Litchfield enquirer., 1876-10-12
LITCHFIELD.

LITCHFiELD.
 Snow this Wednesday, morning.
 -Partridges abound, and our sports men are happy.
 READ IVES, ADVERTISEMENT. IVES OF THE "BEE HIVE" HARTFORD. CoNN.
 The Rev. Dr Henry and family were in town. fast week, guests of Judge Sey- mour. ..z,r..
 -Chestnuts are very plenty; fair SUD- ply of b butternuts, but very few walnuts this season.
 The first company of ''Wide-awakes were out on Tuesday evening. On which side they trained we are not advised.
 A new concrete walk has been laid over the old one between Meafoy's and Wright's stores. ,.
 Mir. Wm. H. Braman has received a very large assortment of new dress and other goods. New adv. next week. "
 Master Frederic Allen of this village bt66u aCOOu III w dbuAnSvOA O t4OW N1J D ago; weight IS pounds and 12 ounces i, The Rev. Dr. Dufie oficiated at St, Michael's, in the absence of the Rector, on Sunday last. He returns to New York this week. @'*
 -Grosiean & Donahus the Shoeists of South Street. have new sign painted over their store. The shading in water colors is novelty in this region.
 -Frederick L. Norton, the cider man. ufacturer at East Litchfeld, has erected a large vat that will hold four hundred barrels of cider when full. .,,.
 Henry B. Graves Esq. was temporary and permanent chairman of the Demo. cratic Congressional Convention at Bridge port, on Thursday last.
 -The,rite of Confirmation was admins. tered in private in Trinity Parish, Milton by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Williams, on Sun- day afternoon, Oct. 1.
 Master Henry W. Richards of the Lake View celebrated his thirteenth birthday by a very pleasant party on Tharsday of last week.
 An extra train ran down the Shepaug road on Wednesday last, to accommodate the guests attending the wedding of Miss Mary G. Gum. and MT. John c. Brinsmade in Washington. ..-.
 A few of our citizens enjoyed treat, last week, in the very admirable violin playing of Q gentleman who was spend ing two or three days in Litchfeld, as the guest of a gentleman residing in Prospect St. 1 @.
 The LitchHeld County Home and Foreign Missionary Societies will hold thelr anniversaries in the Congregational Church, ofLitchfeld, on the 17th inst CTuesdayl. Rev. Dr. E. P. Parker, of Hart ford. will preach sermon at 10 P. M., and interesting addresses may be expec- ted In the afternoon.
 MT. Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurlbut. of West Winsted, will be at, the store of Wessells X Gates, on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic woolens, prepared to take orders for anything in their line. Per- sons wishing good custom work done should give them call. ...... ...
 On Thursday evening of next week a free lecture will be delivered at the Old Church by the Rev. Hiram Stone. Sub. ject: Scriptural and Historical View of the Early Christian Church. This is a ques. tion to. which Mir. Stone has given spec ial attention and his lecture will be one oi special interest. -s | .4
 The Litshfield County Medical Asso citation held its annual meeting at the Mansion House on Tuesday Dr. Wm. Dem ing, of this place, was chosen president; Ralph Goodwin. of Thomaston, vice pres. ident; D. G. Wright, of Plymouth, Clerk and Treasurer. Present: Wm. Welch, Norfolk; James Welch, Winsted; J. W. Bidwell, Winsted; R. s. Goodwin, Thom aston; A. G. Heaney, Thomaston; D. G. Wright. Plymouth; R. W. Fowler, Wash tngton; Dr. Barber, Norfolk; G. II. Mi ner, Morris; H. ". Buell., w. J. Beacl and Wm., Deming, Litchfeld; J. H North, Goshen. Drs. Heaney, of Thom- aston, Barber of Norfolk and Thompson of Sharon were admitted members. Tn. next meeting IS to be held at Norfolk or the second Tuesday in January. A res olution was passed appointing committe, in each town to prepare biographies sketches of physicians practieing in tn, county during the past century and re port to the next annual meeting. 4as
 Mir. Editor-In common with man, others ws were somewhat surprised or reading. our town report to find that tn cost of our roads, and bridges, for tn past year exceeds that of the previou year by about one thousand dollars Are our roads thousand dollars better If so the accounts will balance. We cal hardly attribute it. as you do in your ed itofial notice; to .'hoods and freshets: for we think it was a general remark, tha our roads came ont of their winter trial in as good condition at feast. as usual and as for ''freshets" since, we have no been aware of them. Roads we must have Good ones we want, and must be willin