Litchfield enquirer., 1875-01-07
LITCHFIELD

LITcHFIELD.
 Lorenzo Wheeler has sold his farm on Mount Tom to his son Henry l.. Wheeler for S3,OO0.
 Mir. Edward Smith, of Warehouse Point caught 4Oibs. of pickerel in Dog Pond Goshen one day last week. We hear the sermon on "Giving" de- livered by Rev. Mir. Wilkins in Milton, Sunday commended in very high terms. Frank E. Beach, local editor of the x Waterbury American, resumed his duties I Monday after a seven weeks seize of the typhoid fever.
 It is feared that the substitution of Suckers for Shad, the normal grub of the Connecticut legislator, will have an inju- rious effect on the new jail project. Tine Representatives of the various towns are here to-day Wednesday, in response to the call of the county com missioners to act on the proposition for a new county jail.
 -One of our physicians recently lost a string of perch, the catch of long day at the Lake, by theft. He made some e1- remely pertinent remarks which, as in Uncle Toby's case, fail to "appear of record."
 Tine selectmen have given MT. T. M. Zoe, S1, ,15O land damage occasloned by he highway laid to the Island Hotel pro- erty on the Lake.
 On Saturday old Mir. Lavin dislocated is shoulder. After much difficulty and Do use of chloroform the doctors succeed in setting it.
 On Tuesday evening the children of Ae Congregational Sabbath School had heir usual presentation of gifts. The hildren were merry and the interest reat. The refreshments were ample, and nple was the justice done them. There will be meeting at the Congre- AtiOnal chapel this Wednesday, evening. wing to the fact that there is no settled mister, full observance of the Week of rayer has not been attempted.
 The Sons of Temperance had their picnic" and quarterly installation of off, CTS on New Years evening. The num- in attendance was large and the 'pic- 2" very pleasant affair.
  Mir. and Mrs. Edward W. Seymour ( us for Bridgeport on Monday. The E was not displayed at half mast, aa been done on less solemn occasions, of regard, no doubt to the feelings of he departed"
 St. Michael's Sunday school held it's aual festival on New Years Eve. Santa nus appeared on the scene and any ount of gifts were distributed from the ristmas tree. A valuable work in two umes, Travels in South America, Twas scented to E. w. Seymour, Esq.
 A party ofthree heavy weights started m this place started for Watertown on nday evening last. Just below Capt. aeon Smiths, the sleigh gave way be- tn the 900 lbs. avoirdupois under ch it had groaned all the way from enfield, and the rest of the trip was shed in a borrowed farm wagon.
 The County Representatives assem- lat the Court Room at o'clock on ednesday) afternoon pursuant to call Ounty commissioners. Dr Taylor was Ointed chairman and Mir Stark, of New don, chairman of the State Board of rities, explained tho deficiencies of Jail in this county and offered a plan new one.
 The Musical Club shows no signs of Vity this season. The treasurer re- rosin enough on hand for about en more concerts; and, besides the D, there are S60 in treasury towards purchase of a grand piano for new ic hall. As there seems no imminent poet either of a new hall or grand piano, why not close up the ern by buying a real glorious guitar the cash funds. and declaring a sort tOck dividend payable in rosln?
 At the meeting of the Civil Authori- Selectmen. &c., on Monday last, the wing jurors were chosen for tue Su- pr court:
 cob Morse, Hiram Merriman, E P lthrOp, s G Beach, W H Braman, lies D Wheeler, A c Smith, E H Int, H P Griswold. F s Porter. ge Guernsey, q B Curtiss, J H Cat. A B Hallock, E D Weeks, T M Coe, y Clemmons, A Pierpont, c O New. John McNeil, D P Griswold.
 mparing the Inst of jurors with the f persons choosing them, it strikes us ''mutual admiration" must have been prevalent feeling at this reunion of own authorities.
 e New York World gives list oi
 y-two Connecticut ref0rmers were mt at the Manhattan club reception le who have scanned it over with g
 lass have failed Co discover the name
 single so-called liberal republican
 Graves of Litchfield, John Cottor
 of sharon, F. B. Loomis of New
 on, and other eminent democrati,
 Fs. were there, but not liberal
 does the party go back on it's friends
 ould be said. however, that Mir. H
 ls oI Winchester was present, ana
 oly the invitation extended to hin
 aesigned as compliment to men O
 maes of poiitics.-COurant.