Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-16
LITCHFIELD.


on Tuesday, consisting Of Messrs Webster,
Gillette, O'Neil, and Terry.
Tile Rev. DIR. Jewett, of Norwich, Conn.,,
officiated at ST. Michaeps on Sunday, IN ex-
change with the r ector.
-Messrs John B. Hollister, Champion
Deming and William r. SedgwIck, CON-
menced their college course at Trinity, this
week.
Misses Laura Ray, Annie Mcneil, Min
ME Seeley, and Mary Mcneil have gone off to
Saratoga to school, this week; and Miss
Kitty Andrews to New Haven. D.
MIR. Charles Churchill, the man who had
his hand injured by a buzz-saw, last week,
has gone to the New Haven Hospital to have
il attended to-
Mr.. Rufus Smith, of New Haven, Conn.
has sold the ''Bissell Meadow" so called, on the
South side of East Hill to Mr.. Samuel g.
Beach.
Mr. Rufus Smith has decided an acre and
quarter of land at the foot of East Hill to
Patrick Kelley. Deed given in 1879 but not
recorded till last week..
Edward NJ Shelton, formerly of this vii
lage, has gone to attend school at the Kimball
Union Academy, Meriden, N. H.. of which
Institution, Mr.. M. r. Gaines is Principal.
The Army and Navy Journal has an item
regarding fishing excursion from Fort Fred
Steele, participated in by Mr.. E. B. Webster,
of this place. The party. three in number,
caught over 1900 trout in day and half.
MIR. j. Wolcott Wheelers new house on
East Street is receiving its last coat of plaster
and the outside has had its finishing touches
from the skilful brush of Fred Devoe. The
place is great improvement to the street.
The Democrats had out their artillery
Tuesday night over the result in Maine, That
was well enough, for it was serious Republi-
can defeat; but little more rapid firing
would accomplish the object, and keep people
awake much shorter time. ''. ,.,, 90.
-"Ex-Che of Police" F. E. s. Munger,
was in town on Sunday. He is now with z.
Goodsell, Fancy Goods dealer OF Bridgeport
Amy of our people who may attend the Fair
at Norwalk, this week, will see his smiling
countenance and hear his melodious voice
vending his wares at that place.
The folling is the list of court cases set
down for this week:
TUESDAY. -Clock vs. Wadhams, Cowles vs..
Buckingham, Payne VS.. Payne, Averill VS..
Averill.
Wednesday, State ex. REL Coe VS.. Fyler,
Fem VS.. Bancroft, Ridpath vs. Ridpath, Bish-
Op VS.. Peck, Kilbourn vs.. Hatch, Hayes vs..
Beeman, note case, Beers vs. Clock.
Thursday. Benson vs. Benson, Tom,inson
VS.. Hill, Hedding VS.. Wallingford, Berry vs..
Shelton, Moore vs. Stone, Wadhams vs..
Moore, Benbam VS.. Benham Brahan VS.. Ho-
gan. Burt VS.. Brockett, Savings Bank VS..
Buckingham.
There will be meeting of the ladies of
st. Michael's and other parishes of the Arch
deaconry of Ltchfeld, in the chapel of St.
Michaels on Thursday afternoon of this week,
at 2:30 p. N. to listen to an address by Miss
Julia c. Emery, of New York, on the work
to be undertaken by the "Woman's Auxiliary
to the Board OF Mission of the Protestant
& Episcopal Church." branch of which aux
Hilary has lately been established in this Do
cese. The meeting promises to be one of in
terest, and it is hoped there may be full at
tendance of all who are interested in woman 8
work for the church.
The School Committee have been holding
several meetings lately and have employed the
following teachers for the various schools:
Bradleyville, Fillmore Brown
Harris Plain. Edwin Merriman
Mortified, Ella j. Curtiss.
Milton (Grammar), James Sweeney.
Milton primary, Ella L. Page,
Bantam, Mrs. H. T.. Bissell
E. Chestnut Hil Jennie Wheeler.
Chestnut Hill, Jenny Quigley,
North Farms, Marion Perkins,
Guernsey Hill, Allie A. Bull
Beach Street, Milo Beach.
Head Quarters, Edward J. Prindle. ---
Marsh, Maggy Quigley.
Fluteville, s. Jenney Castle.
Mattatuck, Lizzy Marsh.
Teachers are not yet arranged for the Gen.
ter and North St. School.
The entertainments given by the ..Daisy
Chain at Mr.. G. M. Woodruffs on Friday
afternoon and Saturday evening, were de-
servedly well attended, and were extremely
enjoyable Not only was the music well Sc
lected, and well performed, but the recitations
by the little folks were admirably done and
'slittle Miss Muffet" and her compeers were
justly applauded by the audience, who really
knew not which to choose, from "lttle Dutch
Gretchen to her sister from Japan; from
young Master Esquimaux to little Miss
Wales; from "Troja of Norway" to quaint
"Biddy O'Toole," all took their parts CAPT.
tally. The little maiden who described the
'Cat-Bird," Won warm applause; while we
are always glad to hear our native 'Camlls
Urso' on her violin; and the piano duets were
very charming. The choruses showed thai
the Daisy Chain" had many sweet voices
linked together, and the ''song of the roses, +"
both duet and chorus, were especially, pleasant
to listen to. OF course very interesting
part of the programme was the SYMPHONY -
and all the performers did well in it, from
the ''drum-major" ct one end of the line, to
the ''Cuckoo" at the other. Some of the in
struments were quite new to your musica
critic, and so can only be praised as sohok
1t was the unanimous verdict Of the audienct
that the entertainment was worthy repeti
ton, and in more roomy place. 80
The Superior Court came in on Tuesda,
morning, for trial of court cases. Quite
number have been disposed of by settlement
and otherwise. and the term is expected t,
close this week. The following cases hav
been tried
Elgin g. Clock VS. Norman T. Wadhons
was an action upon promisory note give
by the defendant for patent safety lamps, o
the sale Of which be had the agency. TIL
plaintiff was endorser of this note which wa