Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-10
LITCHFIELD.

-Ex- Balif F. E. s. Munger was in town over Sunday He is now in Bridgeport.
 Evening services at the Congregational chapel will be held hereafter in the church.
 Mir J. F. Watson proposes to reopen his billiard room, with an entrance from the West Just received at Shepard's Harness Rooms the best stock of Trunks and Bags in town. Mrs Beers has taken possession of her old quarters on the west side of the old Beers Place.
 MT Gurney and family have taken pos- session of the G. H. Baldwin place for the summer.
 MT P s. Beebe is in town paving friends brief visit He finds our cold June weather trying after Florida.
 Perkins < Scott are selling fine line of meats. e;c See advertisement in another column.
 -Iamson & Marsh have recently put on their line a very neat new stage built by Flynn & Doyle, of Bantam.
 The unanimity with which all the Re- publicaus, pious and not go pious, thank God for Garfield. is peculiarly refreshing.
 Rev. Mr. Wilkins, former Rector of St. Michael's, is in town, and is warmly greeted by his many old friends and parishioners.
 aYou can find at Shepard's Harness Rooms. the best stock of Lap Robes, Sheets, Busters, Whips, etc., ever brought into Litch- field MT Starr is making great improvement in the road just east Of his residence grading down the starp pitch in the road at that point The burgesses have voted to try the effect of .'settIing basin' to effect the removal of the maIodorOus sewerage of the United States Hotel now discharged atthe brow of East Hill. Hen E. W Seymour has opened his res- IdeDce here for the summer, though business will deiain him most of the time in Bridge port for about a month more we hear.
 The Insurance on building and furniture of Dr. Buel, amount g, 500, has been paid this week by C. B. Bishop, agent of the Etna, Hartford, and Insurance O., of North Amer ieA
 -Theselectmen have been busy with the dog question. this week. Four or five prosecutions have been commenced. The chief result is largely increased registration of degs reaching 145 in all
 There was Praise Service at the Con- gregaiional Chapel on Sunday evening last, consisting mainly of Moody and Sankey and Chapel Hymns, sung by the congregation led by Nr. Meafoy on the cornet.
 Our census takers are busy with their rather long job The agricultural statistics are q pGzzle and a snare and will surely mis- lead such statisticians as place much conf1- dence in them A few nights ago some scoundrel un- known broke down the wire fence Dr. Dem- ing recently placed in front of his residence. It was a mean, malicious act of vandalism such as we arc not often obliged to record.
 There will he reception given to Bishop Williams at s. Michaers Rectory on Mon-
 
 o'clock. p. m., at which all his friends will be cordially welcome. There is talk of Teachers Institute to be held here the first week in September. Prof. NOgthrop promises several first class speakers provided suitable arrangements can be made. There ought to be no difficulty in accomplish ing this.
 Mir. A. D. Sherlock, manager of the Sher. lock family, is in town preparing, we hear, for a representation of Pinafore by 'native talent. 10 be given within few weeks, as snon as a chorus can be got ready. The Sher- lock family have been we'll spoken of in Cornwall. Lakcville, Sharon, Goshen, and other places where they have prepared similar entertainments.
 The June Term of the Superior Court Civil Term for trial of court cases only-be- gan Tuesday, Judge Hitchcock, holding court. TheJudge comes here much fatigned from near ly continuous work of nine months, and will scarcely stay longer than fortnight or three -week& We regret this, as there is an old dock -erOf 1e9 court cases, many efthem privileged, waiting trial. The new cases are over forty. Thec4se If Ives Appeal is now on trial. Andrews. for appellant Graves for appellee. " L S.-Ths next meeting in aid of the Far Of the Village Improvement Company will be on Wednesday afternoon and evening June 18th. at the house of Harry W. Vessels sn South street All interested are cordially invited. and the Committee is particularly re. qOszsed to be present promptly at at four o'clock to take actisn on important matters.
 The Right Rev. Bishop Williams will ad. minister the rite of confirmation in the Episco- pal churches in Litchfield as follows, at St. Panrschurch. Bantam, on Saturday, Jan. 18th, asp m-; at St. Michaers church, Litchfield, on Sunday, al 10.50 a. n. at Trinity church, Northfsld. the same day at 2:30 p. m. and on Monday. at Trinity church, Milton, at 3, p. We hear of several cases of theft or injury to flowers 4 pyramid of plants in Mir: Ed ssn Perkins yard was robbed and nearly de- ssroyed one night recently. We hear of fre- quent theft of fowers from burying ground loss also. There is c severe statute law against such acts, and 6 severe example may yst have to be made. -1 In some instances it may be done thoughtlessly by children, but some older people are evidently to blame.
 The annual meeting of the Circulating Library was held on Thursday evening last. It was voted thai all books up to No 1, 900 might be drawn for three cents each; all over thAt nupbeE. including the new books, at five cents The following officers were chosen:
 PrsaiG<nt B. Shumway. s--
 Trxnsarsr Grace M. Gates
 Sacssasy.-Mn. Charles Platt c
 Lxbrursaa. aa.-Miss Nellie Tompkins.
 Beok Commitses. Rev. Storrs Seymour, Dr. Gates. Mrs Belden, Mrs. Roberts, Miss Esther Thompson. Miss Emma Demiug Miss Nellie