Litchfield enquirer., 1875-05-27
Goshen No.-l84.


 The funeral of MT. Henry A. Lucas was attended last Sunday. He had been troub- led for some time time with heart diff culty, but was out in the field, Wednes- day. Not feeling very well, in the even- ing, he lay down, and when Mrs. Lucas went in to see him shortly after she fonnd him dying. .5is ..aa
 Those who have flowers will bring them to the Central Cemetery next Saturday at 2 o'clock to decorate our soldiers graves.
 Our people are not fond of going into new things, but when the Wolcottville people challenged them to send twenty five spoilers to their village, they went in- to the contest, and appeared at Granite Hall, last Wednesday evening, when we learned that some had backed off from the Woicottville twenty-five so we had twen- ty-five on each side. From the first we realized that our population was small. while our opponents could select good spoilers from great village. MT. Rollin H. Cook of Winsted was selected as um. pire, and the words were pronounced by Rev. MT. Hazen of Goshen, and were all taken from Webster's Spelling Book. We send list of the spoilers.
 GosHEN,-John W. Brooks. Mrs. John W Brooks, Amanda c. Brooks. Mrs. John H. Wadhams, Franklin Wadhams, Albert Wadhams, Erwin Wadhams. Henry Nor ton. Maria Norton, Sarah B. Norton, Ed ward Mills Norton, Charles J. Porter, Nora c. Nettleton, Frank N. Barton, Mary Welch, Anna Beach, James Leonard Irene Smith, Joseph A. Lucas, Celia Pratt, Ed. win A. White, Hattie Blakesley, Eliza Herald. ot y s,T -
 WoLcoTTvILLE,-G Gideon Fl. Welch, Hen- ry H. Cole, James Alldis, Frederick All dis, Charles McNeil 2d, Andrew J, Brew CT, Mrs. Seymour, Mrs. Uri Church, Mrs Fyler. Julia Joice, Matte Stocking, Chas. F. Church, Mrs. Charles Knapp, Mrs. Harvey Barnes, Charles s. Fellows, Em- ma Weed, Augustine Thempson, Mfs. Burr Lyon, Frederick FueSsenich, Sarah Calhoun, Mary Wheeler, Katie McNeil and perhaps Mrs. Fell ows.
 Early in the evening, Mir. lanes Alldis missed Marlin, and Mr. McNein, good speller, lost his balance on Counterpoise. MT. Albert Wadhams went down by q misapprehension. of the word put to him, and Mrs. Seymour, a famous speller oi half century ago. lost her place for the same reason. About the middle of the evening, Henry Norton, although he knaw better. went down on retaliate. and vety soon the Wolcotville Captain, Mr. Welch went down on blazon. and a young mar from Goshen spelled lqggerhead minus one g. After selecting the very hardest words in the book, for two and hal hours, it, was found that 12 On each sid. were down, and it was decided that il would be impossible to spell down the re maining II on each side if we stayed unti midnight, so we called it even and stop ped. We send list of those who did no mss; -8a t ral9 .sislls8Gsd t
 GOSHEN. MT. and Mrs. and Mis-. Brooks, Messrs. White, Porter. Lucas Mrs. John H. Wadhams, and Misses Net tleton, Herald, Pratt and Blakesly.
 WoLcorTvfLLE -Messrs. F. Alldis Brewer. Church and Fellows. Mrs. Fyler Misses Joice. Thompson, perhaps Mrs Fellows and Mrs. Lyon.
 We were treated by eaft iWsoicoottyill. friends with the utmost fairness. and vt made many pleasant aequaintancss anohi l our opponents. HIN,