Litchfield enquirer., 1879-02-13

were least inclined to submit to restrictive councils May their dried-up anatomies ever remain unmolstened by those exhilrating iui- ces which sympathizing Nature sometimes vouchsafes even to those who have long pass ed the portals of youth
 Our veteran physician, Mir. Fowler, enjoys excellent health this winter; his rheumatic difficulties prevent his walking much over the icy streets, but he is occasionally seen riding under the courtesy of some inviting friend. He bears honorably his eighty-five years and is still as erect and dignifed as ever.
 The village lyceum discussed on Monday night, the 3rd inst, the question, Resolved that the Lyceum has more of the possibilities for good than the Drama" The principal speakers were the Rev MT. Thrall, Mr. Shel- don Logan and MT. George Clark on the af- firmative, and Mir w. J. Ford, Mir. John C. Brinsmade and Mir. F. Galpin on the negative The question was quite evenly debated, but decided in favour of the affirmative. The question for next Monday evening, is Re solved that ministers of the Gospel should not meddle with politics" The first number of the "Litcitte9a County Bee' will make it's appear ance on that evening. All are invited to be present and participate.
 The religious element in the community seems to be gradually awakening to renewed fervor, and the regular public meetings for prayer or worship have taken on a more at tractive spirit. On Sunday Mir. Thrall preach ed powerful discourse upon the text, Am 1 my brothers keeper ?" in which he took oc- casien to administer rebuke to the common practice of outside evangelical stimulus to re- vivals. X.
 RELIGIOUS. Thrali gave christians a gentle reminder of their duties and obligations in powerful discourse on Sunday. A series of district meetings have been commenced. The next will be held at E. c. Kenney's, We'd nesday evening. MT. Peck's next service at Bomford is on Thursday, the 27th.
 LYoEUM.-Question for Monday evening, ''Resolved that all disputes between nations should be settled by arbitration, rather than by resort to arms"
 A. B.-Our compliments to your Iowa cor respondent, and ask him if he will be present at the Homecoming if there should be one Already some of the sons and daughters abroad desire it. Should one be held the cur rent year, we would suggest that Senator Platt, or Hon. c. H. Hollister, be invited to give the historical address, and your New Preston correspondent might furnish the poem. Will A B. remember us to his Pas ten2 We would like to know his name. Prob ably the information came from us as cur grandfather (we have been informed) was one of those who gathered the children under the elms and taught them the catechism. It was customary at that time to hold an annual cat echising in the church in autumn which Parson Brinsmade conducted, ssand in addition, taught the children manners" But catechism and manners have become alike obsolete, especial ly when boys and girls are coasting
 CoRRECneN.--I In our notice of the Rev AL fred Newton, Jan. g, we are informed we made some mistakes which we wish to correct Alfred Newton was born in Colchester, Ct.. in 1903; graduated at Yale, 1928; engaged in teaching three years until 1881 was tutor in Yale three years. in the meanwhile studied Theology, and was licensed to preach, Sept. 1883 went to Norwalk, Ohio in 1885; and was married to Dolly Whittlesey, Aug. IA, 1887, Rev. Henry N. Day officiating. He continued his ministry in Norwalk more than 35 years, which was greatly blessed, re- signed in 1870, and died Dec. 1878, aged 75 years.
 Gaylord Odell, youngest son of William Odell of this place, died q ip New er5vheT W. T. Odell, and sister Mrs. Curtiss Titus, l have been with him, the past week. Funeral on Tuesday afternoon. The remains will be inferred in Woodlawn, where sleep the remains of his child who died some three years since