Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-31
L.itchfeld.

Litchheld.
 On Saturday the old church was sold at aursioa to Mir Charles B. Bishop for $1, 16O. -There was lively moot court and lots of fun. in Milton, on Tuesday evening
 A town meeting is called for Monday next tO scs On the matter of . new jail.
 Rev. Ssorrs O. Seymour, of Norwich, preaehed as S. Michaers on Sunday last
 -Nr 4 Mrs. Charles B. Lane have sold the place owned by the latter on South Plain to David c. Buel for @, 100.
 Rev. Mr. Fletcher, Presiding Elder of sAe Methodist Church, preached there on Tuesday evening.
 -There was lively dancing party at the TSwn Hall, Saturday night, organized by some O: Mir wrighfs juvenile class.
 -Nr Samuel G. Beach has leased the barn h.rk of the district school house to hr. Seth Prurt. for term of five years, at 6 rent of $I0o year
 The wife and child of the Rev. Mir. Mc- AUia~r. have been seriously i'll of diptheria, but we are glad to hear that they are now re covering
 -Wnxhs.s dancing class continues six weeks lOaxer, beginning with Tuesday of this week. New cards of invitation to the sOciables after srhooa hOurs have been issued, without which, no one viii be admitted
 IE E ChAmpain iselOsing out s large lot of esosea. mit1ens. gaunflets, &c., at cost Good Buckakin mittens S1, IS; ladies gaunt- trtn. $ cents; heavy buekskin mittens, $1,20; Heavy sheepakin mittens faced with calfskin, SI-SS; hoys bue1nkin mittens, & cents; extra Luekukin u.istena, 1,so. Persons in need of thsse articles shOuld apply st once as the en- tire sock win soon be disposed of
 -The committee of representatives report cd uo the county meeting at Hartford, last week. againz laying out any money on the prvsenE iaiI building, and that new one ought Co bs buTh oa same other site than the present one- We hear that the representatives there upoa vuasd to let matters rest for q fortnight und invited the several towns to make propo- siE5oaa for aid in building . new jail. In &C., curSlMnce with this arrangement it is Fepo6ed thas New Milford has called town meeting Co OGer aid in building . new jail in that town
 -The old town of Llchheld was good deaa impa.sd upon oa the Hrst Monday in Jan unry, owfng to mistake on the part of the A asra AzahuxiFy eAse9, wAo wsEs duly sworn in, and dnly partpek.nf ths corporation dinner, ahhaAEA they gre not to perform the duties of IAesr a@ce tn next summer. Thee gentleman oMAs b maks up their minds eithes to pay 50 esH eaeA into the town tzeasury,o or to enter in- Co recnxnizmnee, with sufficient sugety, each, Co % wikhout their ogicial dinners on the first Moad.y ia January 1873.
 -ne reritstions of Miss DazYon on Wed ne@Azy evening were magnificent entertain mena cf ias kind Her program consisted oi the QnnErel Scene between Sir Peter and Lady Tsnzae. frum The 6chOol;for Scandal; 6heri d1a's Ride; Lady Gay SpAnker's Description G a SEeeple ChAse; The Letter and Sleep waIkiax Scenes from Macbeth; Poe's Raven Ouesn KaRhmrin6s Defencs, from Henry VIII Fomssnoy: Beautifnl Snow; Hoods Los Heir. AS wiIl he seen from the foregoing pro Rnm. . very geAt variety of characters wal psrssamted and they were all personated cd. murahay. nrUughOut this wide range iron the gravity of Queen Katharine to the vivacty Of Laay Tsaxle and the rollicking gaiety o Laay Gay Spanker.-eyery part was acted ts the Hfe. We were especially moved by Queen Kashazine. which was grand personation o .oae of shs grnmdssk kchaEaeasrs in Shakespeare and by the recitation of Beautiful Snow, spok en with power and . pashos that made one' aesA creep. Owing to the extreme cold ana higA wind, but few could be present-only some sixty in all-whO were well rewarded however, for th@r effort, notwithstanding thu torture of caad feet and cold handB and col, nOses saaured In the arctic temperature of tn Old CAurcA
 -The Superior Court has been busy tn paaG week. trying criminala Geo. Taylor. { Romswd, in the town of Wadhington, ws tried oa charge of attempting c rape oa tl psrsua of his neics. The jury dsagreed- Xii boarn and Huntington for prosecutioni Holli Ser for prisoner. Taylor has sincepleaded gui CtO a chnEgs ef an aggravated ashauR. M & Mr1 HuuDs Bazk of Salisbury. were the used SOr tearing Gown 6 shanty on Mcul RleA TAs cAse grew out of political diff culsy between the Balls and Mrs Ostrande Rappears that the parties who placed tl sAansy there haa no legal right to do 70 ar snd the prisoneEs were acquitted Kilbosl ed Hunsington for prosecution; sWsrnsr, I PsssoasrA
 Mary Warner. of Canaan, was tried for 6 ssulsing and abusing Virgil Bird and throwil rtsnsn as him. There was lively scsimnae sn exchange Ofsevsral sssnes. .andsome dama to bosA parties. Verdict of guilty. Kilhol and Hunxingsoa for prosecution Warner prisoner.
 MazsAal Cam. Weodbury negro. Was sri fOr assnnltinx John Carroll, and breaking iaw, sna found guzlky. Huntington and \ boarn tor pros 1; HoElisaeE, for prisoner.
 Charles Dolphin, of Winsted. was txi, Weanesaay, on charge of Obeaining 1nensy asse prcsenseA Dslphin got ton ef h Sxaassa ss $lO. of A. If. Perkins, of Winch sssr. sscrsssuEing tAas he had property. ! ,paid e at the 1lo due. Dolphinclaims that .aoes nOs Osp Perkins anything and decla sshnR d the sswe in question hs was tho owl .sR tAe property ss srspzesented. Ths jury .qaisssd him. Hunaington. Fem and Cls alnna t~ pr0secutiOa; Lawrence and Smith sshe pEis0nx.
 Quite a nanzh@ of pgisOnen have plee( ea1sys Dsans ?. PAyBA to scaling horss wlnasa; Pzssk Kssy. b burglary ed ct hg moaey from Rsv. Mr. Mlles of Winsll Moaros Railey. so rssising an ollesss Je 1Emck. of New Hartford. to mn injury tc amiaaiag. .Essnasncsd tOso days in jaiD Geo Rsase Q sealing . suls of clothes in No cuna.n: Jerome HsoUa. so tAefs of harr