Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-14
Litchfeld.

There is to be a Masonic sociable or Thursday night.
 Tine Young Mems Social Club have 8 grand ball on Wednesday eveningof this week.
 There will be any quantity of moving in this village, on the first of April.
 MT. Richards, of the Lake View, has laid in large supply of ice for the coming season.
 MT. k. E. Champlin's horse ranup South St., one day last week but luckily did no dam age.
 On Thursday eveaing last there was a grand dance at the Town HaV some sixty persons being present.
 It is expected that the County. Represen- tatives will take action regarding the building of jail at their adjourned meeting. today (Wednesday.)
 At the Temperance meeting on Monday evening, Mr. Starr read interesting papers of the Rev. Drs. .Bevan and Patton on the sub iect.
 In the storm of Thursday, the 31st ult., the top was blown completely off covered vehicle of MT. Starr's, as it was taking guests over from the village to his place.
 We are indebted to Representative An drews, for legislative documents since lost. If the finder has any conscience, he will return, say half, to this office.
 Milton grows gay and festive as we'll as this village. The Ethiopian Dramatic Society (highfalutin for Negro Minstrels p give an en- tertainment closing with a hop at Clark's Hall on Friday evening of next week.
 The ice 'crop," this year, is splendid, af- ter all. Dr. Buell. has filled his ice-house and Mr. Slack has laid in his supply besides super intending the filling of ice-houses in Washing ton.
 The following divorces were granted at the January Term of the Superior Court:
 Rosa from Norman P. Weldon.
 Trelawney l.. from Bessie M. Sackett.
 Harriet E. from Bonnet H. Benham.
 Ellen from Oscar Traver.
 The public is much interested in the pro- posed repairs of the Old Church. The present plan, we believe, is to run floor across on a level with the bottom of the galleries and be- tween them, placing the stage over the porch. The present galleries are thus to remain sub- stantially as they are.
 The Hartford Courant speaks in the fol- lowing high terms of Hon. o. B. Andrews, of this place:
 G. fa. 4ID kl, has kept apace with the business brought be- fore it, and has made it's reports promptly. While the members of the committee as whole are to be congratulated on their good work, yet it is generally conceded that the pre- sence in the committee of so strong man as the house chairman, Mir. Andrews of Litch- field, is a valuable aid to prompt and decisive action.
 Last week was the small boy's carnival. At all hours of the day he might be seen war fly traversing the streets with snow ball in each hand i, another under his left arm, and print of a fourth in the middle of his back. Trade stood still and travel was generally dis continued, as battles were fought on every side with an immense expenditure of ammunition. Once there was sudden cessation of hostili- ties. A ball had gone through plate glass window and in ten seconds not boy was in sight. That was the only great disaster. 10 be sure a visitor from abroad had his hat knocked clean off his head the horse of'a minister from an adjoining town was struck; and the scarcity of bears in this vicinity was likely to come up in the stated evening meets ings, But the cost of broken glass comes right out of the small boys pocket, whereas the cost of broken head is apt to fall upon the bystander. Occasionally, indeed, the young ster was himself the sufferer We noticed one little fellow bowling frightfully from hit on the ear; but, in the very ecstasy of his grief he was all the while slowly manipulating ball wherewith to- sting" some other chap on the ear, in accordance with the small boys version of the Westminster Catechism.