Litchfield enquirer., 1860-07-26
WHS OF THE WEEK.

E9FS OF THE WEEK.
 Fms IN fAasueros.-shortly after 10 o'clock Tkms@ey night, says the Press, the barn of Samuel Deniing fn Pennington was set on fire and destroyed with it's contents, IF or IA tons of hay. Ehree years ago, MT. Denlng lost a barn by incendiary rascality, and when the building ewas'lbmned Thursday night several citizens kept watch about the street. MT. Mi ton Humphrey, occupying the Gad cowies place, next north of the church, visiee ms barn Q blaze, and the fire extended to ms otner barn thence to a shed fifty or sixty feet long, and thence to a very large barn on the north, belong ing to Wm. L. Gowles, all of which were totally destroyed. We understand there were m all forty or fifty tons of hay burned. Messrs. Dem- ing and Humphrey were partially lnsureo'
 A fair correspondent of ours, an inmate of popular seminary located in Farmington' gives us the following brief but graphic account Of the confagration:
 aNight before last, myself as well as the other s fair damsels of this institution, were all awak- " ened from gentle slumber by the ringing of "bells and the loud cries of Fire when we :" found three barns and one other building near by us in flames! Imagine if possible the ex- /. citement among us girls ' We all rushed " frantic around the house, in robes of pure |" white, and, though none of the fires were very " near, many fair faces wore the expression oi " perfect agony end despair. Some of the dam " sells went so far as to pack up all their duds " in sheets, so as to be prepared for any emer- "gency. Vows and promises were made-some :" to save the lives of their dear friends even by " rushing into the flames at the risk of losing " their own. So you see we were not wanting " in Heroines here"
 Oh yes, we do we do '! and our correspond. ent adds with deep solemnity and truthfulnsss
 "It was indeed a touching, tender time, but " unfortunately for those who wanted to exhibit " their heroinism, the fire didn't spread as far as " our mansion ?
 How very lucky for the duds.'
 AMONG the interesting features of Comm ence. ment week at Yale College will be the meeting of the class of ls40, which will take place on the 25th inst. The class consisted of ninety-nine graduates and their assembling to renew old after twenty years of life's experenc. es will be an interesting event in their history A number have deceased, and the others are scattered over the country, many of them filling prominent positions of responsibility and useful ness. c. H. Hollister, Esq., one of their num- Der, is to read a poem on the occasion.
 Another interesting feature in the approach ing Commencement at Yale College will be the meeting of the surviving members of the Glass of 1922. They have come together regularly at in- tervais of ten years, beginning with the year 1880; and out of the number of seventy-six at their separation. there are still living forty-,ix members. Among the names familiar to the public may be mentioned the Rev. Edward Beech CT, the Hon. John A. Rockwell of Connecticut, Judge Wm Rockwell of the Supreme Court of New York, the Rev. Walter Colton, deceased, late Chaplain in the Navy the Hon. Osmyn Ba- ker, ex-member of Congress from Massachusetts, the Rev. Vim. Crosswel and the Rev. Dr. Todd.
 THE GREAT EAsrERS-The N. Y. Tribune says that those who desire to visit this ship will have to do so speedily, for on Monday afternoon, July 30, she will go to Cape May, with one hun dred of Dodwerthis $ musicians and few thousand ten dollar passengers land them at the Cape in two large Philadelphia steamboats take new crowd of Phiadelphians on board, steam down to Hatteras and back, exchange passengers once more, and return to New York on Wednesday. After that date she will be anchored in the stream and no more visitors will be received on board till she sails for England on the lGth of August. Wednesday, attracted by the Zouaves, and the fine weather, nearly nine thousand people paid their half dollars to inspect her internal arrange mcnts and we doubt not, ere she is closed to the public. twenty thousand day will be reached. On her way home she will touch at Halifax, to land passengers who may desire to take trip in her to see the ceremonies attendant upon the re ception of the heir to the British throne.
 THE New York Daily W'orld will probably soon raise its price to two cents the penny dodge having had its day, and secured circulation. It proposes, however, to issue small or single sheet afternoon paper for penny, just to take the curse off.
 Ar THE commencement exercises of Harvard College on "Wednesday, the Cambridge church was packed to repletion. Among the prominent gentlemen on the platform were Edward Everett Gov. Banks, Senator Douglas, Chief Justic :, Shaw and Solomon Parsons of Illinois The exercises of the graduating class seemed to give much satisfaction. The degree of IL. D. was upon the following persons: Rev. James Walker, President of the College Wm B. Read, of Philadelphia, John Lothrop Motley, of Boston, the historian, and Lord Lyons, the British minister at Washington. Among those receiving the degree of D. D., are Bishop Alfred Lee, of Deleware the Rev. Thomas Hill, Presi- dent of Antioch College, and the Rev. William Brock, of London.
 THE Register learns from gentleman from Danbury, that fatal mistake was made by a druggist of that place, on Friday. A Mr. Bailey went into the store, and rsmarking that he was feeling unwell, requested little brandy. Mr. Hervey, the druggist, after procuring it, made the remark that he was also little unwell, and would join him. He took down jar and put a spoonful of what he supposed was sugar, into each glass, but what proved to be corrosive sub- Innate! Both drank, and were soon seized with