Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-14
LlTCHFIELD.

Nov put up your storm doors.
 Our skating is among the things of the past.
 Judge Beardsley was in town this week.
 The 40 suits referred to in our last will be tried on Saturday.
 The work of decorating St. Mlchaels, for Christmas, begins next week.
 The Students Record revives this week. A bright paper is expected.
 READ IVES ADVERTISEMENT. IVES OF THE "BEE HIVE," HARTFORD. CONN.
 The Rev. Hiram Stone preached at St. Michaels Church on Sunday evening" pr. Sweet, of Waterbury, will posi- lively visit Litchfeld on Thursday of next week.
 The Naugatuck Railroad Go. have commenced cutting ice at Litchfield Sta tion.
 -The meeting of the Circulating Li- brary adjourned, owing to the storm, to Saturday of this week at 7 p. m.
 The Gentle Zephyrs of Saturday piled up the snow and then piled great deal of dirt on the snow. It was the breeziest day of the season.
 A large stock of Ladies and Gentle mans Furs for the Holidays have been received at Wessells' Furnishing Store, consisting of fine Seal, and Mink, Alas ka and Silver Fox sets; also Misses Co., ney sets and sacks.
 In your selections for Holiday Pres ents. look at Buell. & Wheeler's fine-as- sortmcnt, second edition of the Centenni- al We should think from the large variety of beautiful goods displayed. Spring back, Tuck, and Perpetual Diaries, now ready at Baeu & Wheelers.
 The display of Holiday Goods at the Jewelry Store is a very fine one. The as- sortment of watches, watch chains, rings and other jewelry is one of the finest ever seen here. There is Q large stock of silverware, pens, and other articles suita- ble for Holiday presents.
 -W@sells & Gates have as usual a splendid lot of Holiday Goods; vases, toilet sets, writing desks, carved goods, lanterns. There is also an excellent as- sortment of books, note paper, pens, boys tool chests, and everything else calculated to give this community Merry Christ mas and Happy New Year.
 The Western Union Telegraph Go. are extending their line from this village to Winsted, thus placing Winsted and Wolcottville in direct communication with New York. One of the wires from here to Litchfeld Station is being removed, and new one has been run from the Sta- tion to Winsted thereby completing the circuit The old connection with the Naugatuck wire is abandoned.
 Mrs Clerc, widow of Mir. Laurent Clerc, and mother of Mrs. Beers who re- sided in this village, last summer. met with severe accident recently. She fell headlong from the top to the foot of a flight of stairs and lay long time, as if dead. An examination by physician didnot disclose any broken bones or in- dications of internal injury, but, at her age lover sO), serious consequences were feared from so severe shock.
 On Monday night fair audience turned out in spite of the cold thermom- eter to the concert of the Flyers Sisters. Their play of "Out of Bondage" gave op- portunity for many exc client representa- tions of negro character and much negro music good deal better arranged and sung than is the case with most Jubilee performances. After the play, there were some very good solos. duets and quar- tets; notably "Hail us ye Free" from Err mani; and the "Blue Danube" Waltzes, effectively arranged for piano and voices. The performers, both as singers and &C., tors, are greatly in advance of the average troupes of that kind. and we are sorry they did not give us more of higher class of music.
 Tine Criminal trials of the week past
 
 have been of unusual interest. In the case of State vs Jere. Laughlin for man. slaughter in killing drunken Frenchman in Winsted, it appeared that the accused acted under great provocation; but, in striking the deceased as he did with heavy stick. the jury believed that he used more violence than was necessary for mere self defence and brought in verdict of "Guilty." The judge was very lenient in his sentence giving fhe prisoner only six months imprisonment in jail.
 The next case tried was that of Frank lin Johnson, Wm. 0. Davis, and Wm. 0. Davis IT,, accused of burglary in Vol. cottville,on Nov. Il, in stealing cloth from the factory of the Union Manufacturing Go, putting it on a hand car stolen from the Naugatnck Gar house. and running 1t of. down the road. The circumstan. tlal evidence against them was very strong. Oondpctor Beers identified them