Litchfield enquirer., 1879-01-30
LITCHFIELD.

'Pf'''''N House is in bad repair in fact nearly useless.
 The SHOW ploughs. opening the side walks as they do after each snow storm, are very great blessing.
 -Rev. Mr. Metcalf. of Massachusetts, near ---~~.,,"d at St Michaers last Sun- day.
 State Agent Potter and School Visitor Kilborn have been after the truants az ain, this week.
 The cold weather, fine sleighing and slid ing of last week, have given place to the un- welcome ''slosh" of January thaw-
 Albert 4. Mason. of New Britain, and Geo. H. Mason, of Terringten, have quitclaim- ed to Mary A. Mason all their interest in the place occupied by her on Prospect street.
 Albert Anson has conveyed to Albert E. Anson twenty acres of land on Mount Tom, formerly the property of Prof. Elisha Mitchell, late of North Carolina.
 DONATION VlsIr.-The friends of the Rev. Geo J. Harrison propose making him their annual donation visit at the parsonage, We'd
 
 --Messrs. A. s. Wright & Co, have just received from the Importers an entire new stock of extra choice teas. Parties wishing a nice f,,esh article in this line will dc well to give them call.
 A meeting of members and pewholders of St. Michaers church will be held at the Chap eI on Monday next at 3 p. m., for the purpose of considering the matter of calling rector of that parish.
 We are indebted to Bnel & Wheeler for The Tribune Almanac for 1879. This little work contains more and more valuable statis- tics for it's size, than any annual almanac with which we are acquainted. Price % cents.
 - The ice secured this year is said to be un- commonly good. Our Lyons correspondent writes us that at that place they put up 5000 tons, and Clinton Gust opposite) twice that amount He says people have been gathering ice in immense quantities as far down as St. Louis.
 At the meeting of the representatives from Litchfeld county, last week, Hon. Abi jah Catln of Harwinton, was appointed Chairman, and Henry Gay of Winsted, Sec retary; after which the meeting adjourned until this week Wednesday.
 Our Town Clerk has made up his vital statistics for 1878. The number of marriages is twenty-five, all but four of which are of na- tives, most of the foreigners marrying in Win sted There have been 40 deaths; and 50 births, thirty three of whom are children of native white parents; fourteen. offoreign; one colored, one of mixed percentage and one whose parents are not returned.
 The Union revival meetings have contin- ued with increased interest during the week, that of Sunday evening at the Congregational Church being very large attended especially by young people. The inquiry meeting of that evening was attended by near 200 young people Meetings are continued during this week, at the Methodist Church and the Con- gregational Chapel, alternately.
 Tine Superior Court has opened it's Janua- " term with the trial of Jarvis Polly's Appeal from Commissioners, New Milford case to the jury McMahon and Tweedyof Danbury, for Appellants Seymour, Turrill and Knapp for Appellee. There are twenty seven cases in the civil jury docket 150 in the court dock ,et, and forty new cases Only two jury cases have been set in the trial list, but twenty court cases and one new case. The absence of Gov. Andrews and of MT. Graves at Hart ford, during the session of the legislature, seems to make long term of court impossi- ble at the present time, although about three weeks of jury business are expected.
 Major Jason Whiting died at this place on Friday morning of last week m the S3d year of his age. He was native of West Hart ford and has been resident of Ltchfield for more than fifty years He was for time a merchant in the village, occupying what is now Dr. Beckwith's north store. He was al- SO for many years connected with the Messrs. Kenney in the manufacture of paper and in merchandising at Bantam Falls. In Decem- Der, 1S41, he was elected Secretary of the Litchfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and held that position until July, 1874, He was then appointed president of that cempa- ny, position he retained till his death. Ma jor Whiting was held in high esteem in this community where he was prominent in bus- ness and held numerous offices of trust during the past half century. His funeral was attend ed from the Congregational church on Sunday afternoon, just one year from the burial of his wife, with whom he had lived within few months of fifty years.