Litchfield enquirer., 1881-06-09
Bantam.

Looney ard family, with Mr. John Blacker, who have been employed i'll the cotton mill for eight months past have moved to Water. bury.
 Mrs. Barbour, of Waterbury, is visiting her sister Mrs E. w Pond. in this place. Our Cornet Band drove over to $. NJ. Wheeler's Lake House, last Saturday evening, and played some of their best pieces. MT and Mrs S. NJ. Wheeler were made happy by the birth of d son on the third of this month.
 -FislnDg has been very good iu the lake for a week or two past, anyone that could bait 6 hook could catch fish,
 This community was again shocked, last Saturday evening. by the sudden death of Mr. Norman Mercy, who lived about 15 miles Northwest of the Post Office. He appeared to enjoy his usual health, Saturday, visiting Litchfeld and Bantam through the day. At evening he went to the house of his son. law Mir. Frank Hallock. He had been there but short time when he sat down on the door, sill, fell into the house, and expired in few moments. He complained to no one of being sick or feeling bad A jury was empanelled who spent considerable time in examinations, hut their verdict was nearly az follows "The deceased came to his death by some unknown cause." He leaves family of small chll- dren. His funeral was attended at the church, Monday afternoon
 Considerable frost was seen in this vicini- ty, Tuesday morning. W.
 New Milford.
 The band have removed from the Town Hall to a room in Petersons building on Rail, road Street, where they will continue their practicing.
 The Y. P. T. U. are soon to hold straw. berry and ice cream festival. H'...
 F. H. Tiffany, the printer that eloped with girl named Fredenburg and at the same time stole horse of Merritt E. Sherwood, and who has been serving out his sentence in State prison. was in town one day last week.
 It is with much sorrow that the residents of this town read the new statute relating to itinerant doctors, because it does not include the famous Mrs. Mix
 -P l.. Wood, who has been principal of the public school in this town for two years, has resigned his position. While he has been here he has been faithful to his duties and has won the respect and esteem of all
 The directors of the Agricultural Associa- tion have decided to hold the annual fair Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the last week in September. Now, P. D., bring on your big squashes.
 By actual count there were S59 men and boys at the depot on the arrival of the milk tram, Sunday evening.
 The Ray calls attention to the fact that three grave stones furnished by the govern ment for David Lake, Robert Ferriss and J. A. Beeman, have lain at the depot for more than year. It is a shame to the relatives of the first two that such is the fact Even the friends of the deceased ought to lake the mat mr in hand and put them up, if the relatives will not.
 Sunday morning when George Narsh, living in Park Lane, went to Lis barn he found his horse missing. The Horse Thief Associa. tion of which Marsh is a member, immediate ly sent out riders who easily tracled him to West Cornwall. the horse having no shoes on There more joined in the pursuit and one of them, Derrill Adams, Came up with the thief in the town of Norfolk and pulled him of the horse, which he was riding. He refused to give his name. He was brought to New Mil, fore on the milk train and lodged in the lock up. Roy.