Litchfield enquirer., 1876-03-30
Washington.

$. D. Piatt has exchanged the farm lately occupied by Samuel Bisseli,' with Cornelius Since. for hls house at the de- pot. S. thinks farm IS a better place for getting living than a situation on the S R. R, with it's risks and temptations: May his own will furnish the success he seeks: .E . Franklin Hollister leaves widow Clark's farm, as her son. George, IS ex- pecting to work it the ensuing season. NIT. Hollister takes the Norman Hagen
 place, now owned by Augustus Smith,
 who,ls in business in Washington, D. C.. I James Marsh, the youth shot through the shoulder. is able to sit up for an hour
 at time The gnn- wadding and pieces
 of the clavicle have been discharged, and
 the wound under the shoulder on the left
 breast is healed. The lung seems to be I doing we'll, and final recovery is hoped 1 for His restoration, thus far, has seem-
 ed almost miracle, for both surgeons i said. three days after the accident, that there was not. the least chance for life. A
 vigorous constitution. ~ith good care, has ttrinmphed for this time. and ir is hoped
 will be eventually successful. Dr. Brown 1 is doubtful about medical or theological terms having any effect. but he thinks 1 true medicine and pure theology may have, s a. ~ The delegates from the State Young Mems Christian Association held very interesting series of meetings, which were largely attended in spite of .the stormy weather A remark was made by one of the gentlemen which every lover of man. kind must endorse. He said we wanted something more than revival; V @ needed refoymation. And surely, If ever Chris tianity stood in need of being reformed.
 it. does today. The cheating. lying, stealing; the fraud, bribery. and corrup- tion of the times should be held in check, and stopped by men bearing the name of Christian. instead of being aided, abetted and too often openly or secretly partici- pated in by them. A dishonest, bribing Christian Is contradiction in terms.
 When mans word in his business. no matter of what kind, cannot be relied on. it is high time that he and his business dissolved partnership. If the tide of re, ligious feeling now sweeping over the land shall make men honest, hating bribe as they love their manhood, and content to live within their means, then a glorious future awaits us. If not. then our last state will be worse than our first, and we shall sink through corruption into decay selvest w.
 The great solar eclipse of last Satur- day eve, was visible in the Eastern States. especially on the line of the Shepaug Railroad, as we heard those on the train making observations as late-or early-as one o'clock, Sunday morning.
 -The meetings mentioned in our last,
 were we'll attended, and very interesting. The topics discussed and enforced were the same as named by your Goshen cor
 respondent, few weeks since. MT. Orcutt remained with us over Sunday, and the meetings continue with unabated in- | terest. Ua! s..sE sr -Depa, ted this life, on the 18th inst, Gulietna Sterling, widow of the late Cyrus Sterling Through much tribula- tion, we trust she has entered into rest. Early in welded life she lost her hus- band; later, two daughters just blooming into ,womanhood. These trials almost un- nerved her, and, not inheriting 'strong constitution, she sank into decline, ter minating in consumption. She died in the hope that she will be clothed with i'm mortality at Christ's second coming.
 A On Tuesday, an interesting trial came off at Farmers Hall. before Justice Ford.
 Watson Cogswell, a licensed iquor-dealer of New Preston, was prosecuted for sell
 ing port wine to five pupils of Mir. F. W.
 Gum, from eleven to fifteen years of age.
 D. c. Kilbourn, Prosecuting Agent, con- ducted the prosecution, and G. c. Hitch cock appeared for the prisoner. The evidence showed that the prisoner sold these boys two bottles of port wine, and several drinks besides. A good deal of time was taken up by the defence in inquiring into the Gunnsry methods of discipline. which appeared to be pretty severe in such cases. The Justice found
 the prisoner guilty" and imposed a fine of $2o and costs. The prisoner appealed. The Hall was crowded and much indigna- tion was manifested against such a fa- grant violation of the law by 2 ..licepsed" ,