Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-03
LlTcHFIELD.

In the Superior Court the case of No-thrOp vs. Northrop is still On trial.
 -Mrs- s. V. Bronson slipped on the ice. ua Monday evening last. breaking her arm
 -Attention of our Democratic friends IS called to notice of a Caucus in another colEnn r~ ss HE
 -Nr. Norman wetmore was badly hurt, Szturlsy evening. by fall from his hay Eaow. t. '-
 -Nouthiy meeting of the Circulating Library tomorrow CThursday) eve. Let there be a good attendance. Meeting of the Harris Plains Library, next Friday evening. This library con tains several hundred we'll selected vol umes- .#. t-sE eU. .--s.. tz.. ...4
 A paper wholly devoted to original contributions. is now read before the weekly meetings of the Bantam Falls ly- ceum.
 See advertisement in another column of a valuable farm for sale. This is a fine opportunity for any one who wishes to raise garden produce for a ready market.
 The Rev. Mir. Wilkins gave a recep- lion, at the RectOsy of St. Miehaefs, on Tuesday evening last. 1t was an exceed ingly pleasant affair, large number be-
 
 ing present. s-1 .s.. l, ..s, -Ths '. I. s. sociable at Mrs. E. MeNeill's last Thursday eve. was a very pleasant affair. The next will be held at NIT. George H. Baldwin's on Thursday of next week.
 We are indebted to Messrs. Buel & Wheeler for the Tribune Almanac for 1876. This complete little compendium of statistics should be in every mans hand in the presidential and centennial of all oth- CT years.
 The Rev. Hiram Stone has resigned his position as chaplain in the US. army, his resignation having been accepted by the War Department. Mir. Stone will hereafter devote himself to pastorial duty, continuing for the present to supply the parishes at Bantam and Milton.
 Speaking of ''vital statistics" MT. Henry Bissell, who took a census of the old people of the place in 1865, notes the following changes during the II years that have since passed: .---
 The four people between 90 and 100 years of age then living are now dead of 5 between the ages of 80 and 90 five are still living; of III then over 70, 26 sur wive. Mrs. Phineas Lord and Mrs. Hum. phreyviile are each 9s years old, theH for mer now residing in Maryland with her son-in law. Col. wn. 8. Baldwin. Mrs. Humphreyville is very lively yet and could beat many young lady at hop. There are now living in town five men and one woman over 90. The liveliest of the for imer is MT. Tomlinson Wells. He walks like man of twenty and shows few signs of advanced age. The number of persons .over 80 years of age now living in Litch- field il 8.
 The second presentation of Led Astray," by the Washington Dramatic Society. will take place on Friday of next week. the 11th inst., at the new Hall in that place. kThis play is one ofthe finest and one of the best performed of the dra- mas acted by that Society and many per- sons in Litchfeld have expressed a wish for an excursion dosn the Sbspaug rail- road that evening to enable them to see it. As usual, the railroad company require some guarantee against loss in sech scase, and persons desifous of attending should register their names at the postofiee, and if q sufficient number of signatures are ob- tained the train will be run. Tickets for reserved seats at the Hal, ,and transporta- tiOn between the saiae and Washington Station, will be sold on tue cars at 60 cts. each. There will be full moon; that evening, and with pleasant weather there ought to be no difficulty in filling ths train. .'A ~ss.EttItI
 The children's exhibition of Monday evening was gratifying success artisti ,cally as well as. financially. The hard seats of tue Old Church. were well filled with aa audience of from 250 to 300. The entertainment consisted of music, recita tions, pantomime and charade. Tn, pantomime vas ''The Rata and Mice From tue Mother Goose stories, and tho final catastrophe of the young tride witl Aer wheelbarrow load of band-boxes, birt cages, and other feminine frippery wa very forcibsy represented. The charad' Gan original work) was ''Csntennial." I ended with dance of some dozen youn. people of both sexes in continental cos tune. making very pretty sight indeed The entertainment ended with 'Johnn. Schmoker. sung by chorus of small boy in ue costume of 1776- probably Hessiaus The esief credit. for training the perform Ars in the pantomime and charade. is du to Mrs: Geo. N. Woodruff Miss Gibbu' and Mir. Meatey filled up many al -''achiDg void" during the performance with plsno and cornet dnets. Mr. Robsr Stevens eOatributed days work or mor in preparing the stage. Miss Cross ..znan loaned her piano and Mr. Fuller sa, to its moving, and altogether it was yer