Litchfield enquirer., 1881-08-04
LITCHFIELD.

NHceuse" at the annual town meeting next fall l Prof. Timothy Dwight, of Yale College, will occupy the Parsonage" during the ab- sence of Rev Mir. Mclean. .sr -s's On Monday forenoon, down South street. horse baked upset the buggy to which he was attached damaging it somewhat and spiIlIng out two young men.
 Mrs Julia NJ. Baldwin has conveyed to Michael Harrigan three.fourths of an acre of of land adjoining his own on Meadow Street, for $320.
 The School Committee have decided to hold their teachers examinations on the 27th inst The schools will begin their fall term of fourteen weeks, Sept. 18th. -.#.
 -Washburn's Show was here on Thursday afternoon and evening and performed to a fair audience. A break down of the seats which might have had serious consequences diversified the evenings performance.
 Frank Kelley, of Fairfield, has conveyed to Leverett P. Judd. of Bethlehem, the one twenty first part of nine acres of land in this town formerly owned by Wm A Kelley de- ceased ~-. s,#s
 A NOrth6eld correspondent of the Ameri- can has the foIlwing item regarding and old resident of this village:
 The older people of the parish remember we'll the late Rev. Dr. Richards, probably the ablest minister who ever supplied the pulpit Of the Congregational church, here, keeping boys private school in Litchield at the same time This was in 1868; Mrs. Dr. Richards, who is visiting friends in Litchfeld, and whose home is In Boston, was in town'a short time one day, a week or so ago.
 The Dramatic of Saturday night was we'll attended, the gross receipts amounting to about $1OO The performers in "A Doubtful Victory" were Messrs. Arthur E. Bostwick and w. s. Judd; Misses Annie Roberts and Laura Ray. The play IS lively little affair and was quite well acted The false mus- tache proved an embarrassing feature and was finally dropped. "Posr PiIlcoddy" followed with Messrs. Bostwick and Judd in the male parts and Misses Annie McNeill, Kittie Andrews and Hattie Wells taking the female parts. This play called out even more applause than the other, both actors and actresses doing their parts to perfection.
 Arrivals of the week at the Lake View Mrs. W. T. Sutton, Mrs. F. Paraga, E. R. Musgrave. E. J. Knowlton, Mir. and Mrs. H. Edwards Ticken, Stanley F. Housman and wife, James McCrea and family, John M. Pinkney and family, and Mrs. w. R. Strong, of New York; John G. Goodrich, Prof. E. Loomis. o. B North, Mir and Mrs. w. w. Farnam, of New Haven; Mrs. c. P. Cowles, sf AnsOnia; Mrs. Baldwin, of Waterbury {; l. s. Harvey, of New Jersey; c. A. Cowles and c. P. Cowles, of Ansonia; Mrs. James A. McCrea and Miss McCrea, of Philadelphia ; Miss l.. J. Latham. of Cincinnati; G. F. Daius and wife, of Hartford Miss M. s. Littell and J. Lawrence Durham, of Sharon, Ct.
 HAVE WE POLICEMAN AMONG US? Mr. H. G. Smith of Goshen brought up three German laborers from Castle Garden last week. Acting on information received soon after their arrival. they left in a body. Mir. Smith soon appeared to them, accompanied by tall, peremptory person in blue suit, and, as they aver, wearing a policeman's 8 badge. The result was that Smith got their bags, but has lost the men. Can the badge formerly worn by Officer F. k. s. M. have got into unauthorized hands?
 In response to the appeal of Rev. Will. tard Parsons manager of the New York "EVening Post Fresh Air Fund" thirty children have been received into Litchfield families for a few weeks airing. Sixteen re. turned on Saturday afternoon last, most of whom wished for longer stay. It was a merry company laden with 'goodies" of vari. ous kinds. and having gained decidedly Tn col. or and health. Several of our citizens have generously contributed towards the board of some of these children outside the village, Frederick Deming Esq. sending his check for S5O-Mr. Parsons desires to thank all who have interested themselves in this philsnthrop. ic work.
 On Tuesday afternoon crowd assembled in the town room to hear the trial of State vs Samuel Weeks. Hartford darkey charged with breach of the peace and abuse of Epaph. roditus Harrison. somewhat noted Litchield negro The complainant came into court surrounded like an African Prince with his female body guard; but there were quite enough anti-Paiphrodites to give color to the opposition. Prescott appeared for the State, and Moore for the prisoner. The evidence showed that week or so since Weeks was in town attending the family of Willis Carter. He had heard "Paiph" charged with poisoning Carters well. and finding him in Bishop. store called him out to remonstrate with him "Paiph" did mt wish to talk about the mat ter except in presence of his lawyers ant tried to get Weeks into Prescott's office. IT the course of the affair Weeks said he hat known and thought very we'll of Paiph's father, and fefrained from calling Paiph i, ''son of bitch" only because that might re feet on the elder Harrison. He further re marked that if 'PaiDh had done to his family what he was accused of doing to Willis Car ter:s. he would jump down his throat and kick out various internal organs not necessar, to specify. Paiph managed to get in Week. way several times, drank with him once an, evidently drew him out all he could. da, or two since he got Grand Juror Jones to sig1 complaint against Weeks for breach of th peace: sent out an officer and had him arreste in the night and dragged in here to answe to the petty accusation made against him An eloquent appeal was made by Lawye Moore for the prisoner and short reply b the prosecutors counsel. Justice Kilbour tben acquitted the prisoner, and is now cou aidering the claim of the prosecution to hay costs taxed up against the town to the amour of s43.s5 to meet the expense of this mo, absurd prosecution. x E .iai1Aa