Litchfield enquirer., 1878-04-11
0be Eitebf,eIh Grauiter,
 uTCRFIzLD, CONN.
Litchfeld.


 Judge Seymour has sold building lot on Meadow St. to Mary Herbert.
 -Norberg & Slate, Painters and Paper Hangers have an advertisement in this issue.
 The Last Ball of the Season comes off on the 23d inst at Armory Hall, given by the young men of Wright's evening dancing class.
 Ms. H. M Baldwin is this week opening fine stock of Spring Millinery and fancy goods.
 Joseph F. Calhoun executor of Joel Sco- ville has sold 38 acres of land partly in Litch- field and partly in Torringtonto to Wm. H. Farn- ham and Dexter W. Clark for $12OO.
 Mir. George B. Graves who has been la- boring so successfully among us in the cause of Temperance, will hold one more meeting at Armory Hall, next Sunday evening at o'clock p. m.
 Mrs C. S. Abbott, the President of the ''Woman's Christian Temperance Union' of Waterbury, will address haelies meeting at Armory Hall, at 2,30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, next.
 E. w. Addis, formerly of this place, has been elected Inspector of elections at Brew ster's N. Y., where he edits the Putnam Co.,, Standard.
 Would it not be best to remove the old park fences, and either supply their places with posts and chains, or take them away al- together!
 We understand that the committee of the Circulating Library appointed to act on the question of removal have concluded to remain in their present room.
 The services at the jail were conducted as usual on Sunday last by Rev. Mir. McLaugh- lin. Mir. Geo. B. Graves followed with an address on Temperance, after which more than half the prisoners signed the pledge.
 -M Foster of the firm of Foster 6 Hurl- but, of West Winsted will be at the store of Vessels S Gates, on Monday next, with choice selection of foreign and domestic wool ems, prepared to take orders for anything in their line. Persons wishing good custom work done should give them a call,
 The Litchfield Light Guard, Go. H, 4th Regt., are having drills every Monday even ing, and the attendance has much improved since they took possession of their new quar- ters. Four new members have been obtained, and quite number of vacancies still exist in the ranks which should be filled. Now is the time to enlist.
 The first meeting of the Executive Con- mittee of the Xa l. s. for this season was held on Monday evening last. It was voted to con- tinue the concrete walk from Sedgwick's cor ner to Armory Hall, and to put lamp post on that corner. It was also arranged that house. holders wishing rubbish removed should leave their names with Geo. NJ. Woodruff, President of the Company.
 Tn advocating reduction in the number of our Connecticut House of Representatives the Meriden Republican pays the following handsome compliment to certain members of the present House from this town and county 4 hundred men like Andrews of Litchfield and his colleague, Mir. Bssell, on the opposite side of the House, Platt and Willmot of Mer- iden, Yale and Ives of Wallingford, Brewster of Danbury, Greenslit of Hamden Gallagher of New Haven, Harland of Norwich Brad street of Thomaston, Wilcox of Middletown, Cutler of Watertown, and a few others that might be named, could give the state more practical and acceptable legislation than the 246 representatives who lumber the seats, and half of whom know nothing of legislative du- ties, except to othe bidding ofmen whom they look up to- and call at the treaSurer's office for their $27O and mileage.