Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-21
LITCHFIELD.

Lake.
 Mrs. Belden and son have returned from their western trip.
 - The H. T. T. Club goes to Waramaug on an excursion today Wednesday,.
 The Middle Park is being vigorously re- movn under the auspices of the V. 1. s.
 The hep of Thursday night, at Bantam Lake House, was attended by forty couples. 8 -S P Williams and wife, and Geo. w.. Munger and wife, of Waterbury, were in town over Sunday. -.. -- y Louis J. Blake, Esq, formerly of this place. but now living in South Norwalk, was in town, Tuesday
 The V. I. S. has been grading the steep bank on the north side of lower West Hill-a great improvement. a.s. The heirs of the la:e Almeda Peck have deeiei the land of that estate to Edwin B. and Charles F. Peck for 5000. t.- MT. Willard w Peck, now engaged at weshersfield under Dep. Warden E. 0. Peck, has been Tn town for a few days.
 Mir Arden H. Coe has bought the David Wheeler farm, of about two hundred acres, of the bcIrs Of Mr. Wheeler, for S6, 400. The three days northeaster of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday was finally succeeded by moderately fair weather, Tuesday.
 The carrier pigeons mentioned in our last reached Northampton about two hours and a half after they were let loose here.
 Miss Henry, daughter of Rev. Dr. Henry, former rector of St. Michael's church, has been spending few days with friends here. Mrs and Miss MurdOck, of Meriden, who have been staying for a short time at the United States Hotel, left yesterday for their home Mir Samuel Patterson, of Woodbury, has deeied his One-half interest in twelve acres of land and buildings on South Street to Harriet Hallock
 lum. station NJ, New York, was in town, Monday He was formerly with Dr. Buel in this place.
 The Armory Hall hop of Friday night,
 
 same place on Friday night of this week bal eOsy tickets, 90 cts.
 Rev. MF. McAllister preached to his old congregation at the Methodist church on Sun- day last Dr. Webster, of Baltimore, preach ed in the afternoon
 We were in error, last week, in reporting the sale of fhe Elijah M PAcE pIano tn M- White. Only a small strip of land by the highway was disposed of.
 The Catholics hold Festival for the ben eft of the Catholic Cemetery at the Town Hall, tonight and tomorrow night (Wednes- day and Thursday evenings).
 There was fine bOquet on exhibition at CEampIin-s, Last week, which was picked in the prIson yard by prisoner for life who has alreafy heen there nearly twenty years.
 Mir Adams has finished the repairs on the East Mill He has put in a new Hume, 8 new turbine wheel, and the mill is now in capital running order and doing rushing business. Mir O. A- Manchester of Northfeld, had large raltIesnake on exhibition here, Tuesday, eangist in q ledge in Waterville The animal  which he sci in vigorous motion when provok- ell
 Prank H. Perkins of East Litehfield, was asressed a fortnight since on charge of obtain ing goods of Doctor Turrey on false preten- ces. and will be tried before Justice Wessells on Saturday afternoon. Hollister for State Webster for prisoner.
 Gov. Andrews and Sec Ncrthrop, of the Beard of Education, made addresses in Warren On Friday evening. and at Goshen on Satur- day evening Al the former place the meet ing was held at the Church The Warren Band was in attendance and furnished capital music
 -Lieut- Edwin McNeill. First Artillery, stationed al Governors Island, has been order ed to CreedmOOr. L. l., as Adjutant of the Rife detachment in camp at that place. We notice that, on Wednesday last, he made the hest score at 500 yards range, and gives prum- ise of becoming one of the first marksmen in the service-
 -DE- Perrin of the Congregational church in WOIeOttviIIe and Mir Burns of the Metho- 'iist church there, supply the pulpit at the East Lifchfeld Chapel on alternate Sundays. The sunday school in. charge of Geo W. Dzins. of HarwintOn, is fourishing. Their share Of the proceeds of the High Rock grove excursion amounted to SIC.
 Mir Geo. D. Watrous, of New Haven, as will be seen by an advertisement in another column Is to open an academy school next moafh in the rooms formerly occupied for that purpose by Mr. Gaines Mr. watrous is graafuzEe of Yale, comes highly recommended and will, It is believed, do satisfactory edu- easiouzl wuzk in this benighted community. -Owing 10 the absence of former local as- si<tant, DOW studying for the ministry at Rochester. 10 notice was taken, this year, of the annual resignation of the Sexton of St. MirhseFs. a fact which he regrets in a recent I<<ter SD thza O<icial Solomon can't under stznd how a person not yet in orders dares Co write fippant letters to an officer of the ChuzcA-
 The Ezsg Park Archery Club have changed their line of fire and are now shooting due Soush instead of East. as heretofore Hence change Co a recent item of ours for which we hereby express cur pgOfsundest regret and con- tr5E5aa- We also wish to prepare our reader. faF any a1aden change that may occur in the exaiaOr<hip of the Enquirer
 -Asuaher of the popular excursions given hy the SA<pzns and Hoasatonic Railroad Cn@Fznirs in connection with the 'EGrand Re. pahIc- viii take place on Saturday, the SOtb fnxs. The sEeaner will land passenoers O, saI