Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-01
Litchfeld.

Here as elsewhere in the Atlantic States, Mondays eclipse was a failure.
 Frank w Vessels Esq, has gone West on a visit to his brother at Spotted Tail Agen- cy.
 The Nameless Third Nine played the Gun Bery Third Nine at Washington, Monday, de feziing them, B to 1S? The MutuaIs are booked for number of games during the week, we hear. They in- tend to camp, for a week, at Waramaug and play with the Second Gunnery Nine, while tksre. s-. [ President Colt, of the Shepaug road not c0n,eslt with the railway interests in his charge, undertook to have a finger in the N. Y. and \. II. road, and that grinding monopoly" through the agency Of car door, got the tln- ger.-DaH5Hry Ne1os.
 The return game between the Second Nine Nameless and the Gunnery boys, which will be played here sometime after the Gun ncry goes to camp at Lake Waramaug, is look. cd for with much interest.
 By order of the Executive Committee, a special meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Litchfield will be held at ArnOry Hall, on Wednesday, August Eth, al 4 o'clock, D. m., to amend the constitution. Mir Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurl- but, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels & Gates, on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic wool ems. prepared to take orders for anything in their Irne. Persons wishing good custom work done should give them call.
 The report of the Banker trial got into the Palladium last week in the following unique form
 Eugene Barker of Warren has been bound oyer tO the superior court in $4OO for painting the buggy of David Defcrest of Litchfield bright blue cOl0r with some startling stripes
 The subscription paper for town clock, started last year with gift of $50 from Mrs. Joseph Adams, and an equal sum from the proceeds of Mr. Starr's lecture, has been circu- IaRing during the past week, and large pre- rSSEtion of the amount needed has been sub scribed-
 A sTaiIy Ho" team went down to Wara- nlaug Lake, on Friday last, having very pleas anf drive X Meadow street yOungster on sering the turnout enquired in all the innocence of his heart if '1Comical Brown" had come to town
 On Saturday Chief Munger was bitten by a vicious Spitz at Dr. DufFee's. He was on the lookout for the Doctors big dog when the little one took him unawares in the leg. Dr. Gates cauterized the wound and no serious consequences are expected. Officer M.' gait as uslser will not be even temporarily impaired.
 -TO-mc-rOw (Thursday) evening the V. l. s give an entertainment consisting of charac- ter representations from Dickens and other authors. also the society play of (Which is Which In addition to favorite native perfor- meTs considerable ''visiting" talent is enlisted and a very enjoyable entertainment is expect ed
 The house of Morris w. Seymour Esq, in Bridgeport was entered on Sunday night Of last week while his family were on a visit here, and a considerable quantity of silver ware was stolen. Other goods were collected ready for being carried off, but something seemed to have frightened the burglars away before their entire job was accomplished.
 Mrs. Mary NJ. Smith, lady who is wis itins Litchfield. this summer, will give a lec- ture. with readings, upon the early English authors including Shakespeare and those of his period, at Armory Hall, on Monday after moon of next week. at 4 p. h. This lady has had considerable experience and met with much success as a lecturer and reader and will no doubt interest such of our people as car attend. - There have been some fine catches of bass at our lake recently. One day last week, Messrs Bnman and McNeill caught twenty four, the four largest of which weighed twelve pounds On Monday, Mr. Robertson caught a pretty string of six, all about of size, and weighing twelve pounds in all. Another of our summer visitors caught one which weigh ed about g pounds, en Monday morning.
 On Saturday last, whilethe prisoners were at work in charge of ex-sheriff Baldwin, three prisoners Brown the harness stealer, Craig the murderous tramp, and one Birmingham The latter has been caught but neither of tho former have been retaken. Craig, who is tn, man who shot Wyant, thus escapes with abou ten months confinement in all
 -Willia m Bishop, alias Wild Bill, the pc destrian, walked twenty-five miles on Satur day afternoon last, in this village in three hour and 26 minutes. His course was over tn quarter of a mile from the Mansion House [ Mrs- Hubbard's corner. His fastest mile wa made in eight and quarter minutes. Ther was no regular scorer but he was timed sufl ciently to show that his speed would carr him over the distance in the requisite time.
 On Friday of next week there is to be a excursion from the Naugatuck, Shepaug an HOusatonic railroads by steamer to Spring Hi Grove OR the Hudson. The train starts fror this station at a. m. The steamer Lon Branch leaves Bridgeport with the excursion ists about q. m. and stops at New York, go ing and returning. The fare for the roun trip from this place is $2.25, not including rt treatments which can be had for fair price on the boat. If the weather is stormy the e1 cursion will be postponed till the next fai dsy. ass9
 On Wednesday of last week, Eugene Bar ker of Warren, had his preliminary trial b, fore Justice Beach for theft of a wagon fror David DeForest, of this place, on the night c June 25th. Quite crowd assembled at tt trial in the town room. The theft was yer clearly proved, a witness named Potter, wi repainted the buggy, making a very strane