Litchfield enquirer., 1845-12-11

brief report Of Ihe mSnihIy msssing Of the Itch
Geld cCnnty Temperance Society held At TOrEiug-
ford on the 25lh ult.
There was quite . full delegation. considering
the inclemency of the weather, and that Il Il was
only two days hefore THANKSGIVING, which is the
great festival Of the Yankees, and which furnishes
many and weighiy reasons why all should be ct
home on that week.
DELEGATES were present from fourteen local soci-
cites. and briei sketch of some Of their reports
give below.
TO'ringfO rd.-NOt very active fnr some time
past though in comparing their furmer with their
present state great advances have been made
Formerly there were in the place nine distilleres
now none; their cider mills also have dwindled
down 10 three, though these have done consideTa-
BILE business this fall One place where liquor can
be obtained. though not publicly The Society
numbers $50 members.
Bakari7e. has been in existence four
or FIVE years. Was re.organized Sabbath evening.
Nov. 23d: Nospirits sold in the place, and but
little drank.
Lifchtic'd "A hard place. The Temperance car
moves heavily on. Two taverns, three stores. and
three apOthecarles' shops, where the poison can be
obtained. One rum tavern has recently been clos
ed not from principle but from necessity. The
Society numbers about 300 members.
Nsac acknowledgements people have been
sleeping on their oars. and during their slumbers
the enemy have been on the alert. and gaining
ground More spirit drank than sometime ago.
Two or three distileries and two or three places
where the ''critfur" is sold Al present there
seems to be shaking among the dry bones, and the
Temperance people begin to awake. May they soon
arise, an exceeding great army, which shall ami
hilate all their enemies.
Winchester Centre.-The Society has been
deadfor two years They have had no additions in
in that time, and no meetings, and of course have
been losing ground. No place where spirits was
sold till within short time. A few months since
such place opened, and the fruits Of it are al
ready seen. One man has there been fitted for the
insane hospital, to which he has gone to take up
his abode.
.Ne,D Hartford Hold monthly meetings, which
are very interesting. Three taverns where liquor
is sold; also. store where It is kept as medi.
cine good many people seem I" be sick.
Hor1oinfon. Mo Temperance meeting since last
March. Nothing done, and M thing said upon the
subject. &c.
Washington. has much to con.
tend with Two cider mills and one distilIerv-
Over the door Of the latter is sign in large capi-
tails, Temperance HoMse." No place where liz.
uor is publicly sold The great obstacle to the
progress oftemperance ia. that good and respecta-
BILE men stand aloof, withholding both their sympa-
thy and influence, and Of course throwing their in.
huence into the opposite scale.
10's1ngt0n Mo place where spirit is sold pub
licly. Cider making. and cider drinking, are the
great obstacles in the way oftemperance. Having
this mighty influence to contend with. it makes
hut little progress o. when will this obstacle be
removed and its power no longer felt.
The foregoing reports. bring to view several rea.
sons why the Temperance cause advances no more
rapidly. One is. the inactivity Of its friends -
They sleep. many Of them, while the enemy are
coming in like food. They let him do his crue,
work without scarcely an effort to stop him 10 his
destructive business. This ought not to be. TIE
friends oftemperance can take away this obstacle il
they will; and shame on them if they do not
Another obstacle is, the position taken BY many
good influential, and Christian men. They stand
entirely aloof, neither giving US their influence, nor
cheering Us by their presence in our meetings -
They may not realize it. but taey are 6reasf,oork
behind which thousands take refuge. and in that
place o. fancied security, are running themselves
for time. and for eternity But by and by, that SOL
emn interrogatory put by God to him respecting his
brother, will come home to such with terrible
power. "What hast thou done. tie voice Of thu
brothers. blood erieth to me from The ground"
The Society also at their late meeting, passed the
resolution.
Res0|Ued, That we recommend 10 the License
Of Litchfeld County to meet in
Convention previous to the second Monday of Jan.
nary next, in order to adopt the best and so far a.
practicable. uniform made of action with respect
to licences ~
J. L. DICKINSON, Sec.
Mortified, Nov. %. 1916.
Mr.. Editor-Should you feel inclined to tell
your readers the following story, which. although
there may be nothing particularly wonderful in it.
may elicit from other sources similar facts OF more
interest.
On the 18th Of September. 1914. we bought of
our neghbor, Capt.S s. Buell.. four pigs Of the same
litter. then about five weeks old Iput one of them
into my pen. and my son took the other three
to keep through the winter. My son butchered
and sold his several weeks sincc-viz.. one on the
Oath Of October. which weighed 443 lbs. i; and the
other two on the 7th of November, weighing 406
and 4O2 lbs butchered mine on the Cd inst
and his weight was 572 lbs. Total weight of the
four, 1923 lbs. Very Respectfully.
H. BROOKS.
Goshen, Dec. 8.
Death Of Ellis Potter 1t is with the deepest
regret we notice the death Of Ellis Potter. Up to
Sunday, he was in the enjoyment uf excellent
health. and frequently visited office during the
past week. Mcpherson OF his age had finer pros
pect OF long life than our worthy friend His hab-
its were most temperate, and his life most regular
He was seized in church with complaint that
proved fatal the next evening. Mr. Potter was a.
mong our most estimable citizens. At the last p