Litchfield enquirer., 1876-04-27
The starting of another meat market

is being done upon MT. MacMartin's prop- erty. the old Berry place is beiug tIo- roughly repaired by Miss White. Mir. tCampbeii is building a iarge addition to his house, and Mir. Fhziefald has begun extensive. improvements: Dr. Beckwith is putting up small builiiny adjoining his block to be occupied eass shoe store, and MT. Fuller's old establishment has been converted into meat market. The Old Church cffers field for more work oi the same sort. IfTcould be converted into Ia hall the village would rejoice. '
 The Shepaug Railroad begins run ming another daily train on Monday; the new time table will be found in another column. Thegeneral plan is like last sum- mer's, with some Improvements. Trains run directly through to South Norwalk. faud back to Eitchfeld without change as heretofore, at HawleyviIls or Bethel. There is-also third train from Norsalk, sSats srdhy night. conheeting yithl tlee4s4O e4As4 train out of New York, which will prove 8 decided advantage to business men wish ing to pass Sunday with their families staying here. The noon mlxedJfrqi vill arrive promptly at I P. M., giving persons having business here and returning the safne day, one anu Half Hours fds Tits transactipu. Mail and express arrange ments are to be the same as last summer. dan. 5-5E r..--..Y
 With the opening of spring in earnest comes the revival of all sorts of outdoor amusements. People who own horses ptanee about on hotseback. Ior;il yuSgies, daily, while the unfortunate popalace<At large takes it's exercise and welcomes the summers sun meekly, on foot One velocipede made it's appearance early Tn the week, vending it's devious way over our improved sidewalks We have a few native performers on thisS instrument. One of them mounted in front of the post office. A small boy was going by with his slate slung at his sides The, velocipe- destrian shot like lightning between that boy and his slate: then he led the ''beast' back, and went to work industriously in side just as if hisj feat was an everyday matter It takes an artist to insert this vehicle between boy and his jacket, as it were, without hurGng either.
 State rs Samuel F. Weston was Haruinton case. Weston hired E. B. Hinmans farm and occupied part of his house. They got into a squabble about banking up the house, and the jury were called on to decide who was the first to 'strike Billy Patterson" There was an equal number of witnesses on each side. Hinman brought witnesses from Wood vile, Weston's former place of residence, to impeach him. Weston replied, and tried, to, impeach Hinman. The jury couldnt disentangle the truth from the testimony, and disagreed: z for acqpittal; 5, for conviction.
 State us Thompsof was n North Ca naan liquor case. The prisoner had been recommended for license. and the papers had been made out by the county com
 
 tne license, failing to pay for the same, and it svsevsovoketl. Tne orenco charged was committed before its revocation, and the prisoner claimed that though he had never received or paid for this license he was protected by, it from prosecution. The Court thought otherwise In defence against the main charge Thompson offer ed two witnesses.-on so drunk that he began his testimony with his hat on, and finally the judge had to direct the sheriff to take him out of court. The other did noLmake quite such a spectacle ,of him. self, but the jury evidently accepted the couple as fair specimens of the article Thompson manufactures, an d brought in a verdict of. Guilty; fine S15.
 State rs. Anthony Boyle was nolled after trial was commenced on account of informality in the indictment. s-&f"
 State US. J. l.. Herman, a Falls Vii. lage liquor case, was tried on Friday. The information was under the 1"reputAtion' clause of the statute. Mir. Herman's rep utation was proved. He replied with the claim that he sold 'Schenck beer, "a eon- coction that is supposed to be harmless by witnesses for the defence in liquor cases. Unluckily his casks came marked ''Porter. ,.Sand Witnesses -testifad to the strength of the beverage. The jury were too knowing to be fooled by any ''Schenck beer dodge, ana found him guilty; fine $20.
 State US. Francis Thebo, the noted New Hartford liqnor case, was tried fort the third time on Monday and the prisoner convicted. The Court sentenced him to pay $50 fine and costs. ainountings in all to $244. a#6
 On Tuesday. Adam Mitchell, a Terry vile dealer, pleaded guilty and was fined $2O. Like Martin Scott's coon he con- cluded to "come down,
 Phe vigor and Judgment with which States Attorney Huntington has put the screws on the liquor traffic in this county, is worthy efcommehdatibn. Four liquor dealers who appealed their cases to the Superior Court have been convicted by the iurys and one has ipleaded guilty. Not one has escaped. The conviction of Theoo is peculiarly gratifying. He bare gaeseaped conviction on two formsrtrials, ; and the third trial mulots him in, near $2O0 costs. besides his fine and the ex-, 4 pene0 of three costly tfia1s laI 4NaAlD 2
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