Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-22
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 The seats in the Congregational church sold this year for about $2100.
 The hum of reviving industry-alss of the June bug-is heard throughout the land.
 -Messrs. Crosby Gorden & Cs., have fine lot of plants, flowers seeds &c., on sale at the Town Hall.
 Hon. E. w. Seymour and wife have re- summers stay.
 ID. c. Kilbourn Esq, recently dug up a pewter army button, of very ancient date, in his garden in East Litchfield.
 The seats in St. Michael's church sold for about $200 in advance of the sales of last year, bringing about $500 in all.
 Tomorrow (Thursday) morning, Ascen- sion Day. St. Michael's church is to be open for divine service. There was meeting at the Chapel on Wednesday morning (Rogation Day).
 The firm of A. s. Wright & Go. has dissolved partnership; the senior member retires and the business will be hereafter conducted at the old place by MT. Walter K. Peck.
 Rev. MT. Burns, of Wolcottville, preached at the East Litchfeld Chapel on Sunday. Among the "1oral decorations'' were magnolia flowers from Georgia friend.
 The Hartford Times reports that Dwight w. Clark, Esq, formerly of this place, now practicing law at Falls Village. is writing a history of the First Company of the Governors Horse Guards.
 Special attention is called to the adver- tisement of s. M Wheeler, in another column. He seems thoroughly prepared to make it agreeable for picnic, pleasure and fishing par ties at the grounds of the Bantam Lake House.
 MT. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at the store of Vessels 6 Gates, on Monday next, with choice selection of foreign and d0- mestic woolens, prepared to take orders for anything in his line. Persons wishing good custom work, should give him call.
 Another supper was given to friends by Baliff F. E. s. Munger, at the United States, on Thursday evening of last week, in celebra- tion of the advent of the first nephew. It was a good time, with frst-class speech from the entertainer, and replies by various guests.
 There was very lively thunder and hail storm, Wednesday afternoon. The hail fell continuously, in large stones. Two bushels or so, lay in lump at the foot of Kilbourn's stairs after the shower. A thunderbolt struck in the village near Beach's Block, it is thought, but nobody and nothing were hurt.
 The Supreme Conrt of Errors holds it's annual term at this place on Tuesday of next week, with the following list of cases
 James Terry vs. Lock Co., Lyman Dun- ming, ct ar., vs. Geo. E. c. Thompson ct Gt. Dorsey Neville, ct al. vs. Litchfield Carriage Go. Frank F. Cook vs. L. Mortimer Johnson. Arthur D. Catlin, Receiver, vs George H. Baldwin.
 The "Hon. Mayor and Council of the city of Litchfeld," are in receipt of an offer from Providence firm, to furnish us first class bal loons and to make ascensions for the Munich pal authorities, whenever in the course of hu- man events, such performance shall have oe- csme a necessity. We hope no such emer gency will occur during cur tenure of office.
 Rev. W. H. Douglass, after graduating on Thursday at the Yale Theological Semi nary, came here on Friday to take charge of the Methodist Church to which he was ap- pointed at the recent Conference. He preached acceptably at morning and afternoon service, Sunday, and has already moved into Dr. Beach's place on Meadow St, which has been rented by the Society fer a parsonage.
 Another interesting article on South street appears in our columns, this week, from the pen of that veteran of the Litchfield County Bar, Gen. Charles F. Sedgwick. The ''Grove Catlin Tavern" of 1907 has since been convert ed into the Mansion House, and the Bonnet place, on East Street, is the enc now owned by Mrs. A. S.. Lewis. The Dr. Catlin place is the one now occupied by Mrs. A. c. Smith.
 An error has been pointed cut to us in last weeks article on ''South Street, regard ing the way in which the first Gov. Oliver Wolcott became owner of his residence in Litchfield. Instead of inheriting it from his father. as there stated, he in fact bought it himself from the Rev. Timothy Collins June 19, 1754. The next year he built the dwelling house now occupied by Mrs. Harney. In fact the house was built twelve years before Gov. Roger WolcOtt's death, which did not occur till 1767
 The English Lichfeld is now spelt without the {, found in spelling the name of our own town. This spelling has been con- sidered freak. or blunder, on the part of our ancestors- Last week, in looking over an old black letter volume of law reports in Gov. Andrews library, we happened upon the werd spelled with as we now spell it. The book in question is the first volume of Lutwyche's Reports, published at Londen in 17O4, and the name occurs in the report of case which occurred in the 31st of Elizabeth Q589) Our town was incorporated in 1719, under the name of Litchdeld; and the spelling of the English name in London publication only 15 years before, shows thai this mode of spelling did not originate here, but was probably in common use in England at that time.
 In the Superior Court, besides the trial of Hickey, reported elsewhere, the following cases have been disposed of:
 Statk vs. Fred. [. Pond, of Winsted. Charge of obtaining property on false pretences The State claimed that Mir Pond obtained the en- dorsement of the Music Hall Company on a bank note by fraudulently representing him. ssA worth q. .Oo9 above all indebtedness while, Sf the time, he was no: only heavily indebted baf knew that fact. Messrs. Wetmore, Beach, Fssser and Hunt appeared as witnesses on behalf Of the prosecution. Pond denied hav- ing made the representations in the manner sI5eged. and claimed that the conversation to whsch the witnesses referred, occurred after the seenk Of the Music Hall Co. had assured him thzt they would give him the assistance asked. h was further claimed in his behalf that the ez.zRurwxrrv,Frf nf fine Cognuanv was mi arth.,