Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-26
LITCHFIELD.

Mir. c. ". Shepard Jr. is driving the harness business at his new shop over Braman's store.
 - MT. Timothy E. Miller has sold about 26 acres of land about two miles northeasterly of this village to Isaac Fay Tor.
 A boy named Moore, nine or ten years of age. broke an arm from . fall in Dr. Beachs barn. last week. There is talk of a new road, to run from North to Spencer street, about hundred feet north of the bank.
 The services at the jail and at the poorhouse. provided for by the will of the late Mfr, Remminway, are conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mclaughlin.
 Mir. 0. F. Daniels was in town for few days, this week. He has been mak. ing great improvements in and about his cottage on West St.
 -Gottleib Koegel, German living in Campville, has been arrested for defraud- ing the revenue in making cigars. pe- tition has been sent on for his release. pr. Cook met with rather a serious accident on Wednesday last. While mak- ing a nitrous oxide gas, a retort burst, burning hls right hand quite badly.
 Rev. Mir. Mclaughlin preached at at the Congregational church on Sunday morning. Mir Mclean being detained in New Jersey by illness. There was no afternoon service. MT. s. G. Beach has broken ground for the cellar of new house to be built forthwith. immediately west of the house Occ upied by Edson Staples down West street.
 The Liuchfield Glee Club organized on Monday evening last with eleven mem- bers. They chose Wm. B. Brinsmade, President; G. A. Hickox. Sec. and Treas. i; and E. W. MeafOy, Director. They are Co hold stated meetings for rehearsal, each Monday evening.
 -On Monday af ternoon there will be hearing before Judge Culver on the peti- t1Oa brought by Dorsey Neville and oth- CTS to the present term of the Superior Court for the appointment of a receiver, and winding up the affairs, of the Litch- field Carriage Co.
 -Mr Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurabut, of West Winsted, will be at the Ssore of Vessels & Gates, on Monday next with choice selection of foreign and domestic wOOlens. prepared to take orders fer anything in their line. Per ssas washing good custom work done sAOala give them . call.
 Truman Catlin met with avery severe accident on Wednesday of last week. wAGle down at the Shepaug station. his horse was startled by the cars. and sprsng EsrwAra. breaking the whiffietree. Catlin l9@ped out of the wagon, breaking both SO1es of his lrg near the ankle. The in- luEr IS a severe one, and will lay him up fer several months. it is feared.
 HFaEwAT RoRRERY IN LrTcHFIKLD AT NUoNnAEs-As Mir Wm. H. Braman was passing up North street to-day (Wetlnes- 44y5 to his dinner he was acc0sted by 8 ro4gA-lO0king man who asked, "What time is its- Being of an obliging dispo. xsOa. he drew ont his gold repeater. when the rascal make a desperate effort to sa4snhit. bat only succeeded in breaking the chain He was captured and has been Apdged in jail.
 In the Superior Court last week, trial of criminal cases was continued. Sher zan Cables. OfwOlcottville (colored). was fOand guilty of cOuhscating sl5 found on Ahe street. and given % days in jail.
 Stephen A Bradley of Litchfield was convicted of an assault and battery upon Charles Booth.
 !. & Rossiter, of Thomaston, was tried on charge of obtaininga calf from Felix Qaigley oh false pretcnses, and was acqlit. ted.
 Walter Gardner. of New Milford, vas partly tried for stealing a buffalo robe. but obtained postponement of his case on claim of sudden illness.
 Margaret Driseoll, of Sharon, was found guilty of ''rescue" in taking her COW out of Afr T. l.. Hart's yard without paying pOrndage.
 Of the prisoners whose cases were re. pO'ted, last week. Norman Sacket has been sentenced to three years in the In. sane Hospital; Burns and Ryan, to two years, and Cain to IS months in State Prison.
 A number of hquor dealers :'paid up, ' and the jury was discharged on Friday.
 The case of TOWn of Washingtom V. 4. c. Lensxton. is now on trial. The matter in question is whether a package of about s40O. claimed to have beeuI sen, the Town Treasurer by the defendant who was collector of taxes. was evel received.