Litchfield enquirer., 1880-12-02
LITCHFIELD.

last week. His winter term Oegan, lucsudy.
Watts delivery team had run, Monday,
little damage done.
Remember Buel & Wheeler's Holiday
Opening, Dec. 9th See Advertisement.
The Thanksgiving ball at the Town
Room was marked success. The room was
very full and excellent music was provided by
the Seth Thomas band.
There was a Union Service on Thanks
giving Day at the Congregational church.
Messrs. McLane and Mr.. Cromlish were both
present.
December opens with snow storm and
winter has undoubtedly come to stay. The
roads are in splendid condition and if the
snow lies level enough there cannot fail to be
excellent sleighing
We have heard much talk in former WIN
tiers of a course of lectures With winter Of
of four solid months in prospect ought there
not to be a few public entertainments in a
village of near a thousand people?
The Yale Lit prize has been awarded,
this year, to Mr. E. T. Mclaughlin, of this
village, a member of the Sophomore Glass, for
an essay on Shelley" which is very highly
commended.
The College and School boys came back
for Thanksgiving just as the light snow of
Wednesday night had spoiled the skating.
They cleared path on the pond by sweeping
and the snow plough, SO that they had some
fun on the ice after all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Woodruff have
returned from their western trip. They first
visited ST. Louis, Mr.. Woodruff being dele
gate to the Congregational Council which met
there, recently and they then went on West
as far as Denver.
Mr. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at
the store of Vessels and Gates, on Monday
next, with choice selection of foreign and
domestic woolens, prepared to take orders for
anything in his line. Persons wishing good
custom work, should give him call and ex-
anime the new line of Fall and Winter Goods
he is prepared to exhibit
The new firm of Gaming s. Gilmore start
ed off with rush on Saturday. They are
dsposing of the old stock bought of Mr..
Peck at low prices, preparatory to filling up
with new goods. The store has been put in
applet pie order and with new lamps, new
stove. and other Improvements, presents an
appearance which is very creditable to the
new proprietors.
Among other Sons of Litchfield returning
home for Thanksgiving was DR.. II. E. Gates,
absent for two or three months in New York
attending medical lectures and studying up
special branches of his profession. Several
times before since he has beer in active prac-
tive DIR. Gates has taken few months of the
winter season for attendance on lectures and
special study in New York.
On or before Dec. 18th, the we'll known
piano tuner, ]. E. Morris, of Danbury, will
visit this village. for the purpose of attending
to such instruments as need tuning or repair
ing. Orders may be left at Messrs. Vessels
s. Gates, at the U. S. Hotel or addressed to
4IuCh QUA IOC, DduUuIy, SOuu
The prisoners at the Jail had first-class
Thanksgiving dinner spare-rib, turkey, with
other dellcacies. Landlord Crossman acted as
carver, and Jailors Sedgwick and Peck, as
walters. Twenty one sat down to table and
the way they disposed of the eatables showed
lots of practical gratitude to the memory of the
late Mr.. Heminway, to whose bounty they
owed their feast.
There are now 81 prisoners at the Litch-
field Jail, larger number than usual. The
worst dispos itioned fellow, and probably the
most depravcd, is tramp by the name of
Griffin, who is bound over to the April term
of the superior court. He has repeatedly
drawn a dirk on persons, and was a terror to
the community before his incarceration. A
peculiar individual is man by the name of
Coffin, VINO is confined for drunkenness. Since
his Imprisonment he has had a large number
OF advertisements come from cheap jewelry
firms, and also lot of jewelry. The latter
the jailer will keep till his term expires
american.
The December Term Of the Superior Court
two cases. When Judge Martin arrives, week
after next, the Winsted Insurance case is to be
tried to a jury and the week of Judge Gran.
ger, promised later, is expected to be taken up
with the trial of the Marketable will case OF
Tuohy's Appeal. That practically deprives
as of the whole December Term for general
business, and continues the civil dockets ovel
till June.
Attention IS called to the new time table
of the Shepaug Railroad which went into eff
feet on Monday, November Goth. The Mon
day special passenger train, which leaves
Litchfield at 9:25, g. M, making close con
Meeting at Hawleyvile with the Danbury ane
Norwalk Railroad for South Norwalk ant
New York, arriving in New York at 3:07. p
m. and with Housatonic Railroad for Bridge
port and New Haven, arriving in Bridgeport
at 1890, p. M, and New Haven at lilo, p
M, will prove&o be great convenience t,
the people of Litchfeld and other towns OF
line of the Road. 1t also gives local trave
a opportunity to 60 down the Road and re
turn the same day by train leaving Hawley
vile at l, a. n.
In short article to be found elsewhere il
the local column will be found reference t
the new theory of primary education whicl
proposes to teach the scholar how to rea,
fist. and then his alphabet afterwards. w
presume this method is based on the fact that
in ordinary reading, the eye catches the who'll
word and no. eacn letter-a fact with whic
every proof-reader is familiar, to his sorrow
But does not the eye, while catching mos
words at glance, nevertheless have to trac
out the letters of all that are unfamiliar. thu
rendering knowledge of the alphabet still
necessary? We doubt, in short, whether Their
is any short and easy method Of learning t
read. The eye needs certain expertness tina