Litchfield enquirer., 1876-04-20
LTTCHFIELD D.

-Arbutus is late this year. The base ball season has opened.
 The lamp post on the Weller corner resembles the leaning tower of Pisa.
 They were blowing on the -Island" on Friday last.
 North street is being cleaned by de- grees of the relics of the ice storm.
 Perch have begun running up the river, and Fast Day was enlivened with fishing for them.
 -Dr. Wm Stevens Perry, former rector of St. Michael's, has been elected presi- ofKeny on College, at Gambler, Ohio.
 ". I. s. Soclable at Mrs. Belden's, to- morrow (Thursday) evening. We under stand that three more complete the course for the season.
 -Messrs. Bishop Sedgwick are put ting down ready made clothing to start ling figures. They offer all wool mems suits for S15, and other things to match. On Friday night some scoundrels broke into Beach's grocery, stole 80 in money, and ate any quantity of peanuts. No arrests.
 MT. Braman still makes dry goods a specially, and has as fine lot of we'll assort- ed goods as can be found in any store in the county. He claims to offer splendid bargains.
 MT. H. A. Bills, editor of the Win sted News, was in town, last week, and call ed at our office. Unfortunately the editor hereof was scufiing with the ''epizootie. !" at his house, and lost the visit.
 One of the neatest groceries we have ever seen, is the old A. 0. SmitE store, newly fitted and filled up by MT. E. E. Champlin. It is renovation that gives an entirely different look to the dingy old store of former times.
 -Messrs. Fuller X Trowbridge have their warehouse full of chamber and par Tor sets, and furniture of every descrip- tion that delights the heart of the house furnisher, without altogether depicting his purse.
 On Monday morning in this village, the first vote deposited in the township ballot box was that of Mir, Joseph Stevens. The day, April 3d, was also his 91st birthday. 1t is probable there were but few other men in the county who voted their 70th ho1to oh
 MT. Stevens is the Grandfather of Mir. E. K. Loomis, of this village.
 A Spencer St.. man invited his moth .er-in-law to spend Fast Day with him. He showed the letter to several friends before he sent it. The lady replied that, the last week she spent with him, there were four festive days of that kind. and her health wouldn't admit of further dis slpation. He never showed that letter to a soul.
 MT Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurlbut, ot West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels & Gates, on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic Woolens, prepared to take orde's for anything in their line. Persons wishing good custom work done should give them a call.
 On Saturday afternoon the case of Elliot Us. Skinner, was argued before Jus tice Farnum, by Esquires Prescott and Kilbourn, at the latter's office. The only .fnr who sat on the sofa with the Justice, and whose face-just half of which and one ear was black, the other half and the oth- CT ear. white-gave him look of entire impartiality. Judgment of $52 and costs for plaintiff; defendant appealed.
 Last week, the Superior court was principally engaged in the trial of Chris tie Siebert, of Wolcottville, for an assault on Louis Fritz. last December. The prisoner was charged with having had quarrel with Fritz and finging him of a stairway some dozen feet upon the frozen ground. The affair was a very brutal one, the jury found Siebert guilty, and he was sentenced to pay fine of $20, and costs. On Monday. Charles Mitchell, of Ply mouth. was tried for keeping place where liquor was reputed to be sold, convicted, and fined $20. This is another instance of many of tho possibility of enforcing the present law against liquor selling. s. F. Weston, of Harwinton. is on trial for an assault.
 
 The Easter services at St. Michaels were of more than ordinafy-interest, and were very largely attended, notwithstand- ing the unfavorable weather. The holy communion was celebrated at the morning service, the offerings being devoted to domestic missions. The altar and font were beautifully decorated with choice flowers, while on the credence was a beau- tifui floral cross. A very handsome altar cross of solid brass with flower vases and book rest of the same material, were placed in position, for the first time, in memory of the late Mrs. Catherine E. Barker, the gifts of few of her immedi- ate friends. On the .lectern was an ex- ceedingly pretty and novel design in Easter decoration, the work and gift of one of the yestry, Mir. Wm. M. P. Shel- ton. The music was as usual of a high ow5n~ af ~nn-:k $s5s.