Litchfield enquirer., 1841-11-25


 and was co stunned and otherwise disabled that death ensued. He was about 60 years of age; and though a man of incorporate habits, was perfectly sober the night that he was lost
 TO THE LADIES.
 We have been requested to publish the following extracts from an article in the New York Observer entitled How the Ladies may raise Money" The plan recommended by the writer seems to us good one, and one that has fewer objections attached to it than any we have heretofore seen proposed. We hope the ladies of this town will take the subject into consideration. and set aside portion of their time in work for charitable purposes, recommended by the writer: :- B.
 Besides special and stated contributions of mon. ey the cause of missions, which are ndIspensably necessary, there other methods of exercising :he spirit of Christian benevoence, and perpetuatng the habit of systematic charity, some of which are pecul iarly appropriate to the exerons of females. And of these it may not be unmportant at this juncture,
 "Sewing societies. fragment societies. and various associations Of this kind, which, in years past have been very common among the ladies, and which are now successfully maintained tn some places, have fallen very much into dsuse. The writer, in passing where, in the midst of wealthy and fourishing churches the inquiry has been made in vain for such societies. In the place where lived nearly
 
 missionary enterprise, the ladies used to meet. and make one box of clothing afteE another; and even the little girls of the place had their society," (which commenced upon visit from one of the tirst fe. male missionaries whO left stOTes,) no such asso. catOn exists Nothing is done. end little is felt toT the missionary cause: In other places where have been, no female societies have ever exsted.'
 '.The objection is sometimes urged in the country. and the writer has heard repeatedly this summer We live so scat.ered-i. is so difficult to get togeth. CT; and in the summer the nurses are engaged. It rms O n this the case Is not social visiting kept up both m summer and winter notwihsta nding au the difficult ties But admitting this objection to frequent meet ings, there is another plan Lei family societies he formed. The writer Knows oi families in which one evening of each week is devoted. by the mother and her children to benevosnt industry os ihe sn mission de work, others palmer, others knit, and each one what she turn the best account, and the avas are devoted to missionary purposes May not this tated, in city, village. or country? Suppose families thus labor at home, and meet once month or once
 quarter, and bring the results of their efforts togeth CT, how much might be accomplished.
 Individual ladies may thus labor by themselves may sacredly devote portion of their time, in the retirement of their own homes, and thus ian the flame of Christian charity n their own hearts Ladies. do engage n labors of love !" make up boxes of cloh ing. or parcels, and HOW and then send them to the distant missionary or quietly work at some other employment, the avas of which may purchase Bi. bles E,p the heathen. The writer has recently lost n relative, who confined to her room by illness four years Though the subject of great suffering. she part of the time able to employ her needie and did thus employ il wholly for benevolent purpUsss.- She wrought various articles Of fancy work, the Q. vails oe which (and they no incOnsiderable a. mnUntf were devoted to the missionary cause and wheM she died she left piece Ol work unfinished, which was valued at $50. and which il was her in. tention m present as dOna.IoA to the AInercan Board this fall. How many might thus employ their taste and leisure, without giving the most fasdous opposer ot female societies the least occasion to gain. say EeprOach-snd by such individual effort, how by pscuniary aid, but by culrvalng the spirit Of cha riiy, without which, giving all goods 10 feed the poor would be nothing" .'
 MississiEpi Elecfion.-lt appears to be conceded that the aDti-pay heir-debtspsry in Mssisspps have carried the election only for Governor and Legis. asuEe, but also the two COngressmen The vote is much smaller than last fallf and the gEeaies, falling of, 0f course, is on the whg side.
 Hon. John W. Taylos.. of Saratoga, N. Y. whose death from paralysis stated lass week, incOr. rect. He is not dead, but is slowly recovering; bus whether he wil recover sufficiently to take his seat in the Senate. is doubtful.
 ar The YeuoU Boys, due US from the Register man. are not yet received He is hereby authorized if he will not forward them to us b pay them over to- the editor OG the Palladium.
 Drealfl GSnGsgrutien -Tgo Squases Basut, and abe.t 90 HOssas Dssfroysd.-We stop the press says the NicksbuTg Wblg, Co announce the mOss destTuc- tive hTe that has ever occurred ia ihs city. k was dseovered about IF o'clock last night in the kitchen q M- Drozs Esq on Main street, from whence the flames spread wiih fnghtful rspidity. destroying in !heS course two entire squsrss o1e on each side of Main from ChsFry to Locust st. The wind was blow ing perfect gale, and the noble exerous of our gal lan fTemen were Oi bus htlle avail ssiA ell wss done that strong and hearts could do Io ssay the progress Of the destroying element.
 At this late hOuT wesEisd and worn down as we are, we cannot pretend to state the amount of the lose. bus must be immense We also unable to give the names Ot all the suiteEe1S The principal b. daaieEa and the Messra Xnah of IInio..