Litchfield enquirer., 1880-09-23
Washington.

Inc Weatner IS very nne, ana corn Is rapid
ly ripening. Potatoes mostly dug with a
medium CROP
Earle Buckinghams and Albert Smiths
houses have been burglarized Of late to a
small amount.
Simon Calhoun's horse was taken from
his pasture on the night of the 10th inst,
1t was traced, it is thought as far as Judds
Bridge in Roxbury. after which no traces
could be found.
-Hymen has been throwing his lasso
around some of our people of late. Joseph
Cheney, of British America, and Carrie Igo
Brague were thus caught some three weeks
since, Justice Guy G. Ford performing the
ceremony. On Tuesday evening, Rev. Mr..
Peck joined in holy matrimony, Charles Nor
throp, of New Milford, and Lorinda Lyon. of
Canaan, at the residence of Henry Woodruff
and yet there are more to follow. Besides
some counting done on Saturday last
Mrs, Kesia Allen Nettleton passed to her
final rest on Tuesday, the 9TH inst, aged IS,
having been a consistent member of this
church GA years. blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord"
-CENTENNIAL.-Our town having failed to
ce CELEBRATE its Centenary last year, it was re-
| served to comm emorate private centennial.
| On the 18th inst, Mrs. Abigail Logan Ford
completed her hundred years. Her one hun
dred and first birthday was duly observed at
her residence (and that of her son, Mr.. Char
les L. Ford) by her children, grand children,
great grandchildren and great-g grand
children, five generations being present, with
relatives and friends to the number of not less
than 1870. After the usual greeting the tables
were set, and beautifully and beautifully
laden with an immense amount of food,
fruits, and flowers. In the center of the one
10 the dining room was placed beautiful
birthday loaf bearing the inscription, Sept.
10Th, 1880 and Sept. 10Th, 1880 handsomely
decorated. At the head of this table, sat her
whom we delighted to honor, supported on
her right hand by her eldest daughter in law,
Mrs. Nelson Ford, aged rs, and on her left BY
Mrs. Marilla Allen, aged 80, with fifteen
others, all but one one over 10, among who m
were her oldest daughter, Mrs. Saroh Pond,
aged 70, and her oldest son in law, Benjamin
tables were set for about twenty, some of
them nearly 80 years of age In the door
yard a table more than sixty feet long was
| surrounded by not less than 100 guests After
this numerous company had refreshed them
selves, Romulus Ford the eldest grandson
called the friends to order The exercises
were opened by singing Aud Lang Syne, led
by Dea. Galpin, grandson-in- law. TIE
President then introduced Capt. George W.
Mason, another grandson, the historian of the
day, who after brief allusion to the time and
occasion in felicitous manner, gave history
of the ancestors of Mrs Ford, commencing
with the immigration of Johu Logan some 100
or 200 years ago. Remarks followed by Dea
Baldwin and the Rev. Mr. Thrall who also
read letters from relatives living at distance
and the exercises concluded with the singing
| OF the Doxology. 1t was very interesting
event, the first of the kind that has ever oc-
Cured In this place.
-ARRIvALs.-Mr. E. Porter Mason and
and his newly welded wife, come to attend
the celebration in honor of his grandmother:
Mr.. Gay and wife, of New Haven, at G. H.
| Mason's Mr.. John HOLSTER and family, at
his fathers.
-DEPARTUREs.-Mrs. Alphea W. Wyant
| and son, to her daughters, in Patterson, N