Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-06
LITCHFIELD.

pr Buel has been elected president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,, in place of Maj. Jason Whiting, deceased.
 Amy Stones Theatrical Troupe will ap- pear at Armory Hal Friday evening, in the seven act Drama entitled ''The Two Orphans. '
 On Monday of this week MT. Allen E. Bee,nan left for Middetown, where he will pursue his theological studies.
 - On Monday afternoon the pew-holders of St. Michaeps church passed vote advising the Wa"dens and Vcstry to call the Rev. Storrs 0. Seymour as rector of St. Michael's church.
 Delicious hot Biscuit made by using Hors- fore's Bread Preparation, at half the cost of Cream Tartar or ordinary Baking Powder. Highly recommended by all leading Physi- clans.
 At the meeting of the pewholders of St. Michael's church on Monday last to vote upon the calling of a rector, some half dozen ladies were present and voted with the rest. We hear that they have participated in former meetings.
 State Agent Potter was here again, last week. He says, and we agree with him. that the condition of common school education here is disgrace to place of this size |; that we need good graded school in the Center, and the discontinuance of several small dis trcts outside.
 The CHArTERBox, a new Chldren's Monthly, contains Mammon Worship; Three Pictures from English History; Job Hodges Van It also contains number of short arti- ces, illustrations, poetry, etc.
 For sale at Buel and Wheeler's 10 cents per number
 The Union meetings continued at the Methodist and Congregational churches all last week with a large attendance each evening. The interest seemed in fact on the increase through the week with another very large meeting on Sunday evening. No special services are appointed for the present week but there is to be another Union meeting at the Congregational church on Sunday evening next
 A rather remarkable funeral service oc- cured at the East Cemetery, recently. A German living in the eastern part of the town, brought his child there for burial. There was no clergyman; and, after several had declined to say anything, MT. Solomon Rowe, sexton of St. Michaers, repeated the Lords Prayer the others said it after him and, with it's conclud- ing Amen" the child was lowered into it's grave. A more simple or touching funeral ceremony is seldom seen.
 On Monday evening our youngest type setter took charge of double ripper down East Hill. It proved to be an occupation that one cannot pursue in connection with type-set- ting, and on Tuesday he temporarily discon- tinued his labors at our office. To-day (Wed- nesday) he is back again. His physical cond- ton is that of a person whose hands some body has begun cutting off with dull carv- ing knife, and, failing in that, has tried to knock his brains out with beetle just a trifie too light.
 The Superior Court began it's January Term on Tuesday of last week with the trial of Polley's Appeal from the doings of the con- missioners on the estate of John P. Treadwell, of New Milford. The claim was for work done in making brick in & yard which was bought by Mir. Treadwell on the understanding that it should be managed by Policy and con- veyed to him whenever he could repay Tread well the money he had advanced to buy it. He never did this, and finally Treadwell took the business into his own hands. The claim of Policy was for work done at the yard The jury allowed him $500. McMahon and Tweedy for Policy; Seymour, Turrin and Knapp for the appellee.
 Trial of criminal cases began this week with the following cases assigned:
 Wednesday. ay.-John IgO, Eugene Coby (two cases), Thomas Price, Tip Stanton.
 Thursday. Jacob Segar William Clemmons Aaron H. Andrew, Horace Ball, two cases).