Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-20
LITCHFIELD.

 Abbott case.
 Miss Bertha Colt is attending school in New York for the winter.
 MT. Charles Colt has been visiting in New York for week.
 Miss Anna R oberts has gone to Brooklyn for the winter.
 Mir N c. Barney and family have re- turned to New York.
 Mir Lemuel Berry lost very fine horse Tuesday nght-it was sick only an hour.
 The Advent church of Campville have chosen James Elliot sexton in place of Charles Catlin.
 Mrs. Catlin is repairing her tenement house in Campville. The mason work is just finished
 MT Starr is putting steam engine into his dairy house, and is pushing the work on his new barns, most of which are enclosed.
 MT T. s. Sedgwick is building house between Berry's and Merchants on the North side of East Hill, to be used as a tenement house.
 The borough tax is mostly paid in. Eleven hundred dollars have been paid into the treas ury, and only $9O remain uncolecte on the rate bill.
 There is another meeting of the School Committee on Saturday next, at which they will probably take action regarding the con- tinuance or dscontinuance of the North St. school.
 The Center School began it's Winter term on Monday with Andrew D.s Smith as princi- pal, and Miss Katie Watt assistant There were 59 scholars at the opening Landlord Watson has been laying floor in the old billiard room and fitting it up for dancing hall and there is to be a dedication" dance there on the evening of the 26th inst. It Col. s. J. Fox, Asst Adj't Gen'l, wis., ited this place on Tuesday, for the purpose of holding the annual inspection and muster of Co. H. Notwithstanding the severe storm there was good attendance and the inspection was we learn, quite satisfactory.
 MT. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels and Gates, on Monday next, with a 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.
 The Rev. Mr. Mclean, pastor of the COIL gregational church, met his people, Sunday morning, for the first time since his brief visit to Hampton, Virginia. In the evening he gave a very interesting account of hls visit there and of the work which is being done there in the Hampton Normal school under Gen. Arm strong.
 The School Committee had session on Saturday. Application was made from Mil ton for another teacher at the Center School. They have about 50 scholars and expectmor Their school room has accommodation for only 2S scholars Probably the Academy building will be occupied for higher department and an assistant will take charge of the lower grade at the present school house.
 Speaking of burglars, two men came to the Naugatuck Station, on Monday afternoon, walking from this direction. One had car pet bag and the other bundle. The man having the bag carried it on stick over his shoulder, and it was so heavy that he had to put it down to rest repeatedly. They came to the station and took the milk train. They may have been tree agents or other honest people, but some one should have at least ex-a stolen silver among them.
 The Shepaug Railroad Company at their annual meeting Nov 18th, made choice of the following officers: Directors Henry w. Buell., Henry R. Colt, Wm. Deming, Origen $. Seymour, Dorsey Neville, Leverette w. Vessels Holmes o. Morse, Asahel H. Morse, and Edwin McNeil. President.-H w. Buell.. Vtce President R. Coit Sec TetG'y.-Wm. Deming. Treasurer Henry k. Colt. Sapertntentent.-C H. Platt Muster Mechanic and Supervisor of Roadaoay Cornelius M Allen. Henry R. Colt was appointed General Manager.
 The great excitement of the week has been the burglarizing of the Episcopal parson age op Sunday night. This house was entered from back window, and silver was stolen to the amount of $sO0 consisting of spoons and some plate, principally presents Mir. Sey- mour was wakened by noise during the night. He got up and went to the stairs, but as everything was then entirely quiet, he did not investigate further. It is thought that the burglars took their booty to the old peat house near Little Pond, but no sure trace has yet been obtained of them. No other house was visited, so far as we can learn. The excite nent caused by this affair has been much in- creased by reports of burglaries in Watertown on Tuesday, and of the robbery of silver from the parsonage in Washington on Thursday, (reported elsewhere) Soon came further news of a burglary of the house of Mr. Haskell G. Smith in Goshen, and the stealing of more sil- yer (to the value of $100)on Sunday night Sev- eral strangers were stopped, and two tree agents escaped arrest as by miracle. Still, no real intelligence has been obtained of the criminals although rewards to the amount Of $500 have been offered by the authorities and the parties from whom the silver has been stolen.
 Morris has been annoyed by burglars, re- gently, though they could not have been pro- fessionals. Two weeks ago, Sunday night somebody broke into Almon Johnson's house when the family were away, stole $5 in mon- ey' lew eatables, and staid there all night. on Tuesday night of last week, some one en- tered the double house occupied by Mrs. Wm M Ensign and Charles Hinman. Mrs. En- sign was walked by some noise they made and called Mr. Hinman, but the burglars escaned probably through the windows they had evil dently openedfe that purpose. On Thursday night last somebody entered John N. Rays house, but was frightened away before he succeeded in getting anything. It is supposed that these affairs are the work of home talent.