Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
Report Extraordinarx.

umn to the Easter services in tho Epis-. copal church inthat place. We have no doubt that these services were really de- serving of high praise, and that the mu- sic particularly. was excellent; but the blun- ders of editor. printer, and proof reader, have combined to make of their descrip- ton the most remarkable mess we even saw in type. The opening paragraph is fine specimen of the whole:
 Last Sunday morning ushered in the sacred day of the week, and also the grand memorial day of the church At the usual hour of service a large congre- gation gathered ct the charch comprising witnesses and worshippers. The sanctu- ary had previously been trimmed with view of granduer [sicl to the witnesses. and | CTS.
 The music was rendered by quartet of fine singers and by a boy choir. The fol- lowing is specimen of the report of this Npart of the service:
 ''TEDEUM.-Spencer Lloyd, Quartet" Judging from the typographical ar engagement, this Te Deum must have been composed by "Quartett" and sung by Spencer Lloyd!-It is hardly customary to give Deum little q. Joe Lane used to spell God with little 9. but that is not the usual spelling even of American statesmen.-"Quartett," is wrong; it should be either "Quartette," or 'Quar- tet." s#
 The Gazette concludes its praise of the opening music with the remark that "tbe juvenile songsters executed their parts most satisfactory.
 The sermon is given two inches space by actual measurement, the report con. cluding with the following curiously con. strncted sentence:
 In a historical point, if was very inter- esting, in fact it ls uncontrat1cted in love, mercy and justice; it was the sufferings of the Redeemer, who from God descended, who from earth ascended. and who to man salvation extended. ssi -s@ Then follows long list of Sunday CCuOOl Ciab1cU Witu SucAI CCNcEhA IcAIcS quite correctly printed.
 The evening service was continuation of the worship commenced in the morn- ing, but from the fact of Miss Wilbur, the alto singer feeling indisposed. tLe choir dld not take part in the selections made for singing.
 A choice rhetorical gem follows:
 When the shades of night drew the mantle of darkness around the earth, hundreds who had attended the services of the day, retired to their homes. many of which will never again witness grand eur [sic] scene.
 One of those unaccountable homicides which occasionally shock the community occurred at New York, last week. at the office of John Jewett < Sons, dealers in white lead, oil, &c. The firm is g very old and wealthy company, composed of two brothers Geo. w. X O. H. Jewett. thelr nephew, Orville D. Jewett, and MT. J. A. Dean. Differences had arisen, and Or vile Jewett was about retiring from the business with about $15O. O.OO0 as his share of the joint property. On Thursday morning, while Geo. and Orville Jewett and Mir. Dean were in the back office a loud explosion was heard, followed by pistol shots in quick succession, and Mir. Dean rushed out, severely wounded, Geo. Jewett was found dead, having been kill ed by the explosion of hand grenade. and 3ounded:. lie nSd not only been injured by the grenade, but also had several pistol shots through the body. He died soon after. MT. Dean is not fatally injured, but gives no explanation of the affair." He was sitting at his desk when the .ex. plosion occurred, and was so stunned that he remembers nothing that happen. ed after. The general belief is that Or vile D. Jewett had become insane, and that he he exploded the grenade by throw ing it on the office floor, and then shot | himself.
 The Winsted Herald gives the respect. i've weights of the High Sheriff of this county, and his twelve deputies. The average is considerably over 200 lbs.-not clean, hungry Cass,us" among them; and when they are all here together, at Dem- ocratic County Convention, a stranger might mistake it for Fat Mems Clam- bake. Ex-Sheriff Albert Sedgwick is not flight weight either. Says the Her. aid:
 The old gentleman was in our office a few months ago, and when we handed him a chair he tested it some as an elephant does bridge, and refused to. occupy it, remarking that he might as we'll sit on the floor to begin with as to ruin our chair and bring up on the floor finally.