Litchfield enquirer., 1876-07-20
Harwinton

get to give some little items; occasionally. Last week we forgot to mention the pleas ant family and neighborly picnic at Mir. Elliott's, at Campville. under the super vision of Misses Nettie Reed and Emma Butler, for which omission we hope they will excuse ns. Miss Nettie Reed closed her school in what is known as the Marsh district, at Northfeld, last week. Miss Emma Butler is teaching our fifth district school, and Miss Jennie Gridley, an ac. complished young lady from Bristol, is teaching in the ninth district. We are told that she holds ''parsing" school, for the purpose of improving the grammar of the neighbors, two evenings a week. She probably means ito do good as she has opportunity.
 We hope. that you will publish all the accounts ot the Goshen celebration that HI. N." may send you from time to time. No fears but that he will make it read able, and we shall look for it with interest. We did want to introduce ourself and shake hands with him on the Fourth, but, remembering "little boys should be seen and not heard" we forbore. The writing on the exhibition labels attached to the relics at Goshen was far superior to that of the same at Litchfeld, flor much of the latter was execrable. and scarcely leglble. We hope that Litchfelders wont take of- fense at our bluntness.
 The "Halllngton" Postofice, at Flute vile, has been discontinued from mis- management, and post-mistress Leonard. at Campville, removed the materials and appertenances, by order of the postal department, last week.
 A few young couples from Campville took an excursion to Wolcottville, last Saturday evening, to hear the music fur. nished by the band of that village.
 MT. Geo. White, from Morris, preach es at Campville, next Sunday, for the Ad- ventists in that locality who have not been able to sustain steady preaching of late, and so hold prayer meeting every other Sunday, alternately. exchanging with the Adventists across the river, who hold their meetings at Mrs. Humphrey. ville's, an old lady 97 years of age. A party of the Wolcottvilla- -Adventists held a meeting, last Sunday, in "Catlin's grove," in the 9th district, where the Rev. Nr
 Small wild fruits and berries are very plentiful hereabouts.
 Our hay crop is very good, but the weather is rather catching" though the heat is almost intolerable for the hay maker. The mercury ranges considerably over 100 Q, so that man can cook his dinner in his own stomach.
 We give hearty response to your East Litchfeld correspondents remarks on the mosquito pest, but would add, lin the words of the Queen of Sheba. ''that the half has not been told you." We can fight nest of "yaller jackets" but when the East Litchfield mosquito gets after us we duck our head and slope for cover.
 -Harwinton expended $95 on fireworks for the Fourth, exclusive of the cannon, whieh still remains on the Green at the Centre ready for the next Fourth. The enthusiasm of the boys has evidently cooled, and they have not sufficient ardor left to drag it home again. ... '. The recent gale blew down one of the noble elms west of the Academy. l.. G. GINckAcK.
 Hon. Abijah Catlin has returned from hls Western trip.
 Several Harwinton people are talking of going to the Centennial in September.
 Mir. Marvin Hopkins has raised his new barn and intends to have it ready for use this summer.
 Mir. Hart Jones has been recovering his house, which much improves its looks.
 The farmers are busy having. The tobacco looks we'll, in fact better than it has done for several years.
 MT. George Balch has returned home from Suffield; and his brother Charles, from Long Island. After one of the showers, last week. MT. William Cunkle caught twenty cells in George. Catlin's pond.
 Rev. MT Stone preached in the WAR