Litchfield enquirer., 1863-08-13
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| to the programme we gave last week. Il l seemed alittle queer to celebrate ssThanksgiv- ing" with the thermometer at 9O and without the festive turkey that usually animates such feasts with it's pleasant odors, but we made a day ef festivity and rejoicing nevertheless. At sunrise salute of thirty-fve guns was fired, and at sunset the same. In the evening a handsome display of fireworks was given, which attracted large concourse of specta- tors, both from in town and out, and was, we have heard, the finest and most satisfactory display that has ever been seen in Litchaeld.
 For this treat the spectators are indebted to few of our more public=spirited and loyal citizens, four or five of them of our Summer residents. There were some who refused to aid in the subscription, on various pretexts, but whom we noticed were very glad to view the fireworks, nevertheless, bringing out all their children with them There are some mean people in this world.
 We must not omit to mention the tasteful and elegant display of illuminated lanterns which adorned the grounds of Mir. Lewis house, on the green.
 After the fireworks were over, the band and the crowd adjourned to the Lords weekday Mansion, where brief and patriotic speeches were made from the balcony by Hon. John H. Hubbard, and Edgar s. Van Wrinkle, Esq :, of New York. After this the band proceeded on their own hook, to serenade some of our distinguished and extinguished citizens. The crowd followed, and when opposite the resi- dence of Hon, 0. s. Seymour, some foolish fell low cried out for 'Three cheers for the man who couldn't be bought!" If the cheers were intended for Judge Seymour, they were well enough, and deserved to be heartily given. but the insinuation that tho Judge ever permitted himself to be approached by any one for the purpose of buying him for any office, was gra tuitously cruel and undeniably false. So the Judge seemed to consider. for while he &C., knowledged the compliment cf the serenade, he positively and emphatically declined to make speech in response to the dubious compliment.
 The band then proceeded to sersnade Hon. Geo. c. Woodruff, when another, or perhaps the same ignoramus as before, bawled out for sthree cheers for the man who thinks the white man is better than the nigger." What ever may be the Ex-Congressman's sentiments on this pomenteus matter, he declined to make them manifest, or to throw any light into the dark cavities of the head of his noisy admirer, who was evidently suffering from an. amalga- nation of rum and negro on the brain.
 Altogether, with the exception of the above slight drawbacks, the celebration passed off finely, and we trust the heart of every loyal man. received renewed exultation from our glorious Union striumphs, while the. hearts of all copperheads wore cerrespondingly de- pressed.
 MT. Gould gives his final Reading to-. morrow (Fridayl evening, at the Court House, for the benefit of the Library Association.- Hamlet is the play.
 Hon. P. G. Van Wrinkle, recently elected U. S. Senator from the new State of Western Virginia, is brother of E. s. Van Winkle, | Esq, of this village.
 Stokes ssEquirotator' Circus visited us on Monday, as per previous announcement, and gave two performances, to. two exceedingly good audiences. under their canvas on the l Agricultural Fair Grounds. The performance was only 'tmiddling good.n
 -only 23 from the 60 principals drawn from this town, by the late draft, were accepted by the Board of Enrollment, as sound men.