Litchfield enquirer., 1881-06-23

The removal of the fence about the West Park is completed the grass has been mown and the trees trimmed; and the improvement is very manifest. It should be kept closely mown.
 Mir Henry A. Soule, of New Milford, is here laying concrete sidewalks. Walks are to be laid in front of Judge Seymour's and the Rectory. There is talk of running it down the East side of South Street, also.
 A fine string of seventy four cattle from the Echo farm in Litchfield arrived in Hart ford to-day, and were taken to Charter Oak park, where they will be sold at auction on Thursday and Friday.-Hartford Post. Mo1'- dag, June 2Oth.
 k Mir. Edwin A White delivers a lecture at Armory Hall on Thursday evening of this week at o'clock p m. Subject: 1.-The Re- latIon of Science to Religion" The proceeds of the lecture are to go towards defraying the expenses of an excursion of the pupils of Mir. Whites department of the Center School
 f--- -Weshad the pleasure of calling on Mr. w. H. Painter, at 616 Main s'rret, Bridgeport, last week. He has neat store, which is well filled with drugs and medicines paints and oils. We were shown through the different s departments by Mir F. E Seymour Munger, formerly in the employ of Vessels & Gates, of Litchfield Mir Painter will und ubtedly find in Mir. Munger an active and valuable as sistant who, by his polite and gentlemaniy ways, will draw much custom to the s! ore.- Bethel LedIger.
 Mir. J. Huntington Wolcott, of Boston, and hIs son Roger Wolcott. MT. Frederick H. Wolcott, of Astoria, N. Y.. with two daughters and a grandson, and Mr. Charles Wolcott of Newburgh, his wife and daughter, have been paying visit to the home of their distinguished ancestors. MT. J. Huntington Wolcott left a check of $50 for the Village Improvement Company. in token of his ap- preciation of the work they have done in our village.
 A service of Sacred Song will be given at Armory Hall on Sunday evening next, com mencing promptly at o'clock and closing in time SO as not to interfere with the services in the churches. All who can sing and all who enjoy hearing others sing, are cordially invit ed to be present. The seats will be free and no col lection taken up. The book Light and Life" will be used to sing from.
 In the Superior Court. last week, trial of Toohy's Appeal was finished. Lyman's Ap- was then tried. Samuel Lyman, the appel- lant, objects to the action of the distributors on the estate of Abigail Lyman in setting off a debt claimed to bedue from him to the estate In payment of a legacy bequeathed him. He denied owing the testatrix anything. The executor claimed that the fund on which the legacy was charged had been appropriated by the appellant himself. Kilbourn for Appel lant Andrews for Appellee,
 The case of Lindsley and Judson vs James E Wright, which has been pending in this court since April, 1875, was also tried, and the plaintiff recovered $279 25 and costs. Gill lette for plf. Kellogg and Terry for delft.
 Court came in on Tuesday of this week, and tried Soudant vs Wadhams. This case has once been to the Court of Errors and is now tried on thew assignment" of trespasses by the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims that the defendant made search of his premises on warrant for selzure of liquors at an upreason- able hour (11 p. m.) The defendant replies that the plaintiff admitted him to his house, and thus waived any objection to the officers entry he might otherwise have had.
 Moore vs Stone, Torrngton replevin case. followed which is now on trial.