Litchfield enquirer., 1870-06-30
LITCHFIELD.

oo Solumes, have arrived. The ladies oeionglng to the organization are request. ca to meet at Mrs. Colts on Monday eve. nlng next for the purpose of covering them. The Strawberry Festival of Thurs
 day evening netted about $7O so that there are already SIP in the treasury fol the purchase of more books. The first meeting for the sale of books will take place on Thursday evening, July Tat seven p. m., at the Congregational Conference Room.
 The old Wolcott Library Association met at the Brick Building. last Saturday, but seemed disinclined to allow the new library the use of the books presented to, that association by MT. J. H. Wolcott, about SIX years since. Few of those books, indeed, are we'll calculated for use in cir culating library. Still we imagine that some of the British Poets (of which there is full set) might find occasional readers if their works were offered, monthly, to people anxious for something to read; and Irvings Works and Life, Macaulays Essays, Bancroft's History and Palfrey's New Eng. land, would be desirable additions to the lighter works usually popular in circulat- ing libraries. Nothing of any value has ever been added to Mr. Wolcott's donation. and the books he presented have on. ly been accessible to few of the old Read. ing Room members. Should their use be denied to the new library. some provision will probably be made for throwing them open to public use. The meeting was ad journed til Saturday evening next.
 A serious accident occurred just below MT. Horatio Benton's Tuesday afternoon. Messrs. Sheldon Baker and Edson Seeley, of Washington were driving home from this place with pair of horses, when the neck yoke broke, the horses ran, aud meet ing Mir. J. Deming Perkins, sheered to- wards him, smashed his buggy and threw him under the feet of his own horse. MT. Seeley was dragged some distance and con- siderably cut about the head. Mr. Per kins had a rib broken, but was not other. wise seriously hurt. His escape from death was narrow one; had his horse started he would almost certainly have been killed. Highway travelling is unquestionably more dangerous than railway travelling.
 -. We see that some misapprehension has sprung up regarding the base ball game played here Saturday before last. That game was played between the second hines of Litchield and .Wolcottville. The former are called the Actives; and the first nine of this.place, the Duttons. The latter tried to get up game with the first nine of the Htnas, last Saturday, which we an- nounced, and it was to this that we refer ed in our last as the game which would ''probably'' be played.
 The Ltchfeld Cemetery Association have arranged to have both entrances to their grounds the one at the foot of the East Hill and tha other upon the Wolcott- vile road) left open during the day to al- low our citizens and others the oppo1tuni- ty of driving to their grounds Probably few, even of our residents, are aware of the beauty of the property that has been se- cured for cemetery purposes. Only be- ginning has been made in developing the natural advantages. of the location, but it is doubtful if finer spot could be found in any part of the state in which to show the cultivation and refinement of communi- ty by their attention to the burial place of their kindred We hope our citizens will avail themselves of the opportunity thus offered.
 - We have been requested to publish the following:-
 INFORMATION WANTED-Concerning the Soldiers Monument In what shape does the matter stand? Is any thing more to be done about it? If SO, what, and when? Will some one give the desired information? A STocKHoLDER.
 In reply to the foregoing inquiry, we are authorized to say that the funds raised for that purpose are invested in the Savings Society, and now amount to $2,0OO. This is matter which does not need hurrying, and if the amount can be allowed to ac- cumulate, much finer mon ument may be erected, 8 few years hence, than the pres ent fund would purchase.
 - An anonymous communication, sign ed Villager," attacking the Sentinel, comes to us through the Post-office. We must have responsible name for commu- nications of that description.
 MT. Alva A. Stone had his cheek bone broken in two places, on Friday last, by lever which hit him with considerable force.
 Miss Allen, daughter of Mrs. Major Marsh. in fit of insanity, Tuesday, at- tempted to commit suicide by opening the veins in her arm. Luckily she did not injure herself seriously.
 George Munger, clerk at Vessels & Gates was seriously burned in the face on Monday by the explosion of an alcohol