Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-02

| The Superior Court was engaged all last
week in trial Of the case of Dwight H Seeley
and wife VS.. the Town of Litchfeld. This is
an action for an injury sustained upon high
way. In the evening Of III" Goth Of February,
1878, the plaintiff was driving along high.
way opposite the residence of Horace Nichols
10 Milton Society in an open buggy with his
wife. The wagon was tipped up by snow
bank extending into the road, and Mrs. Seeley.
who had young child sleeping In her lap,
was thrown out, had her collar bone broken,
and was considerably bruised beside. The
question is whether there was any neglect on
the part of the town in allowing the drift to
remain in the condition it was when the acG-
dent occurred. The case went to the jury on
Tuesday, anda verdict was, rendered the plain
tiff to recover $500 damages. ny
| in the Ives Appeal from Probate, tried
last June but not argued till this term, Judge
Hitchcock rendered decision on Tuesday
morning. The case arises out of claim pre-
sented by misrepresentation of Laura Collins,
deceased, to the Commissioners on the estate
| of Christopher Wheeler. Mr.. Wheeler mar
! ried sister of Miss Collins, and managed the
real estate they had inherited from their faith
er, she living in his family. The Judge spoke
at the outset of the difficulty he found in CON-
ing to a conclusion, from. the lack of evidence
on important points. He could find no evil
dence of joint occupancy, but was inclined
to think it had been managed by Wheeler as
sole occupant under some arrangement wifi
his sister-in-law. What this arrangement was
does not distinctly appear; but Laura had no
means of income except from the Collins farm,
and Wheeler was no doubt to pay her what
the use of her interest was reasonably worth.
She also worked for him rendering valuable
services. His estate must account for the use
OF the land for six years before her death, and
two and half years after; and pay for her
personal services for the six years The use,
OF the land the Judge found to be worth $50
a year, her services 80 per week. amounting
in all to $1049s The estate was allowed $500
for improvements in building a barn, walls,
ETC., leaving $549 due ON the claim Andrews
for appellant; Graves for appellee u
+ Dear Mr. Editor.-It is to be hoped that
Barnum, and other SMALL show men, have
been warned that it is useless for them to WIS.,
it Litchield this summer! that there has pre- 1
ceded and overshadowed them, the grand
amateur troupe of young athletes who on
Saturday last, literally by the ''sweat of their
brow earned nearly twelve dollars for the
''V. l.. S." The public, or portion of it,
were in measure forewarned fortnight be-
fore by a circular left at their doors, to the
effect that "Woodruff's Great American
Cirrcuss" would soon give an exhibition. On
Saturday, however, more startling posters ap-
peared on South St., such as at is coming
What is coming? The greatestshow ON Earth !!
at 4 O'Clock p. m., behind Judge Seymours
barn. Admission 5cts Reserved. seats 10cts"
Accordingly a curious audience assembled,
and were we'll rewarded by most creditable
performance of the boys on. trapezc, hori- /
zontal bar, rope and ladder. Geneva, New
York, and ST. Pauls School. Concord, had
very capital representatives, and native talent
Voc liz way oohihu III aSlllty. NEW 1OrK
and Bridgeport furnished two capital harle-
quins, who in the funny scene of -s.the hunt
for the clowns, showed themselves nimble as
well as witty. The performance was well
worthy of a larger audience, a more enthus-
iastic one was not needed and especially
noticeable Was the relieved expression onthe1
faces Of the respective mammas, as their sons
came safely to the end of their aerial flights
and e0 =itorre fsaaaa' aounood tho close of
the exhibition. Visions perhaps of rest for
little from repairing rents of hose or trousers
inseparable from rehearsals fitted before their
eyes, still no one could help enjoying, even
while they trembled, the greatest show on
earth for the benefit of the ''V. I. s." d"