Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
LITCHFIEID.


 READ IVES ADVERTISEMENT. IVES OF THE "BEE H1vE," HARTFORD, CONN.
 The East Park has been improved by cutting away superfuous trees.
 Mir. Edward Dwyer removes his har- ness shop to Lords building.
 MT. and Mrs. John D. Champlin, IT,, are spending short time in this village. Attention is called to notice of Bank dividend.
 Mir. F. M. Sanford is covering his residence, corner of West and Meadow streets, anew, great improvement.
 At Buell. & Wheeler's can be found a fine stock of Fireworks, for the due eel ebration of the Fourth See Adv.
 The Daniels place on West St. is inn proved by the addition of an ornamental cornice.
 -Messrs. Devoe & Hills are about put ting up carpenters shop on East St., east of the blacksmith shop.
 The net receipts of the Strawberry Festival on Wednesday evening last were $1O8.7O.
 Frederick J. de Peyster Esq. of New York, has rented Prof. Hoppin's Place, on North Street, for the pr resent season. The new lights in the Congregational church are gorgeous; the chandelier, es- pecially. IS thing of beauty and brillian- cy unequalled in this benighted region. Attention is called to the advertise ment of Ice Cream by Mrs. Frisbie. If this weather continues there can be no doubt of the immediate success of her enterprise.
 The program for our Centennial Fourth calls for illuminations on both Monday and Tuesday evenings. Those who find it inconvenient to illuminate, both nights, will not fail, we hope, to do so at least on Tuesday evening.
 The healthy flavor of tar pervades the village, these hot days. The sidewalk to the station is laid, and work is begun on Meadow st. We hope the work will go through all that street. and there seems reasonable prospect that it will do so.
 We hear that the county commission CTS are to be here tomorrow (Thursday). We regret the retirement of Mir. Cleve- land. who has served the county judi ciously for ten years. His successor is Mir. M. E Dutton. of. Winsted.
 In the Clark and Goodman suits, the Justice acquitted Goodman; found Clark not guilty of drunkenness, but guilty of using abusive language towards Goodman, and fined him $5. Fine and costs amount cd to about $40.
 The heat of the past few days has been most oppressive. Ninety in the shade is more than Litch6eld often ex. periences, and those were the figures reg istered everywhere on Tuesday, and by some of the more judicious thermometers, Monday.
 The old Berry place, recently bought by Miss White. is having very thorough ly repaired. Twenty six laborers and workmen are at work upon it. A ditch over ten feet deep and three feet wide has been dug all the way around the house, to effect thorough drainage.
 MT. Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurlbut, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels x Gates, on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic woolens, prepared to take orders for anything in their line. Persons wishing good custom work done. should give them a call.
 ". l. S.-The last sociable, previous to the Grand Fair, will take place or Wednesday, July 9th, at the residence oi F. Ratchford Starr, Esq. The committee particularly request all persons having articles prepared for the Fair to send them to the residence of Mrs. Geo. c. Woodruff, during the first week in July.
 Mt. A. W. Stanly has nice phaetor buggy, which, being about to leave thi. place. he wishes to dispose of at a reasona ble price. It is substantially new, and 1, in as perfect a condition as when it cam, from the maker. It can be seen at Clarl s. Loveland's in Morris. first house soutl of Mir. Frederick A. Marsh.
 Miss Esther H. Thompson, daughte of Mir. Geo. Thompson. of this place, ha, taken two prizes at the Weslyan Acade. my, in Wilbraham; one in Harmony, oa Musical Composition. and another for al essay on Religion and Science. Of four teen prizes given, Connecticut student get eight; and the young ladies ten, the sex that is to have the monopoly of voting taking only four.
 At the annual meeting of the Savin, Society, held on Saturday, 24th inst, tn, following named officers were reelected Edward W. Seymour, President; David 0 Bulkley, vice President; Henry R. Colt Secretary and Treasurer. Directors George c. Woodruff. Frederlck D. McNeil Jesse l.. Judd, George M. Woodruff, Wil liam H. Braman. George NJ. Woodruff N was reappointed Loan Agent.
 EAST CANAAN reports strawberries plen ty.-Miles E. Briggs, formerly of thi place, and salesman in Camps store i