Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-03
LITCHFIELD.


 Fair, this "Wednesday afternoon and evening.
 pr. Deming, his son, and Hon. c. B. Andrews, are at the Centennial.
 READ IVES ADvERT1sEMENT. IVES OF THE "BEE HrvE," HARTFORD, CONN. Harris Plain Library meeting, on Friday evening next.
 There is to be a Hop at the Lake View on Thursday evening.
 Meeting of the Circulating Library tomorrow, (Thursday) evening.
 New Haven carpenters are at work on the frame of MT. Trowbridge's house.
 Where is the new road around Ban" tam Lake? Mir. Horatio Benton, to the front '.~..<
 - The first two weeks of the Sept. term of the Superior Court are to be oc. cupied with criminal business.
 The Rev. Dr. Perry. Bishop elect of Iowa, has received the degree of l.. l.. D. from William and Mary College, Virginia. Balcony picnics have become distin- gushing characteristic of the Mansion House they take place on the 'sky ve- randall"
 A movement is on foot for getting the Mendelssohn Quintet Club here for another Concert in about two weeks. It deserves the hearty support of every lov- CT of good music. l.. esEzs::E!:
 A select ''Garden Party" will be giv. en at one of our West St residences early next week these outdoor parties are greatly in vogue aG the other first-class summer resorts. ss
 ". IL S.-B G. Northrop, l.. l.. D., Secretary of the State Board of Education, will lecture here on Wednesday evening next-Subject 1.-The New Era in Europe, and it's Lessons for us." B nauid n Rnlklev tha youthful Tyler of St. Pauls Lodge, No II. went fishing for the first time in his life, last Friday. He got the largest bass taken that day, weight estimated at 4 pounds.
 -Dr Sweet publishes, by permission, in another column, a letter from one of his patients, The Dr. is apparently very successful in his treatment of chronic diseases, and his rooms at the Scovjll House are becoming more and more crowded by those seeking relief.-V Vat. dey Aadec, July 21. '76.
 MT. H. R. Elliot. of New Haven, has started to return to Japan after stay of several weeks in this country. He is to be an instructor in the government school at Tokio, and will correspond for several pa- pers in this country and will undoubted- ly attain a useful position of influence in the strange and interesting community with which.he sis to mingle. MT. Elliot was at one time connected with the Her. ald of this place in the capacity of editor. - IVinsted Neacs.
 Many of our citizens will have pleas ant recollectious of MT. Elliot, as he sev-- eral times spent part of his college va- cation here, as guest of MT. Clarence Dsming. ,...--. r-..,-..
 Mir. Samuel F. Rowe, colored taxider- mist, is d born educator of youth. Beside his circus and his ball nine he has under taken the instruction of another nine from the Lake View House. He gave them their first lesson on Monday last. The game opened with Samuels small boys in the field, and the Lake Viewers at the bat. The beginners started off nicely, and fill ed all the bases; then the striker put up a fly which was taken. The basemen had all run on the fly, two were slaughtered before they could recover their positions, and the side went out without a run Starting with the illustration of general principles in that practical way, Samuel gave the new nine three solid hours of in. :struction in the points of our national game. Viewed in its true light as an edu- cational measure. the thing was success. The Lilliputians won, 8L to ga larger score might have discouraged the defeat. ed party-but the interest never Tagged. The incidents of the game were varied and brilliant. A<ight fielder took long fiy exactly on his upper bosom-stud, and sat down for an instant to take breath. A striker turned somerset on the way to first base. and got there just after the ball. Many other first stages in the career oi the ball player were passed, more or less triumphantly. One thing we were parti.
 
 .cularly pleased to hear: there was no un. necessary>profanity on the ground. The Header of the new nine, little knowing the sternness of Samuel's moral discipline, cautioned him on that point. The Lake Viewers also refraned nobly-to the ex %reme limit of human endurance. A crowd of ladies encouraged the contest with theil presence and when Samuel gives his SC. cond lesson we hope to give Q fuller re port. r .rsIt 7
 The concert of last week was, every thing considered, very satisfactory piece of work, although the program was no of that miscellaneous popular. character which best pleases an audience. The power and fine tone of Mir. Robinson. ,. grand piano and the admirable playing o MT. Daniels assured the success of tha, most important part of the entertainment or the comparative merit of the several numbers we cannot well judge. It strucl us, however, that the opening trio--a brigh, and pleasing composition of Reissiger- lacked something of the ease and lightness particularly in the execution of rather dificult cello part. which the piece de