Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-30
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tug MethO0 or Creation. The coun-
 tenances of most of the crowd looked rather sdespairing" the first evening they meet. and perhaps there was some in- ward ''cursing'' and '.rage." but no mat ter whether there was or not, they are now progressing rapidly. and will soon have things Clothed in stately dress. 9
 An effort is being made to establish a Circulating Library in this place. Sever al of our young men have subscribed lib- erally; and if the older ones will follow their example, the thing will be success.
 We sincerely hope they will We need good library as much or more than any thing else. Many who cannot afford to purchase books might be benefited, and their children, instead of spending their evenings at the store and saloon in getting worse than no education. might employ their time more proftably in reading pro-. vided they had some means of procuring reading matter cheap. A circulating libra ry will furnish method. S'.'',- s>' faga
 We think the following worthy of rec ord. A lamp chimney which was owned by one of our citizens, and has been used by the same nearly every evening for ff- teen years, event to smash short time since. By some unlucky maneuvre it was knocked off stand, otherwise, who kaows but that it might have lasted fif- teen years more. If all lamp chimneys were as noted for durability as this, the business of manufacturing them would not be quite so extensive as it now is. l.. The Lyceum is gaining numerically, financially, and intellectually. TRH. Sketches.-Mo. fAs.h a' s.. ia' ass7 'ss->T f-- -5ss- z-a ze.a. sa'.
 The clock shops have not been running since Saturday, the 1sfhlinst., and it'is said are closed for 2 peuod of two weeks. On Monday, the 2Oth, work at the brass mill and also at the leck shops, was com menced on the eight hour system.l sA t zr0n Monday, the 27th, Den Stones grand caravan and circus entered town from the east, and passed down into Thomaston, were it was essayed.to erect the mammoth tent; but the wind said . may" and made such havoc with the canvass that considerable repairing had to be done, beforeit could be placed in proper position. No exhibition took place in the afternoon, but a very good one was held in the evening. -re1e iii
 HI. J. Ehayer, keeper of the Thomas ton hotel, has for several weeks been in critical state of i'll health, and is now so low that only few individuals connected with the great show could be entertained at his house. t.-s: -- .'f 4as -.4.s, > t.- ..-. PEYMotTHEAS. i Oct. 27th 1873. -iss -o .:
 "'i Warren.
 The election of town officers was some-
 what mixed" In the afternoon, young
 man by the name of Banker, was tried
 for. stealing an oyercoat from the buggy of Dea. Hopkins, the Sunday previous. He was brought before Justice Curtiss, found guilty, add bound over to the No
 vember term of the Superior Court, his mother giving the required bond. The balloon was in sight several minutes, sail ing northward. rI .|.,std ,s.,sli.l ,,t We: notice in different parts of the
 town repairs going on, from new fonnda- tion walls up to new chimney tops, in- elnding, re-shingling, re-painting, &c.
 The centre school-house has been newly
 lathed and plastered- an improvement long needed iT'hI atilats 5a4 ,.fA s7I -The question of new road on the
 north side of the Lake is again agitated.
 It was surveyed out last week and should it be built there, will open some splendid
 building lots. There are those ready
 to take them at high figure and erect fne residences thereon, thus adding to the grand list, diminishing rather than
 increasing taxation. The proposed road in that vicinity is inevitable; is only q question of time, and opposition will on- 
 ly make unnecessary expense in its con stfuction. t- ''f'''" ~ .''- -' The sewing society met, last week, at
 Dea. Hopkins-a large and pleasant
 gathering. They have been busy through
 the summer preparing bedding, clothing, &c., for another home missionary, and
 We understand the contents of large
 and valuable box are ready for packing.
 We have had unusually fine weather
 this fall, which farmers have improved gathering in crops; apples and potatoes,
 scarce; tobacco, failure. A number of our town people have taken journeys ont of the State this fall,
 as usual, visiting friends. &e.
 -The city boarders left long ago, thus
 losing view of this beautiful autumn foliage, in decidedly the finest month of of the year.. Is.'- nal; -.+-.,. es43s g intelligence has been received by
 friends, of the death of Benjamin Hine of Ohio, formerly of this town. 4...''taa l. WASHINGTON. Oct. 27, 1873. MR. EDITOR Since, your correspond ent. W. started on his travels, items in Washington have not been duly chroni- cled, and we must retrospect little. The great social event of this month was the
 golden wedding of D. O. Whittlesey, Esq.
 Father Time has dealt so leniently with the venerable couple that it seems scarce ly possible that they have journeyed to- gether half 8 century, but such is the fact. and judging from appearances we
 may not unreasonably hope that they may \ llivetocelebrate their diamond wedding,
 If the bachelor son who was present at the golden wedding had been as consid-