Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-31
LITCHFIELD.

There is to be Hop at the Town Room on Thursday evening.
 Mir Edson Perkins has broken ground for new house on West Street near the depot.
 MT. Charles Merriman is building a new house on his farm on Prospect Hill.
 T. l.. Saltonstall will preach at the Jones school house, East Chestnut hill, Sunday, No vember 4th.
 Fifty three new electors were admitted in this town at the recent meetings of the Board of Sc lectmen.
 Mir Lcmuel Berry left at this office on Friday, some ripe raspberries, picked in the garden of Mary E. Hart, of East Cornwall, Oct. 24th.
 MT. Geo. H. Cowell, of Waterbury, has decded fourteen acres of land near Campville to William Perkins of that city.
 Mir. Charles Merriman has sold six acres of land in the eastern part of the town, to MT. Royal A. Ford.
 Mir. Anthony Newton has sold eighty five acres of land with barn thereon, in the eastern part of the town to Leonidas N. Murray, of Waterbury, for $2,5O0
 The Cornwall Bridge Iron Company has quitclaimed forty acres of land in the eastern part of the town to Charles N. Beeman, of Warren.
 A negro named Foote was brought before Justice Deming, Friday evening on charge of theft. He pleaded guilty and was committed in default of bonds.
 The farmer and the undertaken are alike in that they plant good deal. It may be good undertaking, but we doubt whether it is good farming, to plant tenant.
 The Republican electors of this town will meet in caucus at the town hall on Saturday next, at 2 p. m., to nominate representatives, and do other proper business.
 Mir. Samuel w. Ensign, of Morris, has been prosecuted for the rescue of a COW being driven to pound by Hayward Cowles. The trial comes off on Friday forenoon at the Town Hall, and an interesting occasion is ex- pected.
 -NludTJefDitSbcT-CtIl. 1(. SOuCH Wdo III town on Tuesday for the purpose of inspecting the State property in the armory of Co. H. He reports the property in the hands of the Ma tional Guard to be in excellent condition.
 s-Mr Foster, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Wessells & Gates, on Monday 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 a call.
 James A. Bushnell will visit this place on Friday of this week, with full line of samples frem his well-known Tailoring Es- tablishment in Winsted. His cutter, Paul J.. McLocklin will accompany him to do the measuring
 David Abbot had his preliminary exami- nation before Justice Benton at attheTown Hall in Morris, on Monday and Tuesday of this week. The evidence was circumstantiaI. turning main ly on the false statements made by the accused regarding the value of the property insured, and his whereabouts on the night of the fire. He was bound over in the sum of $1 300 for trial before the Superior Court. Hollister for State; Graves for prisoner.
 The Comical Brown Combination perform ed at Armory Hall, Tuesday night, to fair house. We dislike to see so good fiddler as c. B., descend so far down into the depths of low comedy as he does, but the crowd seemed to like it. The Soprano had quite sweet but light voice. Armory Hall is in great need of a good piano for acccmpaniments; and of a GatIing gun, to keep order ahong the village small fry.
 -WKLLs.-Dr. Deming has beenre-opening the old we'll on his place, formerly used in connection with the David Wessells house. Mr. Thomas Trowbridge Jr., is digging a third well on his place on Nerth Street. Dr. Dufie is also digging new well, and has sunk it over thirty feet without reaching water as yet Mir Malachi Tracys on East Chestnut Hill, has just sunk nsw well, and new well has just been completed in Lavinville The public well at the fost of West Park re- mains in as dilapidated condition as ever.
 -Mr. F. A. Shepard has kindly consented to attend to the regulating and winding of the new village clock, without making any charge for his services. We are certain that our citi- zens will appreciate this very liberal contribu- ton of Mir. Shepard to the cause of Village Improvement, and congratulate the communi- ty that our time is in SO reliable hands, The clock will be run on New York City, time, the Tai5road tsne of Connecticut, West of the riv. -THR NRw ILLUSTRATED COMPREHENSIVE COMMENTARY, is rare combination of three most useful helps to an understanding of the Word of God. The works of Jamieson, Faus- set and Brown, have used for years, and find invaluable, while the works of Henry and Scott have not been superseded in the line of the devotional and practical. Add to these the superior maps and engravings of this work and little else is needed by the Bible student. I can honestly commend it asdeserving a place an many houses. REV. ALLAN MCLEAN.
 -MR. EDTTOR.-The price of labor in the kitchen for the girl, before the war, or in cheap times, was from to 8 dollars month, with dry goods and clothing cheaper than it was ev- CT known. How long are we to continue to pay from sig to @15 dollars month in these hard times when men are glad to work for 8 dollar day and board themselves2
 QURRIsT.
 he Democrats of this Probate District held their convention at the Mansion House on Saturday last, and Judge Geo. M Wood. ruff was renominated by exclamation. He appeared and accepted the nomination and after the appointment of s. c. Beach. of Ltehdeld; J. H. Wadhams, of Goshen: and James Meagher, of Warren Probate Commit tee-the csnysption adjourned. No report of the doings of the Republican Probate Conven. fiOn has been sent us; perhaps for the reason