Litchfield enquirer., 1874-03-05
Cornwall.

winter has proved successful beyond our highest expectations.
 Ane numbers attending have steadily increased until we have been obliged for want o1 room to adjourn from the School House to the church, the floor of which is now weekly crowded with deeply in- terested and enthusiastic audience.
 The exercises have been Select Readings, Recitations, Dialogues and Original De- bates and Essays. L
 All classes have attended the meetings and all participated in the exercises in cluding persons of both sexes and differ ing in age from four to seventy-four years, and in culture from our venerable pastor down to the little child who could speak her piece, but could not read it
 We have had the hearty cooperation of several of our citizens bearing college honors, and their contributions have been received in every instance in the best spirit; but they have called forth no more hearty applause than the performances of the children
 Among these last, special marks of ap- probation were bestowed on the ovation of a certain preeocious four years old.
 If the applause with which the speakers have been so impartially received has lacked anything in discrimination, that has all been made up by fitness and force which 1t is said have made durable impressions, at least on the wood work of the church.
 The meetings of the association now ap- preaching their termination have furnish ed to the young a wholesome amusement for their leisure hours, and higher and better subjects of thought and conversa- tion; they have taught them the necessity of obedience to rules, proper department in public. a just appreciation of themselves and respect for the rights of others. They have also drawn out an amount of native talent, hitherto latent, which has sur- prised us, and which we hope may here after be still further utilized for beneitence 
 Arrangements have been made for an extra meeting of the association on the second Tuesday in March, at the con- church in Cornwall, at2 o'clock P. m. to receive instruction in Reading and Elocution, from the Rev. Dock Bod we'll of Hartford who will also give at the same place, in the evening, popular Lee ture on England.
 Both meetings are free, every body is invited, and good time expected
 New Preston.
 The ''Woman's Rights" question was ably discussed at the Lyceum, the other evening, and was decided in favor of the Although several ladies were present, none seemed inclined to express their view upon the subject. MT. Alabama, the young Japenese who is studying at MT. Upson's was the leading disputant on that side. It is safe to affirm that he made the best speech of the evening. Considering the short time he has been in this country, it is, as the critic said, an honor to him, and q shame to those of our own nationality, that they did not do as we'll as he. The paper was un- usually interesting, and also the other exercises, which were continued until eleven o'clock. As Washington was not F fsEesented at our dramatic entertain ments. we did not feel very anxious to hear ''Uncle Toms Cabin, last week. A very few young persons, however, who wereanxious to have delightful sleigh side by moonlight attended.
 Mary, daughter of R. Newton Cogs- we'll, was taken i'll of scarlet fever, on Sabath evening, the 22d ult., and died the following Thursday. The funeral was largely attended on Sunday. TR1x.
 Cornwall.
 The annual meeting of the Gold Sanit- ary Heating Company is held, Monday, March 2d; when officers for the ensue- ing year will be chosen. e.-
 The parsonage at North Cornwall IS to be re shingled. re-papered andrepaired for the habitation of Rev. N. c. Fitch, who has accepted the call of the North Cong1 church.
 The school in the West district closed on Saturday; about twenty visitors were present and 1t passed creditable ex-' animation. Miss Emily Nickerson of Dibble Hill has had 1t in charge the past winter.
 -Wood-peckers and chipping birds make their appearance in the pleasant days with which February departed, and there is decided spring feeling in the air.
 Measles are still the fashion; there being about forty casesa the later ones quite severe, one instance nearly proving fatal. A number are having them the second time, and some don't take they don't see why. One Irish woman has a child who ought to have them, haing been duly exposed, so she has been engaged the past week in trying to bring them out; the child is kept well heated by the fire, outside. and by saffron and sage tea and hot lemonade inside; one day the case is given up in disgust, and she replies to inquiries that there's no more measles there than usual, the child is as we'll as ever she was. The next day she thinks she sees spots but is n't sure, and it is still doubtful whether they will develope.
 Morris.
 On Friday evening, last not less than an hundred and fifty friends of MT. and Mrs. David Huntington assembled at their re- sidence in East Morris to celebrate the silver wedding of that hospitable pair.