Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-12-30
LITcHFIELD.

L1IGdE4E1U.
"Wednesday starts with what locks fair
to be the great snow storm of the season.
About thirty young ladies of this village
will bid farewell to 1880 by giving Leap
Year Hop" at the Town Hall on Friday even
ing next.
"A town meeting has been called, we un-
derstand, of Monday next. at 2 p. M, to act
upon the question of appropriating sufficient
sum to oppose the division Of the county.
Prof. Corbuser of Bridgeport, will coln-
mence the instruction of his dancing class, at
the Mansion House Hall, this "wednesday
evening We learn that he has secured about
thirty pupils.
Professor James NJ. Hoppin. of New Ha-
ven, has been invited tosupply the place made
vacant by the death of the Rev. DR.. Adams
as instructor in homiletics in the Union the
illogical seminary of New York.
Lieut.. Edwin Mcneil. of this place, late
of the First Artillery. u S. A., has been ap>
pointed Aid de Camp of Brig Gen. Smith, C.
N. g., with the rank of captain. He succeeds
G, d. Goodrich of Vernon, resigned.
The Litchfeld correspondent of the Hart
ford Times pays our present Jail managers
deserved compliment for the excellent con-
dition in which alta irs are kept there. Be-
sides considerable Improvements the prisoners
have made upon the Jail grounds, they have
done work outside to the amount of $500.
Mr. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at
the store of Vessels and Gates, on Monday
next, with a choice selection of foreign and
domestic wooicns, prepared to take orders for
anything in his line. Persons Wishing good
custom work, should give him call and ex-
anime the new line of Fall and Winter Goods
he is prepared to exhibit.
There was the usual fiocking back of the
Sons of Litchield to spend the Christmas hol-
idays in their old homes. Messrs. Edward
w. and Morris W. Seymour with their fam
lilies, were here as always at Christmas. All
the boys absent at school and college were
back, and Numbers of other old residents and
persons temporarily absent for business or
pleasure were here to spend the Holidays
Capt A. B. Shumway has resigned the
command of Company H, and his resignation
has been accepted. The company was orga-
nized in 1871, with MIR. Subway as Captain,
and he has held that position ever since. lis
good discipline and marked efficiency during
the nine years of its existence are chiefly due
to his careful and judiclous management His
resignation will be greatly regretted by those
who take interest in the welfare of our Itch
field company. On Monday evening there is
a meeting of the Company for election of off,
GERS.
On Wednesday the hog guessing came off
as per program. Some two hundred persons
were in attendance and there were about 100
guessers. The hog weighed, when butchered
and dressed, GIT lbs Edwin McNeill and
James Scott each guessed 67S; and A. W. Kill
bonrn, 676 These three won the animal.
The SIS surplus money went to Sheriff Yale,
E. N Moore. and H. Woodin, each of whom
guessed 675. A pool of 1928 &c. made up out
side, was taken by A. l.. Judd, T. A. Smith,
S,tu
exact weight of the pork. AS moral enter
tainment we can not recommend hog guess
ing. 1t is a rattle very thinly disguised
moreover, many of those who guess seem to
distrust their judgment till they are fortified
1t with several drinks of whiskey, and there is
more than enough whiskey drinking in Litch.
field already.
We clip from the Cecil Wing, of Elkton,
Md, the following item regarding the pro-
posed sale, by Cnl. William F. Baldwin, for
merly of this place. of the property he has
for many years owned and managed at that
place:
AN IMPORTANT SALE IN PRospEor.-Nego
tiations have been pending for some time past
between the Elk Mills Company, of which
VIM. f. Baldwin, Esq, is President and
principal owner, and Mr.. Painter, capitalist
of New York city, for the sale of the we'll
known mills, popularity called Lords Fac
tory" The contamination of the sale. in
GLIDING the transfer of the property covering
the mills and farm attached, with all the per-
sonal property, will he effected about Jan. 1,
1881, the present owner contemplating remov-
ing to New York at that date. The sale is an
important one, covering a transaction of about
a hundred thousand doILars,* the mills on the
premises being long established. and manu-
featuring staple article Lords Diaper
which has market all over the country.
"a lerson who ought to know adds this note on the
margin of the pap r containing the item: "some
things even editors don't k, ow.''
The Masonic fraternity of this place held
their annual elections. for the choice of off.
GERS for the ensuing year, on Monday, with
the following:
Buel Council, No. 90, R. and s. M;
C. H. Plat, T. l. NJ
VIM. Deming, I. D. NJ.
A. B Shumway. P. G of w.
X. Stevens. Treasurer.
W. j. Rissell, Recorder
Jas. Campbell, C. Of G.
j. j. NewcOmb, c.
w. K. Peck, s.
d. G. Buckley, Seminal.
Darius Chapter, No. 16, R. A. NJ;
w. Deming, H. P.
w. j. Bissell X.
E. b. Sanford, s.
VIM. Fl. Braman, Treas
ID. g. Kilbourn, Secretary.
E. Staples G. of II.
E. w, Meafoy, P. s.
Jas. Campbell, r. "A. G.
c. Ii Plat, NJ. Sd V.
II. Barnes M. adv.
w. K. Peck. Nj. 1st V.
D. z. Buckley, Tyler
st. Paul's Lodge, No. II, F. and A. NJ;
A. B Shumway, w. NJ.
S. w. Ensign, s. w.
E. K. Loomis, j. w
Jacob Morse, Treasurer.
RE E. Staples, Secretary.
w S. Ware, s. d.
B. NJ johnson, j. D.
J. Campbell, Stewards
X. Stevens,
ID. G.. Kilbourn, Marshal.
DC. Buckley, Tyler.
The newly elected officers were installed in
their respective offices, with the exception of
those of the Lodge, who will be installed this