Litchfield enquirer., 1879-03-20
LITCHFIELD.

St Michaers choir has had valuable ac- sessions recently.
 Col. w. F. Baldwin, ot Elkton, Md, spent Sunday in town.
 Miss Clara Kinney has gone to Philadel- phia fer fortnights visit.
 MT. Dwight Merrilnan cut his head quite badly with an axe, Tuesday afternoon.
 Attention is called to advertisement of valuable real estate by MT. G. H. Baldwin
 MT. Gaines school closes for short va cation on Friday of this week. The next term opens on Monday, the 31st inst.
 MT. Frank c. Barse has received the ap- pointment of deputy jailer in place of Mir. Watson now at the Mansion House.
 Mir Theodore S. Sedgwck has sold dwelling house (which he is to finish ready for occupancy) to Daniel Berry for $1, 400.
 Attention is directed to copartnership ,notlce of Peck Bothers, of Northfield also to the reduced price of Ground Bone for the season of 1879.
 The entertainment in the Young Mems Course, for next week Wednesday evening, is Readings by Prof B. M. Huxley, of Water bury, highly recommended by Prof. Russell.
 -D.. e~~l--:-L, ~f W",n"i,.,-v, lnntnres this "Wednesday evening at Armory Hall. Sub- ject, ''School & Skill" Proceeds to go for the payment of the church debt.
 Some rascal sent us, through the mail, last week, bogus marriage notice of Mir. Linord of Hartford and Miss Sullivan of this place. No such marriage has occurred.
 Miss Julia A. Brigham, already favorably known here as writing teacher, will soon be in this village accompanied by teacher of drawing and painting, to give course of les sons The latter lady is an experienced in- structor in both branches and brings very high recommendations as docs Miss Brigham, from teachers in Waterbury.
 BIRTHDAY BANQUET, The supper given by Constable Frank E. s. Munger at the Mansion House, last evening on the anniversary of his twenty ninth birthday, was 6 capital affair. About twenty guests were present and duly appreciated the hospitality of the host a nd the yvianis prepared by Mir. Watson, the new pro- ,prietor. The wish was publicly expressed that Frank" may have good many birthdays t(not biennially) and that Watson may assist. Following the prudent example of the mem- bers of our Legislature we unanimously voted ito continue ourselves in office.
 --f,here should be a large attendance at Miss Grsanwoods lectures on Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. The religious movement Of the past two months has to large extent absorbed the attention of those who usually take part in social reforms, but it IS hoped that the interest in the Temperance movement has not slackened in the meantime. The charging of small admittance fee is an experiment it has been thought best to try instead of the objectionable financial expedi- ent of ''passing the hat" All who have heard Miss Greenwood, unite in making her as one of the most able and interesting tenn Lperance lecturers in the country.
 We give below belated episte based on the condition of our sidewalks week ago.
 MIR. EDIroR.-Were the old truism ''hand- some is that handsome does" to be applied to the streets of our borough the result would be a 'homely" decision, if the condition of our walks were in evidence. There may be a far off truth in the old form of excuse that if you clean off the sidewalks at this time they will all fill in again next winter, and be just as bad, and the resident may be resting (not acting) on such thoughts. But the venturer plodding through the mud on North or South Streets, and as he looks at the four fickering wicks on as many corners, will wonder if the Square isn't the last resting place of our im- pr0vement enterprise?
 But perhaps, Mir. Editor, I mistake, ,-the consolidation of road and sidewalk is the change to result from ''that charter! And if the Strangers that come within our gates" fail in using those goed walks that evidently will be hidden till the roses come again'- and the people fail to be earnest in cleanliness and comfori-can they be blamed, if they sug- gest the exchange of the flag pole for monu- ment recording the fact that Public Spirit died bY dosertiOn; and in the first year of our ImuDicipaEty? And the few enterprising citizens whose walks are cleared off could properly act as mourners and show proper taste, while the strangers might vainly try to pump tears of regret from "Our Borough" well. ZONE OF THE GRIEvED."