Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-17
Litchf 3ld.

The meetings of the week of prayer have been we'll attended. we hear.
 Tine committee have decided to lay tie Morris road.
 See new advertisement of Vessels & Gates. they mean to do rushing business this winter.
 Attention is called to the new advertise ment of F. F. Clamplin which will be inter- e<ting reading for house-hoIders.
 Lieut. C. 0. Webster, U s. A., was in town for brIef visit last week. He has four months leave.
 Rev Mir Hunter preached at St. Mich sells on Sunday last, morning and evening. Mir. Wilkins has returned from his western trip
 Prof. Lasiicr will repeat his lecture on the Marquis de Lafayette, at the district school house, this jThnrsday) evening. Admission 55 cents
 On Friday evening last a surprise party was given Officer Munger at the Town Hall Tweniy-three couples, invited guests were present who had crpital time.
 The name of ". NJ. P Shelton among the jurEs Of TOrringtOn strikes us rather strange Iy His legal residence is just over the Tor ringtOn line. we believe.
 The friends of the Rev. MT. McAllster will give him donation reception at the house of Mr Jacob Morse this "Wednesday )evening. All who feel interested are respectfully invit- ed
 A paper is being circulated pledging our nseTchanls to close their stores at p. m. on ryrTy evening of the week except Saturday. It has been signed by nearly every merchant in the village. Under this arrangement the stores sill close early from Monday next till April 1St
 On Monday evening the Centennial Total Abstinence Society held meeting in the Con- greSaliOuaIc chapel, the first since April. About sixty people were present, and addresses were made by Mir. Starr, President of the Society Reys- Mclean, Hamilton, and Mclaughlin. Tbere ought to he a special temperance effort tkis winter. We hayn't twenty barrels of ci- der b fight in the whole town, and cider is the chief practical obstacle to total abstinence.
 Trial of the following persons for the va- riOIs offences with which they are respectively charged. will be the first business of the Jan uzay Term of the Superior Court commencing On Tuesday of next week:
 James Craig. George Taylor, Delos F. Payne, IN-1. Yorl I,HIf1 George Pease, William Hawley, Monroe Ba- Iey. Horace F. Ball ct al, Same, Edward Hsckeit et al. John Mack, Roswell M. Sey- mour, Daniel Adams Norman Hine, Ransom DuvaIl. Edward Wells. John Warner ct al, Lauren Peet, William E. Conger, James Fall toa
 The vital statistics of this town, for 1877, sO far as gathered. show 34 deaths, IS mar rIasr<. and 46 births One of the births is muEzftO-legitimate, too. There are only two Of these marriages in which either party is of fureigu birth Catholics go to Winsted to be married Of the deaths ' are TO- the oldest, Ss: one SS. and another g.. There have been four deaths from diphtheria, since September, and the cause of one is actually entered ''un- known a thing unparalleled in these days when tEaere al leass two Greek names for every T..sible mortal ailnlent.
 On tlse 5rd inst, Miss Catherine \ Will kirs. siSser of the rector of St Michaels in this place was married al All Souls church in Ns<7hieId Mina-. tO Mir. Joseph B. Hyde, of tA1. plare- The church was beautifully deco rsrel for the occasion. says the Northfeld Mail. the principle decorative feature being 3 magnificent marriage bell which was ordered fv@n Ss- Paul expressly for the occasion and was suspended directly over the chancel." Up- ca this were traced in light colors the initials CG tlse tEisie and groom. beautifully iptertwined. After the ceremony. reception was given at Jh~ re<idence of Mr. X Mrs. Felix Collet The usStting presents were very numerous and cody. and the affair was great social event in Northfse4d