Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-22


 ed to Saturday next. We understand thai
 the interior of tle store is to be remod
 dled and repainted before the Barton
 Brothers come in.
 Arthur Griswold is dangerously sick
 with lung trouble. Q.
 Washington.
 MINISTERIAL. Rev. Mir. Palmer, oi Bethlehem officiated, Sunday, March 11th, and administered the sacrament. Mir.
 Woodruff supplied the desk on Sunday the 18th.
 ARRIVALS. Woodin and Clark arrived from Washington D. O. on Friday, having had very pleasant visit. Mir. Wm. Mayhew and family have returned from their excursion to Wisconsin. It ii hoped they will permanently locate among us.
 SCHOOLS last of our Winter schools closed week ago. In district No. z, Davies Hollow, Edna Brown was present every day in term of 16 weeks. Lois Clark and Estelle Brown were absent but one day each. The following teachers are en. gagged for the summer, viz: District No. l, MT. Warner; No. 2, Edna Wyant; No. 3, Nellie s. Clark; No. 4. Lucy Thompson; No 5, Amelia Smith; No. 6, Sarah E Call houn, with Church Hill to be supplied.
 INCIDENTS OF THE INAUGURATIoN.-At the hour the Presidential party arrived at Washington. lady of that city gave birth to daughter. which on Sunday, the -4th inst. was carried to one of the churches of that place and christened by the name of Hazena.
 ENTERED INTO REST. T.-Esther, daughter of the late Daniel Calhoun, and the faith full and devoted wife of Dea. Samuel Fris- bic, aged 67. The life of the household, who can speak her worth or estimate our loss. But we trust our loss is her infinite gain.
 FELLOWSHIP MEEr1NG.-A meeting of Union and Fellowship will be held at the Cong. Church in this place on Wednesday, the 28th inst. Sermon at II a. m. followed by season of devotion and fellowship. Recess from to 2p. m. Afternoon Sess- ion, at 2 o'clock. Topics: lst, Times of re- hv RAu- Ms Hn--isl- of Sherman; 2d, The higher christian life, opened by Rev. Mir. Harrison of Milton. The churches of all evangelical denominations in this vicinity are cor dially invited to attend and participate in the exercises. s.
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN JUDEA.-The winter term of Public Schools in Judea have all closed. The average attendance in most of them has been light. The whooping cough demoralized some of them, reduc- ing the average attendance from 30 to 6 or 2. There are seven District school houses in this society, all of them in good some of them new. All are prov ded with good desks, and other school furniture, and all, except the Center Dist provided with wall maps of some descrip- ton and, pictures or other ornaments to make the school room instructive and pleasant for the pupils. The Center Dist. built new. house in 1874. Up to the present time the beauty of it's naked walls is not marred by map or picture, and this while the study of Geography occupies more time than any other branch taught n our common schools. In marked con- rast is the school house in south street, he walls of which are covered with maps, pictures, and hanging shelves loaded with and Botanical specimens, col ected by the pupils for examination and study. The pupils. under the thorough md excellent instruction of Miss Sarah have developed love and knowl- edge of those branches truly astonishing. Two little boys, Seth Hickox aged 10 and Willie Seeley aged g years, have each col ected 40 different kinds of wood and shrubs, most of them native, all properly abeled. Neither have the common school branches been neglected, as 'the school challenged several others to a contest in 'pelling, mental arithmetic, and algebra; md, although male teachers out of town were hired at advanced prices because of heir supposed superiority, no teacher vas found willing to accept their chal- enge. This school is visited by most of he parents in the Dist, every term. x.
 The first Wedding of 1877 in our town, was celebrated at the residence of MT. Frank Hollister. on Thursday. Mar. 18th. The bridegroom, MT. Edgar Call houn of Calhoun St. Washington, is one of our returned soldiers who served three years in the late war, and is now unlisted for third campaign; as this is the second time he has entered the matrimonial ranks. The brde. Miss Sarah Hollister, is native of the Keystone state. but, af- ter her fathers death, came with her to the ancestral home, several years since. and has continued to reside there: so she was considered one of "our girls" Her cousin. Mir. F. Hollister, at whose house she was married, is noted For..his generous hospitality; and on this occasion he opened wide his doors. and the whole wedding party sixty five in number, in his usual free learted L-anuer. Oysters. several kinds 'f cake and their usual accessories were ,ountifully served.
 The Rev. MT. Colton came down from Warren to.preform the marriage ceremo- ny, and was warmly greeted. by thoseo ais old parishioners who were fortunate enough to be MT. Hollister's guests. He was notified that he might hold himself in readiness to unite several other couples who were present, but who. not being provided with licenses. were not quite ready to avail themselves of Mir, H. s to enlist then and there with their friends. under Hymen's banner, and save time and expense. Perhaps