Litchfield enquirer., 1876-06-29
-HarWinton


 anniversary in an unprecedented manner. Tables will be spread under the elms south of the residence of Wm. Bryant, with such good things as only the fair ladies of Harwinton know how to make. Orations-patriotic and side-splitting- will be be delivered by some of our emi- nent men, among whom our pastor, Rev. Geo. Curtiss, will probably take the lead, for he always knows Chow to do it." MT. Hubert Barber will probably have some thing to say. A ten-pounder cannon has been purchased, and will doubtless have some thing to say, as we have got a keg of powder to "wet it's whistle" The small boys are expected to do their share, and will doubtless make big racket. We had thought some of going to Washington to see the fun there, as your correspond ent of that place kindly invites every body to come.
 -TsIittle Johnnie" claims that the Cotton Hollow and Waterville signers of "our'' petition were old residents of, and received mail in East Litchfeld. He ayers that the case of fathers signing for his son who afterwards signed the other pa per is incorrectly stated. He also says the postmaster denies that more papers are taken from that office by persons iiv- ing east than west of the river ED ENQ.
 We spent very pleasant evening, last Saturday, with the genial family of our head seleetman, Mr. Norman A. Wilson. While there, one of his neighbors stopped in. and said that he had just been to the village to market some cherries, and while returning, after dark, he was accosted by an inqulsltive individual, near Chatfeld's grove, with the question, "Have you got any money ?"to which MT. Conran res- bonded in his elegant brogue, ''Ax the divll, an if he doesn't give you satisfac- tion, ax his grand mother" Neither of these personages being at hand to give the required information, the man re- peated his demand; whereupon MT. Con- ran says he set down his cherry basket, took off his coat and seized the highway man by the collar; at which he threatened to shoot him. MT. 0. told him to ''shoot and be d-d." The would-be robber was finally glad to get off with whole skin.
 The potato bug is not going to do as much damage here as it was feared. We wish to notify the bugs if they get short of rations, to apply to MT. Chas. s. Bar Der who has planted nine acres for their special benefit. Mir. Barber is our most enterprising farmer. He has represented among his hired help the nations of Eng land, Scotland, Germany and Poland.
 Two of our former merchants, MT. H. Bissell, from Texas, and O. E. Wilson, from Norwalk, were in town a week ago. Mir. Edgar N. Wilson was also in town.
 Excursions to Bantam Lake have been all the go here of late.
 Strawberries have been very abund- ant in our pastures this year, but we have only been able to get few, as our phllan- thropic neighbors have kindly saved us the trouble, coming in crowds to pick them, from sunrise to sunset, without as much as "By your leave, Sir ?" We did want to enter a meek protest against such pure unselfshness on their part but one of them was the Deputy. Sheriff and con- sequently we were little afraid of him; but we wanted to repeat to him his words to us, when our horse happened to take a bite of grass near his front gate, i. e. "Keep that horse in the yard" The others were mostly petticoats-a class of beings that we always had wholesome fear of, and never did know how to tackle, so we let them severely alone. We wouldn't feel so bad about it if any of them would make shortcake for poor
 LITTLE JOHNNIE
 FOURTH OF JULY.-ORDER OF ExER- c1sEs.-At meeting of the committee, held June 21st, for the purpose of making arrangements for the celebration of the Fourth of July. 1876, the following pro- gram was arranged:
 JULY 3d.-Cannon fired and bells rung.
 JULY 4th.-Cannon fired and bells rung from till o'clock a. m. Music by the Goshen Cornet Band at a. m., followed by an address by MT. James Mather; then music by the band then speeches by Messrs. Steven and Martin Cook, followed by the firing of cannon. Next will be 8 historical sketch of Harwinton, for the last hundred years. by the Rev. George Curtis; then song by MT. c. A. Andrews; afterwards comes a poem by Dr. Virgil Buell.. entitled, "One Hundred Years Ago. D composed by him for the occasion. At some time during the day a procession, headed by the cannon and Band, will march around the square; after which there is to be picnic on the Green III front of Mir. Lewis Catlin's. At5 o'clock they adjourn till 8, when there will be a large display of fireworks. ended by a dance. T. c. M. EaS< i<ehFola