Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-21
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 -Ths Tn<szszts SSsOlars are having a kssEsz4v vacation
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 -TAe R-x. CsHytOa Elly. of Hartford. @E=zxaef as S. Iii =A4e's .Oa Salday.
 -TAs Erss nz=bsr of the Students Bead. zE@czxe1 ls<4 week- Tine Sir rsrr~sz<hSs~ og Last rear Is On the staff.
 -Tk@ m<@berx Of Dsrius Chapter are rasn=sssa ts be present al an important raexszzg fAsz CTharsd@y) evening. The Sl zzI ska degrees wln be conferred
 -The BSx BozzazA matter came IO-par- tzI s<a1l oa Sasura&y- The plaintiff re- esz~x~1 $5 Sa one case; the defendant took asz@uf appeal Ia three: and trial of the eksrsB-sgrxM Es@ziniag cases Is adjourned. Graves Ea< p1AlztaEs SesnOnr for defend znE
 -O@ Sakzr1ay evidence was heard in sas eHs4s of L2rEa v<- Cor before Justice F2-azm. sRsz-z<soa for plaintiff to recover SE5s xfaex uAlca there was argument, at sssz~ EeagtA. by the attorney for defend zzs 4n3 M= E F. Cheney. his next friend. Pr~=ssss. fox plaintiff; K1lbOurn. for de- fez1znA
 -Nr. Tester, of the firm of Foster & Hmr9hzt, og West WInsted, will be at the ssnr~ of We==e1Es & Gates, on 7zursday, eAx sSkA. with n choice selection of foreign and do@@<tie wOoleas. prepared to take sr1ers for anything in their line. Per sosz wishing good custom work done xk0ad give them cAL
 The annual election of officers for the various Masonic bodies in this village, takes place on "Wednesday, the 27th inst. TA@ Council and Chapter in the afternoon aad the Lodge in the evening. The an- sz2l supper given by St Paul's Lodge will be served at the Mansion House. It k hoped there will be large attendance of the members
 The Record proposes an ice boat on one of the ponds near this village-a good EosiOal Itxpeaks. as from personal ob- servatiOn. of another youthful diversion of the season:
 The time for church decorating ap- breaches. and the average small boy chackles inwardly as he thinks of the good time he expects to havep laying "Hi Spy" around the chapel his fond mother sappo<ing that he Is industriousIy engag- ed in picking greens.
 Al the meeting, Saturday evening; it was voted that the circulating library be opened. from 3:39 to P. M, and from ' tO S30 F. NJ, on the 1st and 3d Satur- days of each month. The rate for books Is 10 cents each for the last 50 numbers of the catalogue; 5 cents each for all the other numbers over 800; 3 cents each for the remainder. The fine for failure to re- turn books is the same as the amount paid on taking them out A committee was appointed to revise inc bylaws. Adjourned till the list Saturday in Janu- sry at ' PM
 In the Superior Court, last week, several eases were tried and decided. In the case of E. J. Fehn, of Plymouth, vs. Policeman Bissell of New Haven (report- cd elsewhere) the plaintiff had judgment. Graves and Fenn for plaintiff; Stoddard for defendant.
 In the t9o cases of Keith aud HEnman vs. Waterbury. to recover for damage from defective highway, each plaintiff recovered $50. It appeared on the trial that Keith and Hinman, riding together. were overturned down e bank into the Manhan ditch, near Waterbury. The de- fence claimed that the accident occurred through the careless driving of the plain tilFs. Fenn and Fenn for plaintiff; Web- ster, for defendant.
 In the case of Beebe s. Hall vs Geo c. Woodruff executor of Alexander Harri- sou the plaintiff had judgment. The &C., ton was to recover for care of the deceas- ed in his last sickness for which S6OO were claimed.
 On Saturday morning Charles F. Bancroft of WOlcottville, committed to jail on civil process. was released on habeas corpus for mistake in the pro- ceedings of the officer.