Litchfield enquirer., 1877-06-21
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 uTCHFIELD, CONN.
LlTCHFIELD.


 interest reported from the Naugatucl Station.
 We understand that Messrs. Devoe x Hills have the contract for building Dr. Deming's new residence on North St.
 Flag Day Wednesday, was duly ob, served by raising the large flag and the display of smaller bits of bunting in vari- ous parts of the village. sst
 We hope the county commissioners found some way of improving the drain age of the jail We hear the present open ditch much complained of.
 Rev. Storrs O. Seymour, of Norwich, was chosen member of the Standing Committee of the Dlocese by the Conven- tion, last week.
 Mrs. Colvocoresses leaves LItch6eld this week, we hear, and Mir. Pomeroy and family take possession of her residence for the summer season. t1 Mfr Geo. M. Woodruff received real 'hopper from friends in Kansas, one day last week Itis a pretty large beast of it's kind. with big jaws and capacious stomach.
 The Ladies of the Village Improve. ment Society hold their Social Tea Party and Festival at the Court House this (Wedneslay) evening. commencing at 6 o'clock.
 We are indebted to Mir. l.. B. Catlin, of East Chestnut Hill, for some of the finest strawberries we ever saw. Merri. man & Perkins have the exclusive sale of the berries in this village.
 The picture car on the Dorth side of center park is the property of MT F. O Hills He will remain few weeks and of- fers good pictures to all who give him a call See Advertisement.
 MT. Geo. c. Rowe and family leave for their residence in Virginia this, (Thursday) morning. Mir. Rowe is em- ployed in the printing department of the Hampton Institute.
 Quite number of the members of Go. H, 4th Regt. O. N. G. have been dis charged by reason of the expiration of their term of service. The company will go into camp with the regiment about the 1st of September. Four. new members were obtained on Monday evening, and quite a number of vacancies still exist
 The Litchfield correspondent of the Winsted Herald gravely announces that ''The Rev. pr. Chaffee and family are here for tue season. " Of the jail he re. ports more correctly:
 Our Prison arrangements are disgrace to the great county of Litchield. and if any other corner of the sheriffs jurisdic ton hankers after the pile let them have it, and then, so far as we are concerned, the nuisance will be abated.D II. .3t 3js One of the workmen engaged in re- pairing the Town Room. on Friday. found curious old coin beneath the stone hearth of one of the freplaces. On one side it bears the date of l787, and the face of dial with the sun shining upon it; underneath is this motto, ''Mind your business" On the other is 8 chain link. ed in circle, in the center of which are the words United States in circular form. having in it's center the inscription 1 ''We are one." This coin is now the prop erty of H. B. Graves, Esq. ....s The social gathering at the Methodist Parsonage on Wednesday evening was a decided success. The large company present were entertained with music and the reading of Southey's Poem, entitled |'Bishop Hatto," which was exceedingly we'll rendered by the Pastor. The chief object was the formation of society to devise means for repairing the interior of the church edi6ce, and committee was appointed to present at the next meeting to be held at the same place, on Wednes- day evening next, list of officers for 8 permanent organization.
 MT. Fred. E Ives. grandson of sam uel G. Beach, Esq, has been engaged as chief photographer to proposed scien- tific expedition around the world, which a is to leave New York in October next, to be known as the .'Woodford Scientific Expedition Around the World" Mr.. Ives was formerly an employee in the Enqui- Ter Office. removing to Ithaca, N. Y., at the expiration of his apprenticeship. where he engaged in the photograph busi- ness, being connected with the Cornell University in that capacity. Although quite young man, he has invented and perfected photo-engraving process, by which he has gained a reputation that has placed him in the responsible posi- tion he is now to occupy. BUILDING, Ero.- Considerable building is going on. Sixteen new houses having been added to one street during the last four or five years, it looks now like be. coming a seaport town and supporting a lighthouse-like Barkhamstead.-Dwig Bi>sell is building an immense barn; one of the largest in the county. Quite pop ulation from New-York are locating near Dwight, including Dr. Allen, John White. MT Barney. (who bought the Coe place. and friend of his by the same name, who has rented the stone house built by Ben jamin BisssllA few years since Lltch field Correspondents, Winssed Herald !
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