Litchfield enquirer., 1868-12-31

The annual supper came OH at Mr. Hale s, after the election of officers. It was a splendid affair. One hundred anl twenty seven brethren and guests were present, and the feast of reason and the flow of soul were unusually lively. Then followed dance which was k .pt Gnlp till toler.bIy early the next morning, a a.s5sdi .o4nd ot ii - The Episcopal Sunday School Festi- val came off, also. on Monday night, and wasa success. as usual, The yearly re7 ports were satisfactory. and tire Ianocents, far as heard rron, Have, :, survived the bouAtiful refreshments which are to the m 2 rather attractive, feature of the celebra. tion.R oB $sr9gst2 iii lodmams4 ot 3f v The residence of Almon J. Beach Esq. in Milton, came near being burned, a few days since. Waking up in the1 night Mr,, Beach noticed . fire just breaking out in the, ceiling near the chimney, 9.. Going up stairs he found his children nearly snfIoca- ted by the smoke; but q pail or twolof wat CT put out the flames. Had not the dis ,covery, been made just when it as,itwonld have been too late. .aAoa19q o3 at2h snoTs E. | 5jo-The friends of Mr, Benjamin H. Morse formerly of this place, will be painedt to learn of his sudden death last week at Washington D. C.m He was attending 8 musical rehearsal lo on Mondsy,ma few squares from home, when he was seized with an apoplectic fit lost conscious ness in a few moments, and died onlWednes. day noon. ssThe sunny face Of Mr. Morse" :" says the New Haven Palladium. ..h his genial nature, his kind heart, his true manhood, will be sadly missed by all who were blessed with his acquaintancein Washington .' sl de- Christmas passed off pleasantly. st. Michael's was beautifully decorated. The music was excellent; perhaps there was g smack of antiquity aboutoit; but then Christmas is old, too. Notwithstanding the intense cold, large congregations were. in attendance both on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. alti ID saa2n1ina iRan z iii ! ot, ioff Y.B5ui8g taW butfa ,HitiB4 3l ro- We clip the following from the Cour- ant. Marriageable ladies would doswell to avoid Rev. Greens: a,I''4's I '3.1, '',,t .' <, The Rev. Mr. Cullison, alias John W. Green who preached at Mddlefeld about year ago, and ieft after committing forgery and setting fire to the has beenl heard from at the West, where heis in jail on charge of poisoning his Wfe. .4oaaepo.a aid ,9nlaaEal sfl ;lutiit ; .-L Many Of the members of St. Michael will be interested in, the following item we clip from the State papera;ro anAf sin Ii ai | Rev. Henry NJ Hudson,a formerly rector of St. Michael's church, Litohfeld,' an army chaplain, now one of the faculty of the Wesleyan University LhiS 6fiee being that of "Lecturefi On Shake speare. "ast8dq dGtn 5i m5a1sa 4 DAa ,nisto Q] ct Alexander Grosjean has bought of the ezeeutor of Mrs Anne Hrge, the shone- stead and land adjoining which she occur pied during her life, for $132I. q I % It willbe seen from our advertising column, that Capt. shumway has sold his interest in. this puper toeG A. aHickox.at T is1 i.5r,4T The First National Bank of this place a fyeiper cent. tseminannnal aa .nosd9aL .a YoIeH io yasaoi ,zI lsaGlipaG ssL 1o smue9a laoiT0jsTd ,no3s l afa ao snalissI 2 q . asII .siYaG I 'sa,is@a 5a.asas THoMAsroN,,a : l .blalsL l