Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-01
%. H.s 18th Reg, New York Nation.
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N 0~~~-@~ VA 0esAs0 Dss4Ae oAAOy OAC0A40oSC0 0t seven, and then scattered about the place in search of amusement. Vehicles of every description were chartered for an excursion to the lake. Finding nothing else available, a crowd swarmed into an OK cart that MT. Edgar Brown incautious- ly left in the street for few moments. A waggish bystander suggested to one of the Brooklynites named Boyd that he could 'tdump" this load by 'taking out the pin" What Boyd new about farm ing was so little that he got upon what he called the t'pole," " and tried to get out the pin that fastens the yoke to the cart tongue. Just about this time the oxen started off on run the fellows in the cart tumbled out, buzzed about the team, shouting ''whoa," and comporting them selves in manner that sent the frightened oxen through East Street at rate which soon distanced all pursuers. Boyd, in the meantime, was astride the tongue, near the oxen's heads, and a very uncom- fortable seat it evidently was. Finally, however, he managed to tumble off with out breaking any bones, and the oxen were stopped, also unhurt
 The crowd who had gone to the lake came back lucKily without loss of life. One man fell overheard but was fished out of the lake before drowning and re- turned safe, and partially dried, to head quarters. At eleven, the Brooklyn and Litchfield companies turned out, and marched through the principal streets of the village, the exercises closing with a beautiful exhibition drill by the Brooklyn company. The companies then clock stepped" into the hotels for dinner. In the early afternoon there was any amount of miscellaneous fun and game of base ball wherein ''muffing" was conspicu- ous feature A.
 When the visiting company first arrived few people were out, of course, but the crowd increased during the day till at the time of the concert at four P. M., there must have been one or two thousand spec tators in attendance. The band opened with the overture to Martha, which they played beauti fully. Then followed light CT music, waltzes, &c.,, and the Brooklyn ties struggled about in each others arms as well as the grass would permit, and performed all sorts of antics not on the programme, making fun while the band was making music. L-...
 At six both companies came out for dress parade and made very fine appear ance. The field and staff officers of the Thirteenth were in full uniform, and nothing interfered with the gravity of the occasion except the passage of a cart and oxen, whereat the Brookynites yelled "'rah! 'rah!' and suggested another ride on the s'pole' to Boyd. That gentleman, who had been marching ''wide" all day in consequence of his first experience, positively declined another trial. The officers of the Thirteenth who were pres ent were Lieut.. Col. Briggs, Maj. Daniels, Adj't Richards, Surgeon Moore, Asst Surg. Watt, Commissary Scrymser, Capt. Vancleef. The officers of Go. H. were Capt. E. l.. Hull Ca native of this place. and Lieutenants Strong and Laidlaw. The Litchfeld company was commanded by Capt. A. B. Shumway; Lieutenantf Sanford and Vessels being both in thei1 places. -.e. .s. .ss-. ,~.... .-....
 After tea, the town was startled by the appearance of fire company rattling g bell and an impromptu engine about the streets, The company was composed oi 8 squad of Brooklynites with their red lined coats turned wrong side out, under command of Commissary Scrymser. Af ter giving the small boys and some of { larger growth lively turn about the vii lage, the firemen retired to get ready fol the ball at Beach's Hall. This proved g very pleasant affair and was kept up til about2 A. M., Thursday. During tht evening, Commissary Scrymser expert enced the presentation of ''lockit" Gar old iron paddock with vast amount o ribbon attached), and the fire engine wal presented, with an appropriate speech, tt the borough. At four, Thursday morn ing, the Brooklyn company took leave O Hitchfeld, marching down to the station l to the tune of 'sAuld Lang Syme." The, arrived at Brooklyn at about noon of tha day, when it is to be presumed that aftel fifty, odd, hours without sleep, they ssturned in. - Es 5f r
 We never saw crowd quite so full O fun as these Brooklyn boys. From thu time of their arrival till their departur. they had virtual possession of the village They were up to everything that the wi of man or boy could suggest in tn, T way of harmless deviltry; still we have yet to hear of single ungentlemanl. thing they said or did to any of our towns people while here. Of course visit iron ; such a crowd was greatly enjoyed by eve , rybody and Litchfield had one of tn, 2 pleasantest holidays it has ever known. 2 It was no small treat, also, to hear on, of the finest bands in New York, number ing something over thirty. Their neat quiet way of performing operatic ant dance music differed so immensely iron the snap-Bang style of our country bands that we heartily wished all the band mas ters in Connecticut could have been 1T ! attendance.
 The Brooklyn Union, the Eagle and the N. '. Times sent reporters and repre-. sent the visiting company as greatly de lighted with their excursion. We hope this is not the last visit they will make us. Old Litchield will always have hearty welcome for Go. H., 18th N. r. s. G., and if they could only come up on the