The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-25
FINE OLD LITCHFIELD.
PLACE IS STILL RICH IN MEN
 AND SCENERY.

1 Still Seen-NO Town Excells 1t in Scenery or in Historic AssOciations- l Calhoun and Aaron Burr Were Fa- mfIiar With its Beauties.
 There are many beautiful drives and trips for owners of horses and automo- piles in this state. but the one to Litchfield, the queen of the hills, is probably not surpassed by any. A good way to get to the fine old town from Hartford and see all that is beautiful in mature on the way is to take the third rail car to Bristol and then go by car riage by the way of Terryville, which lis a rapidly growing village in Ply mouth.
 From there the road leads to the pie Ituresque tow town of Plymouth, with its two churches on top of one of the most trying hills in all Connecticut. The route now leads through the town Iof Thomaston, named after Seth Thom- as. The road then turns to the right and the sight-seer is on the way to tllnC1N, Nl1lCn ID c Sllldll NAAio6C OA about five hundred souls in the extreme southeastern section of the town of Litchield. It is high up in the air and the center of the town is on top of the lhill, where is situated the Congrega- tional church. On a little green in front of the church is a soldiers monu- lment made of red stone There was lonly one soldier from Northfield killed during the civil war, but every soldiers lname is placed on the shaft and his age and regiment.
 The road leads north to Litchfield center and one who goes over that highway will never forget the great j pleasure experienced in seeing this view flor the first time The roadway tra- verses the summit of hill from the top of which one sees the fertile land, hill and valley of Litchfield for miles in all directions. Nesting among the hills Iare splendid farms, picturesque noun tains and woodlands dotting the hills lat intervals along the entire range of Ivision. Far away to the south is Naugatuck and the towns intervening, while to the west looms Mount Tom. Around it are the towns of Washington and Warren, while to the north are the towns of Goshen and Torrington.
 The town of Harwinton, small and peaceful as it always is except on it's annual fair day, lies before you, while further away are the hills of the Far mington range To the south are Beth llehem, Watertown and Plymouth, all good farming towns. It is possible to see points twenty-five or thirty miles away on clear day. On the summit of the hill at what is called the Camp house, is a good place to stop and take in the magnificent view. From this point to Litchfield village is six miles, but it is probably the most interesting six miles you can find in the state. The approach to Litchfield is from the east, and the first glimpse you get of Litch- field convinces you that it is prosper ous old town with well kept houses, and good lawns, but there is nothing on impression that it is more ancient than many other towns in the state.
 The first thing that greets you is the old Congregational church perched on the top of the hill and made famous through the instrumentality of Lyman Beecher. The older church is moved away to side street, but the new one stands there imposing and well kept. Then appears the green, famous throughout all New England towns.
 The village is delightfully."- situated on an elevated plain affording to the be- holder the most extensive prospect. The altitude of the town makes the air salubrious, the ground abounds with good springs of water, and everybody from Barber the historian to the old est inhabitant unites in the statement , that the town has the reputation of be- ing remarkably healthy.
 There are two principal residential streets called North street and South street. North street is very wide the front yards include plenty of ground and are all kept up in the most pains- taking manner. In front of the houses and between the sidewalk and the street is another wide strip of fine lawn, and at least one row of stately elms Hanks the street the whole distance.
 On either side are white houses of the olden times, and few of them have been ClCCttu SlllCC tllC US5IIlHlil5 Ul lllG ldSl century. Most date their erection to about the time of the Revolution, and for colonial architecture of most pleasing type one has to go far to equal it. The finest of the houses were erected at least one hundred and twen- ty-five years ago, but they have been kept in such good repair that you would : not guess that age. Their on these beautiful streets can be seen the resi-
 dences of some of the leading men of
 the state.
 The house of Colonel Tallmage, who ! was one of Washington's trusted off, cers in the Revolution, stands as trim < and fresh as though it was built last year. The mangnifient country seat of the Demings, Litchfield's famous fami- | ly, is there, and is the finest of all So far as eighteenth century magnificence is concerned. It is now occupied by J Deming Perkins. In this house may be
 seen a room furnished in eighteenth , century luxury that hasn't been dis
 turbed for one hundred and thirteen ,, years, with wall paper put on fifty , years ago, and Chippendale furniture : purchased in Boston in the latter part ,, of the eighteenth century. The resi- : dence of the late c. H. Hollister, the i, author of history of Connecticut, is ,, still trim and neat.
 SolItI street is the resideuoa of the