Litchfield enquirer., 1853-02-03
MILFORD Cr.-The Courant says.-Wei

nave before us Discourse preached in
Milford on Thanksgiving Dayton the
soHgin and History Of the First Congre.
ga'ional Church Of that pIace-by Rev.
Jonathan Brace, Pastor of the Church.
1t .s ably written, and replete with in
teresting facts. The church was organ
I'd August %, 1899. by coIonists who
came from New Haven, aud at first con-
sisted Of only seven members. The first
Westinghouse was erected in 164l->
it was forty feet square, and had a tur-
ret where a sentinel was stationed while
the congregation wcrshipped. Until
a bell was procured, notice of the hour
Of worship was given by the beating of
drum. or blowing Of conch shell.
The second Westinghouse, the architect
Of which is said to have been Gov. JON
athan Law, was erected in 1921 and '2S.
1t was twice .he length Of the old one,
with Two tiers Of galleries. which gave
10 the house the sob'iquiet Of double
decker TIE third was built in 1922,
which is still occupied. The FIRST pas.
Tor was the Rev. Peter Prudden the
second. Rev. r yer Newton; the third,
Rev, Samuel Andrew: the fourth, Rev.
Samuel Whiltlcsey. Jr: the fifth, Rev.
Samuel Wales the sixth, Rev. William
Lockwood the seuenth, Rev. Bezsleel
Pinnco; the eighth, Rev. David Benton
Zoe :; the ninth, is the present incuu1>
Mn', Rev. Jonathan Brace, who was in
stalled on the gath Of Sept. ls45. The
number cf members received to the
church from it, org sniz ..ion TO Nov. 9TH
1852. was 2246-of which l44 were
received during the eight years Of Mr..
Braces ministry. At the present time
the church is believed 10 be numerically,
the largest in the State comprising 573
members.
~ The fight grows furious as well
fanny between the Dickinson and Dix
factions of the De,noc, attic lani|y in New
York. Judge Bea,dsIey aud our old
friend Job Pierson carried on to. Cons
coId hat.fal Of 'dokkymeats' to prove
I" Gsne'al Pierce that Scripture Dick.
was the man Cor his money. To hs.d
ut this movement. ChalfielL. and Lieut..
Gov. Church AMI Peter Cagger aud sew.
r'"I other pillars of the Barnburners'
church. went themselves To Concord, 10
persuade Mr.. Flank. Pierce that nobody
but Dix would answer for Cabinet tim.
her. Both delegations lave returned,
and both keep very silent. From which
outsiders have concluded that Mr.. Pres.
'dent Pierce won't dirty his fingers with
my OF the squabbIes tf the Happy
Family in New York, and will give that
State no Cabinet Minister.
AFFECTING BsREAvEMENr.-The Sa-
lem Register states that an industrious
lrishmAn. residing in Boston, had accu-
mula'eG and saved money enough from
his cummings. to secure and furnish
little tenement, and to send for his fam.
lily 10 como over and occupy il. They
took passage in the ship Moses Wheeler,
which arrived laaAweek. after stormy
and tedious voy wage. having been long
and anxiousIy expected. Day after day
he had watched fGr their coming. until
nope deferred had m,de his heart sick,
when the welcome announce n,ent that
he ,h,r had arrived reached his ears
lie immediately proceeded to meet aud
greet his loved ones, and convey them
home but WAS met by the terrible an.
nounceMent that his wife and six chil>
dren had died during the passage over,
1t is seldom that we are called upon
TO chronicle sadder bereavsm ent. 49,
Alas!
When sorrows come, they como not single
spies,
But in ba'iallions!
EH- On Christmas Eve. o lady in
this city. after telling her child. little
GIL three or four years of age, and in
ie"ble health. all sorts of stories about
SAINT" Claus. tho"ghtlessly raped upon
The liIe boa'd. rs pretended .ignal Of
his appearance. The idea Of seeing his
venerable SAin!-hip bodily. so Tighten
cd Me child as to produce u serious ILL
hess, lom which II had bat Just lecov-
e'"d. The eli cu,nstnnce should operate
a. "a caution tOpuents. AM Others hav.
my til" care OF Gil ldrsn. against subject
ing them t" any lutte shock. no matter
nov tl'llms III itself. the Consequences Of
"h,ci cannot be calculated u,on with
cer,ain.r. The M chanism Of their lit
i. minds is too delicate 10 be handled
'nughy. and any violence done to il
may p'"d'ec lasting lnjmy.-lSpring
icld republican.
ARrlc CoMFoRrs -Iciclss hung around
he deck: pV'ciIes became mess OF
enletlnny. butter was cut with u chisei,
"eef with pick -nx, and crow bar
Walking oui. faces are glazed with i;e-
l'u' "u' your tongue and it is frozen to
your chin. Walking on you get into
fac glow. often n'o perspnstion Of
prlckins pains. Extremes meet. Ex-
,.emes Of heat and cold are alike. In
our new life. cold gave - rossessiv. char
tc,"r To 1ur exi .ience almost impossible