Litchfield enquirer., 1850-04-25
Yours, &c., l.. J. HowE,
NORFOLK.
Correspondence of the Enquirer.

friend and Well-WlSher OI lne improve ments of the age, I sit down to while away a leisure hopr in speaking to you of some of which you and your by no means unintelligent patrons may not be fully aware. We are supposed to be, and indeed we are, here in the goodly town
 of Norfolk, very staid, quiet sort of
 people; and I need not tell you that we
 are for the most pat, a farming popula-
 ton. Not the raisers of the "golden
 grain," but the makers, by the help of a
 certain very useful species of the ani-
 nal kingdom. of the fine yellow rolls of
 Butter, and delicious ponderous Cheese,
 admired by epicures the world over.- But although styled a farming people" '"
 we profess to do, and to be preparing to
 do a tritaing business in the way of manu-
 featuring. and of this. MT. Editor, l I would say word or two in this place.
 You will therefore go with me about one and half miles from the place where l am writing, on the " Screen, l" whose vel vet carpet, in summer. is nvershadowed by the extended arms and luxuriant foli age of those glorious old elms-thc beau ty and pride of our rustic, quiet village.
 Along the banks of a noisy, bustlng stream of motive- -p9saer, is the neat and somewhat extensive scythe establishment of the Hon. John Dewell, built, together
 with the store and family mansion, Of
 stone, and in the most substantial mans
 ner. This establishment furnishes em-
 ployment for many hands, and turns out
 yearly, a large number of dozen of scythes, which are scattered far and
 wide, over the Union. A few rods be
 low, you will find the Tannery of John
 K. Shepard, employing several hands
 and turning of large quantities af leath- CT annually.
 We will next retrace our steps and ascend the stream 2 short distance,
 when we shall arrive at the Iron Works of Lawrence & Day; said firm consist ing of E. c. Lawrence and Abram
 B. Day. Here, large quantities of pig are converted into Axe iron, &c., and furnishes employment for many hands and also food for many mouths.
 A little fartherup and you come to the Hoe shop of N. B. Stevens & Goa firm consisting of three enterprising young men with large capital. The stop, and indeed the business is quite new, but the former is extensive and ex- ceedingly well built. and your correspon> dent sees no reason why the latter will not prove very profitable. The hoes are all made expressly for Southern markets and intended to supplant the villainous diggers that so long prevailed in that Slavery cursed part of our glorious Union, l know not that either of the members of the said firm are free -soilers, proper. but think they are doing some- thing. at least, to tighten the burdens and relieve the unpaid toll of Southern bondmen.
 You will next proceed yet little far ther up, and you find the tannery of Mr. Pendleton-an establishment just con- pleted, and on a somewhat smaller scale, but snug and thriving. Leaving this, you ascend still further, when you soon come in view of the Woolen Factory of J. s. Kilbourne & Son. A proposed of this concern will make it one of the most respectable in town. In it is manufactured satinet, flannel, and woolen yarn. For the furnishing of the last mentioned article. its enterprising have already contracted to | the amount of $2O,O0O, though just l commencing in this branch of their bus 1 ness.
 But not 10 particularize too much, we ! will proceed little farther up this very busy and useful stream. Three minutes walk and you arrive at the Factories of ]. & E. E. Ryan. These enterprisiag gentlemen, by dint of industry and by he practice of honesty and fair dealing, hough formerly poor, have acquired a arge property and are doing and pre- oaring to do an extensive business.-l They have in process of erection build ug for the manufacture of woolen goods, 'ne hundred and twenty feet in length, md four stories from the basement. Their business and capital is at present Tery large.
 Mir. Porter in the north part of the town loes a somewhat large business in the way of Cabinet ware, Furniture &c., and ast but not least, I beg leave to call TOUT attention to the new Tannery of Harlow Roys, Esq, in the south part of he town. It will be remembered by 'ou and your readers. that the old es- ablishment was completely destroyed by ire some two months since, nearly bank up:ing it's energetic proprietor. The ite is pow occupied with building erec- ed throughout in mid-winter. and for several weeks past in full operation-5