Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-17
Local,

In long ride through the valleys of our county we noticed many corniclds, entirely ruined by the
 frost of lst week. In several they are cutting and stacking it for winter cattle fodder On the high grounds corn looked we'll and should the fine wealth CT continue, We shall have fine crop. Potatoes all gone
 A charcoal dealer brought 10 this village las {, week load of charcal which he represented to contain l25 bushels, and for which he asked 9 cents per bushel.
 He seemed unwilling to retail the same, much preerrlng to dispose of the whole load to single party In finding a purchaser, he met with no g1ea, difficulty, and soon delivered his coal and received his price therefor, Sll.25. After his departure, the good housewife who purchased the same, much surprised to find her charcoal bin not rear so full as a smaller num- Der of bushels had often made it. The application of the yard stick and rough calculation soon.c pnvinced her that she had no, received over 100 bushels.
 The charcoal man, who had not yet left the v- lage, was informed of the discovery, and-to his credit be it said, he readily proposed to compro- mise the matter, by refunding the :" odd change'' [Sl.25 or if that were not satisfactory, to take back the coal and refund the whole amount paid him.
 Rather than be Injected to the dust that natu- rally would have been raised on the occasion the compromise was accepted.
 4 ca etul measurement of the contents of the bin, shows that she received v bushels, bn, in or der to make her coal as cheap as possible she calls it 50 bushels.
 At that rate, the charcoal, in tead of costing g., it costs l2 cents ger bushel, and but for the compromise, would have cost II cents.
 The coal dealer who was very good nanred by the way, gave some excelecnt advice which we reccom"nd '' If people thought they were not getting good measure, they should stand by and s.e the coal measured the mselves.'
 In onr columns will be found tho advert scmcnt of AIr. II. RlIwin's Shcpang Mills We are indebt- el to him for the ' batch of bread" which it has been good fortune to eat the past simmer and assure all housckeepers that the flour ground at his mill and hearing his brand III Bald win. Washington, Conn. is superior to anything offered in this market. He is now grinding rye. and will soon be ready to supply customers with wheat rye and bnckwfeat Aonr in ? l5 packages "a fact it will be well to remember.
 The Cattle Show and Fair of the Harwinton Agri- cultural Society is to be held the first Tuesday of October.
 The annual examination and review of the -tu- dents of Elm Park Institute will commence OH Friday the 18th inst and continue until Friday the 25th
 The summer visitors are fast leaving Stages are full with departing guests, and children, nurs es baby wagons, and ponies no longer at discount While write the wind is rattIing windows as if herald of winter was riding through the back allies and lonely courts, blowing his trumpet and routing out his brothers who shall scatter the leaves in the forest, sing the chimney tops and moan pitfully in the firc-places.
 Everything however in the weather line, promis cs we'll for the Cattle Show, and we have doubt from present appearances, shall have the finest display and most attractive gathering eyer known to .i.e town,.