Litchfield enquirer., 1877-01-11
East Cornwall.

WEATHER REPORT. With the New
 Year we were introduced to many new
 varieties of very severe weather, some of
 which we do not desire to have repeated
 immediately. We were very agreeably
 surprised on arising last Sunday morning
 to find it raining quite hard and were
 much pleased in anticipating our usual
 January thaw," but alas for human ex-
 pectations, we have returned to our old
 style of weather; first snow storm, and
 then (to relieve the monotony) blow to
 heap it up, and then ''Da Capo," as the
 music books say. "Hard work to learn
 an old dog new tricks
 ADJUSTMENTS. There was a nice little
 party at the house of Mir. Horace Seelye
 on Monday evening, Jan. 1st. Some 10 or 12 couples of Milton young people
 were present and enjoyed themselves.
 tipping the light fantastic" until the
 ''wee sma hours" MT. Seelye has very nice room formed by raising the partition between two rooms into the garret. Mu- sic, Halls QaadriIle Band. Ave propose to commence this week a series of spell ing schools which we hope may be as successful as in times past, and hope those delegations from Cornwall, Goshen and other pisces will come as they used to, and try and beat us. Glad to see you always.
 FUN.-I heartily join "Little Ghonnie" in wishing we correspondents might all meet and become personally acquainted. Suppose Editor Hickox give sort of an annual reporters dinner about Apr. 1st, as the clans do to the fat men. Little Ghonnie may envy me the pleas ure of attending parties &c., but I'll bet he don't envy the job have before each, in digging out Great Hill roads SO that people can get here. If he feels like Stealing march" on me, let him come in the day time. bring shovel and we will have "necktie" party for his espec- ial benefit.
 SICK L1sr.-We are sorry to report the following cases of sickness: Mrs. David Parmslee is very sick and seems to be failing. MT. Truman Guild has been confined to the house for some time. Mrs. H. H. Guild seems to be no better. Mr. Porter Dean is little be tier. but very weak. Hadley's boy is not very we'll. M uok&;n ;o l. Al week.
 JIMF1scATED.-On Monday evening, Dec. 25th, while Mir. Lewis "Hadley' Jones was attending the Christmas tree, some one relieved his roost of chickens; small business.
 WEDDING. There was a very quiet we'd ding at the house of MT. George Parma lee, on Friday, Dec. 29th, in the marriage of his daughter Alice to Mir. Henry E. Mallory of New Preston. Quite sur prise to this steady neighborhood.
 MIsoELLANEoUs.- is very scarce. Mfr, Wm. Jeunfngs uas to melt snow TOT cooking or go quite distance in the pas. lures for it, while MT. James Blake has only one spring for his family, cattle and the school. We need rain very much. MT. Ethan Kilbourne IS now staying with his son-in law, Mir. Wm. Jennings. His son, MT. Amos Kilbourne, from Dorset Vt., was here last week.
 DoNAr1oN.-There was one present on our Christmas Tree which we think de- serves especial mention. It was minia- ture rocking chair and was labeled "Jack the East Cornwall Correspondent, prob ably significant of "take rest, . or some. thing similar; but it only encourages "Jack" to scribble all the more vigorous ly. Many thanks to the benevolent giv- CT. "Jack" also received many other presents from unknown parties for all of which he hereby tenders his most sincere thanks. "JAcK,"