Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-02
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and is going tD work at Albany.
 2one of Henry Van Toblss 'thanbs was a little too long to suit his fastidious taste, so he shortened it last week by out 1 ting the end of. ''+N
 MT. H. Little gave an able and origi- nal address to large and interested au- dience in the chapel. at Campvilfe, last Sunday. Much religions interest is mani fested there, and much good is being done in quiet way. &4 III '"Though the mills of God grind slowly,
 Yet they grind exceeding small.
 rs Though with patience he stands waiting,a T Is < . With exactness grinds he all.' 1 .-The winter term of the 7th 2district school closed last week. It was taught by Miss Welch of Goshen, one of the smart est young lady teachers that Harwinton has evor been blessed with. She deserves honorable mention for the modest and dignifed manner in which she presided over series of.spelling schools. organized by her and kept up all winter, whenever [ the weather was favorable. We hope MT. Bcntly will be so fortunate as to secure this young iady's services next Summer. 1 Our Lyceum last week was crowded. The evening was all taken up by MT. T.. Bristol's scientific experiments, showing how different kinds of gases are formed. Though he didn't ''set the North River on fire" he demonstrated his ability to burn most everything else. It was pronounced by all to be the best evenings entertain ment of the season. Mir. Brist ol is young man of great ability. This week we dls- cuss the question, "Resolved: that the mechanic is more independent than the farmer" f-. tH. 10t-'~0
 Prof Robinson's able lecture was we'll attended, last Wednesday eve., in spite of the weather, which was cold enough to start tears from the eyes of a-potato.
 The funeral service, of Mrs. Merritt Riggs was held in our church last Thurs day. Mrs. Riggs, who has been a widow for several years, died in Bristol, but was former resident of this town.
 We have had touch of real winter weather at last! Old Boreas has given us foretaste of the March lions. We had some six inches of snow, followed by three days of severe cold and high winds. The mercury shivered down 12o below zero. but notwithstanding the indictment ~eath4 CT, our intrepid farmers. who had learned by past experience to ''strike while the iron was hot," kept their teams going Fortunately we had got the snow tracked down before the wind came, so have had few days decent sleighing The snow in the fields has all been swept into the gullies. but more is falling while we write. We have our sleigh-ride at last.
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 The Lyceum, last week. was extreme ly we'll attended. Mr. Ed Bristol deliver. ed an oration on the Satan of the United States, and Mir. James Mather read en able essay on the minuteness of the ami nal creation.
 The Rev. Mir. Curtiss was SO annoyed by some boys in the gallery, last Sunday, that he had to request them to keep quiet.
 MT. Joseph Fenn lost valuable young COW, last week. .-4.a-s.... .a.
 MT Green, Norwalk cattle buyer, has been here some days looking up cat tle .r- t.s. -.se T q M
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 A few nights since Dea l.. W. Stone's smoke-house was entered and number of hams stolen. The Deacon was usually careful to see that the house was locked; but that night (as bad luck would have it) forgot it. Who will be the next unlucky man?
 The V. I. s. (so called) gave their entertainment as per agreement and all acted their parts we'll. The audience was rather small, owing perhaps tc the adverse feeling about town. If that be the case we think they had better blow out, put in 0 new hearth Gas it were), and next Fall start on a new basis. @-..t
 The Library books are in town and are to be be kept at Dea. s. c. Conn's.
 The Grangers met on Saturday eve. last and, we are told, meet again Saturday eve. coming at The Comstock house. Ii ;
 The Washington Gilt-edge Informal came off at the Town Hall Tuesday eve.. the 22d ult., and the same good order and friendly feeling was manifested at the close of the last as at the first of the series. Doncan's full band was in attendance Gas usuaD and afforded the sweetest of music. At the hour of 12 the doors were opened exposing a table bountifully laden with goodies too numerous to mention. The walters were in prompt attendance and ,(strange to say)after half or three quarters of an hour, the whole company lost their capacities. Then dancing was resumed and kept up till, near'the 4th hour, they Peeled off the last dance with much mer- riment aud the series of InformalsD came l. to close.
 Wednesday evening, the 23d ult., the Episcopal Mite Society met at the resi- dence of Judge Gibbs and adjourned en nlasse to the Town Hall, where a dance and supper were enjoyed by a goodly num- Der, of ages varying from six to eighty.
 Another pleasant party is reported at MT. c. Bakers, in Macedonia, ,on the night of the 24th nit. Music by Doncan's party bnnds 4=asa< s, s-aes4.s *st sts7 SoN. -'
 They were playing "The Mighty Dol lar at St. Louis; the other evening. Dis tracted heroine l0Quitur: "Oh, hOW shall