Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-05
Washington,
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 NKw HARTFORD. Pennington riyeris unprecedently low. The cotton factories here cannot be operated halt the time. J. J.U..Smith and Darius bis brother. pay hundreds of dol. larsIa week to idle workmsn. We have just visited the following towns:
 WrssrEp.-The various factory wheels of this place are kept in motion from morning till night; remarkable fact in these dry times To be two post offices there again.
 NoRFo1K-The pastures seriously affected by the drought. Steps are being taken to erect a Seldisrs' Monument. About forty sol disrs to be commomorated thereby. The Pis tol and Hosiery works in successful operation.
 EGRRn0Nr MAss.-The Houstonic valley not so dry us the Pennington. An uncommon amount of corn being harvested. Oats excel- lent, seventy cents per bushel. Brook Mills can be run but an hour or two q day.l Lieu tenant Robert Gardner who has been in nine teen battles and to whom Fort Gregg. the key to Petersburg was surrendered, is now home with medal of honor received from Secretary Stanton. The Mount Everett House boarders on leaving the place two weeks ago, presented the Rev. MT. Hazon $e5. Generous rustica- to,s and who bestowed their benefactioa upon worthy clergyman. ''t' SALISBURY. .-Acres of the Twin Lakes per feet Sahara. The Chspinville furnace has been obliged to blow out for the want of water at great loss to the proprietors. Between Chapinville and the Centre. is an attractive blue sign on a, private residence. on which are |conspieuously written, to the shame of the State in general. and to the disgrace of ths locality in particular. in large letters "Wines and Liquors ?" At Lakeville were presented by F. Cleayeland Esq, with tive ine ears ot corn, the one twelve and the other eight row- 1 ed, both attatched to one and the same stock {; Hollsy manufacturing Co.,, doing hne busi- ness. forty workmen being busily employed. Visited the Knight Imbecils Retreat. Wit messed the school room exercises of about thir- ty pupils patiently instructed bv two beautiful and intelligent young ladies'. We had to con. fess that the pupils knew more about the Geo. graphy of the United States, than we did. Their Geographical knowledge was tested by means of . large skeleton map. Big Salt Lake, said one of the pupils. 'What term more appropriate than big, inquiries the teach er.@ Great" responds pupil, Wherupon the child corrected responds "Great Big Salt Lake," "Who resides at Washington" (D. O. inqui i4es the teacher Andrew Johnson. the President" replies pupil, when a fine little fellow at the blackboard archly replies II live there too.": If Dr. Knight is willing to teach the kind of children he does. the State ought to be willing to afford him all the aid he may ask. The Doctor is gentIemanly, and his teachers models of courtesy, industry, pa. tience and tact. It is to be hoped that they are liberally paid for their servises Governor Buckingham recently visited the institution. lit is most delightfully."- situated, and au honor to the State. Fifteen acres of Sorgham in and about Lakeville. One Sorgham mill in the town. s+4
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 SHARoN.-About one hundred acreo of Sorg- hum in this town. Mill for extracting the molasses owned by w.. Hamlin who is introdu. cling fixture for the making of Sugar. Sharon village is noted for being the residence of Gen. 0. F. Sedgwick who ought before this to have been Governor of the State, and of Hon. John Cotton Smith, who, for several years ably rep resented our Government at Bolivia s. A | The Congregational Church and Society have just given call to Rev. Dunning of Thomp- son.. The Hon. Hotchkiss has had the good fortune to secure for wife, Mrs Rev. Whittls- seY Brownell. Rev. Gardner lately pastor of the Ellsworth Congregational Church, is now the popular teacher of a. aourishing school at one of the finest residences in the village cslled the Brownell Place.
 Y 4a 4a4 2a s55 sd Fl ssa. aea --- G - Y. d 4y5 et .t 5 i,.i4 7s9 ... sg.ts. t z While In Massachusetts, we were happy to lea,n that the stringent Liquor Law of that State, is in fair way to be enforced. A hui sance abating State Constable has been appoin- ted who appoints constable for each county,
 . one of whose duties is to see that no liquor is sold, and to punish all who break the law. After due notice, the new statute went into