Litchfield enquirer., 1879-07-31
LITCHFIELD.

ring the week.
 We hear of picnic at the Island House, today Wednesday,.
 --The family of Mr. P. T. Barnum were at the Lake View, this week.
 Two Bridgeport families are boarding with Mrs David Marsh, north of the village.
 The Bank has been tastefully painted. MT. Norberg evidently understands his busi- ness.
 They are putting new turbine wheel in- to the East Mill. Consequently the dam is drawn off, and pickerel are suffering severely. About 150 were speared Monday night, and 100, Tuesday night.
 We hear much complaint of noise on Sum- day evening last. It proceeded we are told, from a party of Wolcottville chaps, who came over here to air the manners for which they are notorious at home.
 The Stockholders of the Island Company ''indulge in the luxury of a clam-b at their hotel, on Saturday afternoon, of this week. Good clans, good company, and good time generally, are confidently expected.
 MT. 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.
 Matters were on the verge of serious ac- cident in the main square, Monday afternoon A young lady was driving Dr. Farnham g wagon with six children, when it came in col lision with Kinney's team breaking one of the wagon shafts entirely off. The young lady show ed great coolness and judgment, but the horse was prancing and apparently about starting to run, when negro seized him by the head, stopped him. and probably averted very se- rious accident
 ". I. s. The Dramatic Entertainment this week, on Thursday evening, will consist of the charming plays entitled, "The Registered Letter. and "His Hat and Cane." The Hotchkiss Orchestra of Wolcottville, will furnish the music. As Armory Hall is par ticularly we'll ventilated, and delightfully."- cool of a warm evening, and the proceeds being in aid of Society which contributes directly to the comfort of every resident and visitor in our village, we expect to see very large at- tendance.
 The Pinafore of Thursday evening last part of Josephine was admirably played by Miss. Belle Hull, of Danbury, and we hear ''Sir Joseph Porter, K. c. B." (Arthur Bostwick) much commended. Ninety dollars were real ized from sale of tickets, and something more from sale of fancy articles. The performance ought to be repeated at Armory Hall, in cos- tune, the parts acted as we'll as sung, and for some secular object so that the "big Ds" need not be left out. Those having the affair in charge, deserve great credit for the patience and persistence with which they drilled a crude chorus into servicable shape.
 MT. J. Mason Hoppin, of Oxford Univer- sty, returned home by the 'Britannic," and has passed part of his vacation in our village. Of course the Christ Church ribbon (Oxford blue, plaided with white) again bloomed on the box seat of Lamson and Marshs Nauga- tuck four in hand, and we thought that Mr.. Hoppin 'tooled" the coach even more grace fully than last season. He certainly we'll illus trates the training of an English education in that line. One thing however seemed to us a little peculiar, as on Hoppin days there were always so many passengers going and return ing, and such a small amount of luggage! a feature in the stage business which perhaps the proprietors can explain.
 The case of State vs. Ralph Tompkins was tried in the court room, on Monday, before Justice Kilbourn. The prosecution was for an alleged assault on John Brennan. The af- fair began with fight in Phelps saloon, be- tween Brennan and Eugene Cobey. Tomp- kins separated them. Then they went on the street; the row began again, and Tompkins again interfered, kicking Brennan in the stom- ach asseveral witnesses testified. A much larger number of witnesse swore that they were present, and did not see Tompkins kick or i'll use Brennan at all. The justiceadj journed de- cision for week the question being whether Tompkins used more force than was necessary to part the combatants. Prescott for State Hollister, for prisoner.