Litchfield enquirer., 1872-10-17

Since Tuesday night of last week, To- cal Liberals toast their candidates ''stand- ing and in silence" '7-7' @
 The frame of the new Congregational sanctuary looks more and more like 8 church, its steeple more and more like Q steeple, daily. The way the latter has de- veloped is very curious. First there went up spider web scaffolding, over hund- red feet high. Then spinal column dis closed itself; and gradually like the tail of of one of the old saurians, a spire took form around 1t.
 -Congregational tea-party at the Epis- copal chapel tomorrow Thursday) night.
 Washington.
 EXCURSION OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
 4 sHEPAUG VALLEY R. R. ..-E
 In the early dawn-ight on Wednesday morning 8 hundred lights might have been seen in as many farm houses on the hillssides and hill of Litchfeld, and the town lying along the line of the railroad while busy feet and tongues were giving and executing orders for days arrange ment of affairs. The sun soon came up into cloudless sky, and the fountains that feed the life and business of the cities sent forth their streams to the de- pots along the line of the road. The old gray headed farmer and his wife, who could count their three score years, with their son and his wife, the village parson and doctor, the carpenter and the black smith, the school teacher and the merchant with their wives, came out for holiday. The president, vice president end several of the directors were aboard the two trains provided for the stockholders Norwalk had sen. an invitation to dinner for all that would come. The trains came on, stopping at stations and road crossings to pick up smiling and expectant walters. The morning was glorious. The hills on either side flung broad their banners re- splendent with the colors of the flags of all nations. Every bush and shrub, every spire of grass. every weed and brier, were painted with the numberless shades and variations of the autumnal tints. The splendid scenery of the road could never be seen at better advantage. .....,.
 Within the cars were warm hand-shak- ings and smiling greetings, and if the well comes were exchanged two or three times apiece nobody thought of it, for it helped to break the crust of Yankee manners and induced dempnstration. The Falls and crrving bridge filled the windows with eager faces. At Hawleyyille the two trains consisting of nine cars were united. There had been a vote taken on the first train, which claimed to be for Greeley. It was proposed that the vote should be taken with the trains connected, but it was not done. Faith failed, though two young ladies in front of us were for Gree ley. Below Bethel the announcement was made through each car that Litchfeld and Morris passengers would stop at North Norwalk, and Washington with all below at South Norwalk. There were 180 of us at the latter place. If those who went through among the people from Washington and said that they were to be received by the Mayor and speeches would be called for, enjoyed selling their word so cheaply, why. all right, for no one else was hurt Mistakes and blund- CTS are inevitable; but s'sells" are simply despicable. Respect is worth too much to be lost so lightly. #. s.zzze.sss .s {
 After little while spent in pareeling out the guests, all were marched of to dinner. One would think by the looks of the tables that Norwalk expected people of good stomachs from the mountainous regions. We hope that they were not dis appointed. The memory of the good things which swelled in our stomachs, and the kindly feelings which rose in our hearts, do not require further enlargement
 Riding, strolling and shopping occupied the time till four o'clock A party going to Prospect Hill heard some most deli cious music on the veranda of Mir. Nash's house. A concert by three instruments, harp, violin and flute, was as beautiful a thing as could be desired. That flute was entrancing, while listening it required no stretch of imagination to believe that Apollo could draw the trees, rocks and stones, to dance while he played. It would require little india rubber, however, to see the handsome god, the short, downy, thin-mustaGhed little fellow who warbled away unconcious of his illustrious prede- cessor. @
 Some had shoppingto do, for the yankee wherever he goes, as in whatever he does, is always attended by the inevitable de- mon of business. His recreations mean business, hospitality ditto, for it was stat ed that the company left in change and credit at least thousand dollars behind them, as part of the days enterprise. At four o' clock nearly all started for home, but delay in waiting for down train on the Danbury & Norwalk R. R. at Branch