Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-22

Mrs. Edwin McNeill and family are spending a month at the Centennial. Cashier Geo. E. Jones is there also. Dr. H. W. Buell., and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Braman have just returned from visit there.
 The committee having in charge the proposed fair in aid of the Litchfeld Vil- lage Improvement Company are requested to meet at the house of the President, Mrs. o. s. Seymour, on Monday evening, June 26, 1876, at 7.3O o'clock. A full at- tendance is particularly requested.
 The noted Boston millionaire Angus tus Heminway, long an inmate of Spring Hill. in this place, died at one of his plan tations in Cuba, on the 11th inst after short illness. He is said to have been one of the very wealthiest merchants in the country. He started life poor, and made his fortune mainly in the West In- dia and South American trade. His re- covery, after long stay here. was so rap- i'd at the last as to give some color to the 1 "balloon" "story in circulation at the time He made many gifts to local charities, ,and the poor and the prisoner will have special cause to regret his death.
 -The Concerts of the Flyers Sisters Troupe, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings last, were not largely attended. which is. much to be regretted, as the entertainment was worthy of patronage. The Drama, "Out of Bondage" was given both evenings, and little can be said in it's favor, although some of the musical selections were good. The best part of the performance was that set down in the program as "Grand Concert" In this part the performers proved themselves cultivated musicians. The quartets were all excellent, and the Blue Danube Walt zes (vocalized for this company although quite difficult were admirably rendered. Miss Anna flyers sang the'' Miserere from Trovatore with fine effect. Her voice is clear and pure, the high tones being es- pecially good; high c is not high for her, as she strikes the E6 above very sweetly, and without apparent effort.
 MT. Taylor, the solo pianist, and accom- panyist, played on the Cabinet Organ Many who heard him play the piano during his stay in town speak of his play ing as very fine.
 On Saturday night, sad accident oc- cured at the lake. Frank Cotton and Geo. McNeill went bull-head fishing taking possession, for that purpose, of small abandoned boat only some ten feet in length. They were out in the bay be- tween the "Folly" and the new hotel property, till about II o'clock, when, in attempting to take up the anchor and go ashore, the wind which had risen to quite a gale upset the boat, throwing both of the young men into the water. McNeill called loudly for help. and MT. Beach ar- rived from the Hotel just in time to gave him. From the time of the upset of the boat nothing was heard of Cotton who is supposed never to have risen.
 On Sunday large crowd were at the lake all day, dragging for the body near the scene of the accident, but the water was quite rough and their efforts proved unsuccessful. On Monday afternoon, how ever, Capt. Alva Stone and Mir. Samuel Brown grappled the body, which was brought to the village and buried Tuesday morning. Cotton was about % years of age, and had been employed for some time as trackman on the section of the Shepaug road between Romford and New Preston. He left work, there, on Thursday and had been employed by Mir. s. H. Mitchell for the haying season.