Litchfield enquirer., 1871-11-30
FARMERS. REuN,oH.

The following programme for the Farm CTS Reunion at this place, next month, has been handed us by one of the com mittee We hope thereiwill be a large at tendance. We would also suggest a-dis- cussion of the best modes of carving on the New York Milk Traffic. Farmers in that business have been so swindled by New York middle-men during the past season that some combined action seems necessity.
 Farmers Reunion, LitchfIeid Go.
 TO BE HELD AT THE MANSION HOUSE, DEC. P.
 Dlsfussion at 12 M. Question, h what manner can our agricultural societies be rendered more useful? Dinner at 3 O clock E. M. All those interested in agriculture, and in making rural life happier and more useful are invited to be present.
 REUNION COMMITTEE.
 The Boston Advertiser, referring to a rumor that the Pennsylvania Central R. R. Co. are interesting themselves in the con- pletion of the Boston, Hartford and Erie railroad, seems to think such an ar rangement would be .a highly ad- vantageous to- the former concern. It must be evident that, with their grading two-thirds completed on the portion west of Waterbury, it must be for somebody's interest to finish the work ed s.iif i'- ae 5fgssf q --------s ksigt35ks<3
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 The Superior court was engaged, last week, in the trial of the case of lHod0es ys. Wadhanss. The contest is. very.ex- citing one and draws an attentive audience from Goshen and Torrington. The real question at issue is whether the late Mir. A. Hodges, of Torrington, was compe- tent to execute certain deed of trust giv- en by him to the, Hon. J. M. Wadhams, of Goshen, or if legally competent, whether undue influence was used to obtain the same. The examination of witnesses is nearly closed and the case will probably be finished on Tuesday of next week when the court sits again after its Thanksgiving adjournment. sass 4.l;
 A recent number of the Yale Courant contains the yearly report of the Uniyers- ity Base Ball club, with full list of games played, and the scores and averages of the respective players. As two of the reg ular nine hail from Litchfield, and as two ton club, some of our Litchfeld readers may feel little pride in the excellent re- cord both of the nine and of the Dutton members thereof. .s A..4ssi'.. as .-
 Eighteen University games were played during the year; of which Yale won exact ly: two thirds, They have not been. beat en by State club since '66; and, during the past year, they played five games with the Mansfelds, late State champions (col- lege clubs are not allowed to play for the championship, and four with the Oseeo- las, the present champions, winning every game Of course they could not often compete successfully with the best profess sional clubs, although they defeated the Eckfelds in the single game played with them. They defeated both the Brooklyn Athletics and Atlanties i(not the first class organization now, that it formerly was); and were beaten by Harvard 19 to 32l. and the Stars (the best Amateur club. in the country, We believe). Of the; regular. players on the nine, Clarence Deming had the best general average; Day stood third; Richards, seventh; Strong ninth. On average of runs, c. Deming and Nevin stood practically equal, at the head; Rich ards, third; Day, sixth; Strong, eighth. On average of ''outs.' Deming's average is the best, Day next (with Nevin); Rich ards, seventh; Strong, ninth. H. O. Dem ing played in five University games, and had an excellent average. ,,9 s ...
 The population of Harris Plain has fallen off greatly since first knew it. Two houses were then standing near the pres ent Wadhams' house. Isaac. Bissell lived in the one then standing on the site of that house. He had twelve children, eleven of whom grew up to manhood. Thirty rods north was the house of Angus tus Bissell who had ten children, nine of whom grew up to manhood, and four are still living; the oldest is eighty-five, and resides in 'Greenbush, N. Y. About a quarter of mile north lived Calvin Bis sell who had eleven children, ten of whom lived to manhood and four still survive. At the south end of the plain lived Ben jamin Bissell, cousin to the above, and the largest farmer in Litchfeld. He had twelve children, eleven of whom grew up, and seven are still living, viz: Nathaniel aged S5; Eunice, 82; Sally, 80; Rachel, 7S; Dotha, 76; Amos, 72; Julia 70. The united ages of the seven are five hundred and forty-three years About three quar- ters of mile below lived Harmon Stone, whose wife was q very small woman, not weighing 90 lbs. They had sixteen child ren, fifteen of whom grew up. Thewhole family was present at the marriage of one the daughters to Mir. 4. c. Crandal1, and fifteen of her children attended the fune- ral of Mrs. Stone. tssssa-.a Aia> *
 The cold of this week is extreme for November On Monday morning the thermometer fell to oi;;Aand on Tuesday morning it was only four or five degrees higher. The cry for coal uia. s. V.s .sRaR. is hecnming very strenuous. s5saas. =
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 Less than three miles of railroad track remained unlaid Tuesday night. The, engine should certainly reacht this station Saturday. .ss e3as las
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