Litchfield enquirer., 1877-11-15
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plcailCy or the county DOafulug n0uS6. III Litchfeld, for some time past, was treat ed to free ride, voting day. Some con. siderate individual furnished splendid hack. and took him here and back. He said he dld not vote Who said he did !? Under the following clause of our election law it seems to make no difference wheth- CT he voted or not:
 If any sheriff, deputy sheriff. jailor, or deputy jailor, who has charge of any per- son confined in jail by any process grow ing out of a criminal proceeding, shall | permit such person to leave the jail on 1 the day of any electors meeting, unless such person is discharged on that day by the operation of legal discharge from custody, he shall, upon conviction there l of, be fined not exceeding one hundred l dollars.
 In regard to this matter Sheriff Bald win states that he let out the prisoner the week before election on request of Messrs B. R. Agard, John W. Brooks, O. R. Fy- Ter and Isaac W. Brooks. to be with his wife. then at the point of death. On his return the sheriff received an order of the commissioners for his discharge, on which he released him from custody the day before election.-ED. ENQ
 REPAIRING AND MAKING OVER. - The Methodist ceurch is being fixed up, inside The gallery formerly occupied by the choir is to be enclosed and used as con. ference room. In the mean time they are worshiping in the Town Hall.
 THE COMMITTEES BLUNDER.-The cem- etery has had a pretty thorough trimming Four cords of wood have been obtained. Four cords The committee ought to feel proud of such pile of wood. They can ''see no reason why it should be left in the cemetery?" In case this particular committee should gather up it's official skirts, and ''depart and go hence." and it's immediate destination be this partic- ular cemetery that it has beautifed, we see no way in which this pile of wood can be used than for their cremation.
 When trees are intruding on the path ways, or. perhaps, have outgrown their beauty, if the committee see fit to clear them out. all right; but when they come an private burial lot, include private property in their gentral clearing up plan, and now off young thrifty evergreen trees it is not so interesting4 Your correspond. ent planted two handsome evergreens over a fathers grave; one of which died and the other has gone to make up that four cords of wood
 NEw S1aN.-Mr. N. B. Lathrop has got | @ new sign. It looks as though it might have been turned off from a chromatic press.
 Gossrp.-Gossip reports the engagement of couple. A widowed youth of over seventy and damsel considerably under eighty years. This lady has never mar ried.
 EXTENSIVE CARELEssNEss.-C McNeil had one of his S75 panes of glass broken, last week. by boy throwing stone It struck the sidewalk, glanced" and made bad looking window. It was insured, so it is not MT. McNeil's loss. Isn't it a rather cassaess place to leave seventy five 1 dollars ?
 LICENSE AND MISCHIEF. This town vot- ed 'License" Workman &,Weeks have plenty of room over their store. but no one ever thought of their. getting license and using one of those rooms for bar room, and when their license was posted in ga conspicuous place" in the store many were the remarks made. s'Should have thought they might have been satis- fed with their regular trade without sell ing whiskey." "Foolish! they'll loose two thirds of their store trade"
 This license came into their possession in somewhat peculiar manner. At the time Lawyer Welch got the blank i- censes, MT. Workman happened to be in W's office. The wrapper on the package was blank license, and this was handed to Mir. Workman. Of course such valu- able document could not be thrown away and SC found resting place on their counter. Fred Devoe, espying the blank. saw fine opportunity for mischief and filled out the entire blank. eff Devoe withstood a temptation of tins kind. he would die inside of forty minuses) After signing the commissioners names; R. U. M. Head. R. |. D. Eye. and I. Drink, he had quite an official looking document 50 much so as to deceive the very elect.
 Devoe is gradually nearing the gallows. He it was who took advantage of Mr. Ru- elps absence from hls store in Water st, i, and after turning and taking the key, which MT. R. had incautiously left in the door, leisurly proceeded to Vibbert & Demings, where he passed it for . 5 cent drink. Ineed not describe the scene that followed when Mir. R's best lady custom CT attempted to enter. but did not How MT. R. rushed to her aid. with the bear ing of one who could open well hung door at any time, and walked almost through it before he took in the situation. But that happened some time ago, and Mir. R. and Deyoe have probably balanced accounts several times. since. Devoe can. not leave package of mackerel, that he has bought, on the counter. and turn his back to his purchase for half minute, with any certainty that he can lay hia