Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-18
LITCHFIELD.
Yale was in town, Monday.

DuSluCcS-
 MT F. A White has just returned from { trip to Brooklyn
 We hear that Mr. and Mrs. Parsons have rented the Arnts' place, on North St.
 The young people of St. Michaers are being trainesi for processional at Easter, with carols. etc
 MT William Wheeler has left the East Mill, where he has been employed for several years fos q situation in Waterbury
 good many storm doors have been pre- r..arureiy removed just before the February weather of ;he last few days set in.
 -Se,h Pratt has just received another car bad of fine horses from the West, which he will sell, cheap for cash
 Mrs DianIha Sanford has conveyed to Frederick M- Sanford the tin shop now occu- pied by him on West street
 Gov Andrews was in town over Sunday Representative HJlIIster returned, but went off, directly, io New York
 We hear that Miss H. T. Woodruff has forty bOarJiers engaged for the coming season, and that her house is nearly if not quite full
 The jail has been put in fine order white- wasjr-d and thoroughly cleaned. The cell doors are all numbered and the establish ment iscapitaIly conducted throughout.
 Judge Seymour's party have been heard from as the vessel touched at South Carolina and Florida on their way to the Bahamas. They had A rather rough passage
 William N, Amanda and Egbert Guern- sey. and Julia A. Catn have quitclaimed their interest in sixteen acres of land in North field to Hiram N. French.
 Among other recent conveniences is the call tell at the corner of MT. Seth Pratt 8 piazza, which enables ladies to engage teams without going all the way into his yard to do sn.
 Mir H. W. Vessels, Shepaug Route Agent. has been sick for several weeks, but we are glad to hear that he is now rapidly inn proving His place has been supplied during his illness by Edward Buckley, Express Agent -Mr. Stephen Canty, of New Haven has heen appointed superintendent of construc- ton and electrician of the Litchfeld Tele- phone Company and the construction of the lines wilI commence next week.
 William N Woodward and Fannie J. Woodward, his wife, have quitclaimed their interest in certain real estate lately owned by Ep5raim Wedge, deceased, to Albert J.. Wedge for S2OO.
 -Dr IL W. Buel has conveyed an undi- vidsd half of eleven acres of land in the east eru part of the town, formerly belonging to the estate ofDr. Samuel Buel to Mrs. Mary J. Brace of Hartford. Conn.
 Mir F. E. 5. Munger, for years widely known as the popular assistant at the post office, and more recently in the employment of Sheriff Champlin, Borough Bahff and Usher al St. Michaers. has left for the wider sphere of New York city. His genial counte- nance will be greatly missed by all hls fe How tOwnsmen.
 ". l. S.-On Monday evening March 29, al o'clock, Miss H. T. Woodruff will give 8 costume party, at her house on North Street, for the benefit of tine Village Improvement So- cieIy. Refreshments during the evening. Dancing from nine to twelve. Tickets % cents; at Post Office and Buell. and Vince lers-
 Mir. Wm. H. Braman IS at Albany as witness in the McGraw murder trial at that place Tine accused is the same man who tried to rob Mr. Braman of his watch in open day light on the street at the north east corner of West Park. For this crime McGraw was sent 10 the State Prison for two years and, after his release, killed lawyer in Albany. The mans conduct in the affair in this place was very queer, and We imagine that Mir. Braman may be called with view of proof of testify ing to facts that would indicate that Mc(iraw is insane.
 There has been an allotment of teachers, but all have not accepted, as yet, and we can not give full list this week. The second de- pertinent is given up at Milton, for the sum. nler, and Mir. McAllister is retained as teach CT. In the Center, the old Armory Hall has been rented for use as primary school of about thirty scholars to be in charge of Miss Ella l.. Page. Mir. Andrew D. Smith, retains charge of the upper department at the school house on West St.
 Capt Kingman, of Bridgeport, Inspector of Target Practice of the Fourth Regt., was in town, Monday evenings, on hls annual off cial visit to Co. H. He explained variou. practical points in target shooting, and used a practice shell of his own invention which enables the soldier to practice with the regular rife in the armory. He uses charge of three Oroina Of nouvdar Uhtoh of oe eo:- feet, will bury the bullet it's whole size il pine wood. This promises to be very usefu invention.
 A strange disease has appeared in Andrew Morrlss herd of COWS, in Litchtield. They ar, taken with frothing at the mouth, grow veal and finally die.-Hdrtford COurant. The foregoing item conveys a very wrony impression of the facts, in several importan respects. There is no such man in Litchfielt as Andrew Morris, but the person referred t, Is Andrew Marsh, of Norris. Oh Saturda, some of his cows were taken sick, and h. feared that they had been poisoned. Dr Biand veterinary surgeon, was brought ul from Waterbury on Sunday, who found tw of the COWS dead, and aiother very sick. Al examination developed the fact that the dis ease was murrain, an old and not contagiou disease.
 The woman suffrage bills come up in tn legislature today Wednesday, The bill allowing women to vote in school meeting and on license have been reported favorably that giving them the vote in town meetings unfavorably. We hope the Senate will giv the subject fairer consideration than it ha z -done hitherto.