Litchfield enquirer., 1877-09-27
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 uTCRFIELD, CONN.
LITcnFIELD.

-Mr. Henry W. Wessells is making ex- tenSive repai rs on the house he recently purchased of Mrs. Frisbie.
 Mrs. Wm. Marsh was thrown from buggy, Sunday evening, but luckily es- caped without much injury. ....-
 The H. T. T. Club meets Friday eve ming at their rooms to make arrangements for hop at the Town Room.
 F. A. Shepard, the jeweler. has just received new lot of fine silver ware and clocks. which he offers at reasonable prices
 MT. 5. E. Cheeny has sold building lot on Cheney St, tc Mrs. Anna Powell. who is removing a house from near Dr. Buell. on North St.. to that place.
 Mai. F. c. Swan visited the armory of Co. H., Tuesday, on his annual inspec- ton of ihe State property in possession of the National Guard.
 Rev. Mir. Wilkins has a two weeks vacation and in his absence the services at St. Michaei's are conducted by Dr Dufie.
 pr. Deming's new house is nearly completed, and work IS advancing rapidly on Messrs. Cook and Bnell's new double house on South St.
 MT. Thompson, caught bass in Ban- tam Lake Tuesday. which weighed lbs. and 2 ounces-the largest bass we ever saw. He caught one weighing 8 lbs. IA ounces. last week.
 The Second Nine Nameless played the East Litchfield Struggles at wolcott- vile. Saturday. beating them. A to 2l. Tais is the third game between these mines.
 MT. Devoe, Of Wolcottville, has been repainting the Congregational church. spire and all. The color is somewhat lighter than before and the appearance of the building much improved. ".
 -AttentiOn is called to caucus notices. The Democratic call was sent in first. and we think it would have been better to have put the Republican Caucus on the same day.
 At the annual meeting of the first school District. held at the school-house on saturday afternoon last, the following officers were chosen: Silas E. Cheney, COmmittee. Treasurer and Collector; W. H. Braman, Clerk. The report of the committee. for the past year was read and accepted. The meeting then adjourned tall the 9th of October.
 Sanford the ''Original and ODly," set a Portable Furnace in the house of T. R. TrOwbridge Esq, last week. He has one, each. ordered fOsG. M. Woodruff, Mrs. Moves. and Henry W. Wessells. He has a store more their fall of stoves of every de- scuptiOn. If you don't believe he sells them cheap,g go and ask his prices; and, if yOu are in want of one and want to pay cash. he will not let you go away without loading one into your wagon.
 On Wednesday of last week, the crim- Inal business having closed the day be. fore. Judge Sanford went to Bridgeport to attend the funeral of Hon. James 0. LoOmia.
 Thursday and Friday were occupied with the trial of the Appeal from Probate of the First Ecclesiastical Congregation aD Society in Watertown. The case was this: By the will of Orlando Fenn, all his property was given that Society, with the prOviso that in case his sister, Della Fenn, should come to want she should be given 0 comfortable support out of it. The testator was a bachelor and this sister had kept house for him for nearly twenty years, and he had promised her compensation out of his estate after his death. She presented her claim for ser vices to the commissioners on his estate who allowed her $1 ,197. On trial, last week, the jury gaves her $1 ,673. Seymour and Graves for Society; Bradstreet and Andrews. for Miss Fem.
 On Monday the petition of Geo. 0. Woodruff, executor of Henry Migeon, late of Wolcottville, for advice of the Court regarding the construction of the will, was argued by Andrews for Achille Migeon Seymour for the other legatess and de- visees. g-s- 4 s.., !. ..s.... ..e
 David Hicks was acquitted by the Court. It was decided that there was no jail breach. and the prisoners confession, ex. tOrted by confinement on bread and water in cell with no bed for four days. was ruled out. ".'''-s e.a sf