Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-04
COUNTY ITEMS.

Last week, WATERTowN experiencedthe live Hest Sunday the town has known since it's or ganization. Over 1000 Catholics and others assembled for the consecration of their new church. A special train with the Seth Thomas band, and 200 people, came in about II a. m.; and the unusual sound of full band playing in the streets, Sunday, somewhat startled Prot estant church. -goers. One of them, writing to the American, is reminded of the remark of Scotchman the first time he ever heard an organ in church, '1t's bonnie; but it's an awful way of spending the Sabbath !' The new church was soon packed and there were nearly as many without as within. Solemn high mass was celebrated, and the singing. led by MT. Fischer of Thomaston, was very fine. A ser mon was preached by Father Walsh whom the American correspondent considers one of the most able speakers he ever heard in or out of the pulpit. The Rev. Father declared Water townthe garden of Litchfeld county as that county is the garden of the state. The service was very impressive, and the correspondent says, in conclusion:
 At the next dedication of Catholic church, if within 30 miles of Watertown, and Father Walsh is to preach and the Thomaston choir is to sing, reserve large seat for my family.
 MT. Barry's first temperance lecture of Fri day evening was great success, and 115 sign ed the pledge. The Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon meetings were appointed In the Congregational church to accommodate the very large attendance. Conductor Gregory re- gently stopped his train at Mir. Boards to ac- commodate ladies attending the sewing circle, there.-The Warren House has begun to fill | up with summer boarders. A summer visitor who included some mercury" or poison ivy, in boquet, recently, found himself unable to see out of either eye, soon after.
 BETHLEHEM. Episcopal ladies raised $40, net, by strawberry festival, last week.
 ToRRINGToN is enlivened by the presence of an Italian colony employed on the Water Works. Says the Herald correspondent, "A family of them numbering thirty-two- keep ing house without chair or bed novelty to us Tanks. In the evening they attract much I attention by their performances and singing. They do some very clever feats of the circus order. One is an exhibition of eight men, with six others standing on their shoulders and four others standing on theirs and two more on top of these, walking along the road"
 A NEW HARTFORD lady, Miss Aggie Steele who is teaching the heather of Africa, recent Ivy cent a hoo,,ot of ;,,,, <,vt allos +<> +lo Ty.. regational Sunday School, which were placed in front of the pulpit at their recent concert Remarks were made by MT. Pitkin of Phila. delphia, MT. Albert Williams of Collinsville Dr, Goodell and Judge Foster Father Sheri den, and Father Walsh of Waterbury, have sailed for Europe. Caleb Goodwin has raised a large barn near Satan's Kingdom That would probably be considered by an insurance agent rather exposed locality. The buildin. used for storing the waste of Mr. D. B. Smith mill burnt down, recently. Two fast driver wrecked a buggy in Satan's Kingdom, recent ly.-Arrangemeuts are making with Rev. W B. Afieck of New York for course of lee lures at New Hartford, and one will be givel at that place some time in July.
 Recent PINE MEADOW Temperance meeting have been crowded. One of them was ad dressed by MT. Canton Rood, and there were poetical ,recitations. = A number of peopl frem that place sailed on the steamer Cheste on Saturday. .-The members of St. Mary's To 1 tai Abstinence Society will parade on tn Fourth in their new regalias. They have hop in the evening. ea..
 At TERRyvILLE in three days Mr. John Bar . " got s74 signers to the temperance pledge. ! I PLYMOUTH furnished one of the graduates a T Vassar, this year Miss Martha Hillard Bris 1 tol and Waterbury each had graduate also.