Litchfield enquirer., 1875-04-08
LITCHFIELD.


 On Thursday night Mall ett's dam was carried of at Campville.
 The Rev. l.. Briggs, who with his family, was at the Lake View House, last season, has we understand, resigned the recto rship of Christ church, Bridgeport. Mir. E. K. Loomis, for the past two years with A. s. Wright & Co.,, leaves his present position this spring We should be sorry to have him leave town, but wish him success whenever he may go.
 Among the memorial windows in the new St. Johns church, Bridgeport, is one in memory of the Rev. Junius M. Wiley, former rector, and for several years Rector of St. Michael's church in this vil- lage.
 We called the Republican caucus at the Town House, last week. Democrats out of office might as we'll engage rooms there, too: for, if Reform goes on as 1t has begun we shall all be there together.
 About twenty of Mir. A. J. Beach's singing class of Goshen gave him a very pleasant surprise, last Monday evening. Singing and little dancing were the pro- gramme of the evening. We were very glad to see that Goshen people are think ing better of that most pleasant of recrea- tions. dancing, than they have in years past.
 An Irishwoman came down from Vol cottville to the Naugatuck Station, Satur- day evening, with basket on her arm. An accident happened to that basket which resulted in the breaking of jug inside, and the spilling of gallon of campaign whiskey. The grief of the proprietor of the basket, and the amusement of by islanders were trife boisterous.
 The ladies' meeting announced recently was addressed by Mir. Starr in favor of forming @ Village Improvement Associa- ton. He particularly urged the necessi- ty of improving the Fair Grounds. While we agree entirely with the necessity there is for some active organization of that kind, we should be inclined to differ with MT. $. regarding the matters that most need improvement. It strikes us that our parks, our streets, and especially the side walk to the station call first for attention. Perhaps spirit enough may be aroused to improve parks, streets, fair ground and all
 We are in receipt of communication from ''LitchHeld Lady" with reference to the prOposed Improvement Society. We agree substantially with the views of the writer and should have inserted it at once had her name been confided to us; but no editor can afford to print anony- nous communications, no matter how un- objectionable they may seem. No one not in the habit of dealing with corre- spondence is aware how easily an editor who should fail to enforce this ruie of the newspaper office, could be entrapped into publishing articles that would occasion real injury. There is no safety except in requiring writers names even in cases where articles seem, and probably are, en. tirely unobiectionable. The concealment of such names disclosed to him in conf. dence Is as much q matter of honor with the editor as is the concealment of eli eut's confidential communications witl the lawyer. Only when an editor ha, been grossly cheated into publishing some gross libel would he think himself justified in giving up a correspondent name. We refer to this matter repeated. ly because in most cases it is from mere shyness or ignorance that correspond ents withhold their names.
 The following report of the first meet ing our Village Improvement Society in licates that is in the matter of pun. and poetry there certainly is room for inn prOvement:
 A notice you gave. in your paper of late.
 For the ladies of Lltchneld to meet and debate on . subject that surely, attention should call. Sos Cnly from ladies but from each and all,
 Twas talk measures, and make the first nov, In e plan, 70 our De&otlxul VtttAge improve.
 So Wednesday, the day that you named, full SCOT psa meet at Esquire woOdruE-s. Iperhaps there we,
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 Besides Mir. Starr. who kindly had come
 To give some hints as to what should be dore Hs thoaght that the ladies no doubt would succeed If in earnest they joined in this good work indeed Ne gave SacA examples. of what they could do, That tara from ths main point to tell them to you. Hssoa Of Miss Tes-saad shed caused great sensatio And that Poly TSeas did almost rule the nation He sAld thai cut west tha ladies had made .sG4 Great aavxDee for country in commerce and trad and sa.as cd Mrs. sippi had joined hand in hand To improve, with Mlss Soari. fair Western land He spoke of sons towns. in own little stste
 Ina. lad been mnch improved by the Indies of iate ss we, oG this far famed old town, could not see wex we. behind others. in good works should be AaA shus resolved a union to fmms.-
 Ssa ~vSlAse Improvement Society," by name, aAass oA5srt sAoaia be to adorn and improve se1r SsnAgs aad sahzz4s-bessdea wen remove Al uz@sgAsix oajersa.-so pray give your aid
 AAAa tAa.e. saa snaas O<her improvements be made. tAaA eNss sst me tell yea. before tis too late
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 Ass~. witA our village. there's few can compare, ssr ~< Ee eEdgAtesa Of aRIsa. and purest q aiF.
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 A~~ ss ss saa1-saAasd streets when . walk you wou @e have saaaess so hrasht shas in bsauty shsyvis
 @AA sAnae 70 fAr-sGnea 0f fair Italys skv.
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