Litchfield enquirer., 1881-12-22
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 -CalIon Watts for Confectionery and Dec orated Chlna- .ss's asvoa =7aH
 -Ganung & EImorc have few words to say to the pebiic ia anp.Mlle. M column. --Therysistopea NewaYe Year's Ball at Ar: mory Hall, Friaay evening, December soth. eToe Ealttern -Ss4bs pabiIe schools clos ed on Friday. The Winter term will con- mence Tuesday, Jan. Sd. ,a..~.
 Mrs. Pond, of Bantam, isrecoveriDg from her broken hip. under the skillful treatment of Dr. H. E. Gates. .... 1s. 's9<.e5 = !
 The Christmas Festivalof St. Michaers Sunday school will be held on Wednesday evening, Dec. 28th, at6p. m. srsa,r
 There will be Christmas serylces at the Methodist Church, Sunday morning. The afternoon service will be omitted.
 About seventy pounds of four belonging toF.D. McNeil 6 Co was stolen from the freight house at the Shepaug Station, satur- day night ..s-s .,,-.-,-..z s.-.s.4 ga.
 The Young Mems socialsociety held their quarterly election, Monday evening. The of- = f3cers are as ruiiows: Frosisle.s, e. A Naaer : Secretary, H. c. Karl; Treasurer, John ln- land.
 On Friday, Dec. 2Sd, especial passenger trains will be run on Shepaug k. k. on the time of and making the same connections as the Monday Special leaving Litchfeid lat at % {, a. m. us f5'a .zqaa.oe .Aa 3ei.s e's There is to be Christmas Tree for the children of the Sunday Schoolat the M. + Church on Saturday Evening. Exercises by the children and others. The public are ln- vited. ..s.'.z.rs rs
 MT. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at thc store of Vessels & Gates, on Monday next, with choice selection of foreign ana domestic woolens, prepared to take orders Tor anything in his line. Persons wishing good custom work, should give him alcali and ex- .atnine the new line of Fall and Winter Goods ihe is prepared to exibit ya
 The different branches of the Masonic Order, in this place, hold their annual meet fines for the election of officers on Tuesday next. Darius Chapter at 9 p. m-; Buell. Coun- .cil at 4 D. Im.; St Paul's Lodge at 6:30 D.. m The annual supper will be as the U. s. Hotel, and a Social at Armory Hall. Dancing Tick tets $1.OO Balcony Tickets 25 cents. ..4'. s..s. Mrs. Sarah A Phelpss who died in this village on Tuesday morning in her sSd year, was devoted Christian woman thoroughly Imbued with that gentle aud loving spirit which wins all hearts. . s '.. -.--. =~ ..s s>a By the will ot the late Mrs. Susan Jenne the .ihouse in. which Mrs Phelps had lived since Mrs. Jenne's death, becomes the property of rthe M. E. Church, to be occupied as parsen- age. sa1s a-s zfHa reF ...s-The case of Medad Goodseg ys- George c. Hitchcock, about which considerable interest has been felt in New Preston, has been de cided by Gov. Miner, Committee of the Su. perior Court He refuses specific perfor- mauce of the agreement under which Goodsell was to take certain land of Hitchcock's on ap- praisal in payment of his mortgage debt, on the ground that the agreement in question was never completed by the insertion of the amount due on tties nlortgage. Qn1 the other hand he finds that there was no fraud Fin the appraisal, and allows Hitchcock certain pay ment of $1. 900 with large amount of ln- terest. thus reducing the mortgage debt to some $3. TOO or $3, 800. Foreclosure is de- creed Graves. Andrews and Brewster for petitioner; Ingersoll and Seymour for respon dent.
 We hear that an important question is coming up before the Superior Court on man damus. The Commissioners of thls county have refused in most villages to license any but druggists and hotel keepers to sell ~liquos A man named Eaters presented the recon meudation of the selectmen of Torrington fol license to sell in that village. Remonstrant appeared and objected to the general issuing of licenses there, and the Commissioners refus cd Bataefs his license. J He now proposes et test the question in the courts whether thu Commissioners have a right to restrict the Ii quor traffic by limiting it to hotels and drui stores. It will be claimed that it is their dut!
 
 recommended, no matter how numerous tb applications may pe.s If the law doesn6t nov give the commissioners power to limit tn number of those who afesto engage in the traf 6e, it should be amended at once.
 -Tne Superior Court jeceompaished but s small amount of business last week, and ind ing no case ready for trial ong Tuesday th Judge betrayed great dissatisfaction with tn bar for not providing business. Quite mum Der of cases were disposed of, however, b! settlement 4A4 I 4A6&ks J At% z @A v 9 -N
 On Wednesday, the case of Wtlliasn Brahd vs. Patrsck Hogdn came o1 ssor- trial. Tn plaintiff lives in Milton and the defendant jus over the line in Goshen. It was auaction fora assault which the pIaiutitf claimed was mad on him by the defendant early iu the mornin of the 27th of June, 1879, as he was driviu of the plaintiffs cows from bis front. Hesw, much injured. his lip badly cut. and elaine that the injuries had. rendered him, unablev do much workofor over . year thereafter. 1T defendant desired having been present. at il time mentioned, and claimeddh the attas had been made by one Storey. The judy founaase issue ferthe plaiutifI withe50 dan ages gHickox fof plf.. sGrasesA and -Prssco for deft
 On Thursday the Bantam Lake fowAge ca came up. 4 renlohstrance had been iiit against tue acceptance of the copmittee,s, T port on the ground of irregular and improp conduct of, the committee. They. were, ther selves present. and stated that after trial
 the case had been completed, but before the report had been signed or the damaees final settled, they came to Litchheld, went to u optlet of the lake with one of the petitioner settled shshsight to which sbeiwates might flowed by hEing an ison pin | into the, roc ana sa <r, liant df.sr,a and riayred lfha a1nar,s