Litchfield enquirer., 1869-07-08

morning, Goshen letter giving an ac-
 count of the queer doings of the lightning. whereabouts, during the last weeks storm, and report of the celebration in that place on the Fifth. We puhlishit in full, next week. e
 LITCHFIELD.
 The N. Y. Tribune suggests that if the
 Fourth of July only came in December,
 ssthe day we celebrate" would be wonder
 fully improved. Amend by making, it the
 twenfy-ninth of February and we would vote for it cheerfully. In fact we favor the
 original motion. Combine the noise, dust
 and the perpetual explosion 'of'solids. into lgas---oraterieal and -otherwise-peculiar to kthes Fourth, with the summer heats of July.
 and they become simply intolerable. This year kind Providence spared us our ac- lcustomed roast; but everything that hu-
 manity is accustomed to, do to render the
 day )hideous was punctually performed. In 1 fact, it is the utter want of originality, the .'damnable iteration of the, same old nui- sance, that aggravates the infiction. This year, as has befelI Litchfield every year since we knew, it. at the precise hour of twelve in the night before the glorious an- niversary, every bell in the village began to toll insanely, At, intervals of from an
 hour and half to two hours. this mean lingless, sleep-dispelling chatter was renew.
 ed till breakfast time. From 2 A. M. till 8 F. M, the programme never varies. Du-
 ring that blessed season, fire-crackers fig land splutter and torpedoes snap unceasing- y, while, every now and then some miserable pistol. charged to- the verge of desperation, gives forth an angry bang: After dark. the fire work ks have their turn Rockets, start off into space, just as if they really had some im- portant object in view and couldn't wait.
 Roman candles pop, wheels reyolve, and serpents meander vaguely abont, till final Ely, about two hours after the usual time.
 children can be put to bed, and adults can
 also retire, thanking God that 364 days of
 comparative quiet intervene before the
 Nations glorious Birth-Day comes round again. ...,-, .s...-.-
 fsz . i" Competition is the life of trade, '' says the old maxim; and with two excel- lent Soda Fountains in the village, we find
 it's truth strikingly. exemplifed. Wheeler sells altogether below the usual rates, and IWessells & Gates at five cents a glass. Con sequently, there wasn't drunken man to be seen in the burgh, on Monday. Moral:
 make soda water cheaper than whiskey,
 and the temptation to intemperance ceases -1-. A remarkable circumstance happened l in this place on the evening of the Fifth. As Capt. .Shumway and his little son were passing down West Street, near the School
 House, a woman brushed past rather
 roughly. Just then the little fellow cried
 out that his hat was gone. Sure enough
 it was, and has not yetsbeen found. Per
 haps that woman could explain. the acci- dent. ]" 7, ,' '.i'e' s -'-- a114 - Lovers of music, hereabouts, will do we'll to remember the Isbell concert at Wolcottville. tonight, We are enconrag- l ed to believe that that gentleman will be able to give concert in this place, soon. -., |o- The annual meeting of the Litchfield Fire Ins. Coz and of it's directors, was held at this place on Monday and the following
 officers elected .;t Charles Adams, President
 Geo. 0. Woodruff, Treasurer; Jason Whit.
 ing, Secretary seH 'til1s..G. .-'1-'s'5I. ,a@ 'A-- We were mistaken in announcing two weeks since, the sale of Myron Osborn $
 farm to his son-in law Capt, Mason. B II
 was only 5 portion of the. same that was
 deeded.g Mir. O. still retains his homestead
 and the land adjoining. -- s;'' II .,>,',., , ,.'
 N2- The Annual meeting of the Litchfield
 Savings Society, was held on the 2eth ult.
 and the following officers chosen :-Jason Whiting, President B. w. Seymour, Vice President H. R. Colt, Sec. sand Treas; Directors ]: Geo. 0. Woodruff. F. D. Nc Neil, Jessie l.. Judd, J. G. lBeckwith and Geo. M. Colvocoresses. Loan Agent Geo. M. Woodruff in place of A. c. Smith. de. ceased. '0 i '' '.''' 0+ sac -,'. .> 4~-., - ,> --- The veiocipede epidemic has not yet
 spread beyond the vicinity of the Post of
 flee. From that locality the bicycle winds
 its, devious way in every direction all day
 long, damaging shins and pants innnmer.
 able, and taking various helpless. riders
 whither it listeth. i7. .a41Aa 9ai 4o aa4 ] si--- We are glad to learn that the loss of
 the bridge near Camps Millsis no loss to the town. | A new one had been contracted
 for and was almost ready to be raised. It is the old one that went of. .I. f si-- The Court House is being painted
 outside, which will greatly improve the ap.
 pearance of that antique edffce. q ! i il'o @ [
 H- The Prindle Rail Company is prepar, ling to push things. Their new pamphlet r. "a ov,7