Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-12-09
LITCHFIELD.
See advt. of Vessels e. Smith.

There is lively prospect OF more snow.
DIR. Buel is filling his ice house with fine
ice of ten inches thick.
Attention sAalled to advt. of Gaming &
Elmore
Vessels & Gates offer a fine stock OF
Holiday Goods.
= Attention is called to Miss Annie T. Fan
nings Holiday goods.
making up their annual report, paying bills,
etc.
The double ripper" is out, Items con-
nected with its performances will be recorded
among the obituary notices.
Mr.. Leonard Stones case shows no great
change, so far as we can learn, though some
improvement.
MIR. w. K Peck has conveyed his place
on Spencer Street, to Morfori & Trubee, OF
Bridgeport. subject to mortgages of 81, $50
The grand list for 1880 is now on file at
the Town Clerks office. There are no foot
ings 50 we cannot; syet, compare with form
er lists.
There was an attendance of 112 at the
Centre School, last week. The higher depart
ment shows very fattering progress, and is
constantly increasing in numbers.
The piece of woodland recently sold
Michael Harris, by the Administrator OF Geo.
II. Baldwin contains sixteen not six acres as
,ototod in q former item
The sieighing OF the latter part of last
week was splendid and the rush of teams and
Jingle of bells showed the interest the popula-
ton still takes in such exercises.
The friends of Rev. Geo. j. Harrison
propose making their annual donation visit at
the parsonage, Wednesday evening, Dec. 18TH
4. All are invited.
Before purchasing your holiday presents
be sure and visit Shepard's Store, on South
Street, where you will find large assortment
of fine watches, Jewery and Silyerware, at
prices as low as at any place in the county.
Mr.. J. E. Watson has a novel perform
auce coming off soon. He has bought an
enormous hog, estimated to weigh $50 lbs On
the 22d, people are to guess for the animal at
50cts guess. The person or persons making
the best guess take the hog; the next best
guess takes the surplus money,the animal
going in at cost.
The condition of court business for next
week is little uncertain. The Travellers
Insurance case is not to be tried, and as there
was no case assigned but that, It is doubtful
what case or cases will take it's place. Sever
al are talked of but there has been as yet no
bar meeting for making assignments.
Mr.. Edition. You have long been recog
uized among US as our foremost champion in
the cause of Temperance for which we honor
you. We hope the Enquirer" as in the
past, will continue to give no uncertain sound
in reference to the Rum traffic. There is one
other evil, however, which now and then
shows its hideous head among u.s. and that is
the crime of Islander. They are twin children
of the same parent. 1t is to the praise of the
"Enquirer" that it does not stoop to be par
taker in the sins of many of its newspaper
brethren in this particular, aud that its patrons
and the public generally can rely upon its
sense of honor in all matters relating to their
good name. Will you not from time to time,
as occasion demands, set the seal of your con-
domination Upon any and every attempt COM
ing from whatever quarter to malign CT in
jure those among us whose characters have
been built up by long years of honorable and
christian service, and who need no inuestsga-
tion to place them right before the public
WATCH.
On Friday last there appeared in the
Waterbury American serious editorial attack
upon Mr.. H. R. Coit of this village, Presi-
dent of the First National Bank and Vice
President of the Shepaug Railroad Co. The
American premises that Mr. Colt has assumed
the authority and has performed many Of the
duties naturally belonging to the Superintend-
ent of that road, though always disavowing
any intention of making any charge against
the company for such services. The article
then states that at the last meeting of the She
paug directors, Mr.. Colt made claim for $4,000
year for his services, ''making bill of
$4,000" The directors took no action, says
the American, upon the claim, and the bond
holders don't like it much" On Monday
the American printed q letter from MIR. Jones,
Cashier of the Bank, pronouncing the state
ments Of its Friday article false in every essen
tial particular. The Editor Of the American
rejoned, however, reasserting the statements
e s.eo
he says from ''reliable person" who had ii
from "a responsible party who would be like
ly to be cognizant of the inner workings oil
the Shepaug Railroad Company"
That Mr.. Colts management of the She
paug Railroad has been economical, we never
jndicious is matter of opinion regarding
which there would naturally be differences
into which we see no reason to enter; bu
whether MIR. Colt has ever made any claim for
services or salary 10 a question of fact. And
we are assured, not at second or third hand
but by Mr.. Colt himself, that he has never
made any claim, whatsoever, on the Shepaus
Railroad Company for salary or services; o.
any other claim for any such amount q,
$4,000, or So, 600. He has presented bill
for the actual expenses of more than sever
years past, incurred in transacting vast dea
of business for the company, and that is the
sole foundation, if it can be said to have
foundation, on which the American stor.
rests.
We do not care to pile up platitudes abou
the wickedness of SANDER. The American
an honorably conducted paper and its edito
must now know, or can easily find out, tina
ne has fallen into the too common newspape
error of making false, a very annoying, AM
highly injurious charge against fello,