Litchfield enquirer., 1879-06-19
LITCHFIELD.

LITCHFIELD.
 Gov. Andrews has been improving the ap- pearance of his front by building new fence.
 Judge Sanford has taken possession of Dr. Beckwith's residence on South Street.
 -Ex-Lieut Gov Sill, of Hartford, was in town, last week, engaged ln the trial of the Mine Hill arbitration case before Judge Sey- mour
 The hot weather of week since has giv- en place to cool air and rather stiff breezes more appropriate to earlier months than June. Yet we still hope for summer.
 We have been requested to call the atten- tion of the burgesses to the well at the west end of West Park. Its condition is said to be unsavory in the extreme.
 Gov. Seymour paid visit to Echo Farm and expressed great satisfaction with all he saw there, especially as to the size and fine condition of the animals.
 The new division and front fence recently built by Messrs. Buel and Cook puts the finish oONSA- street.
 Rev. Mr. Burns, of Wolcettville, preach ed at the East Litchfield Chapel, last Sunday. Next Sabbath he will off1ciate at the M. E. church in this village, in exchange with the Rev. Mir. Douglass. .t
 A full attendance of the members of Co. H, is requested on Monday evening next, to take action on the acceptance of an invitation to visit New Haven, July 4th.
 MT. Foster of West Winsted, will be at the store of Wessells and 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 call.
 -Ex-Gov Horatio Seymour, and his sister, Mrs. Senator Ccnkling, paid visit to the home of their ancestors, last week. Gov Sey- mour staid with his cousin Judge Seymour, with whom he studied law in former years, and Mrs. Conkling with Hon. Geo. c. Wood ruff.
 A dance and supper will be given at the Bantam Lake House (Marshs) on the Fourth of July. Whites Orchestra, of Winsted, will furnish the music, w. B. White prompter. No gentlemen will be admitted to the platform without lady, and good order Xill be en- forced. Tickets, $1,OO; ticket and supper, S2,25.
 The Mayor of East Litchfeld has recover ed from his Northfield catastrophe of few weeks since, when wagon loaded with bones passed over the body corporate. Three or four ribs were displaced in the operation, and the wonder is that the entire Mayor was not con- verted into merchantable 'tground bone."
 The board of burgesses have voted that, 'We will forthwith lay out and construct sufficient drain in this borough, with proper connections with the buildings in the neighber- hood, commencing at or near the Mansion House property in said borough and running thence westerly across Meadow street, to some suitable place of discharge; and that Messrs. Allen, Bishop and Deming be committee to carry this vote into effect"
 In publishing, last week, an ancient bill of sale of negro slave to MT. Moses Seymour, then of this place, the printer made mistake of a century in the date. We do not wish it to be supposed that Litchfeld sleeps so sound- ly on its lofty eminence that it has never heard of the Connecticut Personal Liberty bill, the Emancipation Proclamation, or the Fifteenth Amendment.
 An arbitration was held at this place, last week, before Judge Seymour to adjudicate upon a clam against the Shepaug Iron Con- pany in behalf of Messrs. Isaac B. Bristol and Jehn Peck of New Milford for failure to carry out a contract for purchase of wood. Ex. Gov Sill appeared for the company Gov. Andrews and Mir McMahon for the claimants.
 A good many improvements have been making recently at the jail. A new drain has been laid to the street The jail and fence have been painted. A safe has also been in- trOduced, we presume with view to employ the burglarious talent imprisoned there, in ac- cordance with the statute which requires the county commissioners to provide prisoners with some suitable work
 The first grand excursion of the season, to COney Island by the palatial steamer ''Grand Republic" takes place, Friday, June 27th The excursions gwen last year by the Shepaug and HOusztonic railroad companies were deservedly very popular, and this one, first class in every respect, will if possible excel any previous efS<t The prices are very low and the &C., cOmmOdaticns the best Those who have seen the '>Grand Republic" will have no fear of being crowded-The train leaves the Shepaug rzilrOad station here at five o'clock a. m The boat steps at 23rd St, New York, both going and couaing, and lands al the new Iron pier at Brighton Beach
 Mi Geo NJ Woodruff had another vis- taEio0. l2s4 Sunday. A milk team (Searles' of Go<hen) split ont its driver, and ran away dowu South Street It turned on the sidewalk mar Judge Seymour's large gate, and struck Mr. Woodruffs corner gate post with such fu<ce SS to drive his whole fence trifle south GoSag oa q few feet, the concern raked off kzlf dOzen pickess; then parked the same elm which had been struck by lightning & few days before: sheered to the left, barking an0<her tree ; and finally struck stone cross- mg upsesting the wagon and Hopping the horse huadside upon the road. The wagon wx< a sslid old structure. and left a visible m2rk wherever it struck. Mir Woodruff begins sO consider his case very serious enc; !; ard. st his special request, we refrain from all fHth-r levity in that connection.
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