Litchfield enquirer., 1875-10-21
Cornwall.

| for the ensuing term :-I'restdent, Almon l.. Miner Vice Presidents. Willie Fen- nell, and Cora Miner Secretary, Jennie W. Dudley Treasurer, Edwin D. Cole ; Directors. Mir. c. w. Marsh, Mrs. c. H. Cole, Mrs. s. J. Dudley and MT. H. Hitch cock Editors, Miss Lizzie White. Miss Sarah White, Miss Jenny Dudley, Miss Nellie Miner and J. Ernest Whitney. A circle of talented contributors will be en- gagged, and the utmost efforts will be put forth to render "The Banner" one of the most attractive quarterlies in the State.
 At the annual meeting of the Cornwall Library Ass, Dr. B. B. North was elected Pres; Geo. l.. Miner, Sec; H. Hitch cock, Trcas. and Mrs. H. A Mouson, Li- brdridn. New books have been recently added to the Library and it now numbers nearly 600 volumes and over 30 members.
 A sociable was held at the Parsonage, Tuesday evening. The rooms were gen. erously full, and chatting and music for the young. with weighty arguments for the elders, passed the time away very agreeably. &t '-. N
 Refreshments were served consisting of the-choicest of ice cream, cake and coffee no tea Then there were amusements from croquet by moonlight to to "charac ters, in which were represented all varie- ties from Adam and Eve up to the more modern T. Thumb. In fact and brief, we just had a good time.
 A remarkable lunar rainbow was seen. Saturday, just after the moon had risen. It lasted 10 or 15 minutes and was nearly as bright as e solar rainbow. The three primary colors were distinctly visi- ble.
 In regard to our liberty pole, we CO., incide with "Dickey" in his opinion of its age. and fsOm its graceful taper and other unmistakable signs, we think we can trace its pedigree back to the time when it was bending mast in one of the 4OOAO CA 1AbS VI WVhu ShOOt. W0 Chu RO back of the days of webster's grandsire, and produce relic in the shape of we'll thumbed portion of Bible. imported in the Mayfower and now in the possession of MT. J. l.. Whitney. f4
 The Grand Mogul Gun Club contem. plate an excursion among the swamps of Goshen Pond in search of ducks the success of these excursions was fully demonstrated two years ago.
 J.G.B.
 -zina Hotchkiss died very suddenly on the 11th inst, under suspicious circum- stances. A jury called to sit upon the case found a verdict of death by apoplexy. Hotchkiss left West Cornwall about mid night. Sunday night, and did not reach home until daybreak, ut which time he appeared to suffer greatly from chills. All endeavors to warm him failed and he died soon after reaching home. Is it not new kind of apoplezy which is attended with chills?
 At a special town meeting, Saturday, the 18th, measures were adopted to reduce town expenses by greatly reducing the salaries of town officers. A new plan was also adopted for working roads. The fearful state of our roads shows that some kind ofa change is wanted right speedily.
 A German woman living alone became intensely excited the other night from hearing rapping on her window. With out stopping to consider whether the dis turbance was caused by. belated 'snoo- gers" or by mischievous spirits, she im- mediately moved out by a rear window and made the best use she could of her natural facilities for rapid transit. Her course to Q more peaceful vicinity lay through pasture in which hard-hacks and brambles were waist high, and the marvelously. short timo she. occupied in putting about twenty acres of it between herself and that house is convincing proof that she did her "lesel best" Her fears were we'll grounded. it seems, for after her exit something size smaller than a horse barn was introduced into the house through the window, much to the confu- sion of several panes of glass. She has pri- vately offered reward for the apprehen- sion of the spoilers, "dead or alive" DIcKEY. ' A