Litchfield enquirer., 1878-11-21
LITCHFIELD.

Miss Julia A. Brigham-the popular writing teacher-will be in .Litchfield again next month, to give another course of lessons
 -The item in some of the State papers about an alarming prevalence of scarlet fe- yer and diphtheria in Litchfeld is a mistake There have been a few cases of each, but no ''prevalence" of either.
 MT. S. w. Skilton, of Morris raised, the past season, on five acres of land, 967 bushels of ears of corn of the Red Glazed White Flint variety also, on two acres, sic h~'adred bush- els of 'Late Rose" potatoes.
 MT. B. W. Law, native of this place, but now a resident of Cuba, was married, on the 29th ult., to Miss Willett, of Collins, N. r. After cordial greeting and rich and plentiful repast, the twain were accompanied to North Collins Station, by large party of relatives, and friends, where they took the train for their new home in Cuba, making short visits with schoolmates and relatives in Ithaca and New York on their way.
 General Smith has the endorsement of all
  eral, with the exception of Lieutenant Go lonel Bacon of the Second regiment and companies from Winsted and Litchfeld, who had prevl- ously agreed to stand by Ex-ColOnel Hoyt.- HGrtf0rd Sunday Journal
 The officers of the Litchfeld company have never agreed to stand by any one in this busi- ness But they do not think that the welfare of the c. N. G., is all within the limits of Hartford and New Haven. ''Let every tub stand on it's own bottom."'
 IN. B. Judd, who has been for many years prominently identified with State politics, died at his home in Chicago, Nov. Ii, of paralysis. He had been chairman of the Republican State Central Committee, Collector of thls post, member of Congress, and was appointed Min ister at Berlin by President Lincoln. He was sixty-three years of ago. Chicago Correspond ence of the Neao York Herald.
 In letter written while member of con- gress to his cousin J. l.. Judd of this village, he says My father was born in Litchfeld, went to Vermont when he was fifteen years old, afterward to Rome, Onerda Co.,, N. Y., where was born in 1815."
 In preparing the local items of last week for print, we mislaid one having reference to the dissolution of the firm of Fuller & Trow- bridge. The latter gentleman has, it seems, formed a business connection with MT. Jones' of Winsted, under the name of Trowbridge 6 Jones. While the people of Litchfeld are sor- ry to lose MT. Trowbridge, we have no doubt that the business will continue to prosper un- der the popular management of Mir. A E. Fuller.
 The Superior, Court finished it's civil busi- ness, last week, and the following cases were tried:
 PhiljasdG ElliOt .vs Wi1siana J. Skinner, a Northfield case, was an action for rent. The defense was that the property was out of re- pair, and that the tenant was obliged to pay more to make the property tenantable, than the amount due for rent. A great many wit nesses were examined, one was impeached, and there was much local interest in the mat ter. Judgment was rendered in favor of the defendant. Graves for pf.; Hollister and Kilbourn, for defendant.
 E 4. Andrus vs. Lynsan R. Pond was an action of trover. The plaintiff was the hus- band of daughter of the defendant. They agreed to separate and have since been 6ivcrc ed and she employed her father to take away her property from the house in which they had been living together. The plaintiff claimsl that the defendant took away certain chattels of his, the plaintiffs Graves for plaintiff Andrews and KilbOurn, for defendant.
 IsGGc Taytor vs. Norman B. Perkins was an action for balance of account between two neighboring farmers in this town. It came up to the Superior Conrt on appeal from the decision of Justice Farnum. Judgment for plaintiff to recover $15 and costs. Graves for plf.; Kilbourn for deft.
 CIGrk vs. GoOdaoin, was an East Ltchfield case appealed from 8 judgment of Justice Farnum's. Clark repaired an old wagon for Goodwin, without, as the latter claimed, any request or direction from him to do the work The mayor took a very different view of the facts, in which he was sustained by the court, who rendered judgment in his favor for $13. % and costs. Graves for plf.; Andrews and Kilbourn for deft
 Kimberly vs. Boyingtos was disclosure on garnishee process, by father of the defendant. One of the garnishees was present and denied any indebtedness, and the court gave iudg- ment Tn his favor. Newell and Kellogg for plaintiff; Hart for garnishee
 WettoD vs. WeIton was Plymouth divorce case. There was no contest except regarding alimony. Gross ill-treatment was proved. It appeared, among other things, that Welton tied up his wife with clothes line, poured kerc- sene oil over her, and threatened to set it on fire. Fifty dollars alimony was granted and a divorce. Newell and Kellogg for petitioner 1; Graves for respondent.
 GridIey vs. Cole, the Harwinton School Dis trict case, was an action brought to recover back money paid out on orders claimed to have been improperly issued by the defendant who was the district committee. Graves and Bradstreet for plaintiff; Andrews and Newell for the defendant
 Criminal business began Monday afternoon with the trial of Harry Payne for shooting a Lanesville man in the head, with pistol ball. luckily inficting only scalp wound. The prisoner was feund guilty. Huntington for State; Kilborn for prisoner
 On Tuesday, Frederick Hoffman was tried for the alleged theft of note from C. B. Camp of New Preston. It appeared, even on ine complainant's own testimony, that the prisoner withheld the note on claim of having paia the same, and that no felony was intend ed. The States Attorney expressed willing ness to mosk the case, but Hoffman's counsel claimed and received a verdict of aoouittal Huntington for State; Holliseer and Cothren for prisoner.
 On Tuesday afternoon John Keefe, of salis. bury, was tried on the charge of stealing $142 from the keeper of an Irish boarding house near the Davis ore bed. Almost all the evi-