Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-27
LTTCHFIELD.

LITCHFIELD.
 Gov Andrews and family returned on Friday.
 See advertisement of book agents wanted on salary.
 NIT. Charles H. Colt is off on weeks va- cation, at Boston.
 There will be dance at the Milton Car riage Shop, Friday night.
 Morris w. Seymour Esq, and family, were in town over Sunday.
 pr. Gates has been quite sick of diphthe- ria butts now rapidly recovering.
 MT. F. R. Starr preached at the Metho- dist church on Sunday of last week.
 Attention IS called to the sale of the Rhoda Taylor place on Saturday afternoon.
 There was a large attendance at the Con- gregational and Methodist churches on Sunday evening"
 Among those present at the Greenwich celebration was Prof. W. c. Peck, formerly of this place.
 -To day (Ash- Wednesday, marks the be- gining of Lent Morning services were held in St. Michaeps
 Rev. Mir. Jacocks, of New Haven, takes charge of St. Michaels till Mir. Seymour's arrival, soon after Easter.
 - We are serry to hear that Representative Vessels has been confined to his room in Hartford for a week past.
 We were oyerjoyed to meet again our old compatriot, Wm. F. Baldwin, Esq, of Elk ton, Md, who was here on short visit, one day last week.
 MT. H. P Griswold and wife celebrated the tenth anniversary of their wedding, a short time since. There were about an hundred guests present, and numerous gifts of tin ware. Francis Parker has sold his place in the western part of the town to Marcia E. Prin- dle; while Edward Parker and wife deed him their place, with 20 acres of land, on condition that he support them during their lives.
 Darius Chapter celebrated Washngton's Birthday in fine style, after which some forty Companions were refreshed in Crossman's best style Some fifteen brethren from Vol cottville were present, including Representative Migeon.
 There was hearing before the States Prison committee last week, upon the petition of Charles Allen, of New Milford, for release. He was represented by Messrs. Hollistcr and Graves of this place. Favorable action is not anticipated
 Quite number will attend the Gilmore concert on Thursday evening of this week, go- ing down on the milk train and returning by special after the concert. Half fares by stage and rail. Ex-Officer Munger, who has had ex- perience in such matters, will be in attendance. A full report of the address of the Hon. G. H. Hollister, at the Greenwich celebration of last week, will be given in our next. Among those present were Govs Hawley and Jewell and there was an immense crowd of spectators. Mir. Hollister also addressed the Woman Suffrage Committee at Hartford last week in favor of the municipal suffrage bill.
 Mir. Seth Pratt has sold all but one or two of his car load of horses. The pair of fast blacks noticed in recent Enquirer were taken by Mir. A. F. Migeon, of Wolcottville, for $700. Mir. Farnham, of that place, had pair of Morgans, for $500. On Saturday of this week, MT. Pratt expects two more car loads, forty horses in from the West.
 The Reception given by Commissary Gen. Bulkely, of Hartford, in honor of Gov. Andrews, on Wednesday evening last, is de- scribed by the Hartford papers as the social event of the season. About thousand guests were presented to the Governor and his wife and daughter. Among those present were Gov. Hawley, Jewell and Holley, and Senator-elec Patt. Several Litchfeld people were among those in attendance.
 -Dr. Howard E. Gates has been nominated by the President as candidate for postmaster at Titchfeld We think hon ho elected agaIn which win make his third term or more He most always gets elected by large majority, notwithstanding that Litchfeld is democrat ic town. We never shall forget-at least hardly ever-the moonlight nights of wards of twenty years ago when "Gates'-he wasn't old enough for doctor then-picked a charm- ing guitar accompaniment for a serenade. Old AClIOW, ohdH "C CNCl dlu SluS and pick up bouquets O moonlight nights r WinSted Herald.
 On Friday two replevin cases, trial of which were begun at Warren the Saturday be- fore, were heard at the Town Room in this place. The question was regarding the title of certain property attached by Mir. Heman Beach, sometime since, in suits against Messrs Lewis Jones and Alfred Guild of Warren The wife of Mir. Jones claimed the property attached as her husbands; and Mir. Truman Guild, that attached as belonging to his son. The cases were tried before Franklin A. Cur tiss, Esq, of Warren, and were net finished till late at night when judgment was rendered for the plaintiff in the Guild case and for the defendant Tn the Jones case. Many nice points of law and of pleading were involved and no- tice of appeal was given in both cases. Hick- OK and Kellogg for plffs.; Kilbourn for delft.
 Roxbury