Litchfield enquirer., 1880-02-12

vation than by experience, so said awise man. proved last Sunday morning, by the late ap- pearance at church of the chorister, who is al- ways early in attendance on divine service canse why, of helated attendance, wife far away visiting friends. Who builds the morn- ing fires in that house is thus made manifest and as emphatically plain as the nose on a mans face.
 Mir and Mrs Weston Graniss are visiting their many friends in this place.
 Some. who are afraid to run the risk of it's becoming thicker, are cutting ice on War amaug lake which is only six inches thick.
 The Sunday evening meetings have been changed to commence at 6:45 instead of IA as formerly, until further notice. The We'd nesday evening prayer meeting, which for SO long time has been discontinued, is, it seems, by request of several young ladies, to be re- suscitated. The meetings will be held in the stead of Wednesday as heretofore, and will be made especially interesting and profitable. It Is hoped everybody will attend.
 In the absence of Mrs. Sherman Cogswell, Mrs. Fred s. Cogswell acted in the capacity of organist ct the church, last Sunday
 When will young ladies learn the dan- gers of sleeping with fat-irons? Duriug the recent cold snap. timid young lady hied away to bed one of those coldest nights with flat iron about two degrees below red hot, tenderly swaddled in two old calico aprons. blister her delicate No 9 feet t? Not a bit of it. She fell asleep quickly and dreampt the peaceful dreams of the righteous; but, in the solemn and mysterious silence of the dead of night, dreadful noise awoke her with start, and she sat up in bed and scream ed as only a woman can scream when she thinks burglars are in the house. In three quarters of second the whole household was up and in arms and the excitement therea- bouts was simply terrible, as the man of the house rushed into the fair sleeper's room with lamp and double -barrelled shotgun fol- lowed by his scared helpmeet with the fire shovel and a pair of tongs. The search was vigorous and thorough, and they und,-"O horror! horror horror! Tongue, nor heart, cannot conceive, nor name thee!" They fonnd that the timid young lady in the midst of her slumbers had kicked :he fat-iron ou. of the foot of the bed upon the floor-whence the awful racket
 Rev. Mr. Thrall, of Washington came over, Sunday evening, and gave us most ex- cellent temperance lecture. He presents facts in such forcible manner that his hearers can- not help but be impressed with the truth He maintains that the only safe and sure way to avoid intemperance is to be a total abstainer.
 -TLe social event of the season occurred, last Thursday night, at Mir. C.. E. Beemans, Lakeside. MT. Beeman has just completed and furnished his new and elegant residence, and so invited his many friends to come and make merry with him over the occasion. About two hundred invited guests assembled, and took part in the festivities. Among
 
 New Milford, and Litchfield. Wygant's band from New Milford furnished music for those who wished to "trip the light fantastic" and tickle the senseless rushes with their heels :" and good company kept it up till morning. for it takes, somehow, good while to warm the rooms and polish the floors of a large new house. At twelve o'clock the folding doors opened and displayed two long tables which fairly groaned beneath their weight of the good things of this life Our host had, .in- deed, spared neither time. trouble or money in procuring all that could add to the comfort and pleasure of his guests. There was a pro- fusion of oranges, figs, nuts and candies of all kinds, fresh delicious grapes from some far off sunny cline, all kinds of meats. and cakes of more varieties than we could men, tion. and ice cream, everything which the palate of man could desire, did our host set before us; and, when we went home at a late hour, we felt, as everybody else did, that we had to thank MT. and Mrs. Bee man for rare evenings enjoyment, such as It is seldom our pleasure to experience.
 Friday night, there was party at Ralph I. Wheaton's, Marbledale, at which sixty couples were present who danced till Saturday morning. Wygant's band furnished music.
 PEN DRAGON