Litchfield enquirer., 1881-02-03
LITCHFIELD.

-Messrs Mclean and CromIish exchanged pulpits, Sunday.
 Mir. Starr is building sheds for use by his teams at the Shepaug depot.
 We hear of serious drifting on the She paug this Wednesday, morning.
 There was service in St. Michaels chap e on the morning of Wednesday, "Puri6ca- ton Day."
 The adjourned annual town meeting for laying taxes is to be held on Monday next. Action will also be sought to prevent coasting on the public highways.
 E. T. Mclaughlin. of this village, is one of five students at Yale to be awarded the hrst prizes for English composition in the sophomore class.
 Smith & Matthews give 'All the Rage' in Wolcottville on Monday evening, the 14th inst. witk specially fine cast of players. They claim that it will be. the best thing of the kind ever gwen in that place.
 -Dr Gates has returned from New York for good, this time. Besides picking lots of new medical notions. he has found tune to hear a good deaf of good music, for which the pres- ent winter has offered uncommon facilities in the metropolis
 The Superior Court takes another ad. journment of week till Tuesday Feb. Sth, owing tO lle detention of Judge Granger in Hartford. This is particularly unfortunate as it fad ty Inc rial nf fhn Trav al lsr's Insurance Go. case which should have been tried this week.
 The Rev. Mcssrs Cromlish and Mclean are To give alternate free lectures on secular subjects beginning with a lecture by Mir. Cronlisl, at the Methodist church, on Thurs day evening of this week at 7:30 p. m. Subject Work and Workers" The public are invited 10 attend.
 W hardly did justice to the curioslties of thc catalogue of the North Farms school in OUT last weeks item. Out of 31 scholars, 8 are Clutches; 3 Canes; 2 States, and one Peacnck, among the sIrnames. Among the Christian names there is Moses, an Aaron, Solomon and Mary and Martha who are sisters
 -Of all the 'blzzards' of this most re. markable season the blizzard of Tuesday night IS tie severest. A high wind with the thermometer ranging from zero to IA below makes the I.itclIfeld householder look up his extra bed-clothing, build fires in his cellar, and bring up an extra hod of coal fur the base 5uTner- A Iacai financier lately traded bull for COW. In tine trade they put down the bull at s992, 50: Inc COW, al 8 round $l 600; and each felt that he had just closed out a rather big transaction. Now if two farmers had sat on the fence and whittled, half day, and done the same thing, the bull would have 6gured al $22,5O the COW, at $50; and neither would have been very proud of his bargain. There is nothing that expands mans views like finance.
 We are looking forward ardeutly to the thaw which Nennor promised us fortnight ago. The weather Of last week, though not quite as cold per thermometer as some, was as snug IS anything in our recollection The season whea the wind blows hard, and the iher,nb nbneter ranges between zero and 10o above, is the winter of our discontent" ou Ii,cliield Hiil Then, too, the steady per sisience Of the cold beats all previous experi- es1ce. If the thing goes on much longer, this bOrragh will have 10 make a general assign ment to Mir. Geo. Kenney, coal merchant, trastee.
 Mir Geo. F. Wright, the artist, died at Hartford, OB Saturday evening last. He had broken his leg badly from fall on the ice re- ceuiiy, ahd died in the city hospital He was a native Of Washington, Conn.,, aud for long lime resident of This village. It was here that be began painting for which he showed nost remarkable talent from the first. A charcoal sketch of the late Leman Church, dTaSn by him some thirty years slnce on wal in the court house, showed an extraordi. nary kHaek as catching likeness The Cour. ant gives tine following sketch of his career:
 He was born in Washington, in tlis state, in loSo. and received a classic education under the key. isaac Jones, of Lilchield He first OpeiIed a studio iH N Maliingford, and renIoyin iU Haftfsia some time alterward became ln jc4s lise custodian of the W Madsworth aLheue- usIi gallery. The following year he studied iB the Iiie-scii0oi of lhe National Academy aad, EeturGng Ia Hartford, painted porLraiis for nvc years wiIh marked success SGbse qaentty ne past two years in Germany and ltaiY. improving himself in his art and be cO,Httfg familiar with the best works of the great masters of ancient and R,oderu times On hIs return to Hartford he resumed hs work and painted the portraits of many of the gov eFagrs uI illinois aud thus slate. or late years. his iIie was oue of varied experiences Ills attention 10 his prefessioIi was irregular, but hc1 iH the nioo4 for work, his wonder ful skill znd extended practice enabled him to peucii sSae Uf the best paintings of his life.
 AT- NFIght was familiar ilh the German aud italian languages. and had fair knowl edge Of Latin. A career which might have been brilliant and successful was ruined by the habits of his later years. In Illinois he met and married young lady whose mother bore title in Italy. Mrs. Wright is an ac- c0BIpiislie,i lady. aud has for some years en. larged the family income as far as she was able, by teaching. painting, embroidery, lace nsakIng and other branches of handiwoik She Is let with four children ih straightened circuIDstances. but the family have many Trends among the residents of this city, who will ssezr i.ie deceased husband and father in kindly nenl0ry. and will see that those he caves are cared for.
 Ash -ToHic-A Perfected PurIfyer of the PysIein. Iu .ib. bottles; 75 cents For Dys. psFsia. the ntaby forms of Liver Complaint. impure aud Impoverished Blood, and Fupc l.'nsi Arrangements attendant upon Debility. For sYlsplDiIs indicated 6y lndigestioa. Los, ApiseIile, Nausea. Sich Headache,, Sou, s.oniacls. FasTed Tongue, Drowsiness, Blauch