Litchfield enquirer., 1869-09-16

AiTeHkIELD-A correspondent Of the N. Y. Eve Maa gives the following enthu- siastics view of our mining prospects:
 b. The hills around Litchfeld abound in mineral wealth, almost all kinds of metals
 having been found Tn small quantities A few years ago, P. T. &Barnum sunk deep hole and much money, 8 mile or two south of the village, ip vain attempt to find copper. Plenty of fine specimens were unearthed, but no veins rich enough to pay for working. Both silver and agold
 have been found in small quantities toward Plymouth, and traces of lead in tine west ern part of the town. Nickel, plumbago, and cobalt are also found, the former -ap- parently In large quantities. B On Prospect Mountain. about four miles west of the village, lies large amount of nickel ore
 raised at different times from the several shafts in the vicinity. This metal has not been utilized heretofore in consequence of the difficulty of smelling it. A mining company, of which F. D. Whitmore, Esq. :,
 of the Hartford Life Insurance Company, is President, is now engaged iuIpntting up smellng furnaces to make nickel '' mat" ,on large scale. One furnace capable .of
 smelting ten tons of ore per day is com pieted and two others are building. The company will begin work immediately on the arrival of smelter from ,Gsriaany.
 Several prominent New. York gentlemen |are connected with this enterprise, among them, John Banker, Esq, Cashier of the Hanover Bank, Richard POillan, tue shlp-
 builder, and J. w.. Oakman. All the nickel now used i'll this country, with the exception of what is made in Ian caster,
 Pennsylvanla, Is imported from @ Q1rmany. As. the, demand, IS constantly increasing, the value of the deposits in the hills Ot old Litchfeld can scarcely be estimated.
 BR1DaEwArER.-The Sabbath School con- nected with tue Congregational Church in Bridgewater, held it's annual picnic on Thursday, Sept. 2l.s 4 procession was formed at the church. and marched about half mile to a beautiful grove Belonging to Col. Keeler, where addresses were made by Deacon B. s. Cantield. R Deacon G. c
 Bennett and the pastor, Rev. Wlliam H. Dean, followed by an appropriate prayer, all of which was interspersed with singing by bhe church choir and the members of the Sabbath School, after which they par
 took of bountiful repast furnished by the good ladies of Bridgewater and also such ins, lemonade etc.. as money will buy.
 
 the goodies" mora singing was enjoyed together with swinging, etc. At all early hour the party broke up. feeling that they had spent 3 day pleasantly and protitably and one that they will look back to as way mark in their history. FWnser. e Four hundred cans of milk were shipped at Wolcottville.one day last week. .-Herald.
 NoRFoLK-The scarlet fever which has been quite prevalent has considerably abated. 4p @ Y haa~- sdivA .,ii@ efa
 The Cong. Church, together with the christian public generally, aretendeavc ring to< perfect arraneenents hy which every family shall be supplied with religious read ing. b.ss1 z 144 .4.t-. ; i. ;..~.4e. st,.,f The lecture of Rev. :. Mir. Hawlsy. on
 the evening of the 24th uft., was quite in. teresting and we'll attended, ,-and was al least profitable to the Ladies' Benevolent Society, for whose benefit it was given. ? The question of Railroad and Parh
 now rests in abeyance under the great shadow of the late injunction .0, rF James Burr, Esq, the popular repre-.
 sentative of the Stevens line aud agent fol Adams Express Co.,, has just completed an addition to hishoase on North Av." D l "A distinguished politician, it is said, is about building barn, aud rumor adds, al fso. getting married. The side walk from Park Place to Medicine Row is being put in order, under the efficient management of Mir. Robert Hine ably assisted by J. H. Mills, of West Norfolk. .. .-..,.A v Il Several fashionable "hops," differing in location and color, have lately come of. -Weather, day and Dews scoroe. --Herald