Litchfield enquirer., 1881-01-27
LITCHFIELD.

Yale Law School for short visit.
 Mir. Edward S. Beach, of Trinity College, was in town a few days, this week.
 Rev. Allen E. Beeman, is in gown for a few days.
 There are now but 19 prisoners in the jail.
 Mir. A. $, Wright has been quite sick of rheumatism, but is now able to be out. 1 The School board is to meet on Saturday 'to complete the enumeration of scholars
 Mir. Asaph L. Wright has gone into the employ of the Massys Carriage Co. at Hart forl.
 The Shepaug railroad had pretty hard time of it. last week. The storm of Friday stuck trains till Sunday night.
 ID. G. Kilbourn Esq starts for Georgia, 'On Tuesday, and returns, it is said, by way of Mentor, Ohio.
 Mir Isaac Wakelnan has deeded to Wal ter Wakcman the farm in Northheid on winch he now lives.
 Tine contested election case of White vs Bierce has not yet been assigned for trial. When it is, look out for fun.
 Frederick Ostrander, of Salisbury, has ibeen brought in to the jail within few days to serve out a fine and costs.
 Mir Geo. H. Osborn has deeded about 9 acres of Iand, some two miles west of the Center, to James H. Osborn.
 Mr. Augustine Fitzgerald, of this place, takes first dispute" among the appoint menis of tbe Yale Junior Class
 Prints Sets. yard ginghams, Il cts; other goods in proportion. at Ganung & El- mores.
 MT. Henry L. Wheeler has deeded back Co Ihis father LorenZo Wheeler the.farm in the vast part of the town deeded to the Son by ille father some six years since.
 To show the mixed condition of the local sscieo! system, one teacher returns seven .Crutehes, one Bury and two States as recent Iy added
 Tine qaarter hour attachment of the town clock is liEtie irregular this cold winter. IL geIs into the habit, occasionally, of striking 5 fer the iiTss quarter 1, for the second and 3, for the third.
 -rhe Mrs. Wheeler whose burning of her husbands house, in Cornwall, we noticed, lx.. , its.. fl ioil fin Aafo of S1 1.UO0 -bOnds. She has an infant nine usI.Lhs old with her. The Mir. Baldwin whom Sse charged with making her burn the house has been tried and discharged.
 The petition noticed, last week. presented by Sheriff Cbampliu tO tne legislature for ser vices trying to arrest burglars, included items for the services Of two other officers, and for The wOrk done after the burglaries at Dr. Beach's. Mir Bissers and elsewhere. Mir Champlin pald out Sl37 in cash, besides spending much time.
 Mir. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at 5he store of Wessells and Gates, on Monday aeEf. with a choice selection of foreign and domestic wOOIens, prepared to take orders for anything in his line. Persons wishing good custom work. should give him call and ex- -anIine the new line of Fall and Winter Goods he is prepared to exhibit.
 A noticeable decoration at St. MichaePs Church thIs Christmas season, is the frontal of the iecIern, made of stars of ''immortelles" on attack ground of blue. and surrounded by Vrder of autumn leaves and eyergreens. This ia 'be hAndiwOrk Uf Mr. David C. Bulkley, wbo Sss fur sO long contributed his taste and skill in Lse Christmas trimmings, that he may iustly be tsEned a veteran.
 We cIin tse following ngstatementxegardin the saIe of .., [ik Aills," Maryland, by Col. Win. f. BaIdwi, ', formerly of this place. from the Cecil (Elkton) Wbig:
 We nceu.Iv rpno, 'cs1 tine sale of the above we'll known mills as O ue of the most import ant business transaction. lately eonsunmated in this section of the Stat 2. tue property being an exceedingly valuable o Ne. and the basis ot the negotiation being about Osae Haildreo thou. sand dollars Mir. Thomas A. faynter, O Brooklyn. \. Y., and un.il re- sently connected with two prom!nent New YorLt nrns--Dan naui, Duchtey ~ Oo, anu 0eorgC .'s " Nc' -unGler the negoliai ion referred l. ,, DOW hods tine bulk Of the stock of the Elk Mills Com pany. and since his purchase having 0sen cleo ted President of the Company. Al os neath of Dauiel Lord. the original owner of The mills. six parties in interest became th.> Own- CTS of what was then known as Lords Fac tory" Mir WE Baldwin. in adtliti VI to one interes, owned by ms wife as the sis Yer and one of the heirs of Daniel Lord, subs '. quently purchased on individual account the nve resuaining interests. Later the Elk Mills Company of Cecil county was organiz, ed under tine corporation laws of this State, the capital stock of the company being repre- sented by 2.OOO shares of sock. Of this stock, W. F Baldwin, as President of the Company, held l5g6 shares; Mrs Baldwin. his wife, 4OO shares: the remaining four shares being held by Daniel l.. Baldwin of Cecil County; Edwin J. Bramhall of Brook iyn. N. Y.; Edward W. Seymour, of Bridge port. Connecticut; and Robert Kay, of this county; these genllemen constituting, with the President. the Board of Directors. Hav- Ing purchased Mir. w. F. Ba.iwins interest. Ar- Payuter, as stated, succeeds the former as President while MT. Baldwin still remains Treasurer Df the Company, Mr. Daniel L. Baldwin being retained by Mir. Paynter as General Manager.
 Mir Paynter is an active business man. and since liis negotiation visits the mills every Wednesday, remaining until Saturday. He is a member of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. being a personal friend of Henry Ward BeecgIer. He has family, the latter con- sisting Of his wife and three daughters, who expect io remove io Cecil county about the first nf March. As part of the negotiation, Mr. Baldwin is now owner of the residence Tn Brooklyn recently occupied ny Mr. Paynter, h which the furlher expects to remove this Spung. ssfstsa