Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-15
LITCHFIELD.

The offerings of the Congregational Sun- day School were S1O1 CA for 1879. Mrs. Belden has removed to the United Hotel for the remainder of the winter
 -Almira Mason has deeded an acre of land in the west part of the town to Della s. Hand lin.
 -Messrs Solon B. Johnson and George A. Wheaton of Cornwall, were in town Tuesday night:
 Mir s. E. Cheney has gone down to at tend the meeting of the Tribune Company in New York
 The Week of Prayer was observed in the usual manner and with good attendance at the meetings.
 Mir Frank c Barse has resigned his position as jailor. MT Scott takes charge of the jail temporarily
 MT Patrick Doyle has left the employ of Mr. Starr and has moved to his farm in the northsas. 9ss Ip,;.rt.. psGt of the town.
 three quarters of an acre of land in the north western part of the village of David Dugan.
 The light snow and cold weather of this week gives an appearance of winter to this mild January which it has not hitherto worn
 -DoNATIoN.-T friends of the Rev. Geo J. Harrison propose making their annual visit at the parso age on Wednesday evening, Jan 21st.
 In reporting recent runaway, we spoke of the team as the property of MT. GOodaoin, instead of MT. Goodman as the item should have read.
 Mir. John Lavin fell down the stairs at his house, Saturday night, fracturing his spine and died from the effects of the injury on Monday morning
 The South Plains school has adjourned while the teacher wrestles with the humps East Chestnut Hill has met with difficulty from the same source.
 Rev. c. M Wilkins former rec tor of St. Michaers, who has been travelling for some months in Europe, returned to this country by steamer Britannia, on Monday.
 Hon. Truman Smith was one of three persons who united with the Presbyterian church in Stamford on the first Sunday in January. He is eighty eight years old.
 Clark Minnis was arrested Wednesday on charge of misrepresentation on hiring team of MT. Seth Pratt, brought before Justice Kill bourn, fined $7, and committed on non-pay- ment.
 e-St. Michaels Guild had meeting at Mr. Starr's on Chestnut Hill, on Thursday after noon and evening of last week. They had a specially good time, visited the Echo Farm buildings, and returned at an early hour.
 On Thursday the leng pending case of Alexander Grosjean vs. Nicholas J. Ruwett was tried before Justice Vessels Judgment for the plf., to recover $15 and costs. Web ster and Kilbourn for plf.; Hickox and Kel- logg for delft.
 A descent has been made by the creditors of Mir. Patrick Lavin upon his real and person. al property. His horse was sold for SIT, at the post by Sheriff Champlain, early this week. warrant is out for his arrest on charge of drunkenness, but the case has not yet come to trial 80 far as we are informed.
 The Stockholders of the First National Bank held their annual meeting on Tuesday, and reelected H. w. Buel, H. R. Colt, D. c. Whittlesey, F. D. McNeil and c. B. Andrews, Directors. At subsequent directors meeting il. k. Colt was reelected President; H. W. Buel, Vice Pres and Geo. E. Jones' Cashier.
 MT. George s. Atwood, of Watertown, as quitclaimed all his interest in the "Crane" farm, being partly in Morris and partly in Litchfield in the "Pitch," so-called, and con- taining about 200 acres of land to Buckley B. Atwood of Morris. Mr. G. s, Atwood had pre- vlously obtained quitclaims from various per- sons and charitable societies interested therein under the will of Orlando F. Crane.
 ". 1. s.-The first sewing circle and so ciable in aid of the Fair to provide funds for the grading of East Hill" will meet at Geo. M. Woodruff's to-day (Wednesday) commenc- ing at three in the afternoon and continuing through the evening. The gentlemen are in- vited to join the ladies at tea and pay twen- ty-1ve cents or come after tea at twentyper cent. of this charge. Every one interested will be cordially welcome
 TEMPERANCE -Mr. Editor. Your article on Temperance" is timely. Can we not unite all the friends of total abstinence in one successful organization for the thorough roofing of total abstinence practice in the rls- ing generatiop,'' as you suggest It is about the time for the annual meeting of the Gen. tennial Society founded here three years ago. Why not all unite in this society, and go ear nestly to work in the good cause? A.
 The following list of retailers and dlstill- CTS in Litchfeld, between sixty and seventy years ago, shows how much greater the liouor business of the place must have been in ante temperance times. The lists were found by D. C. Kilbourn, Esq, among the papers of the late Seth P. Beers.
 RETAILERS. A List of licensed retailers in the Town of Litchfield in 1915:
 John Welch. Frederick Deming, samuer Buell., Roger Cook, Luke Lewis, Turner Woodruff O., Bradley, Wadsworth & Co, Grove Catlin, Woodruff, Harrison & Go. Woodruff Harrison 6 O., Oliver Goodwin l Augustus Collins, John Phelps, Eli Smith James Marsh, End, Lyman & Wallace, Samuel | W. Spencer, 1. c. & A. Wadsworths, Elias sal. aull Elijah Peck & O.. John M. West, The following is list of Stills and Boilers | m m Litchfield in 1915 (giving capacity in gal Turner, Woodruff & O., 1ss; Phineas Lord, 70; Phineas Lord, 124; Silas 6 Asahel | Hummiston, 146; Joseph Hall, 116; Wm. Hall ~ Co, =; James Woodruff, =; Amos Moss. | E14S; Joseph Bradley. 43; Peter Sherman, =; EPhrain s. Hull boiler, 9e -on Thursday night burglars made another rad on this village They entered the residence of Dr. Beach on the Wolcottville road and stole his oyepcoat, boots. arctics, sil. yer, pair of gold apeetaeles. and osher nrnn.