Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
Litchfeld.

We hear of few individual Greenbackers in tIls town, but there is no such party here yet.
 William Hogan, of Thomaston, has sold eighteen acres of land in Northfield to Geo. w. Bristol also of Thomaston.
 Villagers will please have their rubbish ready for the dump carts of the Village lm- provement Company on Friday of this week.
 Republican caucus for the nomination of town officers, at D. c. Kilbourn's office on Friday afternoon at o'clock
 Mir. w. J. Bissell left at this office on Tuesday, branch, taken from Crab-apple tree, containing fruit buds and blossoms.
 Any one having histories of Litchfeld to dispose of, should read advertisement in an- other column.
 MT Wentworth, the death of whose wife we reported last week, is new very i'll himself. Most of the sick are doing well, though few are in very critical condition still.
 The school meeting of Monday night cb- iected strenuously to mill tax as being high CT than was needed to pay the debt, and final ly adjourned till the first Monday in February.
 -Edson Perkins has sold to Charles Merri- man the undivided half of forty -eight acres of land situated about mile northwesterly of this village heretofore owned by them in common.
 The well at the foot of West Park is much neglected; it's covering is insecure, and there are dreadful stories of it's contents. This well should be cleaned out and it would be great convenience to many Tn that vicinity.
 In tue Lacy case reported last week, we understand that but one witness was examined for the prosecution and none for the defence so that it was incorrect to say that any theft was proved"
 Mir Foster, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels & Gates, on Wednesday next, with choice selection of foreign and dO- mestic woOlens prepared to take orders for anything in hIs line. Persons wishing good custom work should give him call.
 We hear complaint of insults to ladies from corner loungers. There are very few men or boys in this place so degraded, we sim cerely hope, as to descend to any such low level of blackguardism Only very few such fellows are needed, however, to give place bad name.
 There has been little political interest started here yet. Republicans, especially seem to be unaware that they can now elect two se lectmen, two assessors, and two of the board of relief; an auditor and a school visitsr. There should be full caucusses and careful selection of candidates.
 MT. Davld Plant died at this place very suddenly on Thursday last. He had been picking apples apparently as well as ever, ,and had gone into Mir. Westovers for moment. Here he and Mir. Westover's son were measur- ing big apple, Mir Plant sitting with his legs crossed in chair All at once he fell in fit, gasped but once, and was dead.
 The annual meeting of the Woman's Board Of Missions will be held in the Congre- gaiiOnal church in this village on Thursday of this week. Services at 1O:3O a. m., and 1:3O D. m Miss Strong, Mrs Schneider and Mrs. Hume, returned missionaries, will be present, and address the meeting. Ladies generally are invited to attend. CollatiOn in the chapel at noon.
 The Autumn arrangement of trains on the Shepaug railroad will take effect on Mon- day next, Oct. Eth. Instead of the early morning and afternoon trains, passenger train will leave this station at 10:45 a. m., connecting at South Norwalk with express trains both east and west, arriving in New Haven at S2O D. m, and New York at Aga pm The milk train with passenger car at tached, will leave here at 2:50 p. m. Con- nectiOns will be made from New York, South NOrwalk. New Haven and Bridgeport both morning and afternoon as at present, by trains arriving here at 2:10 and 800 p. m. The Saturday evening special and Sunday milh trains will run as usual.