Litchfield enquirer., 1878-01-24
Plymouth Sketches. No. 255.

l cannot tell you any wonderful stories in r9gard to picking dandelions, pansies or straw berries nor about seeing grasshoppers basking and leaping in the glorious sunshine on or near Christmas day But can tell big story in respect to a sclf-sowed pumpkin seed that caue up last summer in the garden of N. T. Painter. Tie growth of this seed resulted in such wonderful luxuriance of vine, and pro- ductiyeness of fruit, as to cause special atten- tion to be paid to 1t. On measuring the main vine and it's branches, the aggregate length proved 10 he four hundred and seventy-five feet; while On them grew twenty-four pump kiGs which riDened, and weighed from eigh- teen and three-fourtls pounds each; their con- bined weight being three hundred and twenty.
 Mrs. Doctor Salisbury has returned to her residence in this village, after spending several weeks at the parental homestead in Chesire.
 On Sunday, the thirteenth inst, the Rev. James L. Scott, of Naugatuck. conducted the services in St Peters: preached, and adm1nis- tered the Holy Communion. His presence here recalled to mind the oldcn tme when he off, ciated in Washington and Marketable, and used to be with Us ag ;he meetings of the Litch fieli County Clerical Missionary Association and also on other occasions.
 The published report that our lawyer. Mr. Cole had taken unto himself ''better half" proves to be not incorrect, but premature For sometime past Mr. C, has in the forenoon of each day his office here, and in the afternoon one il nThonaston. Now he intends to remain on the Hill during the first half of the week. and in ThOmastOn the latter half
 No. 256.
 On Monday evening the 14th inst, party of a5ont twenty from our reading circle. went over to Plainvile, on an invitation from Dr. Wright, late of this town, to attend a dramatic performance, &c. &c. The exercises held un til midnight, after which our Plymotheans went to the doctors, where they were hand somely treated to oysters and other good things. Returning, they arrived home at about four o'clock; just in time to hear our village roosters proclaiming daylight to the slumoer- ing inhabitants.
 On Thursday evening, the 17th, a party of young people went three miles south, to Geo. Tomlinsons, whose son Milo was married a few weeks ago to Miss Hattie White. Music and dancing occupied d portion of the time spent there, and the company dispersed after enjoying themselves to large extent.
 A company of young folks, boys and girls mostly from the Episcopal Society, go two evenings in each week, up north of the cen ter, to Aaron P. Fenns, for the purpose of re- ceiving instruction in singing.
 Having during the last six weeks proph- esied considerably in regard to the weather, but with very indifferent success 1 have con cluded that it will be as we'll to stop prophecy ing and to accept, without grumblng, the weather as it comes along; be it good, bad, or indifferent Whatever it may be- it will be good for some, if pot for all. No. 257.
 Your Goshen correspondent may rest assur- ed that if had been dead, as he supposed: and if 1 hod communicated with him from the spirit world I should, if possible have done SO by some other and better means than through the modern spiritualist,. 50 cGIIed And by | the way his supposition came 0ery ne0r being correct; for, on the last Sunday in October | received tremendous kick from horse back of and below the right shoulder. As in two former encounters with horsefiesh so in this instance, 1 certainly thought that I was a ''goner" But am happy in being able to say that 1 am alive this day; and also that hay ing started in pursuit of HI. N.," shall put forth my best endeavors to overtake him.
 Our venerable friend, Mrs. Minerva Hart, reliet of Rev. Luther Hart, ''still lives' and enjoys pretty good health at the age of 88 years. Not long since she spent week with an old friend, Mrs. Henry Terry, in Ansonia.
 Il have seen the photograph of the celebra- ted cat to which one of your Washington cor respondents alluded last week. Sbe is cer- tainly' an intellectual looking animal Her likeness is taken in sitting position; and with her feet outspread, and the little chicks gath cred under her, she presents a remarkable and interesting study.
 On Sunday, the 20th, the Rev. Mir. San ford, of Thomaston, officiated in the Congre- gational church at the center. The Rev. MT. IIllard being absent in kensington.
 PLYMoTuEAN.
 January 1878.