Litchfield enquirer., 1879-04-10
East Cornwall.

Having again taken our abode in our old haunts where we have occasion to view the friendly and familiar columns of the Enquirer, we cannot resist the temptation to revive our habit of sending occasional communications. I see that our little neighborhood has not been represented but still we are thoroughly alive although not making much stir outside. notice that my brother reporters HI. N." and "Little Ghonnie" still attend to business and are doing their part to make the old Enquirer interesting, and really that is the part that is first read by many,I feel assured.
 On Thursday evening, April Sd, about fifty friends and schoolmates of Miss Hattie M. Guild met at the house of her grandmother to celebrate her eighteenth birthday. She re- ceived many valuable and useful presents, among them a set of jewelry valued at $15 from her father, Mir. Earle S. Guild, of Amenia, N Y., two gold pens and holders from friends, also bed-quilt, set of goblets, neckties in abundance and other fancy articles too numerous to mention. About ten o'clock we were invited to a bountiful repast prepared for us by Mrs. Harts people. After supper many joined in tripping the light fantastic to the fine music furnished by Halls quadrille band, until long after the moon had sunk be- low the western horizon. We all enjoyed ourselves very much and left wishing Hattie many returns of the anniversary. We under stand it is to be repeated this (MOnday) even ing, as the goodies were not all devoured
 Master Freddie NJ. Blake has gone to New Haven where he is learning to be gro- cer's clerk with Mir. Edward Nerthrop, where our friend Mir. Reuben S. Hart went about one year ago. Our young people are fast leaving us and we shall soon be community of ''old fogys."
 Our chief horse breaker, teamster and turn-over-er recently started for Thomaston on a visit, but by the time he arrived there he had attained such great momentum that it carried him on to New Haven where probably the salt water effected halt. Coming back he arrived in better condition than usual, hay ing broken nothing but the hind spring.
 MT. Ebert Richards had little ell put on his family March 31st-a boy
 We were quite sorry to hear last week that Miss Hattie Lorber had been taken quite sick at Litchfield.
 MT. Amos Kibourn and family, of Dorset Vt., arrived here last Friday, April 4th. MT. Kilbourn is going upon the place owned by his father, Mir. Ethan Kilbourn, in Maple street, we hear.
 Mir. Frederick Parmalee has moved into the house owned by MT. s. D. Page.
 MT. W. G. Fennell has been home on visit from Suffield but has now returned.
 MT. R. F. Thompson has the frame work for his house andiwood-house ready, and will soon tear down the old frame which he moved from above Mir. H. G. Deans and erect it again opposite Mir. Orlando Perkins, we hear.
 Mrs. Lucinda Jennings lost seven hens trom her hen roost, Friday evening, April 2d. Put locks on your hen roosts and keep your eyes open for petty thieves!
 We have four maple orchards in full blast and quote No. 1 pure maple syrup $1 per gallon.
 Young pigs are from $5 to S7 per pair.
 We may possibly have walking match ere lsng. The subject is kept very quiet but our suspicious have been aroused. One day last week we happened to espy a neighbor of ours. stalwart, stout-built parsonage (who looks as though he might do some tall walk ing), practicing. He was striding over his meadow at very rapid rate and would, we should judge, do pretty we'll
 If our friend ''Pen Dragon" of New Preston, wishes to obtain the port ,monaie she CD lost about April 1st, possibly she might hear of something to her advantage by addressing us describing the article, con- tents, etc. JACK