Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-05
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Litchfield. Conn, Thursday, Oct. s. 1865
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It IS now about SIX months since the pres ent proprietors took possession of the ENQU1R- ER. From the beginning, we have avoided making any ostentatious promises to our friends or any unnecessary allusion to our ourselves. We have labored to improve our paper in every respect, and we have succeeded so far, as to win many congratulations from our neighbors and patrons, and to greatly increase our. pay ing subscription list. ''''@l. {'a% ,a.'saH
 One of the first improvements was in ob- taining tie services of T. s. Gold, Esq. of Cornwall, to edit an agricultural department. It is too often fault of colntry newspapers that the interests of the farmers are neglected. The editor is likely to be practically ignorant of agricultural matters, and the selections that he makes of matter for that department are useless and often ridiculous. A country paper, especially one, like the ENQUIRER, that circu- lates among most ostintelligent'class of farmers, should have an agricultural department of a reliable and practical character This, Mr. Gold has given to his readers. He is one of our most intelligent experimental farmers, with reputa- tion that is not confined to our State or even to New England. Under his control the Az ricultural Department of the ENQUIRER has at. tained standard character, that is recognized | not only by our numerous subscribers, but by nearly every one of our contemporaries, who often quote largely from its columns. .
 In our selections for the outside pages, we intend, as far as practicable, to confne our selves to anecdotes of real life and other mis- cellaneous reading that shall instruct as we'll as entertain. Of course we could not think of re.
 fusing everything amusing and spicy, for it is part of a journalists duty to keep society in good humor, but we shall try to avoid the pub
 lication of anything that would be obnoxious to the gnnd taste of reGsea resssarrs:
 fs We are now making arrangements for rscsrv' ing communications every week from every town in the county, This will increase the already established value of our local columns | We have had the subject of publishing g history of Ltchfeld County under considera
 ton for several months. We propose to begin it immediately. Our plan is to give, in series of articles, brief sketch of the history. popu
 lation, wealth, mineral agriculture, and me chanical products, physical character, &c., o
 each town separately. We shall spend great deal of care to make these articles reliable anc comprehensive. and we shall make ourselves free to call upon our friends in different part
 of the county for assistance Editorially, tn, ENQUIRER will continue to advocate freedom and good government. We believe that tn, principles of the Union Party are compatibl with the honor and prosperity of our natiol
 and the progress of freedom, and while the remain so we shall support it's measures and it cand dates. .s .....+ .-..,'., ....5 9 Personally, every one connected with tn r ENQUIRER office, from the editor up, has bee ,, connected with the Union army and has assist 1, ed in overthrowing the late wicked re bellion.