Litchfield enquirer., 1865-06-15
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LTcHF1MD. Beautiful June weather, favor
 able to crops and to outdoor pastime. "A meeting of the citizens of this Village
 was holdea at the Town Room on Tuesday evening, to take the initiatory steps for g cele- bration of the 4th of July. After some dis cussion, the meeting adjourned to meet on Saturday night next. at the Court House, a' T o'clock, where general attendance Is re. quested of all interested in the matter.
 At the adjourned Town Meeting. held las, Saturday, the report laying road across the Waterbury turnpike to the Litchfeld road south of the house of Charles Church, reject. ed at the former meeting, was recoasidered and agreed to. It was also
 Voted, !" That the Selectmen he and they are hereby authorized to make a plot of lots in the new part of the west burial ground near the village of Iitchfeld, to number such lots :; to lodge such plot and enumeration in the Town Clerks office. and cause the same to be recorded, to allot such lots, at their discretion to such persons az shall pay five dollars per lot into the Treasury of this town-such lots to be used by those to whom they may be allot- ted, but for burial purposes only such allot. ment to be recorded in the Town Records, and the money received therefor to be expended in fencing and ornamenting such burial ground. We hope all persons who are interested ir the beautifying of this very desirable place ol burial, will immediately select their lots, that the work of embellishing the grounds may be immediately commenced.
 We have decided to never say another word against COWS occupying our sidewalks for we have been c,editably informed that these privileged creatures are without excep tion the property of oue most respectable and influential citizens. So, as we have been re quested to publish names of those persons whose COWS indulge in this romantic and ele gant, (but unfortunately, unlawful) recreation as ROLL OF HoNoE," we shall cheerfuliy comply and we will print the list. that VIC suppose is being prepared for our next issue, o all such az have claim to this distinction. The clock on the Congregational Church has again " come to time.'
 Our Liberty Pole is to be re-painted and provided with new halyards, in preparation for the coming of our returning soldiers. We are grateful to Wheeler Brothers fol some of the finest strawberries that we hav' seen this season. Their stock of fruits and confectionery makes their saloon popular re sort this hot weather.
 CASAAN.-Isaac Baldwin, of Avon, aged 70 ia state of m ental alteration, wandered ava! from home two weeks since. He was feunt last week near Canaan, by the road side, eat ing grass, much exhausted from the lack O food, and returned to his home. CoRSwALL.-Last week Monday. the wife of Mir. Heman Harrison of Cornwall Hollow. ir the absence of ali the men folks," in at tempting to drive stray animal out of a field near the house made a misstep aud broke hel leg in the kuee joint, which rendered her hep. less, and failing to get the attention of any one, she lay some two or three hours before she was missed, aud assistance came to her re- lief.
 During the shower on Friday night, June sth, the house of William L. Clark was struck by the lightning twice. The first stroke de scended the lightning rod, not doing much damage. The second stroke missed the rod and made the shingles fly in all directions. hut not doing any great amount of damage. The crop prospects are more encouraging Wheat, rye and oats are looking finely, The growth of corn was much retarded by. the ex tre,ne wet, and is not looking as well as other crops. The grass and hay crop is very abun. dant. Fruit will not be very abundant. Ap- ples. pears and grapes will be quite light. and net large supply of any of the smaller fruits. ~>~-
 NEW HARrFoRD.-On Wednesday of last week, Miss Chloe Lana ton was, without seri ous detriment to her. palankeened two and a half miles, to her new home near the North village. Now she is so situated as to be able to see carriages as they pass, privilege which she has not heretofore enjoyed for thirty years The ringing of the church bell, & sound which she has not heard for the same period, greatly delights her.
 Il. c. Stevens. the Combination Rule in- veutor, is not only at peace with his neighbors but on the best of terms with the birds in his vicinity. 4 few mornings since. we saw him approach to within four feet of cat bird sit. ting on her nest, when he, by means of stick, extended to her meat, of which she tamely and cheerfully partook. The same gentleman then conducted us to two brown threshers' nests, in each of which were three blue eggs and one speckled one. If three blue eggs were stolen how happens it that the thresher steals pre-. cisely three We would thank Mr. T. s. Gold, the Cornwall learned and practical farm. CT, to tell us eggs actlY texaetly) about the habit of brown threshers.
 John F. Smith, a successful merchant and enterprising citizen, after having been and in. valid for more than year, has 80 far recov. cred, that he is able to work most of the day in his store.
 THoMAsros.-On Saturday last, . tree near N North street was struck by lightning.