Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-19
LITCHFIELD.

The Young Mems Social Club give hop
of the Town Hall, Wednesday evening; Ital.
ian music.
Rev. Fl. B. Elliot former pastor Of the
Congregational Church in this place, is to
preach there on Sunday next.
We hear that Mr. H. D. Minot, of Boston,
is proposing to take charge of the school
taught by Mr.. Watrous during the past year.
By direction of President Hayes, Lieut..
George o. Webster, Fourth Infantry, U. s. A.,
has been detailed as Professor of Military
Science and Tactics at Allegheny College,
Meadville, Pa.
This seems to be good year for Toma-
toes. We weighed one from our own garden
which reaches lib II OF. ; and Mr.. Horatio
Buuton brings lis in one which weighs lib
14oz How large do these things grow?
" l. S.-Tne Treasurer of the Village
Improvement Society thankfully acknowledges
the receipt of twenty dollars, form DR.. Geo..
bronson Farnam, in aid of the work of the
Society.
bard Ingersoll, and English, decline the DEM
ocratic nomination for Governor The Hart
ford Times proposes Hon. E. w. Seymour, of
this place, for that positiOn,-an excellent
idea.
The Annie Ward Tiffany Combination
plays "Prejudce" at Armory Hall on Satur-
day evening under the management Of Smith
and Mathews Reserved seats are for sale
at the Postolice, from this Wednesday, even
ing Miss Tiffany takes "Nemo, the Actress )"
j. Leslie Gossin, "Elliot Dare" supported by
a powerful cast.
The Superior Court opened its August
Term ON Tuesday, Judge Hitchcock on the
bench. Twenty nine new actions have been
entered. The first case on trial is that of
n Woodin's Appeal, involving the competency
of Ithamar Woodin, of Canaan, to make a
will, and also a question of undue influence.
There are sixteen jury cases and sixty-three
court cases in the trial list.
"A prisoner named Rufus West escaped
from our Jail an Monday. and a reward is of
fered by Jailer Sedgwick for his arrest and
return The fellow is about 81 feet high, with
large fiat nose and bulldog face; light hair,
cut short bald spot on top of the head, and
heavy light-colored moustache; weighs about
100 /; wears a yellowish plaid suit, and straw
hat with low crown.
The Sunday party which picknicked at
Holy Springs originated as 'Pen Dragon" stated
is Litchfeld, and was composed mainly of
railroad hands, who have no other possible
day of recreation. An incident in connection
IS worth telling. A farmer came in, Sunday
with part of his family to church. A portion
of the Holy Spring party offered him SIS to
take them there. He accepted the PROPOSE
ton; took his people home, harnessed up a
pair of horses, and got his So, with day of
recreation thrown in.
An error crept into our statement about
the new attachment added by Mr.. Battell to
our town clock. Thetc is a single bell and
not three, upon which the quarters are struck
It's tone is light and very pleasant, and will
never be contour ded with that of the church
bell, upon which the hours are struck. This
addition is specially convenient here, because
the clock tower is so low, and the trees in our
park have grown up SO high, that the clock
face can be seen from very few points in our
main streets.
The arrivals during the past week are as
follows:
Lake VieO.-C. j. Hubbard, Boston E. w.
Lambert, New York; E. s. Gaylord and wife,
New Haven; Chas. r. Christy, Stamford ;
Mrs w. w. Wilcox and daughter, Middle.
town; Miss Anna Mr.. Smith and Miss Clara
Smith, Norwalk; Miss Irene D. Munson,
Cheshire /; Thomas A. Mathews, Goshen; Mr..
and Mrs L. Rhoades, New York; N III. Mil.
Ter, B'port r. p. H. Vail and family, Stamford
Mrs I. K. Milliken, Stamford; c. r. Mather,
Ridgefeld, N. j.; F. G. Guion, New Britain
Miss Nellie and Miss Cora Guion, New Brit.
ain; Mrs F. w. Guion, New Haven; Miss
Katie M. Brown, New Britain; NJ. L. Hawev,
New York; Rev. DR.. Spencer, South Nor.
walk; Miss j. A. Hatch, South Norwalk
Mrs. A. Z. Spencer, South Norwalk; A. G.
Wilcox and wife. New Haven.
On Monday an accident which might
have been very serious, occurred at East
Litchfeld. AS John Pratt was passing the
Station bridge over the Naugatuck river, with
pair of oxen and load of wood, a whole
span went down, precipitatng oxen, cart and
load some twelve or fourteen feet into the
stream. Mr.. Pratt did not 60 down himself
being little in advance of his team. The
oxen were neither hurt, and as some part OF
the yoke broke when they fell were, both res
cued. Mr.. Pratt had narrow escape, and the
towns have settled for small sum for an &C
cdent that might easily have cost them thou
sands of dollars. The bridge has been Ions
known to be unsafe, and the timbers prove t.
have been very rotten John Goodman had
just passed with heavy load of coal, and
feels very grateful for the substitution