Litchfield enquirer., 1876-07-06
LlTCHFIELD.

Thermometer ranged from 92o to 96o on Sunday last.
 Mir. William E. Hooker is spending the week with his friends here. i.
 READ IVES ADvERTIsEMENT. IVES OF THE ''BEE HIvE," HARTFORD, CONN. Mir. Arthur W. Hale, of the Water bury American, was in town over the 4th. The Circulating Library holds it's monthly meeting tomorrow CThursday) evening.
 The V. I. s. Sociable meets at MT. Starr's this (Wednesday) afternoon and evening.
 MT. E. s. Beach, of Worcester. Mass, who has been paying two weeks visit to his friends here. returned on Monday last. The shed erected over the Shepaug river in Milton village. by Albin Guild, some fifty years since, has been removed. A great improvement.
 The fre-ball feature was one of the most brilliant of our Fourth of July exer. cises, though the youngsters were little reckless in some instances. z
 On the evening of the Fourth there was a fight between John Dugan and James Carey; and considerable loss of blood on the part of the latter.
 As we go to press, the forlornest hand organ ever heard in this vicinity. is grinding it's excruclating melodies into the soul of 8 suffering community.
 MT. James Campbell, clerk of the United States Hotel. was so unlucky as to lose pocket book containing over $15O on the evening of the Fourth.
 Go. H. had good time at Danbury, and many of our. citizens attended the cele. bration in Goshen which was unusually interesting even for this centennial year. A 1000 pound cannon was procured from Ansonia. by 8 number of public spirited young gentlemen, to "wake the dead echoes" of old Litchfeld Hill dur ing the Centennial celebration.
 Our Legislators are all back after their summers work in Hartford. Sena- tor Seymour spends some months with us now, we hear. He did not make a noisy member of the Upper House. but did good deal of useful work.
 --The night of the Third was made hideous, as usual, with bell ringing and the firing of cannon imported from An. sonia. We judge there has been more powder burnt about the Revolution than ever was burnt in it. ....
 On Monday a shocking case was brought before Justice Beach. Norman Nodlne, of Bantam, was charged with having committed rape on the person ot his niece, girl of fifteen, on the 18th ult. He was bound over in $3O0 for trial be. fore the Superior court.
 During the thunder storm of Tuesday of last week, the lightning struck and kill. ed two COWS for MT. Aaron Baldwin, oi East Chestnut Hill. The barn of MT. Charles B. Webster, on South Plain, wal also struck Several persons being in it d the time) but luckily very slight damage was done.
 -The annual meeting of the Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Go. was held al the office of said Company on the 3d o July.wilen Jason Whiting, Charles Adams George 0. Woodruff, Abiiah Catlin. Henr, R. Colt, Edward w. Seymour, Henry w Buel, Charles B. Andrews, and William H. Braman were chosen Directors for tn ensuing year.
 At Q meeting of the Directors, Jasol Whiting was chosen President; Charle Adams. Secretary; George 0. Woodruff Treasurer
 The cash premiums for the past yea were. $S,545.7S; from which dividend were paid on renewals, $3,75O.SO; lossel paid, $3,SOl 40; expenses, salaries. ant commissions, 1.546.17 assets in Treasur CTS hands, $59. .55s.43; due from agents $772.74
 The Fourth was quietly but pleas antly observed. The illuminations O both the evenings were very pretty. I South St, the A. O. Smith place was es pecially fine. showing great variety in a, engagement and taste in design. Tn Judge Woodruff place, both parsonages the United States. Bramans, the Mansion House, and the residences of MT. Perkin, and Mrs. Moves, were particularly beauti full. The regular exercises of Tuesda were qnite interesting. Hon. Truman Smith prefaced and supplemented tn reading of the Declaration with remark showing much of the vigor and point fo which he has been so long celebrated. Tn Historical address by, Hon. G. 0. Wood ruff, was very carefully prepared an interesting document. The exhibition c relics at the Court Room was very full and very interesting. We regret that tn articles came in so late and went away 8 early that nothing like full list of ther could be obtained t
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