Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-11


 greased his cow-hide boots, and prepared 8 little ode ssTo..a Pumpkin, and written a treatise on the Shad Blow, feels like forsaking agriculture altogether.
 --, New Milford.
 The concert at the Congregational church, Friday evening last, was the best entertainment that has been given in the town for some time. The music consist ed of Haydn's Sacred Oratorio. The Gre ation. The solos were performed by pro- fessionals from New Haven; viz {: Mrs. E. B. Kimberly, soprano; Thomas P. Wickes, bass; and J. Sumner Smith, tenor; Prof. ! T. c. Shepard, organist. As the Enquir- CT has already criticised the vocal and in- strumental performances of the above ar- lists, it is hardly necessary for us to re- mark further, except perhaps. to say that Mrs. Kimberly was decided fayorite with the audience. Though laboring un- der the disadvantage of cold, her voice was clear and smooth, and long continued applause greeted her at the conclu- sion of each solo. MT. Wickes' strong and deep bass was very much admired, especially in the last duet with Mrs. Kim. berly, Graceful eonsort by thy side. " Mir. Wickes is young man, scarcely past his majority, and when his voice becomes thoroughly cultivated we predict that his equals will be few. Mir. Smiths voice shows more cultivation, perhaps. than that of either of the other solo singers. All of his solos as we'll as those of Mir. Wickes, were we'll received and much merited applause fell to the lot of each. As to the performance of Prof. Shepard it is enough to say it was all that could be expected of thoroughly competent organist. The organ was not as good as the one that gentleman presided over at Washington, but all the music the man. ufactures had seen fit to put into it was promptly ''eradicated. We would not close this mild criticism, which we did not intend to commence, without making mention of the fine alto voice of Miss Won Echnisteen of Washington, and also of the untiring efforts of Mir. Buck ingham in bringing together and conduct ing the chorus. The choral numbers were somewhat better performed than in Washington, from the fact that the sing CTS had received more thorough train ing. While all the choruses were good, the audience seemed most pleased with s"The heavens are telling" The solos, Rolling in foaming billows,' by Mir. Wickes, s'With verdure Clad the fields Appear" by Mrs. Kimberly, '.In Native Worth and honor clad," by Mir. Smith; the trio, ''On thee each living soul awaits; D and the duet "By Thee with Bliss, elicit ed heavy applause. The programmes used on this occasion were complete and added greatly to the interest of the audience. l The Lecture Association are deserving of favorable mention for arranging and as- suming the responsibility of giving our citizens this rich treat. And they in turn are under obligations to tho public gener- ally, and more especially to those who kindly volunteered to accommodate the singers from out of town; and to the sing CTS themselves fer the lively interest they took in making the performance success. The receipts were upwards of $200, and the audience was the largest and best pleased we have ever seen here at an in- door entertainment.
 The up passenger train on the Hous- atomic R. R. ran into some large stones near the tunnel just below Hawleyville, . few mornings since. The stones had been loosened by the rain and rolled on the track just around sharp curve. However, the locomotive 'swaded through them" without serious damage or deten- ton.
 The dwelling house of Royal Buck ingham at the lower end of South Main street burned to the ground with the most valuable of its contents, on Tuesday eve ming, December 2d. The fire was first discovered by Thomas Barlow who was riding by and saw flames issuing from the roof. The alarm was at once given but too late. As was afterward aseertained Mrs. Buckingham had been into a closet with lighted candle in her hand and the entire upper story of the house was in flames when the fire was discovered. As much furniture as possible was removed. About five hundred spectators were pres ent, and the next day many of their names eonld be seen on subscription paper fol the relief of Mir. Buckingham, on which probably notless than a$1, 900 are pledged. A Grand Hop is to be given, this evening, for his benefit, which. with the house keeping articles and clothing donated, will give MT. Buckingham fair start al.d he deserves it. The loss was about S1 500. No insurance Il Our home talent has been doing lit tie in the burglary line. c. o. Smiths bakery, F. Humiston's saloon. and Kirsch'a barber shop. have recently been entered with total profit to the burglars of S15. [ The present session of the Districi court has been the hyeliest yet known , here. Cornwall, Woodbury, and Candle Wood Mountain have been well repre-
 scented.
 T Woodbury.
 Deacon R. !. Allen has sold his plac,
 to Charles Perry, consisting of ten acre, of land with buildings for 3.I00 Dea
 Allen has now disposed of all his propsr Ity in Woodbury and has removed tt