Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-19
Washington.


abundantly supplied with ministers. Rev. Or.
Robinson, of Rochester, who is boarding al
Mr.. Church's took charge of the prayer meet.
ing on Thursday Rev. Mr. Vail of STAN.
ford, preached on Sunday, an able discourse
from the text land salt. without prescribing
how much" which we will leave for the
readers of the Enquirer to find. The doctrine
deduced from it was that there were limits to
the temporal blessings which God gives to
each one. He gives his grace without meas
ure, adequate to all onr spiritual wants. viz.
forgiying grace, restraining grace. sanctifying
grace, sustaining grace, and dying grace
Rev. Dr. Halves took charge of the pastor s
bible class.
heconcert alluded toby 81, "inyourla
was indeed success In addition we would
say, that the recitation, ''The graces of the spir
it" by Miss Mary Bronson's class was not excel
led, and the recitations and singing Of the in
FAINT class under the leadership OF Sarah Kin
ney and Minnie Bunneii. were very good.
Another concert is in contemplation for the
latter part of September.
BoARDERs. Rev. Mr.. Vail and family at
W. J. Ford's; Mrs. Charles Vail, and family,
at Mr.. Church,s; the Misses Towards, at Ella
| Hickox; Mrs. Clark and son, of New York,
| Misses Mansfield and Smith, of New Haven,
and Mr.. John Hayes, the son of our former
pastor, and his family, at Mr. Galpins; Prof.
Shepard, Organist, and family, of New Hav-
en-, at Mr. Buckinghams the Misses Stock
! Ing, of New Haven, at John Woodruff's; and
the Misses Speck and Keim. of Harlem, at
Mrs. Kinneys
| Mr.. VIM. Wheeler, of Orange, has moved
into the Lelnan Garfield house, and will work
for Brown and Humphrey at their numbering
on the intervale
The steam saw mill, run by Cook aud
Marsh of Winchester, is in constant opera
ton, and its whistle calling the woodmen to
their meals rings out clearly at least three
times day. They have ten men in their
employ.
Sherman Brinsmade has put an addition
on his barn at the old homestead, and Freder-
lex Brnslnade is converting the old Gregory
house on Goose Hill into barn.
The remains of Mrs. Beecher Perkins,
aged Sc, Of Warren, were brought here for In
terment on Wednesday, and deposited by the
side of her first husband, William Senior.
We have received from friend in New
Haven, a report Of the commencement exer-
cises at Yale, and are articulariy interested
in the valedictory of the Law school on indie
pendent voting. His views we think coincide
with yours on this subject. The machine is in
full operation. When Capt Allen used to
come round to get out voters he used to insist
that when man took the electors oath, he
pledged himself to be at the polls at every
election AS you are presumed to understand
Grammar, is it so? Or may an elector absent
himself from the polls Capt Abner Mitch
ell, used used to vote for Lawrens P. -Hick-
OK, for Gov, because he was Peace man :;
did he throw away h is vote? Of two political
evils, is it even right to choose the least !?
Dear Enquirer, wish we could have our ex-
ecutive officers made to order Admitting all
you say in favor of Hancock, should he be
elected, will he prove a second James Buchan-
an? A free ballot, a full vote, and fair
count is all we need to inscribe on our banner.
Mr.. Samuel H. Clark, Orestes Hickox
and their wives, started for the seaside, Mon
day morning. 1t is reported they will repre-.
sent the Democratic party in Convention on
Wednesday at New Haven
Touches of frost in some localities, were
reported, Monday morning.
81. will probably write you from Water
town, hereafter. A pleasant home for her.
VIM. H. O'Hara ESQ.,, was brought be-
fore Justice j. G. Fem, on charge of drunken
ness, found guilty and fined So. He appeal.
ed.