Litchfield enquirer., 1877-07-19
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 brands of imported cigars that are appre- ciated by connoisseurs.
 A notice of last weeks concert, re ceived too late for insertion, this week will appear in our next. 5t
 The Rev. Mr. Mix, of Orange. N. J., will preach at the M. E. Church nex Sunday afternoon.
 The Messrs. Bissell are painting and kalsomining the town room. It will be 8 neat hall when completed.
 s-Mr. Seth Pratt has removed has liv' cry from the U. $. Hotel to the stable ir rear of his residence, on West St., Dr Beach occupying the stable at the Hotel
 The Water bury American has been Represented here for day or two by Ar. thur E. Hale and Samuel Watts, gradu. ates of the Sentinel and Enquirer offices in this place.
 -The late P. M. G., and few others, took advantage of the Naugatuck excur- sion of Tuesday. They went to Bridge port by rail, whence they were to'excurt'' by steamer to New London, returning in the evening.
 In Mondays storm the South Plain school-house was struck by lightning. The school was in session at the time but none of the children were hurt, though badly scared. The building was slightly damaged, a little plastering being torn off
 One of the female inmates of our jail attempted to destroy herself by jumping from one of the second story windows on Monday. She was saved by companion who caught and held her suspended un- til the iailor arrived and drew her in at the window.
 As Mr. David 0. Goodwin was driv- ing down East Hill. on Friday evening, his horse became frightened by the wagon striking his heels and. ran throwind MT. G. out near the residence of Mir. Slack, breaking his arm just above the wrist and otherwise bruising him quite seriously. He was attended by Dr. Beach.
 A disgraceful fight occurred on Mon. day evening. in Beach's Saloon on West St. The combatants were allowed to bruise each other to their hearts content, the bystanders and saloon keeper looking on after the manner of crowd at 8 prize fight without trying to interfere in any. way with the proceedings. 
 ". I. S.-We are happy to announce that F. Ratchford Starr, Esq. will deliver lecture in Congregational Hall, on Wednesday evening, July 25th, at So'clock, subject, "A Summer in my Yacht;" being au account of cruise in his Sch. Yacht Josephine. At the request of MT. Starr, who with his customary iberality and kindness desires to adda great improve ment to our village, the proceeds will be devoted to the purchase of Village Clock. to be placed in the tower of the Congregational Church. From the known object to which the proceeds will be de- voted, we shall expect to see full and appreclative audience.
 Mondays storm was attended by "belt" of hail that did great damage in it's track. In the village the stones were of ordinary size, doing no damage. but about @ mile southwest of us the hail. stones were of enormous size. ''as large as butternuts" say our informants. Mir. Jacob Morse had field of corn badly riddled. The Belden brothers, on the Island farm, had the corn, onions. cab- bages. and other vegetables in thelr mar ket garden almost completely de- stroyed; damage to them of two or three hundred dollars at the lowest estimate. The Stevens house, also on the "Is- land"had seventy-nine panes of glass bro- ken by the hail, and we hear of damage in Morris from the same cause.
 Some people go Co church to hear and be benefited by what they hear; oth- CTS to see how people are dressed; others to criticise the preacher. An instance in point occurred after the morning services in one of our village churches on Sunday. As the congregation was retiring. young lady said to friend, ''How do you like him. "Ohi he is quite elegant, but he uses such big words that the people who attend this church cannot understand him, am sure." The gentleman holding the horses remarked grufiy, "If be does. it does not matter whether they do or not" We can assure our summer visi- tors that New England congregation is pretty good judge of preaching, and that "big words" are much less of stum- bling block than our city sisters imagine.
 When Mondays shower came up, a tramp lay in the ditch at the east end of East Park. Some charitable soul had given him something convertible into whiskey and he was happy. The prelude of the shower did not move him @ bit, but when tue rain began to fall in sheets he raised himself slowly up on all fours and took good look at the prospect He was not one of those who obstinately fight facts, but seemed willing to admit that it was likely to rain, and proceeded very slowly and with every possible precaution to raise himself to his feet. Just here his hat blew off-an accident that took him entirely by surprise. After wavering in mind and body for few minutes, he took measures for the recovery of his hat This occupied some time. and meanwhile the water was sloshing over him as from R. :k and started on a sort of dead march for the Cong, church; but the droppings of the sanctuary seemed as little to his taste as the washlngs of the ditch. and he nov. ed solemnly off towards the west. reaching the United States just as the rain ceased.