Litchfield enquirer., 1874-07-30
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Mi. M B. Farlin is about opening { harness shop over Mir Braman's store.
 The Russell reading of Thursday egealng was fairly attended; gross re cesPts. S3.
 See Wheeler Bros. new Advt. They have a fine lot of Pineapples for presery' ing this week.
 The Rev. Mir Morrison will continue his sermons to yOung men next Sabbath. Sahiecs: ''Tiac young man adrift in the upOrld"
 We hear that the Paper Festival at ;he Methodist church. last Friday even ing. fOr the benefit of the Sunday School, ws a sncccss. About S35 were taken m and no expenses.
 A neT lamp post has been set up il front of A s Wright X Co. s store, and another will soon go mp before the prem. tses of Mr. S E. Cheney. Other lamps arc needed on the way to the station.
 The Lake View House continues tc Foceive accez<ions. and is now filled, VIC hear. b the extent of its capacity. Is sany usoge proof needed than the success ol this enterprise of the popularity of Litch- field as place of resort for summer visit. oS9
 -Mrs- Elizabeth Hemstead, formerly of this town, met with an accident on "Wednesday, of last week, when on her uay to Warren, where she is to spend the summer The car window fell and crush esi the end of one finger; tho finger may be saved but will require some time to heal
 There is talk of engaging the Boston Quiutette Club for a concert at this place sometime next month. This is ono of the finest organizations for the performance of first class instrumental music in the country, ank we hope tho effort will be successful
 A party of nine go to the White Noun tains for stay of ten days, or therea- bouts. on Thursday of this week. This is rathcE bad year for mountains. They shake good deal, and arc apt to iniure tho travellers they fall on. Still we hope for che best
 The viOIoncelIo which was the subject of an attachment and the innocent occasion Ofa lamentable waste of forensic eloquence recently, is again in the possession of the attorney who first selzed it, and who has not even tho poor consolation ho might derive from being able to play upon it.
 Mir. c. F. Hendee of the firm of Driggs, Ayers and Hcndce, has on exhi- bitiOn nt the Mansion House an Estey Reed Organ which seems a very fine in- strnment, quick of action, of good tone, and with many desirable features. MT. Hendee also has choice stock of sheet and bound music. Persons desiring pi- ano tuning or repairing done can leave orders at tho Mansion House.
 A player on stringed instruments, full of that contempt for all keyed instruments which is the only unamiable trait in your genuine fiddler, gives us the following words of the various melodies he claims to have heard chowdered into m organ voluntary recently:
 There's no Place like Still so Gently Home, sweet + Ore me Stealing Lord Dismiss The Girl Left with thy Bles- 7 + Don't Bodder me"
 Tho Eagles (second nine) played the Astnas of Bantam at Harris Plain, Satur- day afternoon. They were heavily over- matched in weight but more than made it mp in skill as appears from the following report of innings:
 Innings, 12 3 4 5 67 Eagles, 3 6 99 6 8 17-58 Hitna, OOOO 10 2-3
 In war times the Confederates used to speak of some of their crack organizations as ''good yelling regiments" The Eagles first and second nines) are as good ''yel- ling" clubs as we ever heard; and are cap- itai hAAlN players besides.
 Attention ia called to the advt. of the New York Circus, which is to exhibit in this village next Monday. It has the rep- utation of being first-class, as will be seen from the following extract from the New York Mail:
 This is the last week of the metropoli- tan season of the New York Circus. If has proved itself, throughout tho long winter season, one of the most attractive and best managed places of entertainment m this city. It has always had the best of artists and the best of music. and it has provided a cheerful and healthy di- vertlsement in all weathers. Fourteenth street will miss the circus very much. as no other show can exactly fill it's place.
 -More attention to village improve ment is one of our greatest public needs. Individuals make thoir sidewalks, lawns and surroundings extremely neat, or al. low them to 60 uncared for, just as suits their individual tastes. We want live borough organization, empowered to spend some money. and willing to exer. else some authority over proprietors who neglect their premises. About the worst neglected piece of property VIC know of is that of the school district. It is oyergrown with burdocks. canada missiles and other anclean vegetation, while the sidewalk in rons IS in shocking want of repair. One ot our great necessities is concrete walk o tho station That tho entire cost of his should Dc thrown on adjoining pro- prieAors. as in the ordinary case of con- en4ing sidewalks, would hardly be fair. The public should contribute. There EhOul also Dc sOmo better provision for ho parks. That they should be yearly 'impFOycd" as meadow land, seems hard Y up to the mark in as neat village as his Is. or can easily bc made. Were cat le thoroughly restrained, tho park fences hemOved, and convenient cross-walks