Litchfield enquirer., 1867-09-19
WHOLE NO. 2259.

Alanson Warren, Watertown, " |" J. J. Green, Woodbury, Dr.
 lst premium $50; 2d s25. Time 2:53l4, .2:47T. /4'
 Judges, Robert Foote, Seth W. Hopson,
 Class VzH-2 o'clock. Premiums in Gross $6O. Entrance Fec $6. Trottine Horses to Saddle. Mile heats, best 2 in 5. Alanson Warren, Watertown, enters
 "Black Bess,'' 1 o. B. Andrews, Winsted, "Bell of
 Winsted," Dist. Henry Warren, Watertown, enters
 'Lady Snow,"
 1st premium $40; 2d $2O. Time 2:42.
 Judges, John T. Rockwell. Asa Bartholo- mew, H. w. Booth.
 Class IX:-21s o'clock. Fastest trotting horses, in harness. Mile heats best 8 in 3. Purse of $15O.
 E' T. A !:H:ls sFnlres New Britain, enters b,
 n; Britain" 1st prem. l.. L. Hutchins, Washington Hollow,
 N. Y., s. m. "Kate'' 2d Chas. Dickerman. New Haven, ". h.
 "Prince John"
 Alanson Warren, Watertown, chest,
 h. ''Gladys"
 o lst premium $loO: 2d $50. Time 2:3914, 2:39L4, 2:3414.
 Judges, o. B. King, Nicholas Saltus, John. T. Rockwell.
 Extra purse for Horses trotting nearest to three minutes.
 T. A. Warren, Watertown; J. J. Green, Woodbury; c. H. Whiting, New Milford; D: F. Nichols, Woodbury; each mado en- tries.-E. F. Nichols won two straight heats. Time 3:O4115 3:O3.
 Judges same as in preceding class.
 Patrick Cuddy, hod- carrier on the Uni versalist church at Norwich, fell from a scafold inside the building. MT. James Dixon on the scaffolding below, caught the falling man, and jumped to the floor with him, breaking his fall,' and preventing in- jury to him.
 The World is now devoting it's attention to the subject of ladies' dress, and aroues in favor of "Congress of American wo- men to decide what style of dress Ameri- can women shall wear" We have no sort of objection to such Q Congress ourselves but it is certainly adelghtful fancy that it's members would ever agree upon anything. Tho World says: The French fashions, which nll the world contiues to pattern af- ter, are now, and have for long time been set by the demi-naonde-the worse than de- 7nj-no0nde of the French capital. The short dresses all tho latest and most extraordina- ry novelties of street and drawing-room costume, wore originated by one or con- clave of Parisian Lorettes." Now, this is pure nonsense. The "French fashions" have no such origin, though it is very com mon for men who know nothing about the subject to say they have. It would be as we'll and as wise to say that the fashions and the novelties in male costume arc in vented by blacklegs. The fact is, that tho French fashions," which America and all the world copy after, are the inventions of professional d7tistes in Paris, and especially in Berlin-a1tistes who, as such, have noth ing whatever to do with the denai-anono2e. and who do not even as @ rule, get their styles adopted or established through that quarter. By far the greater part of novel, ties in ladies' dress really have their origin in Berlin, with the skillful, ingenious and fertile a1tistes of the Bazaar. The Parisian governors of style take up some of these and invent others, and, by the facilities which they possess, establish them through out the civilized world. The demi-0sooole doubtless adopt them as we'll as the ha,ae m0nde; but it is far more to the patronage of the latter than the former that their uni versal currency is due.-N. F. Times.
 THE woolen factory of Marshall & Foster at Burlington was destroyed by fire on Monday night. Loss 5000; no insurance.
 THE New Britain knitting company en- ploys 300 hands on knit goods Thirteen sets of machinery turn out 100 dozen shirts and drawers daily.
 The official registration of Virginia re- suits as follows: Whites, 1l5. .157; negroes 1Ol, ,49O; white majority, 13,667
 A boy was in Peons the other day, who, about two months ago, was shot, speared, stabbed and scalped by the Indians and left for dead. He was picked up and is now in, in a fair way of recovery. He lost almost his whole scalp, mere ring of hair having been left above the ears, and in front and at the neck. The horrible wound is now healing.
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