Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-05
LITCHFIELD.

trip to the seaside.
Mr.. F. D. Mcneil returned on Monday,
from weeks trip to the seaside.
&C. D. Watcous, late principal of the
Litchfeld Institute, has been in town, this
week.
The V. s. Fair of Wednesday last was
very great success in every respect, and
Melted about 5000.
The Sherlock Family will give an enter
tanment at Armory Hall on Thursday, Aug
18th See Advertisement.
Rev. VIM r. Richards, of Bath, Me-, will
preach next Sunday, both morning and even
ing in the Congregational church.
Mr.. J. A. Thompson, the West street bar
ber has removed to Waterbury, and is sue.
ceeded by Mr.. Gregory, OF Waterbury.
-Washburn's Pavilion Show arrived on
Monday as announced, and drew quite a
crowd of boys, etc. 1t is said that the per-
Torrance was quite creditable.
The Second Annual Clam Bake of the
island Company takes place on Saturday next,
al / p NJ, in the grove near theg House at
bantam Lake.
Miss Julia A. Brigham is visiting at the
the Misses Marsh. She has been teaching
with excellent success in schools in Mass, the
past season.
Rev Mr.. Mclean, leaves this week for
his summer vacation of about month The
parsonage will be occupied by Prof. T.
Dwight, of Yale Divinity School, during his
absence.
We see it announced that Gov. Andrews
and staff will be present at the dedication OF
the Southing Soldiers Monument on the
18th Gen. J. r. Hawley will deliver the
principal address.
We learn that Gov. Andrews has accepted
the invitation to be present, with the other
New England governors, at the Middlesex
Clubs banquet at Boston, in honor of Gen.
Grant, in September.
Mr.. M. R. Gaines, late of Stamford, N.
Y, has been engaged as principal of the Kim
bell Union Academy, at Meriden, N. ii.
Mr.. Gaines is fine scholar and teacher
of large experience and approved efficiency.
The August Term of the Superior Court
commences on Tuesday, the 18th, with the
trial of civil jury cases. At a bar meeting
held here on Tuesday the following cases were
assigned for trial the first week:
Woodns Appeal; Randall 0s Jackson /;
Hopkins 0s Hopkins; Boerman, ct al. 0s
Lewis; Mccormick 0s Badau, ct GG.
= Mr.. S. M. Wheeler, proprietor of the
Bantam Lake House, will give dancing par
ty and supper, Thursday evening, Aug. 18th.
lie has engaged an orchestra from Hartford,
and a fine entertainment may be expected.
Tickets, including supper, $40 This is the
only party Mr.. W. will give this season and
special pains will be taken to make it COM
plete success.
On Thursday evening Miss Anna Lanca-
shire will give readings in Armory Hall, con.
sisting of choice selections from Mark Twain,
Mrs. Randall Delhi, Longfellow Max Adeler,
and others. We see Miss Lancashire highly
commended in the papers of Bridgeport and
Pittsfield, where she has read recently, and
those who were present at her former reading
in this place, were, so far as we heard the ex-
preston Of their opinions, much pleased with
the entertainment. Admission 35 cts. chill
dren under Is, % cts Tickets for sale at the
Postof1ce.
AT the Republican caucus the following
gentlemen were appointed delegates to the
various Conventions, with the power of sub
stitution:
State Henry r. Colt, D. c. Kilbourn
A VI. Turner, Dorsey Neville.
C0RgreSsi0nGt.-C B. Bishop, Georg,
w. Mason, ]. Howard Catlin, Thos. Hinch
lift
C0uaty-F. F. Cook, H. E. Peck, J. K
Wallace, j, W. Bglow.
Probate.-C. W. Hinsdale, F. S. Porter
A. G. Benton G. D. Kilburn.
On the night of the Goth ut, as John H
Flynn and Charles Curtiss were going to
wards Bantam, driving colt of Flynn's, tn,
animal took fright near the residence of VIM
Emmons, and ran, smashing the wagon, ant
throwing out both lis occupants. Flynn wa
somewhat bruised and Curtiss lay insensibl
for nearly twenty -four hours after the acci
dent, but is now rapidly recovering. FL
was much bruised but no bones were broken
and there appears to have been no serious in
ternal injury.
". |. S,-The Committee would return
sincere thanks to all who aided in contributin,
to the success of the Fair and Festival, OF
Wednesday last. They desire to thank GU
own residents for their customary generou
contributions, and also the merchants who s.
willingly gave of their goods, and would es
pecaly remember the summer visitors in tn
village, who not only gave literally, but b
their purchases materially aided in increasin
the receipts of the Society. To Mrs. S. G
Seymour we are under renewed obligation
for her assiduous labors in arranging th
profile House, which proved an exceedingl
attractive feature of the Fair. The few art
Giles, remaining unsold. may be found wit
AIRS. Geo. NJ. Woodruff.
The town is as full as ever of summe
visitors. All the rooms in the Lake Vie,
Hotel are occupied, and the boarding house
are crowded. Many of those before mention
en- have returned, but their places are filed b
new arrivals. OF the latter we give the fol
lowing list:
Lake Vieso-Rufus B. Cowing and famil,
of New York G. ]. Post, New York; Henri
A. McMichael, Lendon, Eng. E. j. Pyl.
Bridgeport; Rev. DR.. T. L. Cuyler, BrooE
lyn: Mrs H. o. Shepard New Haven: Mr.
S. j. Horton, Cheshire; A. NJ Woosre
Washington, D. c.. E. F. Murfee, Ne
York Miss Post, New York; j. Beers an
wife, Brooklyn; Mrs S. P. Hayes, Ne
York; r. s. Hayes, Texas.
Mansion House w. Robbins and wifi,
Wethersfeld; r. Swift and wife, Hartford
Miss Calander Hartford J. P. Trowbridg
New Haven; L. M. Hirsch and wife, Ne,
York; J. Hirsch, New Haven; John Engl
hardt Bridgeport