Litchfield enquirer., 1881-03-03
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 but March brought us back winter.
 -Whooping cough has reduced the school attendance at No:thfeld from 43 to 13.
 Scarcely do the heels of one ''blizzard" disappear in the Southeast before the ''bahg" of another looms up in the Northwest.
 Attend the Auction, at C. W. Shepard's, on South St., next Tuesday. See Adv. and Bills for particulars. !. The g''Bantam Vigilance Society" has been incorporated by the legislature. What it is to be vigiant about, is the next point.
 -Today (Ash- Wednesday, is the opening of Lent. There is no more dancing, and fish, balls are now legal tender seven days in the week. ... t
 A Morris butcher met with curious bed fellow (not of his own cheosipg) at Duchess Go. tavern recently, in a'dressed'pig weighing same sixty pounds.
 The farm of the late Francis H. Pratt, of about 143 ares situated in the '.Pitch' has been sold to Mir. Henry s. Gillette, of New Preston. ,. ....... .. .t.. s.f-
 MT. David E. Johnson has leased to the Naugatuck R. R. Co.,. the privilege Of taking out ice from the pond on his land at the Litch- field Station for two years.
 We notice that the Legislative Committee on Claims has reported against allowing the claims of Litchfeld officers for time and ex- penses in pursuit of burglars.
 Edward S. Beach of Litchfeld, won the first prize in the oratorical contest at Trinity college, on Tuesday of last week. His sub- ject was, "War as Method of Arbitration.
 The third lecture of the course will be delivered by the Rev. MT. Cromlish, at the M. E. Church, tomorrow CThursday) evening, at 73O Subject: ''The principle incidents in the first part of Pilgrims Progress"
 The one hundredth anniversary of the foundation of St. Paurs Lodge No. II, F. and A. M, of this place, occurs June 1st of the present year. The fraternity have under con- sideration some proper observance of the event. Y r.- -".-! .'
 Attention is called to the advertisement of valuable real estate for sale by the Admin property offered is of every variety farming land, wood lots village residences, and build ing lots, They ought to bring good prices.
 While the thunder shower was in progress Monday evening lightning struck the depot at East Litchfeld, and burnt off the telegraph wire in both directions. The bolt followed fthe ground wire out to the track tore up plank and splintered it, and spattered one side of the depot with mud and water.
 We understand that the money is nearly raised for the proposed improvements at St. Michaels church We have heard of some ob- jectiontO women's voting at the recent meet ing. They have certainly backed up their votes with their money in Way that does not always characterize voters of the less pi3us sex. 4aaf .iel ."r ,-s-'~ E tr... '-The gentlemen who came over in the stage Tuesday night claim to have earned each his 60 cents. Officer Blakeman walked ahead with lantern; driver Snow struggled with the horses, drifts and mail bags in the center Of the pFodession, ,~gatltS the.other pass enger perspired in the rear. They reached the Hill about 9:30. thO4 I8kd
 On Monday morning last, the City At torney started out from East Litchfield driv- ing pair of horses for a friend After com. ing on bit something seemed wrong with the sleigh and be got out. Just then the team started; they didn't run, but they managed to keep a few rods ahead of their driver as he walked all the way to Litchfeld Hill. < w feel bound to state in justice to ths City Atty, that no profanity marred the quiet beauty ol the occasion
 -Mr J. HnntingtonlW nlW olcottIhas been Jay ing this. community under additional obiga tion by additional gifts for public or quasi public uses. ;. Last. week he sent checks tt Judge Seymour for ,$2OQ0, to be used as fol lows: $500, for the purchase of a'cotnmu nion service forlthe Congregational Church $500, for use by. the Cemetery Association il keeping in order the Wolcott lots ip the Eas Cemetery and 5000. the income of which i to be applied for purehse Of books for tn Wolcott Library. On Saturday meeting Q the Wolcott Library Association was held ant an vote was passed thanking Mr. Wolcott fo his very liberal donation, which will enabl them to make constant additions to the yaiua ble works they, now have. There was some discussion also'upen the. feasibility of estab fishing permanent library room, in connuec ton with the Circulating Library, which nov numbers over HOO volumes. |.
 We hearofthelf fqfiewigg recehe RmevAls Mrs. Shepard has moved from, Mrs. A., c Smiths to Mrs. HIP. .fJudd's place in Meaddt Street. Mir Koehlsr, the barber. has left MT Thompson's place in Spencer St. for Mrs Wheeier's oh4 the south side of East Hill Geo. Elmore hao loft Beachss house dow West Hull, and IS to occupy the half of, Mn Fenn's place on West Street recently occupie by. MT. sLamson.is Mr.. Edward Jackson T, moves from Mrs. Braman's to Leonard Stone new house on Leonard Street. i. Charles W Shepard goes from Mrs. A. O.; Smiths int the south. part of Dr. Beach's house .on tn Wocottville road. MT, John Sepplss is | take the Clock place on West Street. 0. E Gillette has gone from s. P. 1Williams' plact corner of Spencer and West Streets. to .Aiiltor Mir Albert Buel removes from Mrs. Prescott house in Meadow St. to the SIP William place. '5s2o F, Y .t'..i.s =. .,, ,4t . :. ,
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 Last week Lshoalds have mentioned dthatlo Tuesday evening. the 15th,s the ladies of s Peters parish furnished an oyster supper, eEc in the Town Hall, The affair resulted il i profit of something over sixty dollars,
 On Wednesday, the 'sad, another descer was n.ade into Luther s, Porter's eesstablisl ment, resnltinaHin aAseizare of 'ati .aitition, quantity of liquors, .'s s'',s,s' sssas N, z,