Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-18
LIT TCHFIELD.

LITcHFIELD.
 -Shad are selling for from to 10 cts pound.
 -Dandelions and wild-violets are in blossom.
 -One of Mir. Fenn's stages comes ont in gorgeous new dress.
 Mrs. Dr. E.Bostwick is adding piazza to the south side of her residence. The orchards are again enlivened with the musical notes of the bobolink and oriole. st
 The frame of Mir. John O'Rourke's new house, on Lake St. has been raised, and is closed i'll.
 MT. James Ganung has put up new picket fence in front of his residence, on Meadow St.
 Mir. c. F. Daniels returned to New York, Saturday, and quartette and trio playing takes an intermission. What centennial tree planting is done, this spring. must be done quickly. Litch- field has hardly done it's share.
 MT. E. B. Peck has sol d out his new meat market business, in Beckwith's Block South Street, to MT. William Cook, of Go- shen.
 It is suggested that a trial of skill be arranged between Rowe's Cornet band, of this place, and the famous Bethlehem band.
 Mir. J. Deming Perkins puts in an ap- pearance among us, this week, and Will lage Improvement will no doubt take a new start.
 Chasing hoops is all the rage among the small boys. We also notice that some of the larger ones show decided partial ity to that pastime.
 We are glad to learn that Mir, Edward Stone. who has been dangerously ill for several months from white swelling on his leg, is recovering.
 Francis Bissell Esq. of Winsted, paid the village flying visit. Monday. He is getting pretty weighty look, suit able to his growing years and experience at the bar.
 MT. w. H. Braman has been opening another neck of goods advertisement next week. He has also been putting up some stone hltching posts designed to last till the Second Centennial.
 We are sorry to lose Mir. s. H. Wood from among us, for he has been an excel lent citizen during his residence here, and has made many friends, we wish him suc- cess wherever he may go.
 Senator Seymour has been investing in n neat "turn out," by means of w hich he can breathe the air of his native hills to extraordinary advantage whenever ''cares of state" will permit.
 We hear from adjoining towns of preparation on a large scale being made for appropriate services and an elaborate decoration of the soldiers graves on the day set apart for that purpose. Why is Litchfeld silent.
 Charles Nettleton, Esq, of New York, was in town for few hours, Mon. day. sHe has been predicting law in that city nearly twenty years, having studied here, in the office of the Hon. Truman Smith. more than thirty years since. He is native of Washington.
 MT. Foster. of the firm of Foster & Hurlbut, ot West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels X Gates. on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic ~oolens, prepared to take orders for anything in their line. Persons wishing good custom work done should give them call.
 On Monday the annual sale of seats took place in the Congregational and Episcopal churches In the former the .sum raised was about g., ,O5o, with several remaining unsold. In the latter about :$1, 300 was realized with enough seats re .maining unsold to bring the sum total ts between $1, 400 and 1,500.
 As Messrs. Fuller & Trowbridge wer, putting wash-stand into lady's wagon last Saturday, the horse, winch ~as un hitched, started of at brisk pace. Mir F. caught one of the reins and succeeded in turning the concern into the park fence thus preventing a complete smash-up the stand was deposited slightly damaged in the ditch
 On Friday evening of last week, number uf the friends of MT. and Mrs John B. Slate, assembled at their resi- dence, on Lake Street, to celebrate thei tin-wedding: it being the 10th 'anniversar of their marriage. Many articles of ii ware, useful as we'll as ornamental, wer presented. The violin was then calle into active service and the terpsichorea art was assiduously practiced till the "we sma'" hours, when the company disperse in good spirits.
 On Sunday the Rev. Mr. Backus, C Plymouth, preached at the Congregation al church. A letter was read from tn Rev. McLane in response to the call rt gently tendered him. He thought it best in the exhisting state of his health, not make any permanent arrangement at prel sent, but would continue to supply tn pulpit on the terms of their invitatio,