Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-24
LITCHFIELD.

Mir. J. Il. Work mas taKen possession oI Dr. Deming's place. MT. Nicholas J. Rewett has broken his leg, we hear by fall in his barn.
 Morris loses it's oldest inhahitant in the death of Capt. Simeon Smith at the age of 92 years. He leaves quite a large estate.
 We hear that party of four have been encamped at Mount Tom Lake for a week past.
 -Dr H. w. Buel and his eldest son John started for European trip of several months on Wednesday of last week..
 There have been large number of appli- cations for board at the Island House, large proportion of which the proprietor has been obliged to refuse for lack of room.
 Editor Beach, of the American, and Hop- kins of the Thomaston Express, were at the Bantam Lake House, Sunday, the former din ing at the Lake View, in this village.
 VI S.-The next meeting of the fair association will be held at the residence of F. R. Starr Esq, on Thursday, July 1st, at four o'clock, p. m.
 There was quite large arrival of sum- mer visitors on Tuesday evening, some twenty five in all, including District Attorney B. K. Phelps, and family, of New York.
 The more we hear the matter discussed the more convinced we are of the necessity of a road around the Lake. A drive ot that kind would add full half to the attractions of Ltchield as place of summer resort. Few went from this place on Tuesdays excursion. Still two cars filled up before they reached Hawleyville. The Housatoniic brought down about 16 car loads, and some 2,5OO took passage on the boat.
 Jerome Browne-the harness thief who spent short time in our jail, got disgusted and escaped, some two years ago,-has been arrested again in Brooklyn for stealing sev- eral sets of harnesses at Fall River
 Miss Tuzo, formerly pupil of Mir. R. Swain Clifford, will give lessons in drawing and water color painting during the ensuing months of July and August, for terms, etc., enquire at Mrs. Sarah Browns opposite the Post Office, Litchield. The Caledonian Club, of Thomaston, will picnic at the Grove of the Bantam Lake House on Saturday of this week. They will play their national games, and have their national dances and sports, as they are practiced in old Scotland.
 A surprise party was given Miss Fanny Wright on Friday. About fifteen couples were present-the most unexpected of whom were two couples who arrived from Hartford by stage With intermissions, for refresh ments, they danced till about 3 a. m. Mir. Loveland, of Bantam furnished music
 On Monday morning next, the Shepaug begins running it's early train, and passengers Aeaying this station at 4:55 a. m. arrive ID New York at 9:13. New York business men 'can new leave the city at 4:40 p. m., Satur- day, spend Sunday in Litchfield, and arrive in New York at 9:13 of Monday, practically los ing no working time.
 MT. Theodore Patt, brother of Supt. Platt, of the Shepaug R. R., had a rather special run of luck fishing in the Lake, Tues.
 
 he took two large pickerel and twenty large perch-weighing some twenty pounds in all Mir. Wm. H. Braman was in the boat with him and noticed the above facts
 On Saturday trial of the case of Setl Grisaoold vs. Lucius 4. Carter was finished The action was suit for g note given in par payment for horse which was warranted by Griswod to Carter as sound and just the ani maj for his wife to drive. Justice Kilbourr rendered judgment for the plaintiff to recover the full amount of the note on the ground tha there was no breach of warranty. Prescott for plaintiff; Hickox for defendant.
 A fair-sized congregation assembled in tn, East Park on Sunday evening at the Prais, service announced in our last Outdoor re lgious meetings are not much, in the New England style, although primitive Christianity seems to have thrived upon them. What tn, park service needed was stronger body O singers, without which open vocal music, in evitably seems feeble. Rev. Mr. Cromlish, 0 the Methodist church, assisted Mr. Mclean il conducting the services
 Quite serious accident happened t. Constable Blakeman, last Saturday. Just & he was starting away from David Turking tons place, at East Norris some one passed in front of his horse carrying piece of fresh killed meat. The smell of blsod frightened the horse and almost the first bound to ge away the bits broke. Mir. Blakeman, holdin, on to the reins, was dragged over stone pos and his leg broken, his ankle sprained, an, his body generally bruised. The horse va stopped before it had run, and no further in jury was donc. Mr. Huntington, who wa with Mir. Blakeman, got of without bein hurt, though we believe his apprehenslon were aroused.
 -THE SHERLooK's. 's.-Mr. A. G. Sherloc and two sisters arrived in town last Thursda and are busily engaged in procuring talent has 6 new and beautiful set of scenery palnte expressly for the opera few weeks since in New York, alss full set of elaborate co tunes Quite number of our leading citizen have promised their aid and support in th matter. Quite a number of the members ( the Lakeville and Sharon opera companie have kindly offered their assistance if reoul ed, but Mir. s. would prefer giving the opel with local talent entirely, already some fl teen persons here volunteered to take par, Rehearsals will shortly commence, in Armor Hall. Mr. s. gives instructions in voice GU ture, and elocution, te those taking part, fir, of expense For references, MT. s. refers any of the leading citizens of Cornwall, Sha on, Kent, New Milford, Lakeville, Canaa Goshen, Falls Village, New Preston and oth towns in our vicinity, where they have beel Mir. s. has three sisters who will take part she opera. He intends spsring no pains to mal the company great success; having had