Litchfield enquirer., 1879-06-26
LITCHFIELD.' :

we are SldU to Scc AT 0cOISC AHOlIiPoou out again after his serious illness.
 -Louisa scovlle has sold tract of land in Ltchtield and Torrington to J. A. Newberry. Thomas K. Pearson has sold his place in Northfield to Fred B. Hodgson. James and Martha Rankin have sold their farm of 65 acres, ill the east part of the town, to John Rankin.
 Joseph Slack has sold his ice, buildings and property appertainining, to Aaron Crutch for $2, 900.
 Nancy Morse has sold her place on the the old road to the Naugatuck station, to James H. and Mary A. Morse.
 John Phelps has conveyed his property to his wife, Martha A. Phelps, reserving life estate therefrom.
 The ladies are busily preparing for the Village Improvement Fair on the night of the Fourth.
 Mir. George Curtis has sold house and three acres of land,. near the Campville depot to Geo. Johnson.
 The village parks are now mown-a great improvement-and the village never looked heater than it now does.
 Ladies will find parasols, sun hats and trimmed hats, at the lowest prices, at Mrs. Shepards.
 We learn that the burgesses have contrac- ted for 12 inch tile for the new drain, and they have voted to repair the West Park Well.
 Mir Walter D. Munson and family are back for the summer, from Havana, Cuba. They occupy the Wood reside nee in Beach Street.
 Mir Dwight Bissell has been conveying to hls sister, Mrs. Julia B. Allen, about "A acres of land about two miles southwest of the vil- lage.
 The excursion on Friday promises to be one of unusual interest. Coney island is now the most popular resort in the country, while a trip through the Sound and New York Bay on the 'Grand Republic" cannot be surpassed. The Rev. Mir. Burns, of Wolcottville, preached at the M. E. Church, on Sunday. His afternoon discourse was an exceedingly in- teresting one, showing him to be deep think er and sound reasoner, as well as an effective speaker.
 .,I lIUuu ana bantam are making prepara- tions to celebrate the Fourth of July by way of a picnic to be held in the grove of MT. Ethan Kilborn, near the heart of Maple-St. Ample arrangements are being made to enter tain a large gathering, and the neighboring communities are cordially invited to partici- pate in the entertainment provided for the oc- casion.
 The Sheppard Jubilee Singers, formed in Hartford about five years since, will give concert at Armory Hall on Tuesday evening of next week. They are under the leadership of Andrew Sheppard, freedman, fomerly a slave of Gen. Robert Lee, on his Arlington Estate, They bring high testimonials of musical ability from Hartford, from the met ropolitan press, Albany Evening Post, Boston Traveller: and from pastors of various church. cs in places where they have performed.
 On Monday, the 23rd inst, at Washing ton, the Nameless defeated the Gunnery nine by the score of 12 to 8, after close and ex- . citing contest The game was very interest ing, and well played on both sides, up to the close of the Eth inning, but in the next inning the Nameless by three base hits, and the nu- merous and inexcu sable errors of the Gunnery, scored five runs deciding the game. The re- suit was chiefly due to the pitching of J. Hub bard, supported by the superb fielding of the Nameless On the side of the Nameless, the best show was made by R. Mower 1st base, as his playing of that difficult position was without an error, and he also made the best score For the Gunnery the best playing was done by J. Brinsmade, 3rd base. F. F. Bishop, of the Nameless, umpir- ed the game satisfactorily to both parties The following is the official score by innings:
 Innings. 1 3 3 4 67S9
 Nameless 4 0 1 0 3 % 5 O-12
 Gunnery 2 1 0 3 0 0 0-S. X.
 All youth are melodious, but not all have the natural pathos of the Litchfield youth. We
 
 we were serenaded by combination of native vocal talent with an accordion from abroad. We had never before understood from lighter versions what depth of melancholy there is in ''Our Grandfather's Clock" nor the utter desolation of ''The Sweet Bye and Bye;'' nor have we ever before felt the delicious an- guish' that is. s.aroused in the human heart by the combination of male chorus with an &C., cordion accompaniment. It is too precious an experience for us to wish the monopoly of it. We understand that the club will hold it's next meeting in front of the residence next above the First National Bank.
 On Tuesday the Nameless gave the Gun nery another drubbing, this time to the tune of 10 to G. The victory was all the more mo- ticeable and deserved, as the Nameless played an uphill game from the start, but pluckily contested it inch by inch, till they came out victorious. At the close of the 9th inning the score was to 3 in favor of Washington, but in the Eth, by fine playing, the home club made 6runs, the beautiful base hit of Sedgwick bringing Tn the winning man, and deciding the game. For the Nameless the best fielding was done by Dean, he filling the catcher's position in his well known style, and taking some beau- tiful tips; Deming in left field also captured a very difficult fly, and R. Mower on first, caught with his left hand a very wildly thrown paii' putting out the batsman. For the Gun neiy the pest playing was done by Wheeler oehlnd the bat, and W. Church on End base, the latter catching some exceedingly difficult flies, in the way we'll known to his opponents. one in particular calling out rounds of applause. Hagan led at the bat. The official score by innings is as follows.
 Innings 234 67s9
 Nameless 0 0 Q 0422-1O
 Gunnery ? o O010 0-6 K.