Litchfield enquirer., 1876-11-30
LlTCHFIELD.

-Hop-scotch is the village game at present.
 The flag staff has been lowered TOT the winter.
 Services at St. Michael's on Thanks giving day, at 10.45 a. m.
 Bishop Perry, of Iowa, has fixed up- on Burlington, as his Episcopal residence. An attempt is being made to revive the Students Record"
 Harris Plain Library meeting, next Friday evening.
 READ IVES ADvERTIsMENT. IVES OF THE "BEE HIVE," HARTFORD. CONN.
 The Circulating library will be open as usual on Saturday afternoon.
 There will be the usual Thanksgiving services in the Congregational and Epis- copal churches of this village.
 At Bantam, Mir. Frederick Smith has improved his cellar into neat basement room.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Kilborn, of Maple St., recently had surprise visit from some thirty friends.
 Hereafter, until further notice, the evening services at St. Michaels will be held at 700, instead of 7.30 o'clock.
 MT. Daniel l.. Baldwin, of Elkton, Md, son of Col. Wm. F. Baldwin, was in town, last week, on visit.
 The funeral of Charles s. Westover, took place from the residence of his father. on Saturday afternoon last, the Rev. Mr. Wilkins, officiating.
 The funeral of MT. Josiah Jennings was attended from Trinity church, Milton, on Friday, of last week. the Rev. Hiram Stone officiating.
 The road around the residence of MT. Barney lately owned by T. M. Coe. has been worked and is great improvement both to the place and for the public.
 Some improvements have recently been made about the premises of St. Pauls church, Bantam Falls. The sheds have been re-shingled. wall relaid, etc., mostly by volunteer labor.
 ". I. s. The Treasurer of the Village Improvement Society acknowledges the receipt of six dollars, donation from MT :. George Kenney.
 Mrs. H. E. GATES. Treas. The Bantam Falls Lyceum, has re opened for the season. The first question discussed was Resolved that men are governed more are by Fancy than Judg- ment." The decision was in the negative. The question for thls week is: Which element is the most destructive, fire or wa ter?" The meetings are held on Wednes- day evenings of each week.
 We are glad to hear that the mill priv ilege near the Bantam Depot is to be util- ilized We understand that building is to be erected there. at once, that the machinery sold at the Roberts sale in Goshen is to be moved there, and that the manufacture of yarn is 10 begin as soon as these arrangements can be perfected. We are glad to see manufacturing enter prise start on the Shepaug, and hope that the project for button manufactory at Washington Depot, noticed in our last, will also be consummated.
 On and after December first the morning train on the Shepaug Rail- road will run on Mondays onlY-leaving Litchfeld at 7.05. The evening train up will run on Saturdays only. The train arriving at LitchReld at 2:l5 p. m. will connect from New York < South Norwalk via Danbury & Norwalk Railroad and from New Haven and Bridgeport via Housatonic Railroad. Milk train leaves Litchfeld at 3.00P. NJ. connecting for points named above.
 The Superior Court adjourned over Thanksgiving week. In the case of Drake vs. Stark, mentioned in our last, the jury returned a verdict for $S39 in favor of the plaintiff. In the case of Martin V. Barnes vs. Town of Plymouth, an action to re- cover for damage on a highway, the jury disagreed: Newell and Graves for plf. Fenn and Andrews, for delft. Next week. trial of criminal business begins, with the following assignment of cases: Tuesday, Jeremiah Laughlin. B. s. Hayes; Wednes- dGy,-Franklin Johnson, w. o. Davis. Wm. Davis Jr.; ThurSday,-Chas. Wor. den, Leonard Bross. G. W. Bristol. Ar thur Goodwin.e ct. al.; Friday, ,-Geo. Bail. ey. Michael O'Donnell. Jas. Hickey.
 A Liberal Republican who attended the Democratic caucus for nomination of Representatives here, few weeks since, gives funny account of its proceedings. The first time the hat was passed, the eager caucusers actually filled il with votes. Not feeling quite at home in 6 Democratic meeting, our Liberal Re publican friend put in only two ballots On looking at the heap the moderator ruled the whole ballot out, without ever taking the trouble to count the votes Then there were tellers and an Informal ballot which gave majority of four te one candidate, and then formal" ballot which reversed the decision and nomina the other candidate by majority ot two. This decisive two our infor mant claims to have hurried in between the informal" and "formal" ballots. On Monday following he took part in tn, Republican caucus. .and on Tuesday voted as he pleased arsf 4rer1
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