Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-04
PLYMOUTH SKETCHES. NO. 3a1.

On Tuesday the 19, as span of horses with carriage, belonging to Seth Thomas, were coming down East Street, the team became speed" The driver Mr. Baily colored man. not liking the idea of risking such ride down Castle hill, prudently refined the fiery steeds in past the town house, bringing up against the ''quiet house" barn. So great was the con- cussion that the carriage pole broke through the barn covering, tumbling the horses into pro. miscuous heap. Fortunately little damage resulted from the accident. +
 On Wednesday, the 20th, as three men were engaged painting on swing staging, one of the hooks which supported it in some mys. terious manner, slipped out of its socket, thus allowing the staging to tip outwardly, and throwing Wallace B. Satterlee down a dozen feet or more among stones and rocks. Fortu. nately his head was not smashed; nor his neck broken; the point of greatest concussion being on bone little back of the, right hip. The result is much lamness.
 -Elbert Atwater's team, standing at the center had an idea of proceeding at rapid rate: but, taking a turn or two, brought uE against post somewhat smashing things, yet effectually checking it's progress.
 The unfortunate announcement is made of the assignment of Caldwell and Root, furni. ture dealers and uDdertakers. The former re- oiHa inf fho 1ofto i,,
 Aug. g, 1879. PLYMorHEAN.
 The open air concerts by the Thomaston bands are heard on Plymouth Hill, and some. times very plainly. Such was the case on Saturday evening, the 23d when the Clock Co. band executed an excellent programme. But on this occasion the sweet and eloquent strains produced feelings of sadness, from. a knowledge of the fact that son of Marshall J. Grilley, Chief of the other band, laying. far away in deaths embrace. On Sunday the flu. neral was attended, and the strains of the sol emn dirges rendered by the first mentioned band, and waited with more or less distinct. ness over the river and up the hillsides, tended strongly toward producing profound impres- sion in regard to the uncertainty of human life.
 On Sunday, the 24th, there was no cler- gyman or preaching at the 1st Congregational church; but Dea. Bull read sermon
 The Rev. MT. Hillard and his sister, Mrs. Brewster, are away on an excursion to Block Island and other places.
 On Monday, the 25th, two of our Center residents, H. E. Kibourn and Henry Beeman, left here to go into camp at Mantle, as mem- bers of the 4th regiment New and beautiful suits have been provided, and MT. Beeman, never having been in the service, appeared to be considerably excited over his prospective military career. Possibly his imagination pictured terrible battle ID which he might be engaged with some dreadful foe before his re- turn a
 Last week our village stone cutter, David Mattoon, went up to Goshen, where, at the west side cemetery, he erected a monument he had prepared to the memory of Nelson Aus tin and wife, parents af our popular mail car rier and hotel keeper. ... .....
 Our late milliner, Miss Laura Whitehead, has been spending her vacation in this village and vicinity. In this case it is not ''bad penny returned, but a bright and genuine onei PLyMorHEAN
 Aug. 25th, 1870.