Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-11
WASHINGTON. July Sth. 1878


 MR. EDIToR.-The lecture given in this place by Hon. c. H. Holister, one week ago last night, is very highly spoken of. One of our most discriminating citizens says it was the best lecture on temperance he ever heard in his life, and know he has heard many able men, not only here but elsewhere Having been unavoidably absent, Ibegged for asynepsis. The reply was that we should have to begin at the first of Genesis and come down to mod ern times. Cannot some of the listeners favor us with a condensed report of part at least of the lecture through the columns of the En- quirer?
 Bishop Williams is to be at St. Johns church at three o'clock Wednesday afternoon of this week, the tenth of the month.
 Having last week was interrupted by one shower only, and that occurred on the Fourth, when the haymakefs were entitled to holi- day. The lightning did no damage in this vi- cinity, but caused a big scare in Watertown when it struck large walnut tree very near the barn of Mir. Sherman P. Woodward, caus- ing them to suppose the barn was struck, and probably fired, but they were fortunately mis- taken. The tree saved the barn. Natures lightning-rods are far superior to mans, and combine the ornamental with tie useful. J.
 -1.. *aa WASHINGTON, July 8th, 1877.
 MR. EDITOR. Saturday, the 9th inst, the ''Gunnery" B. B. C., vanquished the IS. S. S." B. B. c. of Danbury at base ball, on the latter's ground, by the score of 17 to S;-an unexpected result to Washington certainly. It was the-general opinion, immediately previous to the game, that the two hines were evenly matched, and 80 it proved up to the beginning of the eighth inning, as a summary of the scere given below will show.
 In that inning side-show in the shape of an accidental dog fight, proved the greater attrac- tion for nc small minority of the spectators, causing thereby considerable confusion to the nine then in the field, (which chanoed to be Daubury,) This incident, combined with 1heavy batting of Washington, gave the latter eight additional runs The game on the l whole was good one.
 Errors on both sides were not infrequent but were due in no slight degree to the nature of the ground which was very uneven. The time of game was the shortest in the history of the nine, viz: hour and 30 minutes. For the 'Gunnery," Lemmon and Hagan excelled at the bat, but Whitney, pitcher of the IS. s. S." led the two hines in that particular. The pitching on both sides was effective, as also the playing behind the bat
 The hospitality and good feeling shown by the home nine was marked. A delegation met the party, which numbered including the nine about twenty five, at the station, and again ''saw them eff' after the game; escort ed them to the Wooster House, furnished I them dinner, then provided conveyance to the grounds for the ladies of the party. and merited much praise for their general atten- tion and courtesy. The lookers-on, too, who were estimated at a thousand in number, were respectful and polite, hestatlng not at all in their appreciation of good or bad plays on | either side, yet not boisterous Tho following is the score by innings:ea
 INNINGS. 2 8 5 6 I a Q
 RsssssEI Rs.siasE,Isn, as i $ 5 5 sss , i=s, s=s 1 .A.word should be said of the umpire. He was impartial, and his decisions were charac- terized by sharpness and firmness as well as exactness, and given in tone which indicat- I ed strengthsof lung, as well as knowledge ! of his business. 5. x.
 A very sad affair occurred at Lighthouse 1 Point, Thursday. Mir and Mrs. John J. l Donaher and three children, of Fair Haven, went to the. Point to spend the day. About l one o'clock dinner was spread in grove wherein there were scattered about not less l than one hundred persons. Suddenly five l years old daughter of tho Donahers was struck I in the head by bullet, and died in a few | hours. It seems that H. M. Lane, cripple, had been established shooting range near by, at which small rifle, firing 299-10 cartridges, was used. There was not 8 proper butt to receive the balls, and thus the accident oc-