Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-08

Miles Morse. A. P. Bradstreet, John Woods. Dr. R. $. Goodwin, Wm. n Woodruff. Dr. B. W. Pease, George W. Beach. Wm. Lee, Albert Eettleton, B. T. Bradstreet. Augustus Smith, Js S. East- wood. F. c. Plume; Committee on Re treatments Clarissa Thomas, Mrs. | Edwin P. Parker, Mrs Miles Morse, Mrs. John Woods, Mrs. Bishop Smith, Mrs. 1 Bevans, Mrs. Carlos Webster, Mrs. Wm. Lee, Mrs. T. D. Bradstreet, Mrs. George | Garfield, Mrs Horace Potter, Mrs Charles Gilbert, Miss Andrus, Miss sGertie Nor ton, Miss Kate Miner.-A few of tie hands have been called into shops to fill orders on clocks that they were out of MT. and | Mrs. Darrow leave tsr3 tile centennial grounds next Monday i'll company with friends from Bristol. But few centennial trees have been D 'anted in this town.-A tao weeks fair at Father Gaffney's church has just closed.-A few cheapfiiouses are going up about town. and Squire Morse will build good block of stores and tene- ments op Union St. on the present site of 1 his horse barn, including room for the savings bank. Mr. Blakeslee IS to remove his livery to the Mullen Hotel barn near the depot. John Woods Is grading. for . 1 hotel on East Main street.--Mrs.< John
 Woods and Miss Gertie Norton, and as- sisted by few ladies in town, have pro- cured flags and flowers, all unaIded by the gentlemen, and with heroism of '76 have this day (Memorial day) decorated the graves of our soldiers oi the late war. -Anaerican. The second large tower clock for Philadelphia is done. 1t is iarg- CT than the one shipped few weeks ago. A few hands are at wosk on calendars.
 Business in good at the brass mill J. B. Blakeslee Is to remove his livery to the Mullen House barn.-1he ladies of the l Congregational Society will hold a straw berry festival at the lecture room of the l Congregational church on the evening Of June 16th.-Heratd.
 The TWISTED Choral Union have engag- ed the Grilley orchestra to assist them at their coming grand concert. Beside accom- panying the chorus in their vocal pieces the orchestra will play some fine overtures and two or three instrumental solos with orchestral accompaniment: It consists of 3 1st v1olins, ? 2d violins. l viola, cello, 1 double bass, flutes, 2 clarionets, cor nets, horns, bass tuba, trombone, drum and 1 baton, (conductor.) Total, 20 -Wm. B. Harvey, Esq, of Prospect st.
 has exchanged his house. near the old gas works, for new dwelling on Holabird Av- enue pr. Francis Smith of Sandisfeld, has bought building lot of Mir. Edward Manchester on Spencer street, and is go- ing to build house and barn thereon du- ring the present season.-Mr. Abiathar Hill and his water'sprinkling appar atus have been perambulating Main Street of late, laying the dust in very satisfactory manner. Mrs. Maria Cleveland Mitchell of New Haven. better remembered per- haps as Mrs. Grant Thorburn, is now in town visiting the friends of her youtll.- Memorial Day was observed on Tuesday as usual, with less display than heretofore. The Steel Guard, citizens in carriages and on foot only uniting with the members of the Grand Army in procession. At the close of the decoration exercises the as- semblage gathered under the shade of the cemetry trees when prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr Jewel, after which Col. Jus tin Hodge of RivertOn, veteran of the Mexican war, as we'll as of the war of the Rebellion delivered an excellent oration.- HerGld. Our friend, T. M Clarke. has an eye to business; loving couple came to him, and explained themselves, say ing they had been married in Mass. by t Colebrook Justice about a week ago
 Thomas explained to them the law, mar ried them anew, granted them absolution for the past, charged them quarter and kissed the bride, and all were happy A special collection was taken up in St. Josephs Church, last Sunday, in aid of the erection of the new convent. The amount realized was $516,00. The convent will be handsome structure, ,32x42 feet, four stories high and is intended as residence for the sisters and will also be used as a select school. l.-NeaOs. -H.F' ,-fa- The WoLCoTTvMLE centennial party composed of Isaac w. Brooks, Chas F.
 Brooker and B. Turner has just returned. l The open-air concert giyen,by the band | last Saturday evening, was composed of some of the finest pieces of music they have yet given. H. R. Morrell. of the Waterbury City Court, spent Thursday in this village and received the warm con- gratulations of many friends.-Our Har- winton quill-driver. MT. CIV. Balch, left home for a months soiourn at the seaside near Peacedale, R. I.-The Colorado po-
 tato bugs are as thick in this vicinity as
 the girls are at the railroad station in
 Naugatuck at train time.-Memorial Day
 was observed generally throughout the
 town, last Tuesday. The services of deco. rating the graves of the fallen heroes were participated in by some three or four hun dred people.-Register.