Litchfield enquirer., 1880-04-08
LITCHFIELD.

Twelve horses and pair of oxen are now employed in the teaming of Echo Farm.
 -Messrs. Perkins and Scott. have taker possession of the rooms above their market. MT. Elwin Merriman, has moved into the house with Mrs Morse on Meadow Street.
 MT. Wheeler has been adding yeranda 10 his new house. on Prospect Street.
 MT. Seth Pratt had another car load of horses come in on Tuesday
 Miss Ida Scoville has opened private school in East Litchfield.
 MT Rufus Smith has sold piece of land down East Hill to Bartey Lavin
 MT Edwin H. Wentworth has sold his farm of about 80 acres on Chestnut Hill to Elizabeth H. Smith.
 Mir. Edward B. Russell has sold Anna, wife of George A. Powell four acres and half of land near Cranbery Pond.
 MT. Charles Merriman has moved into Mr. Malachi Tracy's new house on the north side of West Street.
 -Mr Charles Bartlett, from Wolcottville,
  has moved into the Rev. Mir. Peck's place on East Street.
 The new barber who succeeds Mir. Hof- man, has moved into Mir Thompson's house on Spencer Street.
 MT. c. T. Prescott has moved into the Dewire place on Meadow Street vacated recent ly by Mr. C. B. Lane.
 Mir. Brague, the South bridge black smith, has moved in with MT. Samuel Clock on West Street.
 The auction sale of blows announced last week, will take place on Tuesday, April 18th, at p. m. See bills.
 Mir Albert w. Buel has lost a valuable horse, ruined by having leg broken in the stable.
 Spring Opening of Millinery and Fancy Goods, this week, at Mrs. o. P. Peck's. See advt.
 . ". I. S., The next meeting of the Fair Association will be held at Mrs. Harry Wes- sells on Wednesday, April 14th, at 3 O clock PM
 -Mr. s w. Bissell retires from the firm of Bssell Bros., at the Bantam saw-mll. He removes to Birmingham where he takes 8 position in an organ factory.
 People should recollect that the extra off, fort made by special ''touters" to dispose of goods is somewhat expensive, and that the cost comes out of the purchaser.
 MT Samuel G. Beach has exchanged the road with Dr. Willis J. Beach for the iatter's place on Meadow street.
 Mir. James D. Blakeman has moved into one of the houses belonging to Mir. s. G.. Beach, on West Street, with Mir. George FL mOur.
 Fuller and Trowbridge offer great bar gains in a varied assortment of furniture to be found at thelr extensive ware rooms on West Street. See new advt.
 Pour of the main telephone lines are now up to Mir. Starrs', to the Shepaug Station, Seth Pratts and Lamson S Marsh's; and the switch board is in place at the Post Office. The bells have not yet arrived.
 Attention is called to the new Spring Goods at Miss Annie Fanning's Variety Store. Millinery added. Ladies and Chidrens' Spring Hats and Sun Hats at lowest prices. Call and see.
 Mrs. Lydia Baldwin, Joseph and Julia E Sykes, of Torrington, Conn.,, have quitclaimed to Samuel D Penhollow, their interest in three tracts of land of the estate of James A Bald. win, late of this place.
 Mir. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at ahe store of Vessels and Gates, on Monday next, with a choice selection of foreign and domestic woolens, 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 Spring Goods he is pre- pared to exhibit.
 The Concert of Mir. Philip Phillips to. morrow (Thursday) evening will no doubt attract a full house. MT. Phillips ranks very bigh as singer of sacred songs, and is probably fully the equal of Sankey, the not ed reviva. singer. The Tribune speaks of concert oi his in December last in the following high terms:
 Philip Phillips fulfilled the highest expecta- tion at his concert last evening. His pro. gramme illustrated almost every phase of human life ill its sacred relations, and the grand songs swept across every human chord and thrilled the audience to its deepest and sweetest sensibilites. He was occasionally assisted by his son, who sang with scarcely less effect than his father.
 Borough business has been lively for the week past. At meeting of the Burgesses or Friday evening, the following assessment oi damages was made to persons whose property was injured by the new drain:
 Mrs. Rosa Welch, $10; Charles Adams $1O: Silas E. Cheney, $5; T. H. Richard. S1O
 The following assessment Of benefits wa made on those benefited by the drain:
 Mrs. II. NJ. Baldwin, $1OO; w. H. Brarf,an $1O. Charles Merriman, $20 Mir. and Mrs. c B. Bishop, S10; J. w. and G. W. Wheeler S10; Heirs of H. E. Fenn, $20; Seth Pratt S25; $. c. Beach, $40; F. NJ. Sanford, $10 James Ganung, $1O.
 On Monday the annual borough election look place. About 70 votes were cast and tn, following officers were elected:
 Preadent George A. Hickox
 Clerk md Treasurer. w. Hinsdale
 Burgesses.-J. L. Judd, F. F. Cook, s. G Beach, Frederick Deming, D. c. Bulkey.
 A&sessors Leonard Stone, w. c. Buel, C. W. Hinsdale.
 BaiIiT-E. E Champlin.
 Assistant Bail:fs.-A. A. Stone, Jame Campbell. c. W. Shepard, J. E. Watson.
 Fire WIlrdens-J G. Beckwith A. R Shumway, F. F. Cook, F. D. McNeil.
 Inspactors of Ladders. Fire Buckets an, iSide-sraLks. G. H. Trowbridge, H. B. Grave Robt- Stevens.
 In&pectors cf Stoues.-H. B. Gibbud, O. NJ Allen. James Ganung
 Committee on Parks-T. s. Sedgwick, c N. Woodruff, A. E. Fuller.
 GolSect0r. Norton.
 There were three tickets ID the field and