Litchfield enquirer., 1879-12-11
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 -TEx tssI-ay Ar7iI weather of the past week has r-zE+I so rz~ December.
 -OEsrxr Willie W Peek is back from Wssk<rxEeAi ca short vacation.
 Mss AEc% DOugIass has taken rooms with Mrs Wksebr zi the Weller place.
 -Arrs=s5oa E< called to new advertisement of Ha53zy Gocs3S by Miss Tanning.
 -Wr RssEzs1a has new street lamp in fr0us os hzz rgS53e0oe. which burns real gas
 -Oa ua1tAy. ot i2zs week, there were 460 caibi-gn registered Tn the schools of Litchfeld -CE1zpE5n Las in fine lot of goods for fruzt-
 -Tse ScASoI ConEpiftee met, Saturday sary-r~z- and usa1e arrangements for the enu- naerztbaa of scAoBarS
 We bearu that Albert Wadhams, Esq, of Csazkxn- okszzvesi the s7th of November as day of tzzsfzg and prayer on account of re- crzk he-yzveuens-
 H-- -+-A ro psck up presents for the AAEaG G4AE= J ClsY lO CAcs AO StS.s and Ss css, and for the older ones too, just cal a. Mrs Shepzrd's-
 MT i n Smith. principal of the Centre Schsd has been sick for day or two, and Mss Watt the assistant, has had over seven ty seA3tzrs. .Oa her hzDds
 -AriezE5oa is called to the new, column ad- vvrtEse1aeas of Holiday Goods by Vessels S Gates Every person calling at the post-office must have noticed the fine display.
 Travelling Is fearful. especially in the direrff1a Of Goshen, where circumstances now favur an examination of the crust of the earth, r2ther than oG the heavenly bodies
 A delegation of the Young Mems Chris tian AssnciaGioa will hold series of meetings in the Congregational Church in Milton, next week, froSn the 18th to the Fist insts.
 -Ou Saturday next there will be meeting of the School Committee at the Secretary's office al 10 a- m In the afternoon they meet the teachers again, al one o'clock at the Town Room
 -One of our merchants writing to inquire the cst of fixtures for electric light of the Ed 7 isoG patent, found it to be about S450, for two burners, needing also two horse power to run the machine.
 There was a beautiful rainbow in the northwest sOon after sunrise, Sunday morning, says our Goshen correspondent. No doubt those saw it, alsO, who were up at that time in this village
 The friends of Rev. w H. McAllister, and the public generally, will be pleased to learn that he has consented to deliver lecture at Armory Hall, Monday evening, Jan. 18th. Further notice will be given hereafter.
 On Tuesday evening, Mir. Harley Morse celebrated his wooden wedding at his residence on Chestnut Hill. Some forty invited guests were present There was a room full of pres ents suited to the occasion capital supper with every variety of wedding cake, and a good time generally.
 Saturday afternoon, ten of the District teachers het the Committee at the office of D. C. kilbOurn Esq, and discussed various mat ters pertaining to instruction in Schools. It was quite an interesting session, and there , was tree interchange of ideas among the teachers present that cannot but be of advan- tage la them in their future work
 The funeral of the late Sheriff Baldwin was attended at St Michael's, Thursday, Col. Wm. F. Baldwin and wife, Messrs. Daniel Bramhal and wife, Jos. H. Vail and wife, and other relatives and connections were present from abroad. The pail bearers were Gov. c. B. Andrews, Hon. E. W. Seymour, Capt. Wm. Bissell, E. G. Roberts, Holmes o. Morse, T. II. Richards. A number of his former depu- ties were present to pay their last respects to |" deceased
 ."eopy the following obituary notice of
 e '"'e r-ierick B. Marsh, Esq, of this p'ace' from the-aerby Transcript:
 ,a, tm t persons m tni> locality knew this man '1;.. yt ne was one weli kne-vn all about the To- shore property on tbe "e o~r essi of the beautiful Lake, and much honored and lovel bv ail whl Knew him. He was one of those msniv mon who had, Tn his strength, a large admiS,nre nj the womanly nature, firm as man. yet tendo, as woman, and with this all the other kind nesses and charities of noble manhood H, was well stricken in years, yet himselr to tn, last and he passed out of this into the future .as shock of corn fully ripe in his season. He was godly man, and his name withou reproach. His remains were taken back tt Morris, Nov. 18th, and deposited in the ceme tery east of that village - Mir. Rollin Sanford died this morning at hi, home, No. 13 East Sixty first street, in the seventy-fourth year of his age. He was { native of Vermont, and was graduated iron Yale College in 1881. Removing to Auburn N. Y., he studied for the bar in the office O William H. Seward, whose friendship he re tained throughout MT. Stewards life. Mr. San ford then came to this city, and began tho practice of his profession, in winch he proms ed to attain much success. About forty year ago, however, he abandoned the law in orde 10 engage in the management of the Stamford Manufacturing Company, which has an offic, in this city. at No. 157 Maiden Lane, aud ex tensive factories of dye-stuffs &c., at Stamfort Conn. He continued to be director and larg shareholder in this corporation until hi death. = MT. Sanford was man of strict integrit, and possessed genial humor which enlisted the friendship of all with whom he had deal ings. He cultivated marked taste for litera ture and art, while attending faithfully to tn, cares of business His personal appearanc, was imposing, as his figure was very large anC finely proportoned He leaves wife an( three children.-N. 7. Ege. Post
 Mir. Sanfords funeral was largely attended ~~ at New York, on Thursday last, not only by tue business men of New York, but by his old coiiege friends, Pres. Noah Porter, Hon Henry Barnard, Judge Seymour, of Conn. and Prof. Atwater, of Princeton, who with man, others gathered from distance to pav the las tribute ot respect to one so sincerely loved m, mourned So many years of Mir. Sanford, early life were spent in this vicinity, and s, many persons were bound to him, here, by tie of friendship and of kindred, that this brie notice of his life will have interest to ou