Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-26
OUR CONNECTICUT LETTER.

Rocky Hill, April 10Th, L to-
Nh. Eprroa:-I promised | would write you
few lines about matters and things down here III
Yankee land We left Plymouth Monday morn
ing, April 9th suppose you have heard all a.
bout tie foods, high waters. &c. never before
witnessed any thing like it in all my life. From
Crestlinc to Mission the whole country seemed
one vast lake. Just west Of Wooster, for about III
miles, the track was entirely submerged. con-
s,ruc,on train was Just ahead Of us propping up the
track to enable us to pass safely the men, car
rying blocks of wood. wading knee deep in water
After long and tedious journey We reached New
York Friday night. After leaving Harrisburg the
entire distance is one vast, grand garden, the lowell
es, country ever beheld. As far rs the eye can
reach you behold wheat fields far superior to any in
Indiana Wheat drills are universally employed
on this crop From New York Steamboat con-
veycd us TO Hartford. All along the river winter
still holds sway Vegetation is 3 or 4 weeks be-
hind that in Indiana. Times are very dull. Ev-
erythirr in the business line seems to be dead and
stsgnant.
! Connecticut is great State for industry. Ev-
erybody, young and old, seems to DC employed ana
earning their support. Hartford, . miles from
here, IS beautiful place and contains more real
wealth than any city OF its size in the Union
Some I3 large towns do their retail trading there.
There is where Colts revolvers are made. Great
benefit to the ira desmen Of Hartford is derived
from the increased business caused by the manu-
f,cturc of these celebrated frca in their midst
The CITY property OF Col. Sam Colt, the owner OF
the Revolver patent, is assessed at s2,aoo,ooo.-
He has planted, all along the sides OF the dyke
willow sprouts to resist the frequent freshets oil
the Connecticut rrer. These sprouts have grown
fast and very thick. Colt is now introducing the
Basket making business, which will become as no
ted a. his famous. Pistols. Colt and Fernando
Wood have become aware OF the fac. that Con
nec,icut has gone Republican. The Republicans
ne confident that their majority in the fall will be
great deal larger than at the recent election Ih'
Legislature which convencs the lst Wednesday II
NAY next will make il their first business to cnac
saw TO prevent election frauds hereafter.
: wcathersfcld. three miles from Hartford is
la xn of some three thousand Inhabitants. Thl
riacc is noted for raising onions. Every man, wo
n,n and child is engaged or Interested in raisnl
the "bcautiful fruit They arc sown in long row
by a seed drill. and the young "sals,' in the Tor
part of the dav, get down on their knees, with thei
faces and hands covered up to protect them fror
the heat of the burning sun. and weed them, VIM
in the afternoon all Of them can be found with nee
Idcs in their hands, or sitting At the Piano receiv
: ling or giving instruction in music. Weathcrshei
has n large brick Church, which is called Sonic
], Church" Report says that the ladies built 1t a
most entirely out Of the proceeds of onion saics-
do not credit the story. however. 1t IS said tia
those who weed the onions are troubled with scale
:. which grow upon their knees. but which drop o
I'm the spring and leave them as good ne new :
!: weaihersieIdi Is also famous for its garden seed
IL will give you the prices now current Tor some
sbe'products of the country: Flour s. 1903 p bb!
= potatoes 4oc p bu corn 75c y bu
There il a Yankee in Hartford who advertise
:. Wells and Post Holes already dug, Gun Barrel
!. made out of .King Fishers Holes" Gutta Perez
!. Gimblcts. which viii bore toany depth After DO
= ing up TO the handle you pull OF stretch them al
10 then keep on boring. These gimbiets were ust
pretty extensively by the Democrats at the Ia
a. election. but they were not long enough 70 DO
n through the Republicans This Z ankee also a
is vertiscs Slate Pencils and RtraE Bungs TOT C'o
y, Barrels, with screws to them. and lots OF 9th
:. things that cannot enumerate at present. Ia
of next will write more about the Yankees Gi
my respects TO all who recolIeot OF my ever iivi'
ae IN Plymouth and also 70 Doc. Lemons Green IA
b. rot TIL s' NJ =