Litchfield enquirer., 1874-09-10

well deserved the encore ls received. She then sung Millard's very popular Consider the Lilies.p Even Miss Smiths singing hardly reconciles us to this com poser, whose vein of sentiment always strikes us as rather thin. Mrs. Kimber- ley's 70, Salutaris" was beautiful thing and for an encore she gave us Haydn's "With Verdure Clads" the finest but one of the Creation solos, Mrs. Kimberley is so we'll known here from her very popular rendering of the soprano parts of the Gre. ation, last winter, that we need only say that her singing. last week. was fully up to the high grade of merit of her former performance.
 The instrumental pieces were of much lighter character than the vocal. The | first Organ Solo was very effective, and to open the Second part MT. Shepard play ed the very pretty overture to ssFhe Merry Wives of Windsor" The trios were falight and lively character, contrasting effective ly with the somhre music that formed the staple of the programme. One of the most popular things performed at this concert was Mr. Meafoy's Romanza for the Cornet which was very nicely accom- panied by MT. Shepard and brought an encore, on which he played ''Fleer as Bird," an air which brings out all the pu- rity> of tone and delicacy If expression for which his cornet playing is remarkable.
 Woodbury
 September 3d was the twenty-fifth an- niversary of Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Cothren's marriage. There was what we should call a silver wedding without the silver, as nothing in that line was presented or expected. l. was also intended to have been a surprise, but they were aware of it, and prepared entertainment according ly. Most of the visitors carried refresh ments so that there was abundant provi- sion for the inner man, and much to spare. There were about one hundred present, the Curtiss Cornet Band contributing plenty of music and the affair was one of much pleasure and qualification to all concern ed.
 Warren.
 Mrs. Jane Starr died last Wednesday morning of typhoid fever and heart diss ease combined, aged sixty-fve. She was the daughter of Col. Dan Carter, and sis- ter of the late Mrs. Dea. Hopkins. In her caller years she was quite prominent in society and took great interest in works of benevolence. Her sweet dispo- sition, gentle manners, and love1iness of of character, secured her many friends, and amidst all the trials ana sorrows of life, to which she was no stranger, she ev CT manifested the same cheerful submission and trust, and was ever the same patient, watchful, loving mother and grandmother. She has been long a member of the Con- gregational church, and, at her funeral. her pastor we'll said that the memory of her would help to ''make our faith in goodness stronger" The peculiar sickness which originat ed in MT. Henry Carter's family has nat urally caused quite an excitement, so that it has been difficult to procure need ed assistance, as all those who have had the fever are supposed to have taken it by oyer-doing in care of the Carter family. Investigation will doubtless prove the cause to be bad drainage, connected with the sink. as the air in that locality is very impure.
 The fever left MT. Carter several days since. He lies in low feeble state, with not sufficient strength to rally, it is feared. His wife is no better.
 New Preston.
 The steamboat for the Waramaug Lake reached Danbury, last week, and will probably be launched the latter part of this week.
 NorthfleId.
 William Jay Peck is in Williams College and Litchfield adds another to the list of Freshmen.
 The Terryville Eagles" played a North6eld picked nine, last Saturday. McNary and F. Hodson of the Northfield nine earned the applause of the spectators by fine catches. Of the Terryville nine Capt. Purcell and Byron excelled in field ing, while Bates made clean score of sev- en runs. The Eagles flew up to roost by fifteen majority SEER