Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-07
LITCHFIEID.

The stage is late about these days. ?, There was frost here Tuesday night. READ IVES ADVERTISEMENT. IVES OF THE "BEE H1vE," HARTFORD, CONN.
 The Milton B. B. 0. has beaten the Goshen club twice, recently. yf y
 Attention is called to the new adver- tisement of Mir. Wm. H. Braman.
 Go. H., o. N. G., started for the Centennial on Friday last.
 The Rev. Dr. Dufiie preached at St.. MichaeIs on Sunday evening last.
 MT. A. s. Wright has been buying very pretty pair of ponies.
 Village improvement is now taking hold of the postofice front.
 MT. Geo. Bradley caught a bass on Bantam Lake, the other day, weighing over four pounds.
 Mir. Homer Spencer. of Rockford. H., native and former resident of this place, IS on Vlslt, nere.
 The straightening of the road and building new bridge over the river Tn the village of Milton are great improve ments.
 Presiding Elder G. A. Hubbelf will preach at the Methodist Church, Friday evening, at 7.3O o'clock. after which tho Quarterly conference will be held.
 The citizens of Litchfeld propose to entertain the members of Go H. (our boys) at the Mansion House, on Saturday evening when they return from the Gen. tennial.
 The game of base ball, between the 2d nine Nameless, of this place, and the Washington 2d nine. resulted in the de- feat of the latter by score of 36 to 23. Owing to the high wind of Saturday after noon. the scores were large.
 Connecticut week started with g fine delegation, Via Shepaug. Over 60 per- sons went from this station, Monday morning; 45 for the Centennial; and the number was increased to one hundred and thirty -sevenbefore the train reached Hawleyville.
 The 2d Conn. H. V. A. hold their reunion at Watertown on Wednesday, the 18th inst. Delegations from Wolcottville, Goshen, Milton and towns in this imme- diate vicinity are requested to meet at the Mansion House in this town, at 8 o'clock, and proceed en masse to Watertown.
 The Mutual base ball club of this place played game of ball at Washing ton, with the 3d Nine Gunnery on We'd nesday last, and were defeated hy a score of A to Al. Umpire, Fred Moore of the Gunnery. Scorers Merriam and Wat CTS. The club were hospitably enter tained by Mir. Gum.
 The old Court Room has been repaint- ed and the walls kalsomined by Ashley and Couch of Winsted. The work is done very tastefully and it is now really a pretty room. though much disfgured by the long lines of stove-pipe. A new clock over the lawyers lobby ticks twice as loud and twice as fast as the old one.
 The Superior Court commenced its September term. Tuesday, with 79 new civil actions and B new criminal cases, on tae docket, Norman Nodine pleaded guilty to incest and has been sentenced to two years in State Prison. Alonzo Freeman (colored) pleaded guilty to an at. tempt at rape and was sentenced to even years in State Prison. .14agl
 On Sunday evening next, the Very Rev T. s. Preston, Pastor of St. Anus Oath olic) church. N. Y, will lecture here or "The Church and the Bible." MT. Pres ton is, we believe, native of Hartford, and was graduated at Trinity College in that city. He is a very eloquent preach rer, and those who wish to hear an able statement of Catholic views on an impor- ttaRt subject will never have better op- portunity than the one now offered. The proceeds of the lecture Wiil be devoted to the purchase of a Catholic cemetery in thil place, very commendable enterpris, which will save out Catholic citizens nnBcl &ime and expense in attending funeral at distant cemeteries. Owing to the small capacity of the Catholic church, th lecture will probably be delivered a Congregational Hall. Admission, 50 cts
 -The v. I 8. brought their summe course of entertainments to very succes ful close, on Thursday evening last., Th two plays announced were performed witl much skill and effect, the actors maxim, the most of their respective parts, and tn audience testifyine their approval by ire 4quent applause. In our opinion. the ac. ing in the shawl scenes of the first play .and also the opening scene of the secon, ,piece together with the interview bstweer Col. Bernard and Jessie Gaythorne, wer especially we'll done. The Wolcottvill Orchestra filled up the rather long inter val, which the entire change of costum, snscessitated between the plays. with selection of popalar music, and, alto 3 sge.her, the evening and was most enjoy able one. The receipts were $lIs59 ..
 The old NoRrHFIELD' church on the hi