Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-03
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 -G0v. Andrews was given the degree Of LL D. by Wesleya an University, last week.
 There will be Fourth of July service at St. Michaers church at o'clock, a. m.
 Attention is called to dividend notice of the First National Bank.
 HI. NJ. S. Pinafore" is under rehearsal, we hear, for performance in aid of the Congrega- tioual Society.
 A new platform has been put over the West.street well.-wilh railnn ahnnt if "a very great improvement.
 The painting of St. MichaePs church is progressing favorably. The spire is finished "a ticklish looking job.
 The V. I. s. Festival of the Fourth will, of course, call out a large attendance and net a handsome amount for the treasury.
 -Wessells & Gates have placed in the tele- graph office, for the accommodation of the pub- for the current year, just issued by Trow & Go. -The past week has been very hot in the in the cities, the thermometer running up to blood heat in New York. Here the highest figures we hear of are 92 Q, and with sufficient breeze to alleviate the beat very materially.
 The Sheppard Jubilee Singers gave con- cert on Tuesday evening, to very full house. They rendered number of the old slave songs exceedingly we'll, giving besides pleasing variety of other vocal music on the program.
 Mir Foster, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels 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.
 On Friday, July 4th, the Shepaug Rail- road company will sell tickets to and from all stations on it's road and the principal points on the Danbury & Norwalk railroad, good to re- turn same day only, at regular fare one way. An opportunity for cheap excursions for any number, to any place.
 The borough list has been' completed by the borough assessors, and was returned to the
 
 1st inst. The total is $6S4, ,O66. The list now goes before the burgesses, who sit as board of relief. In the meantime, the list is open to inspection at the clerks office.
 The town has been having new iron bridge built over Spruce Brook on the road to Naugatuck station, near Mir. F. L. Norton's. 1t is forty-two feet in length and is built by MT. Pendleton, of Norwich, for about $65O There has been good deal of work done upon the abutments, which have been relaid very solidly. -Gov. Andrews will speak at Pomfret, Thursday evening, with MT. B. G. Northrop, Secretary of the State Board of Education. He will be present at the Woodstock celebra- gressman Waite, Stanley Matthews, Bishop Gilbert Haven, Miss Frances E. Willard, and others, will be Tn attendance.
 Trip tickets at half rates will be sold at alrstations on the Shepaug Railroad to South Norwalk every Monday, good on the train leaving here at 4:40 a. m. and to return by evening tram of same day. Low fares, in connection with facilities already offered by the early train, give rare opportunity for . our business men to spend Mondays in market and for the pleasure seeker to visit Central Park, Coney Island and the various other places of resort along the Sound at small expense.
 In addition to the two passenger trains each MTG Hail tI,a Dol Monday morning special leaving here at 44O and connecting with early trains for South Norwalk, New York and New Haven. Our people will find this train great convenience as it enables them to spend the greater part of the day in New York or other convenient cities and return the same evening-By the present arrangement people who wish to spend Sunday on the line of the Shepaug can leave New York or New Haven after business hours on Saturday, and return before the opening of business on Monday.
 Three car loads of excursionists went down the Shepaug road on Friday morning and joined about seven car loads from the Housatonlc valley, at Hawleyville. The ride down the Shepaug in the early morning was pleasant ene The ''Grand Republic" with about eighteen hundred passengers steamed out of Bridgeport harbor at little after eight o'clock, with bands playing and banners fly ing, the people anticipating an exceedingly pleasant day on the water, which they all en- joyed. The party was the first to land at the great iron pier at Coney Island. Soon after the arrival the irrepressable newsbeys were crying, 'extra edition, all about the success ful landing of the Grand Republic at the new iron pier."' Through misunderstanding the Pier company collected ten cents from each passenger who went ashore, until Commadore White (the owner of the boat) heard of It and settled for the crowd. The stay at the Island and the return trip added much to the pleasure of the day. Excellent music was furnished at short intervals during the entire day by the Wheeler & Wilson and Howe Bands of Bridge port.
 We regret to be obliged to record the dis continuance of the ''Litchfield Institute" and the approaching departure of Mr. Marshall R. Gaines it's extremely competent, thorough and valuable teacher. This gentleman has been among us many years, doing excellent educa- ticnal work, with very limited support from our people. He IS not a man who practices any of the arts of the show education business, but gives scholar thorough training in the classical, mathematical and other departments of learning studied in the best preparatory schools
 The departure of Mir. Gaines naturally ralses the question of some school fit to succeed the one he has so long taught among us Our own aesire long cherished and frequently ex- piained in these columns and elsewhere, is Tor good public, graded school. We append an excellent letter on the subject.
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