Litchfield enquirer., 1878-08-15
Litchfeld.

the NJ. E. Church. in this village, on Sunday morning.
 At the Childrens Night on Thursday last over seventy dollars were taken in; the whole affair was very pleasant, and was greatly en- ioyed by the full house present.
 This community enjoyed marked mitiga- ton of legal affiictions, last week, owing to tl,e absence of Messrs. Graves, Kilborn and Kellogg, and to Prescott's being busy with his house.
 Mir. o. E. Gillette caught bass in the lake, last week, which weighed Abs. Co.,, and we hear that Mir. Miller, of the firm of Miller X Peck, Waterbury, caught four pounder on Monday.
 There is to be an excursion down the Naugatuck railroad, and by Steamer Laura, Co COney Island, on Friday of this week. The train leaves our station at 4:31 a. m. fare, $265.
 In the assignment of the West Point ca- dets who graduated this year, announced on Thursday last, we notice that Edwin McNeil of this place is appointed Second Lieutenant in the First Regt of Artillery.
 On Saturday there was hearing at the office of c. B. Andrews Esq, before Judge Catlin, committee in the case of Sansuet Ct0c6 vs Ferdinand Beers and aoife, regarding the rent of farm, and involving the question of Mrs. Beers liability for rent of the farm. Kilborn for plaintiff Andrews for defendant. Fridays excursion by Shepaug and Hou- satOnic railroads and boat to the Hudson river, was handsomely patronized and much enjoy .ed. We hear that 105 excursion tickets were sold at this station and over 300 at the various Sbepaug stations. A thousand people went down the roads and some l, 300 took passage by boat. The trip was long one, over p hours from Litchield, but those who went came back delighted, and well satisfied with their look at the Sound, New York and the Hudson.
 ". S.-The Garden Party at Mrs. Bel dens, in aid of the Society, tomorrow (Thurs- tiay) afternoon, promises to be very enjoy able occasion, and will no doubt attract ni- IncrOus attendance Tickets can be had at Bucll & Wheelcr's and the Post Office. Next week Dramatic Entertainment will be given, and several ladies and gentlemen who have not hitherto appeared this season, have kindly consented to assist. The proceeds of next weeks entertainment will be applied to con- plete the clock fund, it having been voted to nut up the clock with one dial.
 Samuel Benedict, D. D., Rector of St. Paul's church, Cincinnati, preached at St. MiclIael's on Sunday evening. Dr. Benedict is native of this place, graduated valedictori' an of the class of Al at Trinity College, entered inc Episcopal ministry, and has been for many years rector of church in Savannah. Ht was recently married to q Savannah lady, and takes Litchfeld in his wedding trip, staying al the Lake View House, which is built on lanc formerly owned by his father Deacon Andrew Benedict Before entering college Dr. Rene dict was for sometime an employee in the En auirer Office, then in charge of Dea. Charles Adams.
 An interesting case was decided by Jus 1ice Kilbourn on Saturday last It was an ac aion brought by Albert Wadhams, of Go sshen. against John Herbert, of this place, tc recover for the detention of the plaintiff fol some hours on the highwayby the interference of 1l.c plaintiffs dog. It seems that Mir. Wad hams started on foot from this village for thu NaIIgaluck station one night about ten o'clock 4 little beyond Mir. Starr's tenant house h' ~as stopped by Herbert's dog, and detained, ,ir great fear of instant attack, for long time til finally the dog was called off by his master. The chief question is whether any such mer detention and putting in fear, without any ac fsIal b0lily injury, is actionable under ou statute. Justice Kilborn gave judgment il behalf of tlse plaintiff for $5 and costs. Tn juGsice did not state whether the color of tn animal, which was yellow, was held to be an. asgravatiSn of it's misconduct. The defend aas1 appealed to the Superior Court. Holliste fur plaintiff Prescott for defendant.
 The Clerk of the Courts has been notifie, Of tiDe decision of the remainder of the case tried i,ere at the June Term of the Suprem Court: ..-..
 In the case of Dertev vs. Whitbeck, new trial ia not advised. This was an actiol drought ts the District Court to recover dam ages for interference with right of way owe land in Salisbury. The plaintiff had recover cd in a former suit and the chief question wa whether the record in that case was admissibl to justify exemplary damages in this. I'll court below admitted the evidence and gay the plaintiff $50 damages and this decisic is sustained in the Supreme Court. Woodru and Warner and son for plaintiff Graves an Rogaback, for defennanE.
 In the Ecclesiastical Soc;etsfs Appeal fire Gonenai&AiOners, no error was found and nc trial is not advised, In this case verdict f SI, ,674 was rendered in behalf of the appell against a testafor who had given his estate the Congregational Society of Watertow There was a mistake in emitting the vol hundred" from the written verdict, and O lection to evidence admitted by the court. III decision sustains the plaintiffs verdict and tl decision of the lower court. Seymour ar Graves. for appellants; Bradstreet and A drews, for appellee. ssQsa
 in Lee vs. BdrkhGmsted, a new trial w not advised, and the declaration was held su 6cient. This was an action for an injury gu tained by the plaintiff on portion of the o ,Greenwoods turnpike in Barkhamsted The had been no formal discontinuance of tl .turnyike, but 1t had been for some years aba .dOned by the company, and had been repair -and controlled by the town. The judgme
 rendered by the District Court, in favor of [
 plaintiff Is sustained in the Superior Ccu
 Fenn, for plaintiff; Goodwin and Foster defendant. 4