Litchfield enquirer., 1873-07-31
LITCHFlEID.

stand, JFOne hard necessity. We got to- gether and made all our arrangements for a start on Friday morning, going down s'by rail- q think they call it) to New Preston Station; thence by stage to the Lake. We had some use for a gentleman buying tickets, and engaging the stage but we didn't 'count that" Early Friday morning, thirteen of us were at our station ready for the train, and after a beautiful ride down the beautiful She paug, and Hice drive up that sweet, new road, arrived at the Lake at a little past nine As soon after as We could get ready, nine of us started up the Pinnacle -four not feeling adequate to the under taking. A real pinnacle it is, and hot walk we had before we reached the top of 1t. But what view The lovely hills and the lovely lake stretched out at our feet, the distant mountains, and the far off steeples, make the most superb of landscapes-a landscape that no canvass, with its narrow limits, could contain. Finally we must return, and such ''get- ting down stairs as we had of it ! When about half way we took the wrong path, or rather no path at all, and struggled for an awful distance through the underbrush, signing for a deliverer, till the dreadful descent was at last accomplished.
 On our arrival at Cheere Point, where we rejoined our weaker sisters and ex- pected lunch, who should we find but two of the incest gentlemen in Litchfeld. can say that safely; for, alas 1! they be- long to past generation, and their gal lantry counts as ''relic of barbarism' long out of date At about 4 p. m. what should come up but a wagon from the down train with a freezer of ice cream gallantly sent us blythe ever-to-be-remem- bered President of the Shepaug railroad. What justice We all did to that present One of us was spared as by miracle !
 Our stage driver was most compliment ary-wanted our photographs whereup- on one of the ladies thought he would get quite '.gaIlery." Could thirteen 'smale protectors" punsters every one, have done better?
 On reaching the train we found large 'mixed" party who had gone down from Litchfeld to Steep Rock. We had some trouble with a lost ticket (found by one of the thirteen afser long search in her pocket-book). It was an accident, but we could not help thinking about the ''nap- kins." A little before nine we reached home in excellent condition and excellent spirits, after having spent as pleasant a day as if there had been nothing 'odd'' about our excursion.
 MARY ANN.
 On Tuesday the Agricultural Society held it's adjourned meeting pursuant to call. There was quite large attendance and the original subscription paper by which funds were raised for the purchase of part of the present grounds was read, showing forty-one names. Part of the signers have since deceased and it will evidently be a work requiring considerable time and trouble to obtain releases. The society, therefore, instructed the committee on change of grounds to obtain, if possible, a longer refusal" of the proposed Harris Plain site. Mir. Nathan Hart of Cornwall suggested that in case the old subscribers were allowed similar condition of rever- sion, on purchase of the new ground. to that contained in the old subscription paper, there could be no objection to the trans fer. After considerable informal discus sion the meeting adjourned.
 The following new books have been added to the catalogue of the Circulating Library:
 Premiums paid to Experience. (Garrett); Ex- pressions of the Emotions in Man and Animals (Darwin); Phillip Earnscliff; Emily Chester; Rousseau @ vols.) Old Kensington; Never Again; Tho Other Girls, (Mrs. Whitney,; Little Sunshine's Holiday (Mulock); What Katy Did; The Mystery of Metropolisville; Fair Saxon; Voltaire; Reed Shaken with the Wind; By His Own Might go Fishing; Ups and Downs (E. E. Hale5; Servant of Wildfen Hall; A Chance Ac- quaintance (HowelD; Social Statics (Herbert Spencer); Under Lock and Key; Lectures on Light (TyndalD; Life in Danbury (Bailey); Sep tmius Felton (Hawthorne); Bressant (Julian Hawthorne); Hero Carleton; Among the Isles of Shoals; Kenelm Ghillingly Qord Lytton); Pal metto Leases (Irs. Stowel; Work, Keel and Saddle; The New Magdalen (Wilkie Coliins); The Strange Adventure of 2 Phaeton; yagabond Heroine. ..-- +-....
 On Saturday afternoon last the Adgi- mac B. B. c. of North St. played a game of ball with picked nine from the vil- lage and were defeated, twenty-two to ten. The game was called at the end of the sixth innings on account of the rain. The throwing of Mower, catcher of Adgimac's, to McNel on second, and his catching, were very fine indeed. A return game is expected to be played this week.
 The Catholic fair, this week, is to be ore of the largest and finest they have ever held in this village. Many Protest ants, who think Catholicism has a restrain ing influence on the Irish population in- vest at their fairs. Others who resent be- ing sent off ea masse to perdition, decline paying anything towards the expenses. Perhaps few put in little from the dim suspicion that Catholicism may turn out the true religion after all, in which case the Pope will be friend worth having.
 The new house of worship for the Congregational church will be dedicated on Wednesday afternoon, August 9th. at half past two o'clock. The sermon will be by the pastor. Rev. Dr. Hickok, pas tor of the church when the house now in use was dedicated, will assist in the ser vices, and every other of the former pas tors who may be present will also take part. In the evening there will be 3 de- votional and social meeting in which they, as we'll as the pastors of neighboring churches. will Darticipate. Friends from