Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-05
Litchfeld.

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 The Amy Stone Troupe will visit this place again, on the 24th inst, when they will present the popular play of "Led Astray."
 Have you got your flags and decorations in order for next Wednesday Don't forget the day.
 -Wednesday, Sept. 11th, the ''boys that wore the blue," will be the guests of Litch- field.
 Much complaint has been made of the condition of the pump at the foot of West Park It certainly needs attention from some body.
 Please send in supplies for the Refresh ment Tables, to Armery Hall, Tuesday after noon, or very early Wednesday morning. The bOys will be hungry after their long ride.
 The Housatonic and Shepaug Railroad companies, will run excursion trains to the re- union here, next Wednesday leaving Bridgeport at 800 a. m. and Hawleyvlle at 0,05 a. m., arriving at Litchfield at eleven o'clock. Re- turning, they leave this station at 500 p. 4h. Excursion tickets will be sold at half fare from Bridgeport and all stations on the Shepaug Railroad.
 VI. S.-The thcatricals, last Thursday evening, proved marked success, and afford ed much entertainment to quite the largest au- dience of the season, The receipts were $98, which completes the amount requisite for the purchase of the Village Clock, the order for which has been given to the Seth Thomas Clock Co" of Thomaston, who are now build ing One of their latest improved Tower Clocks. They warrant it to be an accurate time keeper, and will have it completed about October 1st.
 Tine Board of Health, organized under the call of last week, have been making examina- tions throughout the village and sending mo- ticcs to persons whose premises need attention or disinfcction. We hope they will do their work thoroughly and that people will aid them by complying with all reasonable de- mands. We consider this matter of vital importance not only to the health but to the prosperity of the place.
 The September term of the Superior Court opened with the trial of the case of Weston vs IIinman, Harwinton case for damages for an alleged assault and battery of the plaintiff by the defendant. The indica- lion now are that there will be but five weeks term; that this and next week will be occupied with trial of civil jury cases; the two following weeks, with criminal business and the remaining week of the term, with the court docket.
 The committee having charge of the Sol dicrs Reunion in this village, next week on Wednesday, Sept. 11th, report good progress, and should the weather prove favorable, 8 very enjoyable occasion would seem to be as- sured. We are happy to learn that the Gov erDor of the State, with several distinguished persons have signified rheir inte1tion to be present A train will run on the 'sShepaug, 2 cIn meeting with the Housatonic, affording ex- ceIlent facilities for reaching the village, and stages will also meet every train on the Naug- atuck Road, at Litchfield Station. The Hou- atomic Road will run Special" leaving Bridgeport at s a. m., connecting with She paug special at Hawleyville.
 -TAe excursion of the season to Rockaway Beach on the ocean coast of Long Island, by the new palatial steamer, 'Grand Republic (s.ating capacity 4,OOO people) takes place on Monday next, the 9th inst. This will be the last and best of the numerous steamboat eX- cursions which have been so popular this year The steamer will stop both ways at 23d St., New York, giving those who wish five hours in the city. The sail down the New York Bay, through the narrows and along the shore past COney Island to the celebrated beach al ROckaway, will be a very enjoyable feature ot the excursion. A special train to connect with the ''Grand Republic" will the Shepaug station at 500 a. m. Returning, it will leav, Bridgeport on arrival of steamer at about 8:3t D. m. Fare for the round trip, $225.
 We are indebted to the Rev. Mir Mclean now in England, for copy of the "Lichfielo Mercury" published in the cid English cathe dral town of that name. It is fine eigh page weekly, about the size of the New York Times, and filled with advertise Inents, and with the solid reading matter in which the English journal delights. Among it's advertisements we notice the familiar Hol lOway's Pills and Ointment and wonder if tn, English medicine man pays better, alas thai the American advertiser of the sam article. The English Lichfeld is
 considerably larger place than the Connection Litchfeld, having population or over {, 7,OOO Its cathedral is one of the finest in EnglanC containing monuments ofDr. Samuel Johnson David Garrick and Lady Mary Worthy Mon tague, and built in the 18th and 18th centurie The city was incorporated by Edward II, an grammar school was founded there by Ed VI No doubt there are jealous little villas papers published whereabouts which sheer, lR the New Milford Gazette, at s'Ancient Licl
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 The Methodist Church was packed eve more densely than usual on Sunda night, to hear the Rev. Mir. McAllister's sc mon on Hygiene and Holiness" After spent ing some time to prove that the old precep
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 good Old Testament origin, he came down the case in hand. He maintained that Litcl
 neld ought not to suffer from typhoid feve
 II ]" aid, it was owing to gross neglect.
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 conMned to allow the accumulations of u
 wnolesome deposits hack of upper West ar Meadow Streets to breed a pestilence. F
 took blame on himself, in the first instanc
 for not having made complaint of the mn
 sance when the feul smell of that locality h,
 made the atmosphere of his lecture room u eDdurable, at one of his evening meetings few weeks since He considered the villa