Litchfield enquirer., 1865-12-21

NoRFoLK.-The Connecticut Arms Compa-
 ny at Noffoik. is in successful operation. They are manufacturing Woods patent pistols. and have more than they cat. .dp to fill their orders. | -------> ---s
 NEw HARrroRp. -Major Orrin Goodwin aged 6e one of the most respected citizens Of this place, died on the g14th inst, after : brief illness. He was, at the time of his death. treasurer of the town, and of the town pspasit. Fund, and also Judge of Probate: He twice represented the town in. our State Legis- latwe h deportment. in uprightness, in
 purity ofcharacter and ih discreetness, he was model man He was brother of the late
 Rev. Goodwin of South Canaan, and of the I Rev. Mir. Goodwin now of Colebrook. tA As Contribution taken up on the l7th inst,
 in the Congregational Church. in aid of the
 American Congregational Union.
 The annual conmunication of Northern
 Star Lodge, No 58, was held on Monday 18th
 inst, when sumptuous supper was had at the
 Owen House; and the following officers were l chosen for the ensuing year viz: Capt. c. w.
 Nash, w. M.. P. B. Frazier. s. w. w. W.
 Weaver.J. w, H. W. Brown. Treas.. Capt.
 W. s. Nash, Sec, Major D. F. Lane, s. D.,
 H. c. 'iinkham, J D. H. H. Stone. Mar
 shal, B. G. Looms and Warren Drake, Stew
 ards, Geo. F. McNary, Tyler. The Lodge numbers about one huadred and forty, eleven
 having joined during the past year. Three have died, viz: George Merrill. Esq, E. J.
 Weldon, a soldier who died in the Salisbury l.. prison, and Aston Weaver The pastor and two deacons of the Congregational church are
 members ot the fraternity. The initiation fees received during the year $2.20.
 At the annual were represented the Geo i, Washington Lodge. of Ansonia, by M. s. Pond , W. NJ ,.and St. Andrews Lodge, of Winsted, by G. B. Cleveland, s. W, and others
 , - Gen. Palmer and corps have just reached this place in their survey of the R. R. route ! from Lee to Colinsville. The several towns } on the route pay the expense of the survey which for this town will be about $l00.
  SHARoN.-The Debating Club is in motion
 discussing questions of national interest
 Rev. W. Andrews, of Wethersfed, Conn
 has been preaching very acceptably for, fev weeks past in the pulpit of the Congregations Church. His sermons have been listened t
 with interest by large audiences.I
 = Exercises were held on Thanksgiving day
 in the Episcopal and Methodist churches, tn,
 Congregational uniting with the latter. ----s-----r-----> -. .---------s
 t WooDBURy.-Att the annual meeting of tn . Union Agricultural and Horticultural Society ] held Dec. 5tb, the following officers were ap F pointed for the ensuing year:
 vl President Merritt W Barnes, of Water : town. .1 sas s4gs. ssses.a aE Vice R,esidents--John N Atwood of Wa t tertown, Gould s Clark of Middlebury, JohI
 Pearce of Southbury Chester Isham of Rox | bury, George 5 Cogswell of Washington, Sam - uel Bloss of Bethlehem, and James Curtis
 of Woodbury ass '4eteaa a4 ss4tS Corresponding Sscretary-J Huntingto, of Woodbury. ~ Recordiag Secssta,y R B Martin of Wood 2 bury. x. ELK.
 Treasurer Cornelius Minor, of Wood bury. tsk ;. PREMIUMS AWARDED ON FIELD CROPS FOR lS6! Best acre of corn not less than seventy Il q bushels to the acre, Wm. c Atwood T Watertown et< s4 0t
 Second best, John N Atwood, of Wa
 | tertown, 3 0( :, Third best, Lyman Sperry, Watertown, 2 Ot g Discretionary Christopher Hunt, Beth Discreet tionary, Frank Atwood, Wood
 ,l bury O( !. |sDiscretionary, Henry Hickox. Southbury Ol n Best half acre table potatoes, William c 4,
 Atwood, Watertown, ts s@ 2 0l :; Second best, Chas. Minor, Woodbury, l O( The committee on field crops report that tn, . field of William c Atwood, was stalk ground :, inanured with twelve cords good barn yard ma
 nure, planted with Rhode Island Prem, and large late kind. yielding per acre III bushet 7 Abs. oz. by weight, at 56 lbs. per bushel. 5 Also that John N Atwoods field was stall :, c and potato ground manured with twelve cord. . of good barn yard manure. soil gravelly loan planted with Rhode Island Prem, and large late kind and yielded III 4-5e bushels pei
 acre, by weight, as above: Rhode Island Prem ' weighed 60a lbs, the other 56 lbs. per bushel. The field of Lyman Sperry, stalk ground also
 manured with forty loads of good manure ? plowed clean, narrowed and marked 31s feel {. apart, planted on the marks, two kernels in q /, hill, IS inches apart yielded 1o2 5-s bushels g per acre. Variety, twelve-rowed Duttop.
 The field of Christopher Hunt was tur sal ground, turned flat, and planted 3 feet apart r each way. mauured with thirty loads of manure tf yielded 100 bushels per acre. Four varieties $ Commissary General, Dutton, Alien, and White Flint, ,nterspersed throughout the whole field. T Frank J. Atwood's and Henry Hickox's Ffelds oe corn yielded each 80 bushels per acre Il l William G. Atwoods half acre of potatoes yielded 1l0 bushels or 220 per acre. s.. ,1sct Charles J. Minors half acre fpotatoes yield . ed loo bushels or 200 per acre. J.4e