Litchfield enquirer., 1874-05-28
plymout,, sketches.-Mo. fzs.

Plymouth sketches.-Mo. fz6. I trust I shall be pardoned for devoting one sketch to the memory of an aged and deceased mother, who departed this life in Plymouth, Ashtabula county, Ohio, April 3Oth 1874. She was Clara, daugh- ter of Bella, and granddaughter of Jude Blakeslee, whose ancestors had resided at North Haven since about the middle of the 17th century. She was born Tn the Society of Northbury-nOw Plymouth Sept. 11th 179l. She was married at the age of about twenty-one, and after resid- ing few years in Litchfeld-Northfieid Society-removed i'll 1916 or 1877 to Shel- don, Genesee county, New York, where she was left a widow at the age of thirty six. Her subsequent years were spent Tn the states of New York, Connecticut, and Ohio. She was the mother of six child ren, two of whom died ill infancy, and one ill maturer life, while engaged in mis- sionary work in India. At the age of about fourteen sine received the rite of Confirmation at the hands of Bishop Jar wis, in St. Peters church, where her fla ther for many years acted as Lay reader OH those alternate Sundays when no cler- gyman was present. Passing along through the years in humble and straiten- ed circumstances, 1t is believed that she ever maintained the character of worthy communicant in the church of God. On the completion of four-score years she wrote-''So by the help of God I continue to this day. How have spent my time in so many years? l hope not altogether in vain. I have endeavored to do my du- ty in that state of life unto which it has pleased God to call me-" MT. Editor, your correspondent scarcely expects to ar rive at that degree of Christian perfection to which his aged parent had attained; yet whatever small amount of goodness may at -life's close be his, he will attrib- ute in large part to the instruction re- ceived in childhoods days from that dear mother who has now gone 'the way of all the earth" E
 Thus has been rent in twain another link Of that frail chain which binds us to the past Thus has another one been called to drink Of deaths dread cup-of mortal drink the last : Thus has one more immortal spirit cast Its load of clay behind-and now is free! Thus has one more immortal soul been classed Among the millions of eternity,
 Who once were dwellers on the earth as now
 are We
 No. l76.
 In the thunder storm of the 21st inst, the lightning struck the Congregational church, Thomaston, but injured it only to small extent. The lightning rod had become disconnected. which is supposed to have been the cause of the accident.
 The members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians," first occupied their new hall at the Centre, on Thursday evening, the 21st. They had previously held a number of meetings at the residence of their secretary, Luke o. White.
 On Saturday evening, the 23d, Geo. White and John Sullivan, went, with horse and carriage, over to the''old marsh a-fish- ing. How much they caught I know not; but they got caught in rather bad fix. Some one took nut off the axle tree, and the consequence was, that op starting for home a wheel came of; and the further consequence was that John and George found themselves sprawling on the ground under the carriage-top. The additional were mt serious as they might have been. The fishers escaped with a few scratches and bruises, wnne the carriage was injured to the amount of a few dollars.
 Twas bad, bat might have been much worse,
 For men-for carriage-and for horse!
 PLYMoUTHEAN.
 May 25th, 1874.