Litchfield enquirer., 1837-10-05

politician lnot Charles A. Judsonl writing to his friend about the approaching election there, says- Every man must come the help of his country, or we are lost, and shall not De sherf agaia!"
 Sign.-The Albany Democratic Republican General Committee have decided by vote of 19 to 6that it is inerpedens to call public meeting to sus- tain the Sub.Treasury system. They have probably heard from Rhode Island and Maine.
 Game fo the last.-Thc Times of the 22d says that "both parties are sanguine of success in Maine."- The Albany Argus arrives at the reluctant conclusion that it's prophecy, of the Overwhelming defeat of Federal Whiggery in that State has not been real- zed.
 John l.. Bunce, Esq Cashier of the Grafton Bank l at Haverhi, N. H. has been elected Cashier of the Phoenix Bank in Hartford, in the place of Geo. Beach, Esq. chosen President. ssss
 Paach Trees-A subscriber informs us, and wishes the fact made public, that MARI put round the trunk of Peach Trees, say bushel half that measure to each tree, protects them from the attack of worms preserves the trees in health continues them in life be- yond the time of their ordinary existence promotes the growth of the fruit to almost double its former size and increases the richness of it's flavor in like propor ton. This is valuable information indeed and our friend assures us it is not less true than valuable
 Salem w. J.J Bonner
 Ihave travelled much, and have noticed that where farmers house is stocked with books and newspa- pers his children are sure to be intelligent.
 Caution to To,cns.-At the Supreme Court sitting at Springfield, Mass. few days since MT. Hannum prosecuted the town of Belchertown for defect in the road which caused his wagon to upset and his wifes leg to be dslocated and fractured. After days trial, he received 924o0 damages, being sl2oO for the verdict and the same by the state staute.- Whole cost to defendants, S3Oo0.-Haryord Times.
 Absence of Mind.-The papers about the country are ali vieing with each other in reporting the most remarkable cases of absence of mind. We can add our quota in nothing very remarkable But the most common cases that know of in this city, are, that many persons enter the grog skop instead of the church on Sunday, and the mistake is not discovered until they are found drunk Philadelphia Ledger
 An Ingenious Izief-The house of the Rev. Lu- cius Smith, at Fredona, was entered last Sunday, while the whole family was at church, and robbed of e25 in specie and service of communion plate, be- longing Trinity Church in that village, worth $50 $2oO carried of the house and deposited in wood-pile During the day the robbery was discov- cred. and it being thought that the thief would come at night for the plate, mulatto servant who was brought up in the family directed to keep watch The result might afford instructive lesson Silas Wright and Martin Van Buren, as to the working of the "untried expedent,'' the sub b-Tressuay system the man who set to keep watch and ward, it has since beea a'ascertained, was himself the thief
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 Anecdote of Painter.-'rne CnC.ns--.. .4.-- gives the following striking anecdote of the introduction of an American painter to Ben- iamin West. Some thirty odd years ago there lived an Edward G. Malone. by birth a native of Newport, Rhode Island: by pro- fession a miniature painter. The produc- t;ons of his pencil were among the lack.judg-
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