Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-06
Ube Gittbhelh Gl,auirer,
 LiTCaFlELD, CONN.
Litchfeld.

Attention is called to advertisement of F. D. McNeil & Co.,; new goods at low prices. ID. C. Kilbourn, Esq, will lecture on Temperance at HarwinrOn on Thursday even ing.
 The annual parade of Go. H. on Thursday last was greatly nterfered with by the north easter.
 Mir James Ganung has enlarged the paint rooms used in connection with his business of carriage making.
 Mrs M A. Langdon has been making heavy repairs upon and great improvements in her residence opposite the East Cemetery.
 The Annual meeting of the Circulating Library Association comes off at the library room tomorrow CThursday, at 7:3O p. m.
 E. B. Kellogg, Esq, will lecture at the Congregational church in Milton on Thursday evening
 Father Sheriden of New Hartford, made fine appeal on Temperance at the Catholic church, Sunday morning.
 Among other recently returned sons of Litchfield, We have noticed among us, are Mr. Charles o. Belden and Rev. John N. Wood ruff. The families of Messrs. c. H. Woodruff, E. W. Seymour, also Mrs. Moves, Mrs. Haz- gard, and Miss Deming have come up to their country residences for the summer. w Rev Allan Mclean preached at East Eitchfeld, on Sunday afternoon, in place of the Rev. Mir. Mclaughlin who is still unable to do pastoral work.
 Decoration Daymet with the usual Observ- ancs of late years in LitcLfeld i. e., no eb- servancc at all. The storm would have made any attempt, this year, failure.
 -Armory Hall has been provided with back entrance, or rather exit, by which an au- dience could readily escape in ease of fire. It is large door, opening outwards, with stair way to the ground.
 We hear that the farm in the "Pitch', so- called (Morris), belonging to the Crane Estate, sold on Saturday at auction for only $2,75O. A small price to pay for farm of 200 acres with buildings in fair condition.
 Hon c. H. Hollister lectured, last week, on Temperance, at Norfolk, and at Wolcott- vile, to large audiences in each instance His addresses: on this subject have been very able, effective, and extremely well received
 Prof Laslier will deliver lecture at Ar mory Hall on Wednesday evening of next week. Subject: 'The Paris International Re- publican Exhbition-its Moral and Special In- ternational Objects"
 The Catholic church has been undergoing repairs, and gallery has been added across the west window,-an arrangement which may add to the convenience, but can hardly be an improvement to the appearance of the church.
 The grass about the parks, and that in the Center Park, has been cut and removed by the Village Improvement Co.,, giving our 'green" very spruce inviting look. Heretofore there has been much objection to the Center Park, but any one looking at it now will hardly deny that it is real improvement.
 Owing to the rain of Friday night the Temperance lecture of Father Walsh, of Wat erbury, was postponed till Friday evening of this week, at 7:3O p. m., in Armory Hall. Notwithstanding the storm number of people came, some from quite distance, to hear him. We expect very full house.
 Summer travel opens on the Shepaug railroad, this week, as will be seen by the time IL zAN.n senger trains and one freight train each way, every day, starting from Litchfield at 7:15 a. m., 230 and 2:45 p. m.; and arriving here at 12:50 1:45 and TAO p. m. Passengers can reach New York at 1905 and 7:45 pm. They start from New York at 8:05 a. m., 800 p. m.; and, by Saturday Special, at 44Op.m. The monthly meeting of the Ladies Temper snce Union is to be held at Armory Hall at 4 F, m., this Wednesday, afternoon. We hope tnee will be large accessions of ladies interest cd in the work of Temperance. Successful as previous efforts have been, a great deal re- mains to be done. Hundreds should sign the pledge Those who have signed should be encouraged Tn standing firm. A working Ladies Union will De more effective than al- most any other means for the spread and main- tenance of Temperance among us.
 Our schools are now in operation, with the following teachers:
 ,'tnter-Miss Fredericka L. Bentley, of Goshen.
 North Street,-Miss Etta E. Buell. Ltehfsld.
 south PIains,-Mss Jennie A. Wooster, e
 Harris Plains, s,-Gertrude Beach. |"
 b' ach Strret.-Marion J. Platt, :.
 North Farms,-Ka,ie Watts,
 hextnnt Hill,-Alcc J. Hills. of Bethlehem.
 East Chestnut Hin,-Mrs Alice E. Buell.. .Litchheld.
 Dspot,-Wiss Ida A Barber, !"
 Northneld center,-Mrs. Adelaide Lamberton. of
 Guernsey llil!,5Jes,ie Alfred, of Harwinton.
 MArsh,-Ntttie Reed,
 FlutevilIc,-Jenuie Gastls ot IAtchaeld.
 MiIton,-George E. Taft. of Harwi.ton.
 Prosp"ct.-Mary A. Wheeler, Lltchheld.
 Gilbert, Hattie K. Dudley, ''
 HeadquAlters,-Fillmor. Brown !"
 Mt. TUm,-Mrs, Clarke, "
 BantAm,-Irene B. SmIth, '
 Bradleyville,- e,-Ruth A. Hatch, of New Preston.
 At WOlcottville, Sunday evening fellew named Morrow cut another young man by the name of Quinn quite severely about the face, neck and shoulder, with a knife. The father of the injured man followed Morrow to this place, where he met him on the street, Monday noon, and tried to arrest him. The fellow sprang away down Meadow street. A hue and cry was started, and forty people or more chased after him to the swamp near the West Cemetery, where he was finally found, about three o'clock, hid in a clump of bushes. He was arrested by Constable Blakeman and lodg- in jail. He has since had his preliminary hear ing before Wolcottville magistrate and has been returned to jail for lack of bonds.
 A committee of the New York Farmers