Litchfield enquirer., 1876-10-26
LITCHFIELD.

Centennial envelopes are for sale at the Post office.
 READ IVES, ADVERTISEMENT. IVES OF rHE"BEE HIvE," HARTFORD. CONN.
 Rev. Geo. J. Harrison, of Milton, preached at the Congregational Church on Sunday last.
 Prof. Gaines is soon to remove his school from the Academy, to his resi- dence at the Weller place.
 The R. R. commissioners with few of our citizens, went over the Shepaug road on Tuesday.
 At Wessells' South Street Furnishing Store can be found fine assortment of . Ladies' CIoaks, in all the latest styles, which will be sold at very low prices.
 A lady in Milton Society visited the Centennial last week, aged sixty six. Liv' ing within four miles of a railroad she had never been in the cars before.
 The funeral of Mrs. Walter Coe was attended from St Paul's Church, Bantam Falls, on Sunday afternoon last, the Rev Hiram Stone officiating.
 MT. Morris, and family, who have oc- cupied Mir. A. E. Fuller's house during the summer, returned to New York, on Friday last, and Mir. Fuller Is again dom- iciled on Meadow street.
 Among the Exposition visitors this week Mir. and Mrs. O. W. Hinsdale. Mrs A. s. Lewis, Miss Phelps, MT. Campbell of the U. 5. Hotel, and MT. Munger of the Post Office:
 Bishop Perry of Iowa, preached the annual sermon before the Protestant Episcopal Sunday School Union, in the Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York, on Sunday evening, Oct. 15.
 The Rev. E. A. Washburn D. D. of Calvary Church, and the Rev. J. H. By lance, D. D., of St. Marks, New York, were at the Mansion House last week. They were on pedestrian excursion.
 The board of School Visitors met and organized on Saturday last. T. Le- ander Jennings was chosen chairman and D. c. Kilbourne, secretary. A number oi teachers were examined and received cer. tifcates to teach the ensuing winter.
 The lecture of the Rev. MT. Stone on''the Early Church, "was largely attend. ed, and was very interesting and in structive. The subject was handled in ar able manner, showing thorough ac' quaintance with it, and vast amount of historical research.
 We have been requested to inform the young gentlemen who are indulging in the amusement of knocking at doors, ringing door bells, disturbing public meetings, etc., that they are known, and their names will be published if they con- tinue thus to annoy the public.
 There has been much enquiry with regard to certain agonizing sounds which are occasionally heard from the upper story of the Mansion House: serious thoughts were entertained of bringing the case before the Grand Jury until it was ascertained that one of the guests is learning to play the violin.
 MT. Foster, of the firm of Foster S Hurlbut, of West Winsted, will be at tho store of Vessels & Gates, on Monda, next, with @ choice selection of foreigr and domestic woolens, prepared to take orders for anything in their line. Per sons wishing good custom work done should give them call.
 We were in error, last week, in sta ting that Mir. Chas s. Hunt, was na tive of this town. He was a son of Chas Hunt, formerly superintendent of thu Housatonic R. R.. and native of Hunts vile in this county. New York papers-dt not seem to know the difference between the county and town of Litchfeld. The Board of Registration admitted fifteen new electors on Monday, They meet again on Saturday, and will be ir session from g a. m. until g p. m. Al persons, whose. names appear on the frs list furnished by the Registrars, who wer' not present at the last meeting of tn, board. must appear at that time or los, the privilege of voting next month.
 On Monday afternoon, MT. Joh, Williamson met with a severe acciden at his Tannery on West street. He wal engaged in running a splitting machin when the fingers of his left hand wer caught by the cylinder and his arr drawn into the machine, breaking hi forearm badly, the bone protrudinl through the flesh. Mr. ". seems to. particularly unfortunate about tw years ago he met with similar accident breaking his right arm in about the sam manner with this, machine.
 The N. Y. Evening Post makes tn following mention of gentlemen wh passed the summer at the Lake Vie House in this Village:
 A. G. Heaton passed the summer 6 Litchfeld, Connecticut, and has now rt turned to his studio for the seasor Among the contents of his portfolios al studies ot Q cottage door-yard; flores brook scene With the figure of lad rambling on it's bank; the sunny corner { a farm barn-yard; and of boy holding pail of berries ia his hand and resting b, side aa old rail fence in pasture fiel, Another study represents a view of ..Bal tam Lake, near Litchfeld. MT. Heatc Alao exhibits in his studio portrait of young lady of Hartford, which was pain ed from life at Litchfield.