Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-24
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 A. 8. Wright & Go. have just received A fine lot of spring and summer Clothing. Prices law. See advertisement next week. slips sold in the Congregational church. Monday, for about 3D. .20O, with number remaining for future sale.
 We notice occasional COWS at large, in tbe streets. This is an abominatIon utter Iv at variance with any kind of village i'm. prOvement.
 Local nightingales made Thursday p;ght extremely hilarious. We no longer mistake their warble for the Washington warble.
 Stockholders of the Carriage O. will be.rncIined to hold the opinion of the Denver Mirror regarding corporations, sProvidence is on the side of those hold- ing the most certificates of stock.
 There was trouble in Lavinville, last week, about horse post, or some other rrcent establishment. An attacking party from outside was completely routed by the able bodied denizens of that thriving sub- urb.
 Tine Supreme Court holds its annual session. next week. It is a somewhat has, tv body, and it is thought that lawyers from outside had lesson in punctuaiity a year or two since, they are not likely soon to forget.
 .-The lot advertised for auction sale from the south part of the Crane proper ty brought Sl405-a fair price, consider ing the times. It is bought by Dr. Cook, and Mir. W. c. Buel of the firm of Buel < Wheeler, and we hear that they propose building a double house on the premises. 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 sous wishing good custom work done should give them a call.
 Crosby & Rolf, the we'll known Nur- serymen and Florists of Daubury intend to be in Litchfeld today and tomorrow with g car load of Greenhouse and Vege- table Plants. including large variety of new and rare sorts. These they purpose to sell at auction and our citizens will have a chance to buy their flowers at their own prices. Mir. Epaphroditus Harrison took a very lively Iide through the village. Tuesday, after Esq. Graves horse, in heavy wagon that hit its heels at every jump. Anyone else would have sprung out, and broken his neck. 'Pa,ph was too lazy to jump. and so escaped alive Moral crowded out by rush of new advertisements.
 Things are putting on their galorious summer green. and Litchield will soon be ready to welcome its summer visitors. of whom we are promised more than ever. Some of the very early arrivals take an immense satisfaction in seeing grass grow, trees leave out, and flowers bud and blossom, that we who are strictly ag- ricuIturaI, truly rural, and all that, can never understand.
 The library opened under difficulties, on Saturday, but it finally opened, and will occupy the lawyers lobby. of the courtroom. till some permanent location can be provided. As we came down stairs with our books. we met the'P. M. G. rushing to the rescue with pitcher of iced lemonade which must have been very grateful. with the thermometer over soc The Shepaug railroad summer time. table will go into effect on Monday next. Trains will leave Litchfeld at 7.15 a. m. and g. I5 p. m. and make close connections for Danbury. South Norwalk. New Haven Bridgeport and New-York. Upward trains arrive at Litchfield at Z. 15 and 2. 40 P. m. connecting from New-York at 8.05 a. m- and 800 p. m. also with morning and evening trains on Danbury, Norwalk and HOusatOnic railroads.
 MT. Frederick L. Norton, of East Liteh6eld, has some 700 bbls of cider in vats which he draws off through syphon. Monday morning he found that at least an hundred bbls. had been drawn from the larger vat. Apparently come one had set the syphon running to get drink, and then gone away leaving the cider to es. cape upon the ground. There were tracks near the vat corresponding exactly witt those made in tEe road by two persons who had come there for cider, that morn ing, and one of whom was seen there the night before. These men, named Andrus and Smith. were arrested and tried on Tuesday before Justice Beach, They proved an GtiGi and were discharged.
 -MURDERoUs AFFRAY.-There was terrible affray in Lavinville. Monday night. which came near resulting m the death of a man named Henri De Costaz formerly employed by Mfr. Blackburn and nov at work in Morris. De Costaz formerly worked with John Lavin, and went into pay him visit. He found there one James Drury, with whom he had for meFly had . quarrel. Drury ordered hin Out of the house. and. on his not going as quickly as he expelled, pushed orkick ed him, whereupon De Costaz knocked DrurT down Then Drury, Birmingham Birmingham's wife, and John Lavin, al attacked De Costaz- Drury struck hin on the head with a shovel. the others hi him with a hatchet. pelted him witl stones. following him a distance from tn,
  right. had not Messrs. Slack, Gillette and others intefered. De Costaz was badl bruised. had severe cut on the head and u&s. .itwas at first believed, fatally hurI but 1t is now thought that he will recove,