Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-05
LlTCHFlELD.

Mir. Walter s. Judd has taken clerk ship at the store of MT. E. E. Champlin -Wessells & Gates have just received ( very convenient little night lamp-only % cents.
 Easter was celebrated at St. Michael'a with fine floral decorations, and fine music.
 The punster who visited Litchield, early this week. was not the missing ex- Mayor of New York as some have sup posed,
 The break in the Shepaug railroad at Roxbury Falls necessitated the transfer of passengers for some days but the trains now run without stoppage.
 The Ladies of St. Michael's Parish will hold a Festival at this Chapel on Wednesday the 11th of April, to which thepublic are respectfully invited. Sup ger at o'clock.
 The old saw-mill on the opposite side of the dam from the East Mills was car ried off in the late freshet as well as g portion of the dam. The loss is moi large
 We understand that the select-men have decided to repair the roads. this year, with labor hired by the day, but at reduced price. They will give $3.5O a day for man and team instead of $4., as last year.
 The Annual meeting of the Litch- field Centennial Total Abstinence Society, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year, will be held on Mon. day next, the 9th inst, in the Congrsga- tional chapel.
 MT. Timms, a New Haven dealer, has sold three nice pairs of horses here, re- gently. MT. T. H. Richards and Sheriff Baldwin each took pair of bays, while Fuller & Trowbridge get very fine pair of blacks. thus completing their splendid outfit as undertakers.
 MT. Solomon Rowe has nearly com pleted his twelfth year of service as sex ton of St. Miehaels church. If we mis take not, his resignation has been tender ed every Spring slnce 1865. Whether he will depart from his usual custom at hit approaching anniversary we are not ad vised Mir. Frank Wells has retired from the Putnam County Standard (Brewsters. N Y.) and Mr. Emerson Addis takes hii place. The latter has done good deal o1 editorial work, not only as editor of tho New Milford journal, but since he has been connected with the Standard, ani prints avery lively sheet. The Superior court met on Tuesday but owing to the illness of Mir. Graves, who is counsel in the cases standing frs on the trial list, there was a postponemen till Monday afternoon next. It is expect ed that trials will then proceed.
 The wash out onsthe Shepaug Road at Roxbury Falls referred to last weel was promptly repaired so that the dowr train passed over it next day, having fail ed for one day only, to get passenger and freight through over the Road botl ways. and that is the only instance durinI the past winter of failure to get freigh and passengers through.
 John l.. Plumb has c choice an, we'll selected stock of bedding and vege table plants that he is anxious to dispose of. He is also driving quite an extensiv' business in cut flowers, wreaths. crosses etc. See advertisement next week.
 Orders may be left at the store of E E. Champlin, where specimens may seen.
 The annual.meeting of the First Epis ccpal Society was held at St. Michael chapel on Monday afternoon last, Rev. C M. Wilkins, chairman. The followin officers were chosen for the ensuini year:
 SocIETY's CLERK:-C. W. Hinsdale.
 SocETY's TREAsuRER:-O. s. Seymour
 WARDENs:-St. MichGers (Litchfeld Tomlinson Wells and H. O. Morse; If-i, ity (Milton). E. H. Wright. Wm. Bissel S. Paurs (Bantam).: Lewis Hotchkis 0Stu IOuu.
 VEsTRYMEN:--iSt. MichaeEs, E. W. Sey mour. D. o. Bulkley, T. s. Sedgwick, ] E. Champlin, s. O. Beach, W. NJ. I Shelton; Trinity. A. J. Beach, 0. I Wheeler, T. l.. Jennings, W. W. Bissel D. P, Dickinson; .St. PauPs. E. D. Week W. l.. Landon, B. w. Pond, L. Carte W. H. Palmer.
 DELEGATEs:--iSt. Michaers, O. 8. Sc mour, Wm. Deming; Trinity, E E Wright; St. Paars, E. D. Weeks.
 ALTERNATEs:-T. s. Sedgwick. O.. ' Hinsdale; Trinity. W. W. Bissell; P0uCs, w. l.. Landon.
 PARISH CLERKS AND TREAsURERs:-S Michders. 0. W. Hinsdale: Tsinitv. ] Il Wright; st. Pours, L. Hotchkis Meeting adjourned to May 14th,. for sa of slips.
 EAST CORNWALL had another s.b. ball" spelling match at the close of tl winter term of it's school The side the teacher (Mr. Taylor) won; ll5. to 10 There were also declamations. dialoeu. anJ closing festivities at MT. Jam Blake's. JACK.