Litchfield enquirer., 1857-06-18
Local.


The weather has yet little of the character of
summer. The trees are out, to be sure and the
grass green; but has scarcely lifted its head
from the dust, and garden sauce is but combination
of mud and water. Lovers of succotash look for
ward to dog days with trembling and wonder if the
comets tail has not gotten between the earth and
the sun. Every morning when we go to breakfast
we find the fire burning brightly in the chimney.
and pleasant indeed is its cheerful blaze at evening
We are daily expecting few roses but between the
slug whose polluting track over the leaves of our
bushes, is all eady. perceptible, and the cold morn
lngs generally developed in clouds, expect but a
few, and these some days 10 come. Indeed if
we have any recollection of the years past. Sprinp
has treated Summer have the Indians and
driven it ahead. Our June, which once came 50
leaped ahead at least month, installing itself in
the cool days We had formerly about the 4,h of
July. Our trust is alone in continual pressure of
one month upon another, until the mild DAYS of
November shall push December far into January
We hope this Autumn to see the many -co,ored for
ests holding up their bright canopy of leaves to the
November sun and the summer of the Aca,lian
wreaths over the December hills
An effort is being made to revive the old Copper
Mine on Mount Prospect 1t is said the ore contains
large percentage of nickel, and will pay well for
working number of work:nen will soon be sent
forward to commence operations and for aught we
know Uncle Sam will establish Branch Mint for
the coinage of his new cent, under the shadow of
Litchfcld Hill.
Uncle " SOL has at length gone to his rest. He
had lived to be neatly co. long time to look over
ones homestead, and remember the scenes which
lad transpired since the mother rocked his cradle
He was born under the same roof where he died. in
those stirring times when the battles of the Revo-
luton had commenced, and nearly every male ca
pable of bearing arms, gone out from this village
In September, 1777, it said Capt. Solomon
Marsh had son, whom he had named after him.
the old Captain, whose father had come out from
Hartford, and helped to survey the town. and whose
sons settled all about the village
SOLOMON MARSH, Esq, commonly known among
us g Uncle SOL" was one of the most generous.
simple minded and eccentric old bachelors we ever
met During his long life, he seldom permitted
female to cross his threshold-conducting his own
domestic affairs, and managing his own dairy His
butter and cheese in the New York market ALWAYS
stood high, and his currant wine, mctheglin, &C.,
were always of the first quality
Fond of dancing, it is only since he was prevent
ed by the disease which terminated his existence
that he failed to attend all the village balls and
few they ameng who do not remember the
blue coat and gilt buttons, that shone SO brightly
in the ballroom. as he cut down the middle, and
back again with his bushing partner.
He inherited large portion of the estate on
which he passed his life. and by patient industry
and strict economy, had added consid .bly to it..
friend to the Episcopal Society," who arc largely inx
debtcd to his generosity. Strong in his prejudices
man who meyer forgot, he at the same time conf
bined gentle, retiring disposition; which, had 1T
been softencd by more genial domestic association,
would doubtless have shone bright among our house
hod annals.
Green be the grass thee, Uncle Sol. We
have sat by thy fre-side, and eaten of thy salt,
laughed at thy songs, and with many ronping
girl, long since mother, rummaged thy kitchen
and pantry and been back again by thy old sonth-
room REPLACE thy feet returned from the bed
room, thy head looking bright under thy best wig.
and thy face redoent with smiles over the story of
the cheese just finished, and the metheglin which
was just ripe enough to drink We drop tear for
thee and childhood; for with thy death knel comes
the memory Of our own years-our boyhood SO long
departed.
The First Church will meet on Sunday, at their
usual place Of worship In case the gallery seats
shall have been removed effort will be made to
accommodate all the Congregation with seats on
the floor of the House.