Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-11
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LITCHFIELD.
 The Fourth was celebrated on the hilf' with the usual demonstrations of bellringing, boni. fires, &c., and with handsome display of fire ,worksin Intervening. A very large assemblage was present to witness the latter. The Lake was pa. tronized extensively during the day by parties from this and other towns, and the picnic at Beach St. was great success, as will be seen from our report below.
 We are glad not to learn of any accidents from powder &c, here or hereabouts. The R. c. Fair at the Court House was well attended, and something near S2O0 must have been raised for the new church cdifce, We be- lieve the latter is to be begun the coming autumn In the " all prize lottery" MT. wm. Bissen was the luckiest individual, and drew the "SiIver Cake Basket" Others drew other and very mis- cellaneous articles, such ascradle quilts, infants socks, small handkerchiefs, Sc, &c., for which some had use and some hadn't. "All prize lot. teries" are decided humbug.
 - charming little concert was given by the young ladies of Miss Taylors school on Tuesday evening and was attended by a large and highly delighted audience. The performance consisted of Mir Roots Flower Queen," and was rendered very beautifully by Misses Ella Gibbud, The Flower Queen,) Fanny Adams, Hattie Taylor, Sarah Bronson, Addie Stevens, Lillie Graves, and b,vy of Heather bells. &c, Gc.-all appro- priately costumed. Mir. R. Marsh also lent his valuable services to the occasion as Dandy lion, we believe. Prof. Huh, the new professor of music presided at the Piano Forte.
 - Our nations birthday was periodically ob- served in the grove of Lucius S. Buell. in Beach Street, on the northwest part of this town.
 President of the day, II. B. Graves, Esq.
 The ceremonies commenced with the Nation al air, Hail Columbia" by the Litchfield Cor net Band.
 ; Prayer was offered by Rev. Geo. J. Harrison, of Milton.
 The declaration of Independence was most eloquently read by Dr. Josiah G. Beckwith, fol- lowed by the Star-spanged Banner" by the Band
 An oration by Dr. James Richards of Litch- field, which for its eloquence and soul-stirIing pathos could scarcely be excelled, followed by an original poem by Henry Ward, Esq, which for beauty of thought and poetcal conception, and it's adaptation to the occasion was most happy, and received as it deserved, the plaudits of all
 Patriotic and eloquent addresses were deliv- cred by Rev. Mir. Vinton, Rev. Geo. Richards, Rev. Mir. Harrison, Josiah G. Beckwith, M D., Stephen Demng Esq., II. B. Graves Esq. and Frederick Braman, ('the Connecticut Wagon Boy,') all of Litchfeld, and by Rev. Mr. Allen, Willard Gaylord, Esq, and Henry Huxley of Goshen Upon the platform, thirty-four young ladies dressed in white represented the thirty four states of our Union. The speeches were followed by excellent music from the Band, in fact our Band never performed as we'll. It W unanimously voted to publish the oraton and poem if the authors would give their permission. Three cheers and tiger were given for every one engaged in the observance of our glorious fourth and the crowd numbering about fifteen hundred adjourned from around the platform toa table of two hundred and fifty feet in length. and partook of refreshments generously furnished hy the people in that locality. Every one left with the hope another year to meet in that beautiful grove there to celebrate anew our annual festul day, and to rejoice that rebel hands have been stayed in their reasonable designs against our noble institutions. So mote it be-