Litchfield enquirer., 1876-10-05
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READ IVES, ADvERTIsAfENT. IVES OF THE "BEE HIVE" HARTFORD. CoNN.
 Mrs. Moves and family return to the city this week.
 The Rev. Hiram Stone and son, were among the Centennial visitors last week.
 Master Champion Deming, brought down six pigeons at one shots on Satur. day.
 MT. Louis Brague from Teryville has started blacksmithing in Mr. Sharp's shop just east of the East Mills.
 We have been requested to notify the members of Darius Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M. that there will be convocation on Thursday evening of this week. A full attendance is desirable. .sls
 Eugene Ward formerly jailer in this village got verdict in his favor. in g. islander suit just tried, in Danbury, before Judge Beardsley. .--
 The County Commissioners will meet at the Mansion House in this place at p. m. on Wednesday the 1st, day of Novem- ber instead of the first Monday. Their next meeting will be on the third Mon- day as already announced.
 Various chimneYs in the village are being re-topped by our mason.in-chief. George Prescott. Esq. We should think it would be better to take them in during Che cold winds of the coming winter, than to put them out.
 The consecration of Rev. Wm. Stew ems Perry. D. D., formerly Rector of St. Michael's in this town, as Bishop of Iowa, took place at Trinity Church, Geneva, N. Y., on Sunday, Sept. 10th. There was large number of clergy and laity present.
 The advertisements of the Registrars of voters of Litchfeld will be found in our advertising columns. We hope every one will see that their names are properly registered, this year.
 The rains of the past week have rais- ed our streams, so that the East Mills are now running. and our farmers are busy making cider, and crops of corn and ap- ples are being secured. .-s.s.
 The funeral of MT. John Gleason, was very largely attended, on Monday. at St. Anthony's (Catholic) Church. Mir. Glea- son had been resident of this town for p years, and was highly respected and esteemed by his fellow townsman. yr The next Annual Meeting. of the Litchfeld Country Medical Association, will be at the Mansion House, Litch6eld on Tuesday Oct. 10. 1876 at II o'clock. A. M. A paper will be presented by Dr. H. W. Buell.. *5. Our townsman and ice dealer, Joseph Slack, Esq. with his wife started for Eu- rope on Friday last. He proposes to visit his native home in England and various objects of interest. to be gone from here four or five months.
 The Naugatuck Railroad are building e board fence at Litchfield station, north of the Depot between the highway, which may be the means of preventing some horse from jumping upon the track be. fore some passing train.
 The editor of this paper and his fam fly have gone to Philadelphia to interview the great exposition, and if our readers find fault with anything in this weeks is- sue they must not
 '.LOOk upon it with critics eye
 But pass our imperfections by."
 A large closet or box has been built in che centre of our Town Room, for what purpose is an enigma. Some think it is for wardrobe, some for a bookcase, some to lock up independent voters nn- til they get sober or vote for Tilden, or any other man. Qsttea SGbe.
 The Superior Court which was ad- iourned last week is still adjourned. and will probably stay so the remainder of the term. Judge Granger's son died on Friday, and his afflicted parents, have the synapa- ty of their many friends in this town, es- peciaIly of the members of the Bar.
 Notice is given to the several tramps that are now beginning to roam through our streets that this town is e bad place Co abide in. We have justices who like to tFy cases, Grand Jurors vhe like their dollar. and pettifoggers whe are glad to inveigie the innocent and bland wayfar- ing man. if he is a fool. into their meshes, and worse than all an ''nl will" stands ready at the jail door Co receive them. So in all due charity and kindness we tell these poor wanderers to leave Litchaeld out of their proposed route of travel.
 The Rt Rev. Bishop Williams made his annual visitation to St. Michael's Pa, rish. on Sunday last At the morning service. class of seven persons were pre-. sentsd for confirmation, and the Holy Communion celebrated by the Bishop, as. sisted by the Rector and the Rev. Dr. Dufaa. Tho number of communicate was very large. including all of the newly confirmed The Bishop preached in tht morning from Romans, VII. 4: and in ths evening frOm l Cor. x1n. 1e. Ateach ser, sius a large and attentive congregation weEs present. fs