Litchfield enquirer., 1876-09-07
WoIcottViIle.

The Rev. Henry M. Sherman entered upon his duties as Hector of Trinity church on Sunday last. He will soon take possession oi the Rectory.
 Mir. Charles ". Lewis returns to the Episcopal Academy, Cheshire, in few days.
 The weather, up to Friday night of last week, was continuance of the dry, and dusty weather reported a. week or two, since. On Friday nigh. drizzling rain set in, but did not last long enough 10 raise streams, or wells, hnt laid the dast very effectually. Wells. arc getting very low, and many have .I.irsi up entirely. Door-yards and lawns, naiess satered art ficially. are looking .vsry brown, while forrest trees, outside Of t:e village, have the appearance of having endured several heavy frosts. Owing to. the extreme drouth, the potato bugs (which. by the way. have colossal settlements in every putato patch about here) are wateied in tue ,isu- al way. the only difference being in the temperature of the liquid.
 At the Democratic cancns held a: the town hall, on Monday night. of last week, the following persens were chosen by del- egates to the different convsatious: State. e.-WaIter s; Lewis. ;. w. Gam well, Jas. Al!dis, J. 5. Workman.
 | ConqressiOnaL w W. Coe, Charles Alldis, Arvid Dayton, l.. R Prentice. l Senatorial M. l.. Judd. J H. Ball. com, Henry Candee, 0, ls.Hopson. The angel Death las visited the village in a manner wholly unlock ed for. Mss. Chas. Scoyille had been nursing her daughter through 8 very. serious illness. Through intense anxiety, constant watching, together with thework of the sick room,. which only mother. can do, her system had become totally in- capable of struggling with the disease. which was so soon to fasten upon her. She was not considered dangerous until short time before her death. When it was known, Tuesday forenoon. that Mrs.l Scoville was dead. it seemed as though & thunderbolt had descended-so sudden was the announcement. She was a daughter of Mir. Henry s. Griswold, of Litchfeld. '+ -'F't"7 :,
 The Union Manufacturing Co., stopped three days for repairs, last week. t-
 70. Hotchkiss and Sons have been i'm : proving their water power by putting in new Hume, and, think. new turbine wheel; also clearing out the accumulation of roots, mud &c. above his dam.
 F. L. Wadhams' saw mill has been idle oyer week. A break in the water wheel made it necessary for new one to be cast. f. ,.-, MT. F. L. Wadhams has erected, and partly covered, 8 new dwelling house, on the north end of Main St. [
 Mir. Sherman, of Tarriffville, the newly settled pastor pf the Episcopal church, delivered his fifst sermon here on last Sunday. The discourse, besides be- ing very appropriate for the occasion, is spoken of as being naasterly production, interesting throughout This parish has been for long time without settled pas tor, and now the prospect of settled minister is quite encouraging. Dr. Duf- fie, of New York, who has supplied the pulpit for the last month, in his closing sermon. last week Sunday, gave the peo- pie some excellent advice, which if acted upon, will insure the permanent stay of MT. Sherman. .M v
 -Mr N R Laths has,been laytnc 2 concrete walk in fron1 of his residence, also to his barn.
 The height of the blackberry season is over. late berries being dried up. Berries are selling at and cts.. Apples and apple pedlars occupy most of the room here. Potatoes are scarce; sold at the stores for $l.0O per bushel rr
 M. J. W.