Litchfield enquirer., 1877-07-12
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 nTCHFIELD, CONN.
LITCHFlELD.

Concert thls (Wednesday) evening.
 Mir. Allen E. Beeman, who graduate at Yale. this ye.r,is going to England for two years stay, about the 1st of August.
 MT. Arthur E Bostwick has passe his examinations and entered the Yal class of '77. tf*'gt | 'ke 1E11IL
 -Messrs. Richards, Hubbard, an( Mower are back from Yale. flor the summ e vacation.
 Fred. Wheeler and Thomas Dogal were arrested on Monday for breaking street lamps on the morning of the 9th and admitted to bail to appear for tria on the 23d inst.
 Mir. Pomeroy, son of the gentleman who occupies the Colvocoresses place, ha rented the Webster residence on East St
 The next social gathering of the Methodist Society has been postponed un til Wednesday evening of next week. Il will be held at the residence of Mir. Jacob Morse.
 r. the residence of H. B. Graves Esq, has been unable to occupy it as he expected, being prevented by the sickness of his wife, u.Avn
 The Fourth was spent very quietly. In the evening there were fine fireworks at Mr. Hassard's, and pretty displays at the Lake View, at Mir. Trowbridge's. on North St., and at MT. E. ". .Seymour's on South St.
 Persons wishing celery plants, can obtain them in any quantity by leaving their orders with B.. l.. Phelps, on South St Orders may also be sent direct to Crosby & Rolf, Seedmen and Florists, Danbury, where they will receive prompt attention.
 -Msssrs. A. s. Wright < Go. have a new preparation of Oat Meal or Wheaton Grts that needs only five minutes cook ing before it is ready for the table. This is a great saving of time from that requir- ed by the ordinary article. Give it tri al.
 Attention is called to the advt. of the residence of the late Edwin MeNeill on North Street. It is rare chance for any one desiring 10 purchase one of the finest residences in this village. Great improvements were made upon the house and promises by Mir. McNeill, and no doubt such a property will find ready sale. ~. t5Nf ea
 Mary Frisbie, house. keeper for Hi ram Bradley, of Bantam. was found on Saturday evening by MT. B. in the wood house, in dying condition. She was removed to the house where she died in a few hours. A jury of inquest was sum- moned and verdict of death from apo plexy resulting from incorporate habits was rendered. The deceased was about forty-five years of age.
 Mir. Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurlbut. of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels & Gates. on Monday next. with a choice selection of foreign and domestic woolens, prepared to take orders for anything in their line, Per sons wishing good custom work done should give them call. .4 The second nine of the Nameless B. B. O.. were badly beaten in their game with the Plymouth Excelsiors on Wednes- day. They claim that the club they play ed was not the one they challenged, but the old Empire" revived, which would account for their discontinue. On Sat urday they went out and thrashed the Milton club, which somew hat soothed their wounded feelings. The Shepaug R. R. Go. are making extensive improvements of their road at Roxbury Falls, replacing with solid mas sorry. built of stone from the Roxbury quarries, portions of the road bed carried away by the freshets of last winter. The passenger traffic of the road bids fare to show a substantial increase during the coming season. The present arrangement of trains seems to be giving satisfaction to their patrons throughout the whole line of the road The following list of new books have been added to the Circulating Library this week:
 A Modern Mephistopheles, Jan of the iet, The American, A Family Feud, An nals of an English Abbey, Afterglow. Young Folks Centennial Rhymes, That Lass O'Lowrie's, Beulah, Every y-day Ex- perience at Eton, The Marquis of Lossie, Nora's Love Test. Victor and Vanqulshed, Gatherings from an Artists Portfolio, The Burning of Convent, Life of Samuel F. B. Morse, First Love is Best.
 The Annual Meeting of the Litchfield ! Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held at the office of said company, on the 2d inst. Jason Whiting, Charles Adams, Geo. 0. Woodruff. Abiiah Catlin, Henry R. Colt. Edward W. Seymour. Henry W. Buel. Charles B. Andrews. and Wm. H. Braman were chosen Directors for the en-. suing year. At meeting of the directors Jason Whiting was chosen President, Chas. Adams Secretary. Geo. 0, Wood ruff TreasnreE. "
 The cash premiums for the past year were $8.6OS. 1s Discounts on renewals, 3,1Sl.2O Losses paid k,723. .62 Cash Assets, 61,S46.S6 Premium Charges, 4s.000OO
 The Sunday Morning Voice, of cieve- land, Ohio, publishes 'sRetrospect of Cleveland. Half Century Ago" in which among dthersmatters relating to the csle- bration of the Fourth at that place, in 1927. is printed the following card of inyi- tation to the '.splendid ball given at Bel den's Assembly Rooms r with an accom- panying sketch: -
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