Litchfield enquirer., 1876-02-24
LITCHFIELD.

The public school closed on Friday. The Aurora Borealis was visible on Saturday evening. -Fifty-three arrivals at the Mansion House on Thursday last.
 The Rev. Mr.. Clarke. of, Middletown, oficiated at St. Michaels on Sunday last. The V.I.S Sociable will be held at Mir. Wm. H. Braman's, tomorrow Crhursday). eve. ...s.....
 Our youngsters made the night before Washington's birthday hideous with bell. ringing. S~s"st t,a 'F''t'fS "<s y. The Sons of Temperance celebrate the anniversary of their revival here, on Friday evening. ...... .t. In MT. Harry Bissell we lose citizen of strong, independent, honest character, and uncommon natural ability.
 -Mf.Alvah Clark, of Morris, was SO injured by e fall on the ice, Monday, while surveying the new road, that he died on Tuesday night. ... The funeral of MT. Derrick Sanford was attended from hls late residence on Meadow St., on Saturday afternoon last. the Rev. Hiram Stone, officiating. ..s Tine objections suggested by Tax payer to our mode of repairing roads is worthy of serious consideration. We have a general impression that the contract system is the cheapest. but that it does inferior work. g ..s-
 In the Superior Court the case of J. B. Lobdell vs, Wm. H. Bushnell, judg- ment was given for delft. Hinman's ap- peal from Probate was tried but not de- cided. Several Justice appeals were tried to committees. Court adjourned sine die on Friday.
 The jail committee have taken the matter of repairs into consideration, mod flied the specifications in accordance with the vote of tho representatives. and issued proposals to builders for contracts. The lo,oest bid they got vas $17 300. Some of the committee wished to confer with Mr. Bartram, who made no bid, and final ac- tion was postponed.
 At the Republican caucus on Satur- day, the following delegates were appoint cd, with power of substitution
 iState-D. 0. Kilbourn, Henry l.. Coe, Samuel E. Crossman, A. M. Turner. .SenatorioI-Dr. J. K. Wallace, Amos Benton,f Thomas Hlnchclif, Albert l.. Camp.
 Pr'o6ate-F. D. McNeil, J. Howard Catlin, Lewis Bissell, Tom w. Beach.
 We have read much of the comfort of a good fire of your own wood on your own hearthstone (accurately, ''air-tight"); but when 1t comes to consuming your best pear tree, half of your second best ditto, the best third of your best apple tree. the .slendef '1sader" of the only maple on your plantation, and any amount of elm branches worth their weight in silver, it is a comfort we hope may never be vouch- safed us again. Still, our chimneys were not blown down, nor the house unroofed. Above all. we live in New England, where people do not eat their pastors nor shoot their editors as they are so apt to do in warmer climes. and we are grateful
 On Monday evening next the concert for the benefit of the Circulating Library for which chorus and our instrumental musicians have been practicing assiduous- ly for some time past, will be given at the Old Church. Among the vocal pieces are the beautiful bridal chorus from Lohen- grin; "Crowned with the Tempest" co Sommo Carlo'), one of the best choruses in Verdi's Ernani; and ''The Heavens are Telling" from Creation" the finest cho- rus Haydn ever wrote. All these have full instrumental accompaniment. The ,overtures are lively and popular, while in the two movements from Schubert's Guar rtet in Flo. and the Scherzo from Mozart's Sd Quartet for Piano and Strings, we have specimens of the chamber music SO inter. testing to musiciana. Of the vocal aarrd in | ;strumental solos it is only necessary to say that those who have attended former concerts of our musical association will know what to expect We give the pro- gram in full: -aS
 PART I. "s Ia .=..t-. 1-overture to Tampa, = Herold S-PanO Solo. @4a e-~ ~ -s -a8 a
 sTse ss yas' Sssss ysss ys T'olepsss S-Quartet, from "Dona del Lago," .Rossini
 2Violins, Cello and Piano.
 7- JTrio-"On Thee each Living Soul Awaits" Haydr
 (chorus-"Achieyedi is the Glorious Work"
 PART II.
 1-overture to The Poet and Peasant
 Vocal Solo, "Anges ever Bright and Fair" Handel 9-ouartet 9-oUss sSns' --d :. .dSc kFsusasT Mossst Violin. Viola Cello and psano --0A'' 6-chorus, Crowned with the Tempest,a Verdi 6-Cornet Solo, Grand Fantasia, "Alexis,n Hautmann 7-Chorus, ''The Heavens are Telling.n Haydn
 On Saturday. last. we paid visit tc the new house MT. John Jay White i, building on the old Beebs place, about two miles southwest of this village When completed this will probably be tn finest residence in the county. It is twt stories high (45 A9). with to yer. and witl an ell in the rear Q9x29). The outside presents . very fine appearance. even ir its present uncompleted condition. Inside the clustering is finished the heating ap paratus, water pipes and other conductor are in place, but the windows. wainscot fling and mantels are yet to be added