Litchfield enquirer., 1872-08-08

l oA the 17th day Of June, 1895, 1t being the
 fiftieth anniversary of the battle There
 was vast assembly present on the oeca-
 sion, including many patriotic soldiers
 Of the Revolution. An eloquent address was delivered bg Hon. Daniel Webster. The bottom or base Of the monument is thirty feet square. The distance from 1 the top IS two hundred and twenty-one
 feet. The observatory at the top of the
 monument IS seventeen feet in height,
 and eleven feet in diameter. It has four
 windows-one on each side. The ascent
 to the top IS made by flight of two hun | dred and ninety-fye steps. The cap piece
 or apex of the monument is single stone,
 three feet and six inches in thickness and four feet square at it's base, weighing two and half tons. The monument is of Quincy Granite.
 The Record says of the view from the west window s ---=
 Tie hill beyond is Bunker Hill. This, on which this monument stands, is Breeds Hill. Orders were given to fortify Bun ker Hill, but by mistake, whether inten- tlOnal or otherwise remains unknown l this hill was fortified and the battle fought thereon. a..s.s-y--s zf zGl
 Ishould judge the distance from Breeds Hill to Bunker Hill to be some less than half mile. I.stood on the spot where Gen. Warren fell 1 saw distinctly where the first division of the British soldiers landed at the foot of tha hill at 12 M., on the 17th day of June, 1775-ninety- seven years ago and the distance from the Redoubt seemed less than one hundred rods.e Here they opened their knapsacks and dined, lying upon the grass, while the boats returned for the second Division. What would our soldier boys think of that, with their Springfield Rifles? Howe and Pigot led the British columns slowly up the hill at ? P. NJ. Gone of the hottest days ever known) to within eight rods of the breastworks on the very summit of the hin- The bfeastwork was eight rods square, and in 1t 1, 300 men. Putnam had distributed early in the morning two fints and about fifteen rounds of powder to each mans powder horn; and Prescott, in the redoubt, gave orders to his men as the British columns were steadily climb ing the hill ''to fire as low as the waist bands of their pants, and pick the officers.
 Tine result we all know The Record says: "Whole ranks of British soldiers went down. Howe and Pigot performed prodigies of yalor." I went over the ground where Putnam lashed the sides of his horse with the fiat of his sword in urging up endorsements while the enemy were advancing to the assault. While in the Coliseum in the afternoon and hear ing the English band playing ''Yankee Doodle" I could but contrast the change of feeling of the two nations from what it was while the Yankees played '.Yankee Doodle" on Bunker Hill, in 1775. .-.
 The hill, should judge, contains some six or eight acres of ground enclosed by a monument on all sides is steep, which accounts for the terrible slaughter of the assailants. The Record says: ''The. Brit ish loss was about one thousand and five hundred men; the American, four hundred and fifty. ''ss'@t B f72 -s-.'''. .'' -. ss5rlsE -sl5 Etefs BOSTON COMMON. .f -4
 Old Boston Common is picturesque and beautiful spot, containing, I should jndge, about fifty acres of ground. The stately elms which abound in the park and all over the city afforded cooling shades to the painting tens of thousands assembled there on the Fourth Nearly in the centre of the park is piece of water, known formerly as ssFrog Pond" It is now enlarged by water drawn from a lake nineteen miles distant. On this it- tie lake were constantly plying several small boats, filled. with the, elite of the country. It was also ornamented with two beautiful fountains. Not, far from this is statute of Washington, mounted on noble steed, with his drawn sword as if anxiously watching the movements of an enemy in the distance. But to con- clude, I noticed three rather remarkable features of the good old town of Boston: 1st, ]. did not see drunken man; 2d, I heard no profane language, and perfect good order prevailed throughout the city; Sd, Greeley men were scarce. ss51 sa
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 took the Boston and Providence road to Providence, R. T., thence Providence and Fishkill, connecting with Naugatuck at Waterbury, to Wolcottyille. I was astonished at the growth of this place, l recollect, while boy, sixty years or more ago, men were hired from North Goshen to help clear the grounds for some of those manufacturing establish ments at Wolcottville. It was done by attaching ropes or chains to the tops of the trees and pulling them over, root and branch. A great deal of wealth is cen tered here. was told that the owner of one establishment here was estimated at half million. The dwellings were rich, the stores well filed and busy, and taken altogether it is pleasant and attractive. I took the cars for Albany on the Conn. Western at dear old Norfolk Ia household 
 name to me sixty years ago) and as I was whirled over the line of my old native State, and across the. line of Massachu- setts into New York, T felt sad that an interesting season of my life had passed. Truly yours, W. B. .7 An Ohio paper tells the following: Our sheriff, M. M. McP Phetridge, lost valua- ble silver watch in strip of timber in Davies county, fifteen years ago, and after | a thorough search, was unable to find it. I The timber has since been cleared, and has been under cultivation aboutsix years Six weeks ago, as little girl of MT. Wig ellsworth was planting beans, she found I a silver watch with Q silver chain attached. After taking it home, she gave it to her father, who opened it and foundE Mr. Mo l Phetridge's name engraved upon the in side The watch and chain were in good preservation, and MT. McP Phetridge states l that the only damage done to it was where