Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-07

WedneSday noon, ana Doln2 tired COolly took possession of a. team standing on . corner. He was overhauled at Westport. The team belonged to Jeremiah Camp of Milford. The thief has been held for trial by the superior court. rt.-Heratd.
 TWISTED Knights of Pythias g1ye their annual ball at the Opera House. Dec. 22d. How about the ''rings'' in this place? Can minor borough officers. without iu- dicial prerogatives, let party arrested for drunkenness Ego free" for SlO? We pause for reply.-The new convent of St Margaret of Cortona ill this place is to be dedicated next Sunday. .-B Bytess The eel ebrated Mendeissohn Qainteite Ctab of Boston will give an entcftaiinnens Ill the Opera House, Monday evening, Dec 4th. We hear that the church organ not long since purchased by til.A sfethoGlsf Society will be dedicated aboht tha middle of December. seventy pe.soiIs of va- rlOus ages and sexes attended, Mr. Buck highlands opening night of singing school at I'd Gong. church chapel on Monday evening. and it's succes IS pretty thorough ly assured The ladies of the I'd, Church have on the slate for Wednesday of next week an unique entertainment at Camps New Hall. A free and easy supper Gall but the free from half-past to 8 o'clock, after which all Old Folks Choir, dressed in costume of Long Ago, will discourse musicke of ye oIden time Herald. The celebrated flyers Sisters combination will give one of their popular entertain ments at the Opera House. on Thursday evening. the 14th inst.-The{ann hop of the Union Cornet Band on Wednesday evening was grand success. -Ne,0s
 l.,&k &f. roads in sections at auction.-J. B. Gar riett, living on Greenwoods turnpike, has sold to David Tiffany Lewis A. Morsely it is rumored has purchased the Blannott place place. Henry P. Lane, it is also said, has bought the old Do sd
 place on the Greenwood turnpike.-H Her. aId
 The NEW MILFORD Ladies Guild of St. Johns Church will hold Festival and Fair in the new Town Hall, Thursday evening, December 14th.-1here was dance in M'Mahon's Hall last Wednesday
 night. Judge M'Mahon has moved the l Probate office to the room provided for it in the new Town hall building George Ferriss had valuable flock O. sheep wor- ried by dogs few days ago, and several were killed.-The lighting, seating and
 heating of the new Town Hall is compile ted and Wm. Lathrop has been appointed ianitor freestone for the front of the Savings Bank buildiAaas arrived and the workmen are now engaged in placing it ill position. Eight tramps
 were locked up in the room provided for
 them in this village last Monday night Arthur Ferriss lost two cattle last week by eating stalks and smutty corn in the hAll -klr Tchall 10 To0vino hio roo0o1nn. " and button stock into he'building for.
 merlv occupied by Sherman Hill as a to- bacco warehouse.-Last week, Friday night, a burglar or burglars entered Nathaniel A. Williams cellar and dispos- ed of quite a lot of eatibles; Sunday night the residences of number of others were visited At Charles B. Camps and Hir- am B. Noble's the scamps were heard about the windows, but were frightened off; but at Mrs. Truman Richmond's they entered the pantry by breaking pane of glass and then opening the window. and stole four pies and platters, pan of gin- ger snaps, two steaks and soma hash. Ray. ... 4tt
 The NEW PRESTON Lyceum and Dra- matic Association will give an entertain ment at.Union Hall in few weeks. The plays which will be presented will be first class in all respects. The young peo- ple's meeting was held in Burnhams
 Hall on Wednesday evening. A good still missing. No one knows where he is ''only his family" But perhaps time will reveal the mystery. His store is closed for the present. -Waramaug Lake has not been so low befeye in over fifty vaars Amy nnn oaD conn nonuoo 0p khoWoct side of the Lake and walk several rods from the shore-somethinEt that never was known before.-The fifth meeting of the Lyceum came off on Friday evening, Nov. 24th. The question for discussion was Resolved that the hope of Reward is greater incentive to exertion than the fear of Punishment" It was decided in the afirmative.-Ray The many friends of Frederick s. Sanford, of the firm of Glover Sanford's Sons, hat manufactur- CTS, will be pained to learn that he died at one o'clock, this morning. at his resi- dence on Golden Hill, at the age of fifty years. He has been ill but short time of a malarial disease contracted at the centennial, and has not been considered as in critical condition, until within few days, when his disease took an un- favorable turn. and resisted every effort to check It's progress. - Standard. F..
 Cream Hill, CORNWALL, devotes con- siderable attention to education, this winter. Besides a fourishing district school, which has stood for several years, ranking first in town. it supports two pri- vate schools for advanced scholars. TS
 Gold has sustained a private school for the past year at his own house, and re. gently, Dwight Pratt, IT,, late, graduate from Amherst college, has opened 8 school at his fathers residence Hattie Scovllie Is spending the winter herself in the art of painting. Miss Ger tie Wickwire has just returned from wis., it to her sister. in Cortland, N. r., after an absence of three months eWs.-Mr. J. Ernest Whitney, A. M Is home from school on vacation.-M l.. Whiting from Pennsylvania is in towlf and intends to spend the winter in Cornwall. Mrs. P. J. Clarke is very sick.-A town meet ing was held on Tuesday the 23d, for the purpose of opening the old road that had been discontinued from Seelye Hart's to the crooked s road. The Stage from Cornwall Bridge to Litchfeld will proba. ply take that route this winter.-Mrs. Bradford and daughter have returned from their western tour. .-Register.
 The NORFOLK House property has changed hands, Mir. James Welch of Win sted being the purchaser.-Manufactur- ing has a better outlook than during the summer.-The machinery has not as yet been placed in the factory of the Hosiery Co.,, but we understand W Ii be soon.- Nevs.-The upper portion of the acade- my building, which for several years has been used for school room by the center district, was sold on Monday to Mr. Fred eriek E. Porter. The district has ap- pointed committee to secure plans and estimates for new schooLhouse. The recent rains are filling up the new reser- voir and indicating in a measure how many acres the water will cover. No ac- curate survey of the probable extent has ever been made, but it is now estimated that some 375 or 400 acres will be over flowed. Robbins Battell is erecting new barn near his residence for some of