Litchfield enquirer., 1877-08-16

CHI. Dy W1iliah Ouiion DIyaHI. Pres.
 Hayes and Vice Pres. Wheeler. Secretary
 Evarts, Chief Justice Waite, the Govern
 ors of Vermont Massachusetts and New Hampshire. besides innumerable ex-Goy-
 ernors and Honorables of lesser note. are
 to be present and take more or less part
 in the proceedings.
 On Monday of last week New York eel
 ebrated the centenniak of the tough fieht at Oriskany Tn which brave old Herkimer
 and crowds of patriots lost their lives.
 but which gave the pestilent lot of Tories and Indians whol thoyered aronnd Bar goyne lesson they never forgot. That
 battle and Arnold's strategem foiled St. Leger,. and clipped the right wing of the invading army; while Bennington, fort night later. witnessed the brilliant victory of the New England farmers over the Hes slans of Burgoyne's left. A very glorious and decisive victory it certainly was.
 The Ray reports very serious losses in Merryall and South Kent from the hail. storms of Tuesday week It estimates the damage in the former place above at $10,OU0: 4.qosq g-@ atf
 Very sad reports of the damage done in and near Merfyall last Tuesday evening by the wind and hail have come to us. A gentlemanADavid Noble-who has visi- ted the locality, tells us that the tobacco crop. some of which nas in very superb or order, is almost wholly destroyed, and that c8rniis somewhat injured. He estl. mates the damage done at not less than $10,000 in that locality alone.a and whsn the damage over the whole track of the storm is ascertained it will probably be found that much more injury was done. than by the great storm that passed over Lanesville "a few weeks ago Among those who suffered last Tuesday in the of Merryall, are MT. Goode, Duane Stone, Anson Squires. James Os- borne, Horatio Sperry. George Squires, Gaius Mallory, 0. Bennett, William Bir- kins. Jarvis Noble, Byron Tyrrell, Sher man Benedict, Samuel R. Peet, John Chase, John N. Squires, and family of Swedes occupying s. l.. Wilson's farm. There are probably many other sufferers in the neighborhood. but we have not been able to obtain their names. When it is remembered that it is upon their to 7bacco that it's growers depend largely for what money they have during the year, the real inconvenience and loss resulting from Tuesdays storm can in some meas ure be appreciated. The sufferers will have the sympathy of the entire commu, nity, and many may need more than that
 In another article the Ray says: ~
 As near as we can learn it commenced at Dover Plains and extended in a track about mile and half wide, to the south part of Kent Hollow, about 15 miles in straight line. It may have been felt the other side of Dover, but that is as far as we have heard from. In it's track much of the tobacco and other crops have been entirely destroyed. Among the suffering ones near us are Isaac Dayton, of South Kent, and Bruce Hatch, Israel Smith, and George Squires. of this town. Oats and corn have suffered sadly. Mir. Dayton has lived ill the house where he now re- sides between 49 and 50 years, and he says this is the first hail storm he has ever known In warm weather on his farm.
 Under the head of Religious intelIi- gence" the Tribune quotes an old bache- lor's evidence to the fact he counted 99 ladies going to church. recently; of whom 90 had new dresses and ''turned their heads to look at what that wretched and illiterate man termed the ,shang and flow of their drapery as they went trip ping along" That paper also has news of Massachusetts baker who, under the advice of minister and two deacons, re-. fuses to deliver brown bread, Sundays. Lazy or pious? z.t
 Notice will be found in another column of Miss Bralnerd's concert at Washing ton, next week. The performers are the same as those in the delightful concert given on the Both of August of last year, with the exception of Caryl Florio, for whom, last year. substitute had to be found
 Their music is chiefly English Glees, Trios, Duets &c, and their execution is as near perfect as can be. The concert will be one of the most enjoyable ever offered to the music-loving people of Washington and vicinity. ess. I The Maine Republican convention met last week. Resolutions were offered, some approving, and others disapproving the Presidents Southern policy. In accord. ance with, the views of MT. Blaine. they were all tabled, and there was no express ion of opinion regarding the Presidents policy. Mir. Blaine shrewdly took the po- sition that there was an houest difference of opinion among good Republicans on the point: that the action of the President was past recall; and that it wonld be un- wise to quarrel over matter of no spressl ent practical importance sii
 Centennial stockholders received a div dend of I'll per cent on the fifth of next month. .'
 HARPERs contains:The Lading of a Ship; The Domestic and Artistic Life of Titan; General Stark and the Battle of Bennington; Snow Storm on Mount Shas ta; la'mselle: Tom Moore in America; Large Schools vei.sus Small: "A Late \ Wild Rose; Prince Edwards Island; All; Shadows; A Group of Classical Schools; The Pastors Reverie; Popular Exposition of some Scientific Experiments; Erema, or My Fathers Sin; American Workmen from Enrnpaan- Point of View, by Leonard W. Bacon; A Visit to a Country House. and what came of 1t; Waifs from d Motley's Pen; A Railroad Study; Editori- al Articles. As usual, this number is beau tifully illustrated. sE v Harper & Brothers, New York. k.s$4, a year. ss3 fass1
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 EXCHANGE OF MINISTERS Rev Mir. White, of Cornwall, exchanged with Mir. Hagen, last Sabbath - H se.4.., !,
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