Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-11-25
Goshen. No. 4R8.

After the death Of MIR. Daniel N Lucas, his
administrator had commissioners appointed,
but the time limited has passed, and no claims
have been presented; in fact he did not owe a
cent.
The Sewing Society have sent on the
things made during the year to the family of
a Home Missionary at the West. 80
Large numbers of our young people at
tend Mr.. Gaylords singing school.
The Trustees of the Academy have secur-,
ed the services of competent teacher. q
young man from the University at Middle
town, and the twelve weeks school will begin
the Monday after Thanksgiving. .,,sssI
MIR Orlo E. Wadhams puts into our wells.
the chain pumps with rubber buckets, and it
will be great convenience unless the earth
becomes like the Solid North before we have
great rains. The water in Tyler Pond is very
low. -
That curious man. Corban, from Corn
wall, sold me lantern holder. and put it
under my wagon, and found one dark rainy
night lately, that the light was thrown just
where the horse needs it. ass.rT F.
The Iron companies are burying the wood
on our mountains, and appear to anticipate a
season Of prosperity. Last week hunted up
several large lots in Meekertown, which 1
found % or 30 years ago, when the wood was
all cut on them; and while the rebellion was
going on, and SINCE the wood has been grow
ing, and it is now ready to cut again, and it is
curious now to find in the woods those great
heaps of stones which have not been seen
since the wood was coaled of. 1t is said that
after lot is cut over, the growth of the wood
ON an acre is worth dollar year.
4 have a letter from Prof. Swift, the
Rochester astronomer, and learn that there
are now three comets visible besides the one
he discovered on the 11th of October which he
finds is identical with the comet of 1869, and
that it goes around the sun in eleven years or
i've and one half years. When he wrote,
Nov: 9th, it was near Cassiopeia; right ascen-
sion twenty three hours. N. declination forty
five degrees. and was going to the Northwest
one degree day. None of the four can be
seen without telescope. IN.
| The WINsTED Press tells good story of a
rather sharp discussion between two young
sters in that village hardly old enough to talk
| plain as to q certain mans politics. Finally
one of the disputants closed the matter with
the following clincher:
| II know he's demacat, for he goes to
church Gsd Gong and all the rich folks and
'publicans set on the f'unt seats, and his seat
is way back most to the door, Nobody but
niggers and podr folks and demacats sets
/ there. The N. Y. Herald of Monday con.
tanned the announcement that Rev Father
Leo, of this place, had been recently married,
The notice was either q. mistake or hoax and
the father has gone 10 New York to ferret out
| the perpetrator of the very stupid joke, for il
is probably the attempt of somebody to be
funny Winsted Press
| 49,
1t is stated by the n Y. Tribune, that five
days before Truth published the Philip for
gerry. Gen. Averill stated that he had beard
at Governors Island that the publication of
decisive letter would soon be made, which
would turn all the Pacific States against Gar