Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-10
Local.

-Messrs. Geo. Seymour & Co., of South Norwalk, Conn, have six acres exclusively devoted to the growth of the Lawton Blackberry. Fabulous sto- rcs told of the size these berries attain altho there is no doubt they are large and luscious. Dur ing the thirty days ending August 2lst, single firm in New York received from Long Island 2,239 bushels of blackberries, at average of cents a quart.
 -Wo learn with regret that the large tannery of s. D. Nor,hway, Norfolk, was destroyed hy fire, Sunday night last. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary, no fire having been used the premises for several months. The value of property destroyed is $l5,O0o. h. sured for $l ,OOO in the Phenix and Etna off ceS.
 CATTLE SHow--We have received letter from one of our hest farmers, who speaks of the resolution of the Executive Committee voting to have ploughng match, unless there are at least eight teams entered. We trust all our farm CTS will bear this in mind, and bring forward a Of the entertainment of the most pleasant of the days. Much might be said upon the subject It involves an interest in blows, cattle, and skill full drivers and plowmen, and we trust, will not be neglected.
 The summer is dead. If you will stand by he kitchen door of the farm house, you can hear
 the slow beat of 9he funeral kneIl, as regular in its strokes, as e'er passing tones that chim- ed from old church belfrey. One, two, three lis the sound of the farmers fail Loosely scattered upon the floor, lie the broken shcaves, and steadily fall the strokes of the fail uron ,hem. Wonder in the corner is the flaming -miI near by south doors of the barn open, looking out on the green hills, and letting in the sun, that peeps Tn on the gray spider-webs and gray nests ot swallows which hang from the ratters. On his masters coa. near by, the dog is quietly repoSng now starting to catch fly, or 10 tantly growE at the flock of poultry that gather about the door. There Is a branch of yellow leaves on the nerth- ern side of the naples, by the spring which feck> the bark with shadows, and like crimson streak of light. tke berries of the mounsain ash flash in the sun. Last night, the harvest moon lent it, II lustre 10 the hllis, a cricket chrped beside
 
 tie kitchen, We heard the fowls moving in the aPple-lrees: then all was silent again save the cricket which chirped by the stone. At length hls voice ceased then an apple dropped from some free down the orchard, the fowls ssoved un- easily once more, and the cricket commenced again, and kept chipping on. until his voice Was
 lost in the deep chant of tue belrey clock. slowly calling midnight. The nights are already b.con.- Ing cool and long, and the pleasant warmth of ones bed, would close his eyes long after the sun Is abroad. The summer is indeed dead -Rev. Henry Ward B;echcr lectureI last eyep- ns up'n Patriotism at the First Church. ih2 use was crowded, and the Lecture an hour and a hatf in length listened to with marked at tention by audience which seemed highly de- lighted. Had not the speaker before delivered the lecture, we should have supposed it had been ar ranged especially for the inhabitants of Ltchaeld and vicinity; especially, that portion which allu- ded to public spirit, that public spirit which with excessive liberty can afford to pay 25 cents to listen to of the first orators in the country and yet at the same time shocks him by display ing cowshed for school house. Almost the first remark of MT. B. on walking through West street, was sad observation regarding this neg lected spot. Let us consider this Let Us remem- Der that while our sons, the most disti lg uished in the land, do not forget us, we forget ourselves our children and our institutions Let US not in- deed, get any farther behind the age.
 Sec advertisement of Prof Carns.
 -Amuseinents this week, seem all the go Mrs. E. G bostwlck sang on on Monday evt ming, to a l crowded house. 5ecents per head did not scare our citizens, the remarks of the Winsted Herald, | We trust the same libera1ity wiH be extended to the Blind Singer who gives con. cert this evening at Buckley's Hall He is gradu- ate of one of the institutions for the blind and highly recommended. Go and hear him. He can