Litchfield enquirer., 1881-09-01
LITCHFIELD.

on Monday evening.
 Presiding Elder Hill of the Methodist church was here Monday, preached in the evening, and held the 2d quarterly conference of the year. VI. Co-Members of the Village Im- provement Company are requested to send their annual tax of $1.00, due Aug. 1st, to c. F. Ray, Treasurer
 On Saturday, while at work at Felix Ouigey's. Jackson Tompkins had leg bro- ken, as he was coming out of the woods with log. Both bones Of the leg were bro ken just above the ankle.
 On Saturday, Justice Kilbourn rendered judgment in the case of Adam Watts vs Mar shall Barrow and Jackson Tompkins, in favor of plf., to recover $10S4 damages of both defendants, and $884 additional of Tomp- kins.
 The School Committee held their exam ination of teachers at the Center School RoolDs on Saturday last. About thirty-fve candidates were examined. The Committee meets on Thursday to decide upon the quail. jfcations and make assignment of teachers.
 On Sunday evening last Professor Dwight sof Yale College delivered memorial seEnon upon the late Judge Seymour. It was feel ing tribute to the life and services of the de. ceased, and large congregation was present including many from other churches.
 MT. Edwin A. White, Principal of the public School in this village, will take few private pupils in the languages and in higher mathematics with special reference to fitting them for college. MT. White is very highly spoken of as an instructor. and will no doubt give complete satisfaction.
 The gathering of the Merriman family at Mir. Hiram Merriman's on Thursday last. was was attended by about 75 members of the family. Ten sons and daughters of John Mer- rman were present with the descendants. There was an excellent picnic entertainment; and photograph of the family was taken by MT. Judd. t
 Prof. B. M. Huxley, of the Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn will give readings and recitations tomorrow cThursday) Evening at Armory Hall. Prof.. Huxley read at the Teachers Convention in Fairfield county and the Stamford Herald speaks of him as follows: Friday evening Prof. Huxley opened the exercises with series of matchless readings. Longfellow's "King Robert of Sicily" never held the closer attention of an audience than 1t did that evening under the professors won- derful elocutionary powers i; and his. Mrs. Maloney on the Chinese Question" and story of catching mice fairly convulsed his hearers with laughter.
 The Rev. Kristeler of Bethlehem, con- verted Jew, will lecture in the Bantam Hall, Friday evening, Sept. 9th at o'clock. Sub ject: ''The Manners and Customs of Modern Jews" The lecturer is the grandson of a Jewish Rabbi He exhibits paraphernala, and appears in the costume of Jew during morning service. This lecture has been favor ably received in Waterbury, Hartford, Water town, Woedbury. &c., &c The Bantam Cornet Band will furnish music. The pro- ceeds will be devoted to purchasing Sunday School books. Tickets 15c for children 10c.
 pr. Corydon Palmer. of Warren. Ohio, lldS uCCh hCiC Iot a nCCn M wv IOCnhuk up the geneology of the Palmers of Litchfeld. His great grandfather Job Palmer came here iG TBS aud lived in Beach Street where Mir. Henry l.. Coe now lives. MT. Ambrose Pal mer, his son, sold tue homestead to Levi Coe, in 1799, and removed to New Connecticut in 1880, near Warren, Trumbull Co. The records of Branford, Ct.. show that Job Palmer was grandson of Michael Palmer who was one of the original planters of that town in 1647, Michael was grandson of the Walter Palmer whose decendaHts met recently m Stonington. Col. Wesseiis. deseendent of Job Pal. mer, was ol e of those present at the Stonington gathering.
 At meeting of the Board of Directors of the Shepaug Rail Road Company on Wednes- day, Aug. "A, 1881 the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 ResO5ced, that this Board desire to express their appreciation of the great loss sustained by this community and the commonwealth in the removal by death of our hoHofed associate Judge Origen $. Seymour.
 ReSOtced, that as members of this Board we wish especially to make mention of the loss to as and to this company of his wise counsel, his clear judgement and bis cordial and earn est co-operatOn in the management of the ln- terests entrusted to cur charge.
 RSsotUed, that we do most deeply sympa. thize with the family of Judge Seymour in their great afiaiction.
 Hesotoed. that copy these resolutions he presented to the family of Judge Seymour and that the society be directed to place them up- on the permanent records of this Company.
 Attest.
 S- WM DEMrNe sec'y. s. R. R. Go.
 Judge Seymour's will hes been proved. 1t gives his widow the use of his homestead for life; legacy of $s.O0O. all his bank stock and all the furniture in the homestead. abso. lutely. MT. Chester Addis is given the life nse of the house and garden he now occupies, free of rent. The remainder of hls property IS given to his three sons (making allowance for an advancement of $5000., to Mir. E. W. Seymour). and they are ail appointed execu- tors. The will itself was executed several years ago; but characteristic codicil was added giving each of his grandsons legacy to be placed in the Savings Bank till they be- come of age and then to be used for the pur. chase for each ofa gold .wstcb to be kept by the legatees in memory of their grandparents.
 There are more boarders now at tue Lake View than there have been at any time before this season Tine house itself is full and sev- eral have rooms outside. The arrivals for the past week are the following: F. Sanford and Miss A. E. Sanford. Newtown i; F. A. Mar ble. Newtown M. E. Hawley, Newtown |: IN. H. Tom. Chicago c. P. Cowles,. Anso- mia; J. M. Binkley. New York; w. F. Smith, New York LA. Weeden, Brooklyn; Ella E. Ives, Newbnrn, N. c. Miss M. w. Foster. Philadelphia. s. R. Retts, New, York ;7S. N. Holcomb and wife, Hsrtford l: J. c. Musgrave, New York J. McCrea. Nam YnrE. Wn, .f.io.,,,s.r... |, as.ia .na 1-