Litchfield enquirer., 1874-01-29
A letter rom Waterbury. }
WATERBURY, Jan. 26, 1874.

the sole capitol" the ''city of magnificent distances" (Washington) etc. Now, why shouldn't the Enquirer have it's letter from Waterbury, 2 .swo uld-be county seat, and which is known the world over ! as the ''city of brass Many of your readers, especially those in the northern part of Litchfield county, are perfectly familiar with Waterbury, and on pleasant | afternoons, the yeIr round, their benign countenanees can be seen on our streets.
 and all onr dapper dry goods clerks, know them. With your permission We will put down few items that may prove of inter- est to your million of readers" more or less.
 "How is business ?" is the question now most frequently propounded. Busi- ness is reviving here; in fact, Waterbury has not suffered severely from the panic. l To be sure most of the factories have been running on short time, butno have suspended operations, and two or three have continued right through the crisis 1 on full time. Since the first of the year l two more establishments have resumed ten hours. Only one shop reduced wages the Waterbury Clock Co.,. which made a reduction of 10 per cent. The mer- 1 chants report that during the holiday sea- son, they did more business than ever be. fore. Prospects are, that business will be brisk again with the opening of spring. During the winter, marked religious interest has prevailed here. Prayer meet ings have been held every evening at the M. E. church, for the past three months, and large number of converts has been the result. The week of prayer, which was observed by our two Congregational churches, has led the Second church, Rev. E. G. Beckwith. pastor, to contin- ue the meetings, and every night the lec- ture room is filled. For many Sabbath afternoons past, Rey. MT Beckwith has been preaching series of interesting ser mons on 'tWoman's Work" The last one was on Woman Suffrage, and has already been noticed by the Enquirer. Sunday week, he preached 8 matter-of-fact dis course ,,to our business men, and yester- day (25th) he preached on Common Sense in Religion" The church has hard ly seating capacity to accommodate the large congregations that gather to hear this truly able and eloquent dispenser of the gospel. The magnificent stone struc- ture, that has been erected by St. John's parish, at a cost of over S2OO, ,0OO, has not so many sittings as the old stone church that was burned, and the question is be- ing agitated as to the feasibility of form ing new parish, and erecting a new church. In recent sermon, Rev. Prof. Russell referred to the matter, and said that, although it would be hard to leave so beautiful an edifce, he was willing to go, provided a sufficient number should accompany him to form a new parish. The new church for the First Congrega tional Society, which is in progress of construction, IS to be completed some time next summer. The Baptist church which has been without pastor since the death of Rev. J. A. Bailey, has extended Q call to Rev. Mir. Kirkham, of Tanners, N- x-, and it will probably be accepted by that gentleman. ...-. -'.
 Last winter, the Scientific Society gave a'course of lectures at the City Hall, and procured lecturers from abroad. Taken financially, the course was not a success, so this year a thew departure was adopted. It was decided to have the us1l- al course of lectures at the Universalist chapel, and to give "home talent chance to spread itself, and thus, by cut ting down expenses bring something into the treasury. Thus far, seven lectures have been delivered by the following named gentlemen, and to each name we annex the subject: Rev. D. o Ferris, 'The Earth made for Man," F. J. Kings bury, "Old Connecticut;" c. H. Carter, ''The Antiquity of Man." J. W. Smith, ''Across the Continent" w. W. Weeden, ''Aerial Navigation;' Rev. E. G. Beck with, Among the Volcanoes of the Sand wich Islands," Rev. F. T. Russell, ''Hu- man Expression ............
 The panic has had disastrcsu effect on amusements, and we have had but few entertainments, compared with last year. Of the best that have visited us, we will make brief mention: Lydia Thompson and her blondes; the charming Mrs. Scott Siddons in readings, Lawrence Barrett played s'Richelieu' and Hamlet" to crowded houses Theodore Thomas and his unrivalled orchestra, gave us a l midnight concert. The Black Crook l company delighted us with two-night l of spectacular play, call- i ed the ''Magic Talisman." Last winter, this company during two-night's stay, took $1, 300; this year, only $500. On February 16, the eminent tragedian, E, l.. Davenport, is to appear, probably in ''Damon and Pythias." On the 11th of l the same month. Susan B. Anthony will tell us about her wrongs, and the rights she ought to have. All lovers of Terpsi- chore and of good music, are looking for ward to the fire department promenade concert and ball, which is to be given at the City Hall, Feb 9th. |
 have already trespassed too much on your space, so more anon.
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 Plymouth Sketches.-No. i56 | Aaron P. Fenn is conducting singing school in fhe First Cnnnranatinna1 anoin 1