Litchfield enquirer., 1879-12-11

4sCW A4SSIOA.
 Mrs. NJ. s. Beeman, from Litchfield, H., is again visiting her many friends in this vi- cinity.
 HI. J. Baldwin, of Wolcottville, is visiting his son-in-law, F. s. Cogswell. The tomb- stone business will be rather dull now till after The Lung g-fever-disease season sets in, so MT. Baldwin has handed over his old buggy to Fred who is the greatest wagon doctorin exist ence, in fact he makes new wagons out of old ones. Ths particular buggy has been so reju- venated under his manipulations. that Vol cottvillians will never know it, and may labor under the impression that the monumental business has been declaring Chemical Bank dividends. Not so, however; it's only the excellent outgowth of Fred's ingenuity.
 -Dandelions in this particular vicinity seem to be doing their "A. No. Best," this fall. George Gillette handed in one in full bloom, the 4th inst. which he found snugly hld away south of the garden fence.
 Last week, we were pleased to receive the Galveston News" from that far away land of Texas. The initials J. E. w. were on one corner, and it didn't take long to guess that John E. Whittlesey, of Washington, was the sender. We had not heard before that he had returned to Texas. However, we are ever so much obliged and are glad to be remember ed. We were especially pleased with the column of news from San Antonio. It seemed in perusing the paper that the reports of crimi- nals were rather numerous, and, our curiosity being aroused, we counted up and found there were SIX murders and 29 other crimes mention ed, such as playful stabbing affrays little If this is what they can do in one issue when there is mot much going on," what might they not do when times were lively? But the News is very sprightly and readable.
 We have questioned member of the ''Go-home-alone society,"" and he says the cause of it's organization and present existence is the great influx of Hermans sweet Ly- sanders, gentle Romeos and dove-like Bert rams from the classical town of Southington and the peaceful and serene hamlet of Judea Although we felt sorrow for this member we couldn't mend the matter. for, if strangers want to find handsome ladies it isn't in our heart to blame tbem fur goins "Lore they n,oy loo found.
 The Sheppard Jubilee Singers gave con- cert at the Congregational church, Saturday night. It was very stormy that evening and the audience consequently was small, so they were requested to come again and will repeat the concert next Friday night, the 18th inst. They were present, Sunday evening, at the missionary meeting, and kindly furnished music for the occasion. They were invited by MT. Upson to his house, where they were hand somely entertained, and received substantial money token of regard from that gentleman and his students Their singing is excellent, as all who have heard them affirm. In our estimation the leading soprano has an uncom- monly clear, rich and full voice, better than exists in every choir.
 On Sunday, Mir. Lancashire preached sermon lamentiDg the wave of infdelity and doubt which seemed to be rolling over the land and even permeating the churches. But it was pleasant, nevertheless, co know that God had raised up such mighty men as Joseph Cook and others to beat back this encroaching darkness. There is too much ''unsanctified learning in the land, and the only way to cope successfully with the consequent growing skepticism is to have ''sanctified education, all through the schools, have religion taught side by side and conjointly with mathematics, philosophy, etc., etc. It is sorry fact that most teachers know nothing at all of personal religion, fact which ought to be remedied and all hope of salvation from the threatening Erebustian midnight lies in the ''Sanctified education" spoken of above. Only about two weeks ago we were reading catholics plea for religion in the schools, as mild, calm and unprejudiced an article as any can be from the opposite side of question. These two pleas for religion in the schools agree in one respect, in so far as beating back skepticism is is concerned, but otherwise it seems to be ''mine and thine." The catholic wants to use the catechism, the roasary and ''The Golden Manual" which is ''the most complete prayer-book, and guide to Catholic deYotion in the world,". to teach religion in the schools, while the protestant doesn't want to have him, but wishes to use the bible and teach religion in the schools in his own way and as appears right to him. Of course cath olics and protestants do not agree, if they did, they would be one on all questions, especially on the momentous one of how folks shall go to heaven. But when doctors disagree, who shall decide? Shall the common people sit. astride of the fence while the generalissimos of doctrine set to, and have it out, and decide the question, or shall they throw physic to the dogs and assume the golden mean and live by the great truths contained in the following words: "Owe no man anything, but to love one another, for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witt ness. Thou shalt not not covet ;-and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly con- prehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as myself. + # Love thy enemies, and do good to those that hate you.-Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great con- mandment. And the second is like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as myself. On these two connandments hang all the law and the prophets" If a man lives up to the above commands, we have vague suspicion that it will not make any material difference in the great hereafter whether he ever saw the Gold en Mnaual with it's picture of the tiara or not.
 The ''No Name" social will meet 1uesuay night at Noble Bolles'. Its last meeting was at H. A. Bennett's. The exercises consisted of recitation. reading, music by the orchestra, vocal music and games. It was very pleas ant affair. May it's meetings be many. PEN DRAGON.
 Washington.
 "Every little helps" So tha fftoon dol,oro