet above the level of the lake, i'm prOvements are being made. and the inn mediate vicinity is being rapidly settled mainly from the North The colonists propose to recruit their health, to raise oranges and early vegetables, and proba ply to go to the Legislature. and who knows Sut R. Nj. might once more writ. P. M. after his name as of old.