Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-23
LlTcHFIELD.


 The Home and Foreign missionary so- cleties held their annual meetings in the new Congregational church in this village on Tuesday last. The Rev. Dr. Murdock, Of New Haven, preached very able and eloquent sermon before the Home society Tn the morning. and the officers of last year were reelected. In the afternoon addresses were mace before the Foreign Missionary Society by Dr. Murdock and Rev. Messrs. Bassett, of Warren, Backus. 1 of Thomaston, Banks, of Bethlehem, Gill man, of Morris. and Upson of New Pres ton. Deacon Wm. Hopkins was elected president in place of Hon. Robbins Bat tell, who declined reelection. Rev. Dr. Perrin, of Wolcottville, and Deacon Theo- dore Bird, of Bethlehem, were reelected vice presidents; Rev. Mir. Upson,s secretary and Hon. G. O. Woodruff, treasurer. The contributions to these societies during the year have exceeded 5000 each. The subject of remark at the afternoon meet ing was the success of the recently organ ized Woman's Board of Missions. The woman missionaries have been able to ob- tain an influence in families and with children that male missionaries could never reach. The remarks of Mr. Backus on this subject were exceedingly eloquent and interesting.
 We are rejoiced to know that arrange ments are nearly perfected for the build ing of first class summer-hotel in this place during the coming year. It is just the enterprise Litchfield needs, and the sooner that field begins to be worked the sooner we shall begin to utilize the rail road for the only form of growth possible here. The plans for this hotel, which have been recently shown us, are for a fine four story building (with attic), with front of 93 feet, and a wing on the left making that side of about the same extent Large, double piazzas extend around the the front and both sides, making a total length of piazza amounting to 39f feet. The inside is very judiciously planned, with large hall running from side to side through the middle and large din- ing room in the wing. The hotel will accommodate over an hundred guests, and will be great ornament to the village, as we'll supplying, to considerable ex- tent, the chief need of the place-better accommodations for our summer visitors.
 There will be meeting of those per cons interested in the project of fitting up the old Congregational church build ing for a public hall, at the office of E. W. Seymour, Esq, on Monday evening next. This scheme deserves the support of all public spirited citizens. We have no hall suitable for concerts or lectures, and this building can be fitted up at half the expense of erecting a new one.
 We regret to hear that Dr. Henry has sent in his resignation of the rectorship of St. Michael's church-to take effect the last Sunday in November. Dr. Hen y ID ehA OAOOPeAOAthAiJ HoAO pAOSASAiC1 OANA his frank and manly way of meeting ques- tions that ministers are apt to shirh has won him the respect of those who opposed as we'll as those who favored his views.
 Rev. T. c. Trowbridge, Missionary of the American Board in Turkey, will de- liver an address on the subject of Turk ish Missions at the Congregational chap el, this Wednesday, evening, at P. M.
 Mfr. Samuel Clock has bought of Nabby Griswold, the place next west of the old Lyman J. Smith place, west of the village. Price, $1 ,OO0. -
 The amount Mir. Nelson Barnes pays for the Cummings house, whose removal to new location we chronicled, last week, is $575 instead of S475 as was then stated.
 MT. W. H. Braman h as been largely increasing his already large assortment of dry goods.