Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-12-23
LITCHFIELD.


We hear that there is excellent skating on
the Lake.
We hear that the ground is frozen foot
deep already.
-Messrs Perkins & Scott have been filling
their ice house with splendid ice about six
teen inches in thickness.
S. N. Bronson propounds a question in
our Advertising column. to which we call at
tention.
The Ladies "Home Missionary Society"
of the Congregational church have sent large
box of clothing and christmas gifts valued at
$3.50 to Rev. A. Parker, of Preston, Iowa.
Joel A. Tbarp has sold three acres of
land to Harmon c. Moss, being property dis
tributed to Mr.. Tbarp from the estate of
Amos Moss.
The Superior Court is not coming in till
the first of February, when Judge Granger
will hold court week with jury, and it is
expected that the Winsted case against the
There will be Holiday Entertainment
at the Congregational church on Tuesday
evening, Dec. 28th, at o'clock, consisting Of
first class Stereopticon exhibition, refresh
ments etc. The Sunday School, and congre.
CATION are cordially invited to attend.
-Messrs Fuller and Bssel have the church
trimming in charge at St. Michael's, we hear.
There will be the usual Christmas services
Saturday morning at 1890 o'clock The
Children's Festival will come off on Tuesday
evening next at the chapel.
The School Board held special meeting
on Saturday, at which they arranged the
schedule of the Winter term of school. All
the schools close their Fail term next Friday,
have a vacation of two week, commencing the
Winter term JAM 10th, 1881.
Before purchasing your holiday presents
be sure and visit Shepard's Store, on South
Street, where you will find large assortment
of fine watches, Jewelry and Silyerware, at
prices as low as a any place in the county.
On the 9Th inst. which was her sixtieth
birthday. Mrs. Robert Williams was surprised
by family visit. Her sister and family came
down from Winsted; another sister with her
husband was there from Thomaston; and hertwo
sons Game up with their families from Water
bury. They spent pleasant day, left behind
them a member of valuable presents, and the
occasion was one which will always he re-
membered with special pleasure by Mr. and
Mrs. Williams.
The public references that were made to
Litchde'd, at the County Temperance Conven-
ton, recently held at Wolcottville, had, to say
the least, An unpleasant sound. The most Sc.
we're as well as just reflections were made IN.
on the county seat in reference to ntemper-
ance and the sale of liquors. Litchieli was
characterized as the aoorst toUn in the county
in this respect; where juries sitting in trial
upon vioators of Temperance enactments.
went Immediately, upon a recess of the court,
to the barroom for drinks of liquor, and
where young men from neighboring towns,
where it is not sold, resorted for dissipation.
The trial Of the case of Phebe Curtiss vs.
Silas E. Cheney occupied the Superior court
Wednesday and most of Thursday This was
suit involving Cheney's management of
certain real estate in this village, for Mrs.
CuMiss. The chief matter in issue was re-
garding the proceeds Of railroad bond which
the defendant claimed to hold as collateral &C.
curity to protect him from loss on note he
had signed for the, plaintiff. Graves and An.
drews for plf. Hollister and Hickox for
deft.
On Tuesday hearing IN the case of Fred
erick l.. Wadhams vs. Charles Schumacher,
Sctre t0c'Gs, against the defendent as gar.
nishee of John NJ. Girsch was tried. The de
fendent claimed that he was lot indebted and
that no demand had been made upon him in
the original case.
On or about the 25th of November last,
farmer living in this town whose name we
withhold by request, having occasion to use
some money, went to the stand drawer in his
sleeping room for his pocket book, containing
about $l3o; 800 in gold and $40 in bills.
he found it missing, some one having entered
and stolen it probably while the family were
employed in another part of the house. About
ten days ago he received letter from Messrs
Dickinson u Grilley, of Waterbury, stating
that they had found a pocket book in sack
OF rags which was brought in by some of their
peddiers, and, from receipts and other papers
found in it, supposed it to belong to him. The
farmer sent his son-in-lsw to Waterbury and
got the book. On examination the $40 ia bills
(two tens and twenty were found in little
pocket that had escaped the notice of the
thief No arrests have been made as vet
though we hope the person committing this
burglary (and it was not any tramp" or
"transient") will eventually be brought to
Justice