Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-28
LfTCHFTELD.

-TAs Institute reOpeDs the day after New Years
 -Chrlsszas Eve services were held in s. RanIis church, Bantam Falls.
 -Nezzrx. Beenan, Hubbard and Rich ards. are home from Yale College for the h0IB3ayz
 -Stsphea 4 Bradley. of Thomaston, has sold ten acres of land in Northfeld to Mrz- RebeocA Bennett, of Thomaston.
 In CUT last weeks item regarding the case of Boe6e & Hall vs. Geo. c. Wood FwF we emitted to state the amount Of izdszezt rendered which was S2OO.
 -ne Rev. Mr. Stone's third lecture at MIIF0a vin be forthcoming on Thursday svea1ng. Jan. 4th. Subject-Mysteries and Wonders of the Life Principle.
 Next Monday is New Years Day. The male members of the community will please take notice and begin their calls early in the day, so as to put in as large a uznber as possible. H.
 Services were held at St. Michael's on Taes1ay. being St. Stephens Day, and a Wednesday. St. JOhp the Evangelists. Services tomorrow Thursday). Holy h. InEOeents' Day.
 has sold the Hobart Atwood farm of about one hundred acres, lying partly in ThOm@ston and partly in Northfeld, to Mr. CleaveIand T Atwood of Thomaston. A delegation of seven, including the Rev. Mr. Mclean and Messrs M R. GAines and Amos Benton, went from this place to the Beecher lecture in Winsted, l@ss week There was a very large au- dle1oe. about twenty clergymen of the vicinity giving MT. Beecher the counte- nance of their presence on the platform.
 Among the noted characters in our jail IS E. N. LulI Esq. formerly prac- tlSing lawyer m Holland. and a represen- tnkive of that town in the legislature of IS7a. Since that time he has fallen into objectionable vays-One of which was shat of getting his old legislative acquain- tMnees to cash his checks on banks in which he had no deposits. Last May he sxin.Iled F. D. D.Fyler Esq. of Winsted, out oE SIS Tn that manner A fortnight since he was arrested in Norfolk on that and other charges and is now in jail wait ing final tFi sL
 -Dr. Sweet. of Waterbury, who has devoted many years to the cure of diseas- es ef the head. throat and lungs, is stop ping for few days at the Mansion House. He comes we'll recommended, as any one nay see by consulting the large number of testimonials in his possession from in- valids in this section of the country. He will however remain only until Saturday, at , P 1-, when he will positively depart tO GlI other professional engagements. All chronic diseases of every nature suc- eesSEaIly treated
 The Christmas services at St. Mi eAael's were ss usual largely attended.
 
 the Rev. Mir. Eddy of Hartford, who preached the sermon at the Christmas eve service. On Christmas day the Holy Cozmunion vas celebrated with a sermon Ey the Rector. The church decorations were exceedingly tasteful, as was to be ex- pecsed from the fact that they were under the charge of MT. W. M. F. Shelton, who Is member of the Vestry. The altar was beautifully decorated, the work of a few of the ladies of the congregation. The Svergreeas were kindly furnished by the members of the parish. The music was of very high order. Some of the old members of the choir vere home for the kOlsdnys. and there has been a large ac- ecssion of late from the young people of the parish.
 In the Superior Court on Tuesday of last week a curious case was tried which arose in WOlcOttville. recently, between Nelson VI. COe and Jessie B. Rose, about a IOt m cemetery. One of the parties 1sdextOok to enclose the lot and set an IElsh1an digging for that purpose. The ether party then hired another Irishman Co All in as fast as the first one dug. This aEr@ngeDent proved more profitable to e@ployees than to employers and Mir. Coe finaIly brought an injunction which the Court made perpetual in his favor. An drews for petitioner. Welch for respon- dent
 Oa Wednesday the case of E. W. Spur against the execntOr of Geo. Coffin was argued On evidence found by Judge Hitch cock Judgment for plaintiff. Seymour and WoOdruff for plaintiff; D. J. Warner for defendant.
 Oa Thursday the motion for new trial n tne case ef Isaac A. Northrop against David NOEthrOp was to have been tried. but the plaintiff failed to appear, was non- suiied. and the Injunction dissolved. Wm. F. Taylor for petitioner; Seymour and Andrews for respondent After hearing various motions etc, the court adjourned cine die.