Litchfield enquirer., 1869-12-30
LITOHFIELD.a

mas Day; and at the latter, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion, on Sunday evening, when Christmas ser. mon was preached by the Rev. Mir. Clark. We regret to hear that Mir. 0. has preach cd for the last time as pastor of that church; heds an accomplished scholar and sound thinkAfs .as wellsas an able. psescher. St. Michaels was unable to procure minis. ter. so had to let Christmas slip by unno- ticed. The decorations are more beauti- .fnl and elaborate than usual. even; but owing to the storm of Sunday few attend. ed the Lay service of that day. and most of our Episcopalians will have to wait till 1870 for sight of them. ' sha94 3f
 - Mai. David Marsh. whose death we notice under our obituary head, at the ad- vanced age of 86. was the last of the third generation ot Litchfeld Marshes. John Marsh, his great-grandfather. and aEbsne- Fer Massh, his grandfather, came to this place in 1721, and their descendants were more numerous than those of any other family in the town. Maj. Marsh has often been honored with places of public trust, and ever been held in much esteem by his ffellow-citi zens. His funeral was attended on Wednesday, from the Episcopal Church, and his remains deposited beside his an lcestors in the West Burial Ground, with Masonic honors. et Ess2 42E5a c9 l.es7sa tn , T0n Christmas Eve, delegation from the Congregational church made call on Mrs. William Norton; and MT. Frederick M. Sanford, on behalf of the company, presented silver .cake-basket with the fol lowing remarks: la sn,'os..o-s -s! aaa ea
 "Mrs. Norton: ca behalf of few of your friends, present you with this cake basket as 8 slight acknowledgement of your long service in our choir. When you began. some of us were children. May you be spared to help us many year lon ger; may your voice join in harmony with the voices of those who are now but chil- drsn; and may we all be permitted, at last, to join the song of Moses and the Lamb"
 Mrs. Norton expressed her surprise at a style of visit so unexpected, thanked the company for their beautiful token of re- men. .brance, and referred pleasantly to her tosnty-sir gears uninterrupted service in the Choir! ton4 saf a-l3la g ztsa9a T. On Monday evening the Masons in this vicinity celebra ted the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist. Between eighty and ninety Gneluding ladies) were present, among whom was, pr. Remus w. Fowler oi Washington, of the vintage of 'l5. After appropriate exercises the fraternity sat down to 2 magnificent supper at Bro. Crossman' g, which those excellent judges declare to be one of the best public enter. tain'ments of the kind ever given in Litch-- field. As the night was so bad that out-of
 town people could not possibly "go home
 till morning. dance was started, to
 the excellent music of Wm. J. Halls
 Quadrille Band of Milton, which lasted
 till late in the evening-say six A. M. @s
 - In his sermon, Sunday before last,
 Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is reported te
 have said:-
 One of the predecessors in his fathers church Dr. Champlin CRev. Judah Champion21 of Litch field, Conn.-had this conviction (that he haG committed the unpardonable sin against the Hol.
 Christian as when he thought God was about t
 send him to hsll for if it was His will he said h.
 would go willingly. We'll, he wss very miserable about it until one bright day the thought strucl
 him that when he got to hell he would open [prayer-meeting there." gaa ,.5l71 .ai&.el5ea (
 =, We clip the following from the Wa terbury Amerscan = 14- '''''- ''--'-' . .I', I. Among the appointments for Junior Exhibition in the class of 1871 at Yate we notice the name o
 Mir. Clarence Deming in an honorable position
 Mr. Deming has been obliged to remain away from city last summer, and his good appointment not
 withstanding his absence, is evidence of his pre- vious good scholarship. MT. AlbertP. Bradstreet, of Thomaston, of the same class, receives simi- lar appointment. . B..4 ~ul,sa 31aw
 We are glad to learn that MT. Demine is at last beginning to recover rapidly iron the effects of the terrible wound he receiv. ed on the Waterbury Base Ball ground, last July. 1.s1o. .- 5.-E io 5o4 s441 - The Harwinton correspondent of the Winsted Herald thus undertakes the edu, cationali disadvantage of East .Litchfeld: U { ] We observed two young men returning from East Lltchield, not long since, articulating about as folows 6 Just before the (hic) battle, mother I lhic)y am think (hic) ing most of (hic) you Perhaps if these hopefuls would attend Fenn's singing school instead of visiting East Ltchfeld they might improve their time as well as theil verse; lA ,aeb9a e54 af l.S.I9I LaEt52 9t The annual assembly of the Buel No. 20, R. <. s. M., was held on the after noon of Monday the 27th inst. The fol- lowing Illustrious Companions were elect. ed officers for the year ensuing: ,a+ ]2-. s.f Charles o. Belden, T.sI. G. M. -.sh William Denim g. D. e. M. -e4 Samuel G. Braman, P Q. sau s. .. Jaar George H. Baldwin, Recorder.
 s Samuel G. Branlan, Treas. ss.a -ul Henry A. Hull, o. G. r1s.-.s.. . aas Charles L. Perkins, G. s.
 sas im1; n n koss.;sF G.9sspan' Stewards. E David 0. Buckley. Sentinel. ,,... z...a At the annual convocation of Darius
 Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M., on Monday ,.af-
 ternoon the following officers were elected
 and Hoointed for tho year ensning:z1 a1a a Wm. Deming, H. F. ',''''" .1 : Charles o. Belden, K. 4' ....-. l I