Litchfield enquirer., 1874-09-10
West Cornwall, Sept. 7th, 1874.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7th, 1S7

Litchtield County has good reaso to
 be proud of her enterprising farmers md
 stock raisers. At the recent New Iag-
 land Fair held at Providence, R. l.. Ir.
 0. $. King, of Watertown, took the Irst premium of $50, on the best eleven pirs Of oxen exhibited; six pairs being his own, and the remaining sent by his neta- bors, viz. two pair by MT. Hamilton, me pair by Mir. A. NJ. Judd, one by Mir. Wm. Scoyille, and one by MT. D. Hard. Nr King also took premium of s2O onthe best pair of six years old or upwar I'd o,en. Mir. Hamilton took one of SlO. on tbe same kind of stock. On four years old steers. MT. King was awarded s15. On two years old, Mir. Hamilton s1O. Mir. Alanson Warren received the third nre- mium on best herd of cattle. On two year old bull, 2d premium of S1O. Also I'd premium on four year old COW of $40. on sheep he was awarded several premi- ums. All the above mentioned farmers are of Watertown.
 As for Washington, Mir. J. s Titus cane Sa.1as5,5 1n with flying eolors; and two red ones two second premiums. the seven amounting to $115, a pretty sum for less than two yards of ribbon! And he might have done better. For the best herd exhibited he took the second pre- mium of $25, and his competitors admit ted that he wouldhave won the first pre- mium had his cattle been older, but his older animals were left at home. For the best two year old bull he was awarded S25. For the best three year, old heifer $25. Ten dollars for the best calf, ten dollars for second best two year old heifer, ten dollars for best one year old heifer, and ten dollars for best bull calf. For one calf he refused one hundred dollars, and two hundred were offered him in vain for one COW. Readers must bear in mind that these awards was striven for by men from all parts of New England, not from one county only.
 Lest this fair article be too long, I will only add that Sherman Hartwell returned from the same fair the richer by eighty dollars, for exhibiting his Cotswold sheep.
 This Monday afternoon, Rev. Mir. Col ton has officiated at the funeral of Mts. Mary Baker Clark. During his remarks he stated that few years ago he received her and her husband into the church. Less than two years ago he married them, q few weeks ago lie baptized their little boy, and now he has performed the last office for her. She died at Stepney; and her husband is now very sick at the same place; his life is almost despaired of. The disease is typhoid fever. A large number of sympathizing friends and relatives at tended the funeral. The pure white lilies that almost covered the coffin were en- blematic of the pure life of its occupant.
 Plymouth Sketcnes.-Ho.f2e.
 On Monday, August 31st, a party of about twenty-five left here for New Ha- ven, from which place they started out the next day on a sailing and fishing ex- cursion. They visited Greenport, New port, Block Island, and perhaps other places, and returning, reached home on Saturday evening, September 9th. A few hours only were'devoted to fishing; not one half as much time as some of the party devoted to sea sickness. Several lawyers and clergyman accompanied the expedition, which was thus well provided with legal and spiritual counsel; but I am not aware that any member of the medical profession was present, to advise in regard to bodily wants.
 Last week, the Rev. E. B. Hillard re- turned after four weeks vacation, and on Sunday the 9th inst, occupied the pulpit of the 1st Congregational church, which during his absence had been occu- pied by other clergymen; two Sundays by the Rev. John Doolittle of Bridgewa- ter. John was Plymouth boy, and good boy too. He is now fair preacher, and fully as good man as the average; I think rather better.
 The pulpit of St. Peters h as been oc- cupied the last six Sundays by the Rev. Alanson Welton, late of Bethlehem; the Rev. Frederick B. Woodward, of Water town; the Rev. Mir. Ocford, of Thomas ton; the Rev. Mir. Buck, of Hartford, and the Rev. Alonzo N. Lewis, of Westville.
 PLYMoUTHEAN.
 September 7th, 1874.
 CORNWALL had notable gathering, re