Litchfield enquirer., 1871-09-21
GOSHEN.

GOSHEN.
 Last Tuesday, many of our people at. tended the R. R., celebration at Norfolk. which commemorated' the completion of the Conn. W. railroad through that town. From II until clock. men, women, and children from Norfolk and other towns poured into the beautiful park. The Lake. vile Band furnished good music. The ex- ercises began with prayer by Rev. Dr. FL dridge, and the President, John K. Shep. ara Esq, gHv1 ~ ueat, short address, at- ter which. we gave our attention to the Norfolk ladies who waited on the tables. When all were satisfied, Dr. Eldridge made an address in which he spoke of their good fortune in selecting MT. Barnum, a man who had always been successful in his own business, as President. He hoped we should have good engineers and conductors, and that "the baggage masters may be some. thing more than baggage smashers." He told tAe Norfolk people that hereafter they would know that 9 o'clock means o'clock, and he gave them some very appropriate advice to get on to the right track, and keep on it.
 4. Y. Butler Esq, who originated this Road, and, during all the delays and per- plexities which followed, always felt in his soul that the road would be built, gave a very interesting history of it's pioneers. He said, also, that he was much indebted to MT. Geo. H. Brown, Pres. of the Duchess and Columbia R. R. This gen. tleman then addressed the meeting, saying that three years ago, on memorable night, ho .,nodn iaa>an- .>..A-~:---Ai--A- -:s A-. he would be present; and having heard of this at last night, he had come. He had been exploring the country to find an Eastern outlet for his road, and went up the Blackberry River. Striking across the Whiting River, he and his companion heard of certain MT. Butler, who had rail. road on the brain. At last they found his house north of Haystack Mountain. Mrs, Butler said he was gone to Winsted, but would be home in the evening, and finding that they were railroad men, urged them to stay. He returned at II o'clock, and they sat up until 2, and Mir. Brown thinks we are more indebted to Mrs. Butler than to her husband.
 MT. H. J Holt, in behalf of the citizens of Norfolk, presented to MT. Butler splen- gold watch, of American manufacture, one of the engravings on which was an engine and cars.
 MT. John Quincy Adams of West Corn wall. gave us an excellent address, couched in the most beautiful language. He was followed by N. B. Stevens. of Hartford, one of the Directors, who told us of some of the difficulties they had to overcome After some remarks from MT. Fitch of Sheffield. Henry Norton of Goshen was re quested to speak of the Junction of this road with the Shepaug road, and he proved that that road could not stop at Litchfield. He said that when he was boy, 36 years ago, he assisted his father who surveyed a route for railroad up Mad River, and de. cided that it was feasible. A letter was read from Gov. Holley. and short addresses were made by Dr. Welch, Theron Bronson and MePberson Hnbbell of Winchester. Mir. Hubbell said he was one of the bush. attackers who, when the engineer came out, cut hole through the bushes. so that he could peek through from Collinsville to the Housatonic. Mr. Hubbell, amid tre- mendous applause, closed with the follow ing original lines.
 Hark the whistle sounds on Norfolk hills,
 The iron horse is OCT them prancing,
 Free from all of horseAesh ills,
 For fire and water sets him dancing.
 To the winds the jeers of Naugatuck,
 And the threats of Housaton-uck,
 And all croakers who said s.you cannot come il, ,
 Seel he mounts the Spaulding summit.
 Chief Marshall Warehouse, with nine as. sistants kept everything in order. The ex ercises closed by singing s'Praise God from whom all blessings flow, ,"&c. H. N.