Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-18

Pippings Butchers Display.
 Woods Advertising Wagon.
 Butchers on horseback.
 They made very fine appearance, the war clad Indians and butchers on horseback being particular, noticeable. s.... ..-.a a In Fulton they had as their chief attraction, the Hon. Emory Storrs, of Chicago, who gave them $15O speech and 'Funnygraph' that would repeat what you said to it without ly- ing, great invention in these days-of Pot ter Committees and ''sich." The following was the order of the Clinton parade:
 Chief Marshal c. M Young
 Battery c.
 Martial Band
 Dubuque Rifles, Co. A.
 Dubuque Cadets, Co. K.
 Martial Band.
 Company A. Clinton.
 Presidents w. J. Young and w. F. Coan.
 Speakers of the Day.
 Clinton City Band, IS Pieces.
 Rev Father Mclaughlin
 Roman Catholic Total Abstinence Society.
 Catholic Temperance Cadets
 Reform Club and Geod Templars.
 The Boys Club
 Clinton Fire Department
 Mercantile Displays.
 Citizens in Carriages.
 Citizens on Foot.
 The Irish boys Temperance Cadets, number ing 200, with bright tin guns was pleasant sight, and attracted much attention, while the revolutions of the soldiers in fine uniforms and with polished guns, reminds us of the past, ,and possibly foretOld stern work for the future, if these communistic ideas are to flourish and grow in the future as in the past.
 The exercises were of a high order and very interesting, but too far off for repetition here. The day was also celebrated by the opening of Telephone between the two stores of the Balch Brothers, in Lyons, and one in Clinton, and many engaged in the novel fete of con- versation two miles apart.
 The sportsman had shooting tournament, the winner breaking 19 out of 20 glass balls at IS yards, and 10 straight at 21 yards. Two others broke 28 out of 30. I've Pigeon matches resulted in killing 10 each, straight, at 21 yards; but enough, guess, to convince you that the West still celebrates" The weather was uncommonly fine; thermometer in the seventies with nice breeze.
 All kinds of crops are promising The small fruit crop is the largest we have had for years. Strawberries, entrants, raspberries and cherries, are nearly past season; blackberries just rpen- ing. We raise no whortleberries ours come mostly from Michigan. The apple crop will be light. A. B.
 NEW YORK, July 9th. MIR. EDIToR.-For the first time in the his- tory of this country, the "Glorious Fourth was permitted to pass in peace and quietness. It has been the invariable custom in former years, to allow the largest liberty in every thing, and with every body, on the fourth of July, and this day, of all the days in the year, has been given up to undisturbed hilarity, and dissipation.
 From the evening of the third, to midnight of the fourth, pandemonium has been let loose, and such a thing as quiet sleep during that period, has been unknown in Gotham. The day has always been fruitful in accidents, drunkenness, and destruction of property by cOnhagrations, and for many years, the day has been greatly dreaded, by the better portion of the community. All this has been changed this year. The discharge of pistols, fire crack CTS, small cannon, and other fire works were prohibited, and with the exception of the ring ing of bells, and the usual national salute il the morning and evening, the day was observ cd with all the quietness of the sabbath Nc drunkenness in the streets, no serious accidents 8 and no fires to call out the fire department every side, it is earnestly hoped that the city of New York has seen the last of it's hereto fore dreaved observance. The extreme heat resulted in cver-crowding the steamboats an, railroads, in all directions, and excursions b, sea and land, were the order of the day. We have often had weather as hot as tn, present, but seldom, or never, of such lon, continuance. Last summer, the mercury marked 96 Q, in the shade for one day only but, for the last two weeks, every succeeding day has seemed to be warmer than the previ Ous one, and general stampede to the coun try has taken place in consequence. No doub many of our citizens are now breathings tn, fine air of good old Litchfield. s, H. The intelligence of the sudden death of Mir William s. Wright,a retired gentleman of thi city, was received here yesterday with SUI prise and deep regret. Mir. Wright, accomps nied by his wife and Rev. Mir. Lawrence, pas tor of the Congregational church, left this cit, on Wednesday morning for Litchfield. Ct., b way of the POughkeepsie, Hartford and Bosto Railroad The party arrived there in safet and took rooms at one of the leading hotels ( that place, where they remained until Frida night, with nothing unusual occurring worth of note. 8g.fsr s.> On the above evening, at about seve o'clock, Mir. Wright was missing, and a scare being instituted he was found lying ina spring near the hotel, apparently dead. He was i'm nediatelv taken from the water where he Ina been but a few minutes, and every effort mad to resuscitate him, but all proved of no avai life was extinct. Whether Mir. Wright ha been taken with a fit and fallen into the spring or had thrown himself there with suicidal ii tent. there is no knowing. His. friends are il ciined to favor the first theory.
 For sometime past Mir. Wright has been SUI feEing from a slight derangement of min. caused by gastric fever, and once or twi, while thus afflicted he has expressed to h wife desire to jump out of window, or in the river. His physician advised change air and scenes, and in compliance with this a, vice the trip to Ltcllfeld was taken
 A few years since Mir. Wright resided ( Dir. Swain's place on the Hyde Park. road. F subsequently, went to St. Paul, Minn., and g rewards to Chicago, where he erected sever grand buildings. Three years ago he returnl to this city and purchased the handsome res dence No. % South Liberty street, former occupied by Mr. E. Storm, in which he resi- cd up to the present time Mr. Wright was gentleman of wealth. Not long since he co tributed 91, 900 toward paying the debt of u Congregational church. He was aged abol sixty yeans and leaves wife and two grow up children. .-P sahkeepee Courier.