Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-29
LITCHFIELD.

Is down with the humps.
 -NE- Lsti.Der, of Brooklyn, is visiting at Mss Pzrmleeis. South street.
 --waterbury Stem-winding watches, $4.50 each. xl F. \ Shepard's, Ltchfeld.
 The regular Friday evening service at St- Micsss=l's Chapel is omitted, this week.
 -J D Bl.xen4a is filling two buildings oa S E Cheoey's land across West St. from ihe Depd-
 The February town meeting for laying the annual town tax is.held next Monday at 5p- IT,
 We learn that Mr Charles Merriman has <asd usIt his meat market to Messrs. Perkins zBd James Scott
 -The-e has been at auction sale of horses by the administrator of the late G. H. Bald win FOur animals sold for about $150.
 -Tbe meeting of teachers at Milton, men, toned in s,,lr last, is to be week later than we announced, Le., on Saturday of next week
 The Rev Mr Mclean, of the Congrega- tioS.ai church. exchanged pulpits with Rev. Nr- DSgs.ss. of the Methodist church, last Sunday .nnTning-
 -Odicer Munger arrested German tramp, Sunday afternoon, but no stolen goods were found in hIs possession. and, as he stated that he was on the lookout for work, he was allow e,i ts tramp on-
 The -.vzrnish" case was tried before Jus t5cs KIIbOurn on Saturday argument, Mon- day forenOon. Graves and Prescott for plain tiff. Hickox and Kellogg, for defendant De- cI<ioa isreserved till Saturday morning.
 The untimeIiness of the season is evinced in many ways Mir. o. E. Gillette brought Us in the first live, ''new crop" grasshopper Of the sezson. winch he found on the ground o1lsitie his shop on East Sueet. Robins and bgarbirts have also made their appearance.
 The Hsrper's Ferry Jubilee Singers give day.. evening Their program will consist of plantation hymns and solos, duets, &c., by ~&rsO0s members of the troupe. They seem to be the genuine article of Southern colored soagSsers and have very highly laudatory TsoSices from the press. Admission % cts. reserved seats, 8 cts
 The Superior Court commenced it's Janu- ary Term on Tuesday, Judge Hovey on the bench There are IS jury cases; 1S5 old e1ses oa the cuIrt docket, and 40 new cases. On Tuesday afternoon the case of John Han- rshan's appeal from Probate came up. The Plymouth Court of Probate had appointed guardian of Hanrshan's children and the lat ter hal taken appeal to this court. It appear ei On examination that the probate court had neveT had jurisdiction of the matter. and its decree was therefore reversed without any hesring of the facts
 The case of Wm- Toohy's Appeal from Probate was to have come on, Wednesday morning but it was discovered that the origi- nal iIe in the case had been lost, and the parties could not agree in regard to what had been the reasons of appeal filed by the appel ant Therefore the case had to go over till another term
 The introduction of the Bell Telephone system into shis Village is an assured thing The equipment of the lIne will be complete and there will be central office with switch buari. &c, &c, probably at the Postoffice. Arrangements will be made so that it can be used in the night It is expected that the line will be extended to Bantam, taking in Dr- Allen and Mir. Barney on the way. The cosa Is about S25 for each house-which takes ihe subscriber through the first year. After the first year the cost is the rent of the Tele- phone SlO per year. There is room for more subscriptions and they may be left at the Post office this week \ list of subscribers is ap- pented- A meeting of Subscribers will be held ai the Bank. Thursday evening at 7:3O:
 Governor Andrews, H. R. Colt. F. D. Me- Neil & Go. Seth Pratt, J. A. Robinson, Dr. Bael. Vessels & Gates, Mir. Starr. U. s. Ho- 4eI. A L. Jaii. Mrs. Belden, E. c. Jackson, Lampson & Marsh. Brick Building, Rev S. O. Seymour. Judge Seymour, W. K. Peck, E McNeiL E. E. Champlin, J. Watson, Geo. Keunry, $. R. Depot. Bank.
 Mir David H. Beach, of this place, will deliver lecture on Temperance at Armory Hall ou Satururday evening of tbis week, beginning at half past seven. We were un- we'll aI the time of his former lecture, and were unable to attend in person; but compe- tent judges who were present declare that it was one of the fines; and most effective adress- es that have ever been delivered here on that subiecs- We hope that there will be full turnout, and we are confident that who attend will find themselves amply repaid.
 The case of State vs. Hubert Registe, came before Justice Kilbourn for preliminary hearing on Saturday last. The proof consisted chiefly of the fact that parts of a letter ad dressed to the prisoner, and of which he ad znitted having had in his possession, wer' found on Mir. Sedgwick's premises near tht places where the tracks of burglars wert found He could not account very satisfacto rily for the letter. though he thought he migh have firted it from his pocket the night he came intosee Uncle Tom, when played here recently hut he proved a complete aL6i on the night O the robbery. and claimed that it manifestly en titled him to 6 discharge. His counsel com mented sharply on the proceedings of the ofa cers bota at the time. of and after having made the arrest Knowing little of the case, as W do. it nevertheless strikes us that the letter found where it was. clearly called for an in xes,sgation, but whether the subsequent pro ccedings. especially after the discovery of con elusive evidence that Register could nc have been personally engaged in tn burglary, were proper or otherwise is a matter we do not feel called upon to ex press an opinion. It seems, too, that delay accnrred in allowing his counsel access to th pEisoner after his arrest. Officers should re