Litchfield enquirer., 1859-11-18
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

| Yours in sincerity und truth, JOHN DRCwS.
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.
Prof. PORTER of Yale College, delivered his
Lecture on Agriculture, at the Court House. On
Friday evening He gave general survey Of
the progress of Agriculture as it existed in this
State and then stated in substance his PROPOSE
ton for the establishment of Course of Lee.
lures upon the different branches of Agriculture
in connection with Yale College, to commence
the coming winter. \ hundred Lectures are pro-
posed for the month of February, being the most
convenient time for farmers and those interested
| to attend. The names of the Lecturers include
those of Donald G.. MITCHELL Marshal T. Wilder
Judge French of New Hampshire, and Cassius
NJ Clay of Kentucky. The tickets for the course
are put at the low figure of $40, and the whole
expense of attending this valuable course was es.
timated to be not over S25. At the close of the
Lecture, meeting was organized Or. Beclwith
acting as Chairnan) at which Committee were
appointed to receive donations and bring the
matter again before the public at some future
time. Success to the effort, say we.
THE NAUGArUcK R. R., it will be seen by no.
tce in our advertising columns, have altered theil
Time Table, SO that passengers now leave here
for the North and South by the same stage, at a
quarter before one o'clock. Mails from New
York now close at II NJ and arrive at 8.
THE RAILROAD SURVEY toward New Milford
is being pushed through, under the most favora
BILE auspices. All hands speak in the highest
terms of the Surveyorin-C Chief, Mr.. Marsh, and
he speaks of the road thus far as being one Of
r's aeSs Is itte money suees.u, "o
| The survey has now been accomplished as fal
as Warren, and the people of this place, and in
deed, all along the line are wide awake on the
vital subject.
Apropos, We might speak of some of the
sneers and smirks of outsiders especially, OF
some disunionists on the east side of the Coun
ty and some smart illusions that have lately ap
peared ); but prefer to treat them as they deserve
with contemptuous silence
We ARE GLAD TO SEE, by the Western New
York papers, that our former fellow-townsman
Hon. George Wadsworth, has been elected City
Attorney of Buffalo, leading his competition
about thousand votes.
GA THANKSGIVING BALL" is announced to
come of, on Thanksgiving evening, at the Man
sion House. 1t will undoubtedly be pleasant
time for those who attend. May we be there to
see
Our PLANK SIDE WALKS are outrageous. Citizens
are in danger every time that they walk them
of breaking their limbs. Where are the officers Of
the village? And who placed and furnished the
plank in front of T. II. Richards store? @
PRoF. HUNTINGTON of Harvard University
heretofore popular Unitarian minister, has de.
clared his conversion to the doctrine of the Trim
ity. It is not known what Church he will enter
but it is thought he prefers the ceremonial sys-
TEN of the Episcopalians. Prof. H. is son OF
Rev. Dan Huntington, formerly pastor of the
Congregational Church in Itchfeld; and his
preaching for several years past, has been more
acceptable to the Orthodox, than the Unitarians
of Massachusetts.
WINsrED-A Missionary Convention was held
here on Friday of last week, at which the follow
ing distinguished gentlemen from abroad were
present: Rev. Mr.. Treat, the Secretary of the
American Board Of Foreign Missions; Rev. Mr..
Hazen, who had been engaged in Missionary Ia
bors in India for twelve years Rev. Mr.. Lind
ley, who has just returned from South Africa
where he has been laboring for about twenty-five
years.
The exercises, which were continued through
out the day and evening, were exceedingly inter-
esting. The Missionaries gave an account OF
their labors in their respective fields; of the diff
fculties which they had to encounter; and of
the success which had crowned their efforts.
They also informed the meeting with regard to
the manners and customs, idolatries and super
stitions of the Indians and South Africans. Their
remarks were very entertaining, and all who lis
tened to them regretted that they were so soon
brought to an end. At the close of the meeting
resolution was adopted expressing to the gen.
tlemen by whom this meeting had been appoint
ed, the thanks of the audience for the pleasure
which they had experienced in attending it, and
also expressing the hope that, at some time not
far distant, they might be permitted to attend
another of the same nature.
The frame Of the Conference Room in con-
nection with the I'd Congregational Church, has
been raised, and the prospect is that before long
it win be ready for use.
"A Bel, furnished by Messrs. Meneelyis Sons
Of Troy, and weighing 2ll3 lbs has just been
raised into the belhy of the % Congregational
Charch.