Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-27
LITCHFIELD.

MT. EuZgefalu anu laIIlllP IcbuIHcu 1o 1Ho city early this week.
 The Bantam Hall is ready for the. paint > CTS: it is a nice building
 Mrs. Rays residence on South St. has been repainted, very neat brown.
 A splendid line of childrens hats and Cans can be found at Vessels 6 Smiths.
 The Argosy shoulder braces for Ladies and Gents, at Vessels & Smiths.
 Sheriff Champlin took John Mack down . to the State Prison on Wednesday.
 Rev Mir. Seymour exchanged with Rev. Mir. Stone, of Bantam, Sunday morning.
 There is to be a dance at the newly reft- ted Mansion House ballroom this (Wednes- day) evening
 MT George c. Woodruff Jr. IS back from school at Andover with broken collar bone from playing foot ball.
 Peck Brothers are now offering 70 cts. per bushe! for Buckwheat, and 90 cts for choice Rye at their mill in Northfield.
 Our friend Joseph Vaill of the Winsted Herald, is free again. The $25,00O libel suit brought against him by MT. John G. Wet more, is amicably settled
 Sheriff Champlin followed three of the thieves who have been breaking into houses in this vicinity to Hartford, where he lost track of them. He was off four days in pursuit.
 -Messrs Flynn & Doyle, having bought the works and tools of the Litchfield Carriage Company, are getting ready for the business '"boom." They are building some specially fine Albany sleighs.
 Prof. Lee was in town again on Monday with Mr. George Throop, Morris checker player. The latter played five games with MT. E. w. Meafoy, of which Mr. Meafoy won 1three and MT. Throop two.
 MT. Edward Sedgwick, native of the place, and son of Mir. John E. sedgwick who was formerly deputy sheriff and jailer here, was in town, last week. He is now an officer in the State Prison at Wethersfeld.
 The Litchfield Carriage Company s works at Bantam, were sold at public auction on Wednesday last to Messrs. Flynn & Doyle, for $510 above incumbrances Several sleighs, tools, and much other property, were sold at the same time.
 On Thursday night, the 18th, burglars broke into the cellar of Mir. R. c. Crandell near the South bridge. They moved quite an amount of butter and canned preserves near the outer door, but took it no further having probably been frightened away. They also broke into Mir. Arthur D. Catlin's cellar, but took nothing.
 We clip from the New York Tribune the following notice of the death of Sir George Buckley Mathew;
 Sir George Buckley Mathew, an Englishman who had, many years ago, diplomatic posts in this country, and who was from 1867 until the present year British Minister in Brazil, has just died His third wife and widow was Miss Gerard [afterwards Mrs. Wiggin, of this placel, daughter of MT. J. w. Gerard of this city.
 Prof. J. NJ. Lee of New Haven, the ''checker" champion of the State was in this village on Friday last, and experimented on some of our local experts, with the following result:
 Mir. L. O. Meafoy, o Lee 5 Draw, 1 Mir. F. M. Sanford, o Lee, 6 Draw, 1 MT. E. w. Meafoy, 3 Lee, IS Draw,
 The checker players of the place will be glad to have further instruction" from Prof. Lee whenever he can make it convenient to give Litchfield another calE
 The burglary at MT. Haskell G. Smiths W'as pretty bold affair The thieves entered at his cellar door. and went up stairs into the kitchen where was large dog there they somehow kept the dog quiet, and helped them selves to cake, apples, etc., A light was burning in Mir. Smiths bedroom, and 8 door was open between that room and the dining room in which he kept his silver. The thieves managed nevertheless to get all the silver without arousing Mir. Smith, though he once heard some noise which he considered of no account.
 The Superior Court finished it's November Term on Thursday last. The following pris- oners have received their sentences:
 Seymour L. Buckley was given six months in jail for an assault in Salisbury.
 Floyd Crossley, Norfolk negro, was sen- tenced to two months in jail.
 Israel Phillips was sentencedto three months in jail.
 John Mack, of Winsted, was given two months in State Prison for horse stealing.
 Walter M. Gregg was given four months in jail for an assault in Canaan.
 Seymour Crofut was given six months in .iail for an indecent assault.
 Hugh Brady, tramp acquitted on the ground of insanity, was sent to the Connect. cut Hospital for one year.
 The following divorces were granted during the term:
 William from Henrietta F. Losee.
 Clanssa NJ. from Chas. s. Mengil.
 Charlotte from Thomas Bowers.
 John A. from Mary J. Beach.