Litchfield enquirer., 1881-06-23
LITCHFIELD.

the Clrcu latlng LlO1ary.
 MT. MeNIartin and family arrived on Tuesday.
 Mir Van Wrinkle and family arrived Tues day afternoon.
 A full line of Celluloid collars and cuffs at Vessels & Smiths. ...-......
 Mir Thomas K Trowbridge and family are expected to morrow.
 Use Selleck's Flavoring Extracts. Strictly pure. For sale by Ganung & Elmore. Mir and Mrs. Ferry are expected up this week, at Mrs. Braces, North St.
 -Celuloid collars 20 cents each at Wes- sells & Smiths.
 Of the 57 new cases on the Superior Court docket 8 are divorce suits
 The family of MT. J. C. Work have arriv- ed at Dr. Deniing's house on North Street which they occupy for the summer. Mrs. Colvocoresses, and her daughter, have returned to occupy their home here dur ing the summer. Mir Seth Pratt has just received ten fine northern horses. Purchasers would do well to look at them sefore buying elsewhere. The SeIectmen are moving the road bed on the South side of East Street a little north, giving space for a lawn. It is decided change for the better
 MT. Wm. A. Buell. has brought us a sam, pie of butter made on his farm (Maple Grove) Tt ;c article.
 The ladies of the M. E. Church will hold Strawberry Festival at the Court House, on Thursday evening of next week. June Both. The public are respectfully invited. Supper from to o'clock.
 The Young Mems Social Society has or- ganized (for practice of music) with the fol lowing officers:
 G. NJ. Baldwin. President; s. F. Rowe, Vice President; F. A. Clark, Secretary; s. Naser, Treasurer; Wm. Watts, C. lfiand, E. w. Biglow, Executive Committee.
 They number IS members and meet every Thursday night for practice There are two other singing schools conducted by MT. John Karl, mostly of young ladies, making about forty in all now under his leadership. They will give a concert on the 29th of this month at the old Armory Con Scott Avenue). The public are invited to come in. hear some good music, and help along the society. which is constantly increasing in numbers and making rapid improvement
 The Lichfeld boys went down to Wash 1ngton last Saturday, and defeated the Gun nery nine by score of 22 to IS at game of base ball. The game was quite well contes- ted, although the ''boys" held slight lead from the start but by the aid of lucky hit in the eighth inning, and the strong sympa- thiZers, whose efforts cannot be too highly praised, they settled the result beyond perad- venture, amid tumultuous applause and the blowing of trumpets. In consideration of the fact that our nine was crippled by an accident to thelr best man, Shunway, and by the una voidable absence of Hickox and Blackburn, but at any rate the result was gratifying. The return game will probably be played next Saturday, when it is expected that all of the nine will be able to play. The revival of interest in ball matters is due to the ener- gy of Mir. s. F. Rowe. -Mr EditOr.-I copy from ''The Enoui- Ter" of March 18th, lS46, the following, which may be of interest to your readers as showing the business done in Litchfeld thirty-five years ago.
 AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL PRO. DUCTS OF LIToHFIELD. ."-We are indebted to our first assessor. Tomlnson Wells, Esq, for the following statistics, comprising the amount of produce raised and articles manu. factured in this town during the year ending Jan. 1st, 1848: ,>..-. 24,777 bushels of Corn raised.
 SPAS bushels of Rye raised. 29, 920 bushels of Oats raised.
 93l6 bushels of Buckwheat raised
 22S bushels of Barley raised.
 46,713 bushels of Potatoes raised. s. 36, 7l3 bushels of Turnips raised
 1880 tous of Hay raised.
 1,046 lbs of Flax raised
 82, 710 bushels of Fruit raised
 3,278 Sheep raised.
 15.714 lbs. of Wool raised
 565 Horses raised.
 4,976 Neat Cattle raised
 $21 ,604 value of swine raised
 11.0QQ yds. Satinet manufactured
 5000 value of paper manufactured
 29S1 yds. Flannel manufactured.
 30 tons of Iron Castings manufactured $S,0O8 value of Musical Instruments mid. $l, 100 value of Harness and Trunks mid. $3.OQO value of Hats and Caps manufactured $2l 9O0 value of Wagons, Sleigils etc. m'fd
 $500 value of Soap manufactured. $3OVO value of Furniture, etc, manufactured. 4,000 value of Stoves, Tin ware etc, mid. $2 900 value of Linseed Oil manufactured. $56O5 value of Leather manufactured.
 2SG hairs ROOfs 9 1R2 nairc Shoas D,,f,d no, 1000 Bricks manufactured
 $l, 4OO value of Cigars manufactured $3,O79 value of Lumber manufactured
 4,549 cords Fire Wood prepared for market
 and sold.
 1263 314 lbs Butter made.
 852 262 lbs. Cheese made
 $26, 900 value of Snspenders manufactured. $4. 500 value of Mits and Gloves mf'd.
 ANTIQUARY.
 When the foregoing was written Morris formed part of this town By the incorpor ation of that town Litchfield lost about one. nth or It's population and about the same proportion of it's grand list; yet, by the list of 1880 we have more horses by 70 than the whole old town had in 1S46. Of neat cattle on the contrary, we have but twolthirds, and af sheep and swine but half as many now ss then. In other words the farmer keens mote horses, but less cattle and far fewer sheep and swine than formerly. The manufactures of the place are certainly far from prosperine now as they did thirty five years ago. while the production of cheese, butter, the cutting of fire wood for sale, and other industries have lessened very materially. Still the tax able wealiL has certainly increased. In 1859 (the last year the grand list of Morris and Litchfeld were taken together the total was but $1, ,902, 3O9, more than an hundred thou sand dollars lnas than fho .,rasAna lis. .s .i :.