Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-04

Another stray Democrat turns up in the person of -slr. Epaphroditus liar rison. now making himself useful at SandfordS Tinnery. ez m Our announcement of the death Of Mir. Asa Wheeler, last week, was 'sprema- ture." Our informant now says 1t IS all mistake, and advises us to apologize to Mir. Wheeler. We hope he is right, this time, and hereby express our regrets, etc. The snow now lying on the ground is the deepest known for years. and IS probably near 30 inches on level. Rail- road trains were much delayed on the New York &sNew Haven R. E. Tuesday, no mail reaching us till near 6p. ID. We would suggest to members of the legislature that. for their own sakes, they should do something for the improvement of our iail.. There is an ex-member of the legislature in there now, and he must be terribly crowded, for there are forty one prisoners and only IT cells to put them in. Perhaps it would be well if, at the next meeting of our county represen- tatives with reference to jail accommo- dations, the ex-member from Holland be allowed the floor for ''personal expla- nation"
 St. Paul's Lodge No. II F. & A. M. met at their Hall on Wednesday evening for their annual communication, and cleo ted the following officers for the ensuing year: 2 aE* @ c. H. Platt. W. M.; W. K. Peck. s. w.; J. J. Newcomb, J. "; Jacob Mo orse, Treas; F. W. Vessels, Secretary; w. s. Stevens. and D. c Turney, Stewards; A. B. Shumway, Marshall; D. c. Bulk ley, Tyler.
 At g. p. m. the members together with their wives and invited guests, sat down to one of those suppers which mine host Crossman, of the Mansion House, knows so we'll how to spread. After supper the dining room was cleared and the young CT members engaged themselves dancing until the "wee sma' hours." U. We find the following program among some old papers. It shows who were school-boys, and what they were doing, here in Litchfeld just twenty years ago THE WoLCoTT INSTITUTE,
 L1rcHFIELD, CONN. l. '- Tho cnoord ExbiI,;tiop If +bis
 place at the Court House, on Tuesday Evening, Dec. 33, 1856.
 oRDER,oF EXERCISES.
 FIRST. Music.
 1 Grafton against yerres. Latin. Cicero.
 William n. Webster, New Britain, Conn. The Battle of Lske Regillus, Macaulay
 Frank s. Wells, Litchneld. Conn. The Main Truck; a Leap for Life, Cotton.
 Edward O. Crossman, Iitchfeld, Conn, 4 Impeachment of Warren Hastings, Burke.
 Florence Meafoy Litch6eld, Conn. 5 The Heart of Bruce, Anonymous
 Charles J. Perkins. Litchaeld, Conn.
 PhiIip iIi%i Io%iiy, Philadelphia PeDn' n'S0"ef'' Against employing Indians in War, Chatham.
 Thomas Tamplin, St. Louis, Mo. Speech of Sergt Buzfus in Bardell Pickwck
 Burritt N. Brge. Litchheld, Conn. Under direction of Richard von schmiedeberg Bart.
 PART srcosD.
 Music.
 The dlore. German, Schiller
 Franklin H. Fowler, Milford, Conn. 10 Battle of Ivry, Macaulay.
 Dwight M. Bissell, Ltchfeld, Conn. Il Americas Obligations to England, Col. Barre,
 Edward J. Cooke, Litchfeld, Conn. 12 The Travellers Return. Southey
 Daniel l.. Baldwin, Litchfeld Conn.
 Music.
 I3 Cato's Soliloquy, Addison
 Howard Prescott LtchAcld, Conn. IA The Old Chapel Bell, Saxe.
 James l.. Brisbane, Charleston S. O.. Is Alfred the Great to his Men. Knowles.
 George S. Beckwith, Litchfeld Conn. 16 The Mock Auctioneer, Goodwin.
 James A. Crossman, Litchfeld, Conn.
 s-F POOR PIILICODDY .ts t4 4..
 Dramatis Persone.
 Pillicoddy, E. H. Russell Mrs. Pilcoddy, H. L. Beach Capt. OScuttle, J. c. Crombie. Mrs. O'Scuttle F. Meafoy.
 Sarah Blunt, B. N. Brge. ..-
 PART THIRD. + >-+- Music,
 IT Le Retour dans la Patrie. French, Beranger
 Robert c. Lowry, Philadelphia, Penu. IS Excelsior, Longfellow.
 William B. Rogers, IitchAeld. Conn. 19 Catalines last harangue to his army, Croly
 Truman o. Sanford, Litchneld, Conn. % Thermophyle, Bode, D. Kemper Crossman Ltchheld, Conn. Music 21 The Orphans Dream of Christmas, Dickens. Benjamin F. Seymour, Litchfeld, Conn. 22 Awakening of the Wind, Anonymous. Thomas H: Mckinley, Litchfeld, Conn. g Bernardo and Alphonso, Anonymous. Morris W. Seymour, Ltchfeld Conn. 24 Spartacus to his Fellow Gladiators Kellopg