Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-09
LITCHFIEID.

LITCHFIEID.
 -ReIies of the ice storm still adorn cur streets.
 -The City Fathers were in session on NOad4y-
 -Soae ne9 books are soon to be add sd to the Circulating Library.
 -Nr- Edward s. Beach of Worcester, Mas. has been home on a visit.
 -NE E E. Sanford leaves town, this week, to locate in Ohio.
 A son og Mr Jarvis HAllock. of Ban- tam Falls. canght bass in Bantam Lake O9 FESd2y. ueighing four fbs.
 -Nr- Charles McNeil removes to Vol cussvIIEe tkis SD ing. We understand he n to open a restaurant and fish market.
 Two Bew lamp posts have been plac- s1 Ia frOzt of the First National Bank. The fru%4 WAS over two feet in depth where they were set.
 -Leutea services in the Chapel of St. M5<Aa@ITs Chuuch. this Wednesday, ever- Iag al o'clock Thursday, 10.3O A. NJ. Frna4y. PM
 Oar JewsIler, MT. Wood, has dis played soze very handsome hyacinths fraz kis shop window for a week or two Fazk Some 1aTIas and English ivies also sAsEn kiz store.
 -NE JOhn B. Slate who was so badly huxt by fall in Bantam, several months GIzre. has recovered sufficiently to resume -Oa No@a<y little son of MT. Wood g0s Ia deep waaer near the sluice at the s1zKh-e@xE eovner of West Park, and was &zAed cut in a very moist condition by ME | \ LSu1 Al town meeting. Monday, an al- teEzEssa 0f highEay in the southeast part oE the town WAS voted. to avoid two rail- <ua4 eEu<zingz- The Nangatuck R. R. Go. @E-r~ to pay half the expense.
 By the death of MT. Hiram BisselI of NTs1z. the town loses its oldest male in- kah5sEns. and he was probably the oldest Frs~mAsna n the State He would have been uls@ky-fozr had he lived until next ua1sh
 -CSar1 LOzI$e Kellogg, and her Eng EzA OPezA CO0paay, wil produce Doni. =zSrT4 grzz1 opera of Lucia di Hammer @sar.- as the City HaH in Waterbury. Sa the svezizg of the 18th inst, and an sxrrz tr1za will rvsarn to Winsted .'after the spsE1 a ovsT-" No doubt many of eur eSsIzezz wIH attend
 The interest Tn Temperance seems to De sG the Increase among us, judging frou tke uzmbsx of letters we receive on thas sahg~cA- A public meeting will be h&M Oa TkursaAy evening of next week, =E wh5eh # IS expected that an address VII be made bv q speaker from abroad, =ftss whbrA Eany of our own citizens will, It Hs kGFed. express their views on this @oss important subject. Further and fuller zOkSee of this meeting will be given Ez sGr n@x1
 The eo9esrt of our Litchfield Musical AzsOesztioa Is to be repeated at the new Hal nm Washington. on Friday evening Sf tksx week An excursion train is ex P'-es~1 to rsn dOwa to the concert, and eark afaer Tss eAuse- The expense is put at rsAsozzbss 6gure and those desirous of zresupaay51g the chorus uill confer a f1SsE hy FSg5sseElng their names at the PsSsae&ce. z< is Is necessary to know in @4aVznss sp@~th1ng cear the number for w&s@ tE~zsPOEtAtiOu Is to be furnished n W&zAI1stSa- The train wiu leave this station al 5sSo P. m- e5
 T aotSoed an appeal in your last issu. bya -=Sca cE Te1perancs" to the pro. Ess@srs In the four Christian churches O this vIll@ge that Oaght to have som, wes<Ak. thO1gA I am fearful good man, -of the good people vhO attend churcA re g9ks<fy w0zd Iizk several winters oi EA<z=zsS&@ before they would be willing to foEsg0 thSir tunbler of cider at dinner The apathy Oa this subject is auazin, @z4 4oes not appear to me to indicate { \ ve<y hsgA standard of religious practice Ca 2 be dOabted thai. if all the ehurcl @ezb~rs were united on the subject O tsez1 @hSti8sace, a moral influence woult be sxeEssa tkas wDaA lessen the sale and use of SzROxleaEing drinkss If the sal Sz4 Hss increases, whO is to blame Thi @aqa~=sSOa tEas every one can mak, Per~14l What wlIl be the truthful an xwexs IAe E~Ve<1l churches in this town can nd say tA4s a great proportion of the re sRe1s1hslify does not rest on them. Ap peak have been aade to individuals {. saza~E aa ereatlng healthy moral feelin, ca tAs s1h5ees and the common ansve @. Ian ~iGh yOa. but can do nothing \ hare n0t the tinG- What an excnsa wA<a. zsoordinE Co reliable statistic, thre@Es1rtks of the crime of the countr, @ the E4azk 0f the use of in0xicatin, &<izks We want more instruction ol