Litchfield enquirer., 1834-10-30
COM MUNlCATION.

Assurance against Fire.-It is manifest from the nu- mero"s applications which daily made for Policies of Insurance against fire, that tue inhabitants through out this County now appreciate the value and impor- ,ance Ofthe Ltch6eld Mutual Ere Insurdnce Compa- ny In almost every town there is less prop ery insured by h and many Oi ihe tewas have insured a large amount Had this mode of insurance been adopted twenty-five years since, and the money which has becn paid 10 distant offices saved, and placed up- on interest," 1t is probable it would have amounted to more than one hundred thousand dollars. Is not this a saving worthy of consideration Ifso, why suffer such drain upon our funds to continue In the State of Vermont il is said that almost every house is insu- red upon this plan, and ,ha, whenever building is destroyed by 6re the loss is scarcely felt. being divd- ed between great number of people. 1t is also the case with many of the Counties in Massachusetts. In the town of Norwich, in :hs State, n company similar to this has been in operation long time, and the in- great benefit from it.
 Let il be remembered by every person owning a house, that those who sustain losses by fire in ci,ies and in places where fire insurance companies are es- tabshed, do not receive the aid by way of char 'y as in former times. IL they do choose insure their property, the public have right pres"me that they are willing to take the risk upon themselves and l therefore are ready to refuse their aid.
 In the present denr,h ofnews we copy the following article for the amusement of readers-especially the oi Mr. Prentice is familiar to many of the people ofhs the late talented editor of the New England Review, at Hartford and MT. Moore is extensively known as a distinguished political dem. agogue, late Minister to Gua,aman, wouId-be Mem- her of Congress, Gc. The affair, however, is dis graceful to both parties.
 1 From he Nesc- Fork American.
 Civiiisation iR the West.-The Editor Gf the Louis. ville tKen,ucky) Focus, Mr. Prentice and the late M mister to Colombia, sometimes called e 'Free' Tom Moore, have been trying fight dueI but the terms could not be agreed upon. Me. Moore. it seems, had | expresseda wish 10 force Mir. P. to a fight thinking as he said it woud he good service ito rid society l ofils worst member" Mir. P. ihereupon said n his paper he would hold himself ready answer any cali from Mr: M. a, any place: Mir. M. chose to consider this call from Mr. P. and accordingly sent him word he accepted has chaienge Mr F. replied that he had no cause for challenging Mr. M. but say that he was always ready 10 answer any call from him recOnsidered hs first decision and agreed Mr. F. his own terms: this immediately accepted, and the terms were as follow:
 | The terms of proposed meeting between T. P, Moore and G. D. Prentice.
 The parties the - day of- 1884, at They are 10 be placed at ihe distance Ol IoTv yasos rom eacn olner armed wh rlnes, loaded each with single ball. Each party is liberty usc
 rife of any size he may choose, with flint or porous. sion lock, a. his option. They shall stand with ihe Jeff side of each to the other, with the rife held with both hands and suspended before them horizontally, and at arms length. The right to give the word s o he determined by lot. The word be given follows: " Are you Teady3 Fire ire;-oDe-iwO-three-Eo 6ve-.:iop." When the question is asked. '' are you ready each party shall answer yes; after receiving this answer from both the word fire shall he pronounc. ed At the word fire the parties shall raise and fire al any time between that and the word "stop." Should either party reserve his fire after he word slop, he los e his ire with the TiHe-a saap or flash be sdered fire. The word shall be given in loud voice aod n deliberate manner. The secoSd who is t0 give shall repeat i0 the first instance in the
 !" which is 10 he ultimately RiSea. that Seher party msy bs sUrpTised One secoNd of each party shalt be at hand Wmh dOGh1e-baTreI shotgun, each barrel charged with fifteen buckshol, under that number