Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-20

NotsfhFiELU had concert, last week, given by the singing school taught by Mir. A. J. Beach of Milton. Forty pupils showed excellent progress. Mir. Beach is femployed by the Congregational choir for month or two longer.-The American criticises the church catalogue rather sharply. It ayers that the name of James Richards, D. D., is omitted from its list of ministers. It's present membership g..
 The PLYMOUTH "Arbutus Gleaners,'. a child's missionary society gave sociable and oyster supper at Mrs. Buel's last week. The gentlemen were escorted to supper and afterwards to their homes by atten-. tive bellies. Fancy the feelings ot those who went home alone that night.-The Union Praise meeting of the 11th was we'll attended, many being present from Thom- aston and Terryville.-At it's annual meet ing the Congregational society chose E. C. Root, clerk; Horace Fenn, treasurer; Arthur s. Beerdsley, receiver of benevo- lent contributions; and Dr. Wright, W. W. Bull, E. c. Stoughton, Arthur Beards- ley and E. 0. Root, committee. It was voted to require total abstinence pledge of candidates for admission to the church and to publisL.its covenant rules and list of members, now some 130 or 40.-A barrel of clothing and other necessaries was sent to grasshopper sufferers. last week.--Rev. MT. Huntington of Trinity College has been supplying the Episcopal pulpit here. 4aa E. 5s.=s s.-:-s..f... NEW HARTFORD had a narrow escape from a very serious fire recently. MT W. H. Bushnsll's house caught fire in closet but luckily the flame was seen, and soon extinguished, with the loss of considera- ble clothing, and some incidental dam age. ',''"t- ,' .' .'.
 The BARKHAMsTEAD Center school closed the first week in Jan., by vote of the dist. There is good deal of excitement about taxes and about the way town expenses have been increased. The report of the Investigating committee is be returned to a special town meeting, at which ''music by the full band" is expected.
 CORNWALL sent up Mir. Harry Sedgwick of 'Hautboy Farm" to lecture in Shef- field on Friday evening last. Subject California, Mormondom, and the Nor mons as seen by Connecticut farmer."- rTI,o RarL ob;ro Torr;a. .oFor, ko NorAoa Coggswell. the would-be wife killer, as a "grade" Indian. "Down grade ?"
 WoLcorTv1L1E young ladies are project ing leap year all.-The Episcopal So- ciety is holding mite meetings fortnightly. Maj. Arthur Brooker has got the frames of four new houses completed on Dublin Hill and the work of enclosing them is is being rapidly pushed forward.-Mr. Harvey Fellowes returned from his South ern tour on Christmas eve.-General Bra dy has nearly or quite completed the new addition to his block.-Mr Fred Devoe contemplates soon making extensive re- paIrs ln his paint shop..-It is expected that E. M. Graves, Pres. of the State Council s. of I, will visit Wolcottville Council next Tuesday evening. Jan. 18th .LThe annual report of the Savings Bank shows an increase of deposits, last year. of over $40, ,OOO.-It appears that the man Higley who received the Hartford horse sald to have been stolen by Geo. Gilbert, of Torringforn St., clipped and sold the animal in New Marlboro. Afterwards. being, as he supposed, at the point of death. he confessed the crime. He is now recovering.-R Register.
 The absconding butcher, Frederick Powell, who left this town a few weeks ago, with about couple of thousand dol lars' indebtedness, has had pretty lively time of it since he left. Officer w. W. Langdon get on his trail, found him at Brookfeld, Ct., and squoze out enough money to settle couple of accounts. Then he went again, and on other claims attach ed three horses, wagon and harness. Two of the horses were found in an old cellar, behind a big chimney. Not yet satisfied, Langdon went third time, and returning on the track of Powell's going, found, four miles this side of Kent bug gy smashed by going over bank. There were yet two sleighs unaccounted for, which Powell took away, ,and finally Lang don found them in P. C. Storms barn, two miles this side of Falls Village, where Powell had left them. When Powell paid Storms for his keeping, he had very large roll of money.-Berkshire Courier.