Litchfield enquirer., 1877-11-29
Ube fitlbhtlh En1uirer,
 uTeaFIElD, CONN.
Litchfeld.

-WTIgttfs Deaci ig school nave lssheu Ill., viiaailsss f.r d Reception. Thanksgiving eve- ming
 A,s..n,isn is called tO the notice Of the prSident sE the Village Improvement Co, hegow. h explains itself.
 -.b-n l.. Oak S. 0ne of the persons injured al the great New Haven fire, last week, was a uzrive of this place and went out in the old Nineseenfh Regiment
 NIT. Watts H. Brooks and wife. of Goshen, conveyed 3s acres of land in the North part of this tosu to Christopher P Wheeler for $1, 25O in Iss7 buf the deed is only recently recorded -Tne Shepaug Railroad Winter arrangement oE trains wiiI take effect Monday next. The usaruiag pasenger train down and evening train up will be withdrawn after this week. Ts- u.ilk train will leave this station at 300 p.
 use Rev Hiram Stone will deliver course aG Iersurvs on Natural History in Milton on Thra~iay evenings at o'clock, the first lecture to b~ Dec. 6. Subject. Natural History of ex- tincs Animal races as indicated by Geological Sri~urE
 -TlseTe was queer divorce case, last week. An old lady. over seventy, was granted di- vsurr- fru<n husband who deserted her Jffty ss. yrzrx a=n He has since contracted big q naaszs nszrEias~ by which he now has grown up chiIdren-
 -PruE Henry Barreuther of this town has h<ra granted 2 patient attachment for violins. HsA@sesf HegsElG
 That Is no new invention. An attachment put on violnnceIlO in this village by D. c. KHhoxn Es;-. sOme time since, proved perfect ssce&
 -Taerx was a clam chOwder party at the Island House on Thursday evening last: Over tuxty ksIies snd gentlemen were present. The eAowssrT xas seTved at six, after which the pzrsv danced for some hours music, by Flow rrs band The chOwder was perfection, hav- iny b~en prepared by the celebrated artist Godfrey. 0f South NOrwaIk. -V-LS-ne Village Impr ovement Con- p.aay. having had the ''clay pits" opened and pr~p4rrSi al considerable expense as a dump fu< gru4uad for all kinds of rubbish, earnestly rrqu-ss tIse people of the village to cooperate wish them in their efforts to preserve and in- rrrzse the hrauty of the place, by making use af this dumping ground instead of any of the strrrsS dzsches in CT about the village.
 Ga Tuesday nigha, of last week, the Harris Pain s<houl house WAS entered by raising window which chznced to be unfastened and sftr- furring open the cases containing the dis trsra Eh1~ry Of about SO volumes. then at the SrAas1 hzzse. the books were thoroughly ran- ssckra thrown upon the floor in one of the csushes rooms and piled up against the outside 5sar AR investigation of the library. the next day. AowCd thzt SS volumes were missing, a kzrxe prupwtioa of which were stolen during th~ niRAa befwe-mAny of them valuable eoak& \ coal. pair of slippers and pocket izkSe@sa hesoaging to the teacher, were also taken. azd the literary scOundrel made good his e-pe-
 -rhe Supexsw Court finished it's November Tern Oa Fssaay hse- In the case of BuckinS- kEm va Oh6vne. hesetsfOVe reported, the plain tiH h@d iaagmens fm S286 and costs Sou @mmT vx w@xhmms was reserved for advice of thr Supreme Court
 0a FrSazy the csse of C. " SoOcass vs. J~=-- P. Ns~<Her aRd eifs. was tried and aexsaeA TAis was suit appealed by the de- temAzmes frum the decision of Justice Bronson, sf Turringaoa The liability of Messenger w~s sus dsputrd. but his wife claimed judg- 1raE ia h<r f&vm. The question was whether her %s1e and sparzte property was liable for errszin gsOds cOaSumed in the family and by her so<k There was great conflict of testi- wsuy. hua the court gave the plaintiff judg- m<zk agxiust bOth defendants for $6381. wesrh and Graves fWplf.; Fyler and Andrews fer d1ft&
 In the MogFis highway case, for continuation Sf run3 frum Bcshlehem to the Morris Station oa the Sh<T&ag railrOad, Fessenden Ives and FFesArTick F. HurIbuEt, of Goshen, and Geo. W Coe<xrH Of Washington, were appointed CsmniEtee-
 In the c4se sE Szrah A. BsOscs vs. Geo. C. HGs1sask James Huntington has been appoin- el euumsstee.
 Ia the New Milford and Washington high way ea$e. recently tried, the remonstrance was overruAr1 the report tofthe committee accepted, sHl drCree p&zed
 Mess LymMnis Appeal from the conlmis- ssa0eEs Oa Estaae of Agustus Futile involved the s4zse questions decided in the case of Ly. @EA v& TTmAT Tattk. The decision of the COgHissiuaexswss reversed and judgment giv "a the paaiusiM for s95aS 95 and costs.
 The following divOrces have been granted shKSnx the term
 Martha E. from Vim J. Tallmadge,
 Pheapa R from Caroline Frazier.
 Cara S. from Geo. W. Hawver.
 Sarah from Solon E Bettes
 SsE<zh from Jay A. Ford.
 Rrhecca from Augustin E. Tpmpkins