Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-10
Goshen. No 358.

ENTERTAINMENT young people expect to give an entertainment at the Center, We'd nesday evening, Oct 16th. for the benefit of l the Temperance Union. THE LIToHFIELD MEETING la- dies from Goshen attended the meeting of the Woman's Board of Missions in your village, last Wednesday. They report that the exer- cises were very interesting, and speak in the highest terms of the entertainment peovided by the ladies of Litchfeld + s@ISl COEJUEoFIoN OF HEAVENLY BoD1Es.--What 3 sight we should have had last Friday, when the moon passed Jupiter, if the event had not | occurred in the day time. have been trying to get a sight of the planet Mercury 4O years, and lost the opportunity a week ago today, but if I live a year more hope to find it.
 FRosT.-We expected visit from this fel- low last night, but he did very little mischief on our highlands the leaves on the trees are growing beautiful with age, the flowers in our gardens are bright, and the grass in our pas lures and meadows is green. H.
 New Preston.
 D. A. Miller. does not occupy the rooms over the Barn Store as was stated, last week. He still makes it home at Jerome Graniss'.
 Frank Gregory, of Marbledale has ap- piled coat of new paint, white as the driven show to Noble Bolles residence.
 Jerome Graniss has been at Danbury the past week with his team transporting pleasure bent humanity to and from the fair grounds. Those who attended the fair from this place say that Jeromes nelodious aAd cheerful voice could be heard distinctly above those of all the Jehus there
 Then the Carter vs. Hitchcock case is de- cided, is it? The night before the day it was to come to trial Mir. Hitchcock, we hear, was taken dangerously sick immediately on arriv- ing home from Litchfield about o'clock at night At a quarter past one J. B. Wilson .was called up by Dr. Brown of Woodbury, who anxiously inquired the way to Mir. Hitch cocks, as he had received telegram praying him to come immediately, as Mir. Hitchcock was sick thigh unto death." It seems. strange that Mir. Hitchcock, so dangerously sick, should telegraph to Woodbury distance of eighteen miles for physician when Warren, New Preston, Washington and New Milford, each possess disciples of Esculapius so much nearer, but perhaps he had no faith in them, and the attack was so sudden This, we believe, is the third time fell disease has attacked MT. Hitchcock immediately before this case was to be tried, to say nothing of runaways. There has always seemed to be strange fatality about it.
 The o'clock m. out. and the o'clock D. m. arrival mails have been discontinued, commencing last Monday. The mails now leave the post-office at half past 8 a, m. south via. New Milford; half past il 8. m. north via Shepaug; quarter past 3 p. m. south via. Shepaug.
 Mary Mitchell has been engaged to teach the school at Rockville, and F. H. Cogswell will teach the young idea how to shoot on New Preston Hill
 One of our townsmen, Edward Calvin took to himself better half at New Milford on Tuesday.
 Election was the quietest ever known in this town. In this voting district there are IF voters and only 113 votes were cast It has been nip and tuck between the two par ties, and consequently the spells are about evenly divided. w. J. Ford is town clerk; Selectmen-James D. Barden (dem. ), Orestes Hickox (dem.), Charles H. Mason (rep.).
 From two trees of the Northern Spy va riety, set IA years ago last spring from the nur- seryb Ralph Buckingham, of Marketable, were picked, Oct. 2d, 28 bushels of apples. What had fallen from the trees would make several bushels more. This is the more remarkable as it is considered a shy bearer when young. It was remarked by celebrated pomologist, ''The Northern Spy is long in coming into bearing, but you can afford to wait"
 The town voted no license very strongly.