Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-04

Tine selectmen drew road orders to a large amount on Monday.
 The old Lucy Jackson place was burnt, Saturday night incendiary fire.
 Hon. C. B. Andrews is to deliver Fourth ---J --~-----'
 The First National Bank declares divi- dend of four per cent. See advertisement
 The summer term of the Litchfeld Insti- tute closed on Friday last, and it's long vaca- tion began.
 ID. c. Kilbourn, Esq, delivered rousing temperance lecture, at Bantam, on Friday evening.
 The Rev. A. P. Chapman, of Bethel, will preach at the M E. church, next Sum- day, morning and afternoon. There is to be Catholic Festival and Hop at Armory Hall tomorrow CThursday) after- noon and evening.
 The Ladies Temperance Union holds it's monthly meeting, at Armory Hall, this (Wed- nesday) afternoon at 4. p. m.
 -Messrs. Huntington and Catlin, commis- sioners on the Christopher Wheeler estate, have resumed their sessions at the Court Room.
 The Strawberry Festival of the Village Improvement Society was ve'y success1ui affair. The attendance was large and the amount netted $1OO.64.
 Tine Rev. Mr. brennan, of Brooklyn, will supply the Congregational pulpit during the absence of Rev. Mir. Mclean and will reside here during the Summer
 The young people to the number of about forty couples, had hop at Armory Hall on Tuesday night music by the Hotchkiss String Band, of WOlcottville.
 Among other former residents who have visited Litchfield within the past week, are Capt. Edward Vaill now of Florida, Ed ward S. Beach, formerly of the Sentinel, and Mr. s. H. Wood, now of New Britain.
 There were numerous arrivals, last week. Professor Dwight has taken possession of the Brace place, on North St.; Prof. Harris, of the residence of H. B. Graves Esq; Mir. POmeroy, of the Webster Place; Mir. Marsh, of the residence of Mir. J. L. Judd.
 The music at the V. I. s. Festival was furnished by an Italian ''string band" con- ssting of two violins and harp. They played very nicely for the round dances, but in the uuadrilIes, &c., recourse was had to the for lorn instrument, originally piano, we be- lieve. which seems fixture in the new hall.
 Tine County Commissioners werein session here on Tuesday Mir. Lyman Dunning, Of Canaan, began his three years term onthe lst. We hear that ex-Sheriff Baldwin has contract ed with them for the prisoners labor, from June 1st of this year to April 1st of next year, for $500
 MT. Foster, of the firm of Foster & Hurl- but. of West Winsted, will be at the store of WesscIls & Gates on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic wool ens, prepared to take orders for anything in their line Persons wishing good custom work done should give them call.
 Fra. J. II. Vaill of the Winsted Herald, ''gocs for" an old acquaintance as follows:
 In his sermon last Sunday, at Westport, the Rev A. N. Lewis raised the question of ''IIell'as place of future punishment. Twen- ty-five years ago Mir Lewis was teacher at the academy in Litchfield, during the high days of the celebrated Empire Club" and he then had the reputation of frequently raising the thing itself We were about to remark, apol- ogetically, that he had not at that timeeexper- fenced a .'cllange of heart, when we were re- minded that no such change is required in the denomination to which Mir. Lewis belongs. But they dc say he is a very consistent and acceptable dominic, nevertheless.
 The annual meeting of the Litchfeld Mu- tnal Fire Insurance Company was held at the office of the company on Monday last. From the reports of the Secretary and Treasurer, it appears that the business of the company for the last year, notwithstanding an unusual number of losses by fire, hes been quite satis. factory. The number of policies issued during the year have been 1161 Amount insured $1, ACT, ,919 OG Received for policies and premiums 9,514. 1S
 interest on investments 8, 466 37 Total receipts for the year 12, 9SO % Losses paid 6,220 co Expenses (salaries, commissions, &c) 1894 II State Tax. 371 23 Discounts on Renewals 3,371.37  Gain for the year 1,323 7s Present cash assets 83,13O 51
 Jason Whiting, Charles Adams, George c. Woodruff, Abijah Catlin, Henry R. Colt, Hen. " W. Buel, Charles B. Andrews, William H. Braman, and George Nj. Woodruff were elect cd Directors for the ensuing year. JasOr Whiting was reelected President; Charles Adams, Secretary; George c. Woodruff, Treasurer; and Abijah Catlin, Auditor.
 The practice of this company for the last tel years, or more, of making discount on tn renewal of policies, while it makes insuranc very cheap to those who continue in the com company, has not reduced the cash assets which continue sufficiently large to proven any possible assessment to pay losses. No as sessment has been made since the compan