Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-28
LITCHFIELD.

Sheriff G. H. Baldwin has returned iron his trip to Maryland.
 Attention to advt. of cheap tin counter at Sanford's Wonderful bargains promised.
 MT. F. R. Starr has returned from his seaside trip.
 MT. Seth Pratt had blackboard some- what demoralized by a runaway, Tuesday. Mrs. Gilman and daughter of Waterbury, are staying at the Mansion House.
 -Ea Selectman Dutton, of Winsted, is now in jail on commitment by bail.
 Prof Hoppin, of Yale College, preached at the M. E. church last Sunday morning.
 Mrs. Joseph Wesley and daughter, of Hartford, are visiting friends in this village. Another of those popular hops will be given at the Bantam Lake House (Marsh's), on Thursday evening, September 4th.
 MT. William Webster, of Oyster Bay, N. Y., son of Mir. Hosea Webster, was in town, Saturday.
 MT and Mrs. Latimer and family, of Brooklyn, N. Y., are staying in town for a few weeks.
 MT. Malachi Tracy is soon to break ground for new house on the north side of lower West street.
 We hear of several new cases of dysentery in Washington. Those in New Preston, we are glad to see, are on the gain.
 ro;- l>oI>o olf f~f +l,o To+b ;oro was distinguished success, and S340 were rais- ed for that commendable object.
 We hear that Masters Champion Deming, James How and Charles Adams begin their term at the Hartford High School, on Mon day next.
 Go. H. is in camp at Mantle, this week. where the Second and Fourth Regiments are encamped. Quartermaster Gen. Vessels is al so Tn attendance there.
 On Monday James Barre was surrendered by his bail on the prosecution recently began against him by Mrs. Gleason, and committed to jail.
 We learn that MT. A. E. Fuller is to build
 
 own on Meadow street for Mrs. Hadsell, for $3,0O0.
 At a meeting of the Burgesses, on Satur- day last, it was voted to lay tax of one and a half mills on the dollar, on the borough list that day completed, to raise money to defray the necessary expenses of the borough.
 Mir c. F. Daniels left town on Tuesday morning for trip to the White Mountains i: before returning to Litchfield he will be for few days the guest of Rev. Henry W. Bellows at his country seat in Walpole, N. H.
 Tomorrow trhursday) afternoon there will be a Garden Party at Spruce Lawn on South street, the residence of Mrs. Belden, when Lawn Games and refreshments will be provided, from 3 until o'clock.
 The Superior Court begins it's September Term next Tuesday, Judge Culver on the bench. It is expected that the first week will be occupied by the third trial of the highway case of Barnes vs Plymouth to the jury.
 On Tuesday John Kelley was arrested on charge of breaking into the house of Charles A. Tharp on East Chestnut Hill, and stealing cider. He was brought before Justice Wes- sclls and the hearing adjourned till Tuesday next.
 On Tuesday evening John Kelley was brought before Justice 5. G. Beach on prose- cution brought by Joel A. Tharp for sureties of the peace. He was required to give sureties in the sum of $200, which were furnished. Kellogg for prosecution; Prescott for prison CT.
 -DRAMATIos.-The entertainment given by the Dramatic Association at Armory Hall this (Wednesday) evening, promises to be one of the best ever given in this place. The plays to be presented, are Taylor's, "To Oblige Ben- son", and Jerrold's, Cool as Cucumber D The proceeds are for the benefit of the Village Improvement Society, now in great need of funds for the long needed work of grading West and East Hills. By no means small part of the evenings enjoyment will be the music which the Musical Association of this town has kindly consented to furnish. Ad- mittance, 50 cts children under 15, 25 cts
 A few weeks since. Dr. Wm. Deming, and Mir. Fillmore McNeill made a measure ment of elevations from the Mansion House in this village to Dog Pond, Goshen. The rise from the Mansion House to MT. Fred erick Deming's residence in North Street is 27 feet; to Dr. Buels at the head of that street, S7 feet From the Mansion House to Dog Pond, about 5 miles, the rise is 139t feet. This gives sufficient fall to make the bringing of water thence to this village entire ly practicable, though the distance is such that the expense would be heavy. The Mansion House corner is 130 feet above the railroad track at the Shepaug station, and 21 feet above the level of the road in front of Sheriff Bald. wins.