Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-03-22
TEMPERANCE NOTICE.

The Lltchfield County Temperance Society met at
washington, on the 4th Tuesday in January, and the
following Resolutions were adopted:
Resolved That the thanks Of the Litch6eld County
Temperance Society be rendered to the civil author-
ty of the several towns in the county, who at their
meeting on the first Monday in january, 1888, gran
ted no licenses to retail intoxicating liquors bey-
erage. ~. ..
RESOLVED, That it is the opinion of this society that
it the civil authority in all the towns in the county
would follow their example, and take this high, ra.
tional, and manly ground, the time would not be far
distant when there would not be drunkard in the
countya situation most ardenty to be desired by all
good men. . ge.' .. .-- r. .5
The meeting was well attended, and all the chill
dren belonging the Juvenile Societies were present.
and presented most interesting spectacle as they
marched to the Church under their appropriate bal-
ner, carrying conviction to the mind of every one
that the progress of the Temperance cause onward
The society adjourned to meet in TOfrtngton the
4th Tuesday of inst. March, at 10 o'clock A. M. The
Secretaries OF all the auxiliary societies requested
to forward by their delegates copy OF their Consttu
ton to the Secretary Of the County Society.
II. BALDWIN, Sec'y.
Washington, March5, 1883.
To the Uictors belong the Spos as the Times Regen-
cy understand - or John Russelrs attempt to get
1890 more for thing than II Is aDorM.-tn May,
1885, proposition was brought before the general As
sembly Of this State publish new addition of the
tee was appointed on the subject, of which Levi
Barnes of the Senate, Times Regency man. was
chairman. The committee proceeded to ascertain
the expense of publishing an edition of 1000 copies
and received proposals from several printers in this
thereupon appointed r. R. Hinman, Elisha Phelps,
and Leman Church, Esqs to compile and prepare the
printing and binding, complete, at so much per vol.
ume, by John Russell of the Hartford Times, Phile.
mon Garfield, and John B. Eldredge. These propo-
was TO contain the same number Of pages as the ed
ton Of 1884, which 40; but If it contained more
the be paid for in addition to the price
named, at the same ratio.
Philemon Canfield's, 81 do.
John B. Eldredge's, $O67 do.
The book it appears contained $40 pages, being 17t
cages more than the former one ; which would bring
.nlcSne Mr. Canfields to sl,S6 and Mr.. Edredge's
Mr. xoa RsI ssve e peSs s s. had they been s
While Mr.. Eldredge's. which were accept
ed, cost 500
Saving to the State by accepting the latter, $3.50
And yet, we understand, that the modest Mr.. Johr
RUSSELL of the Tines claimed Of the Secretary of the
that he was S entitled Ml 70 the contract
that gentleman was actually told to his face, tina
they Ghe Times party! could get along without him
better than he could without Them" And all this, be
cause he would not lend his influence to aid Russell il
taking from the public Treasury $4,000, when Mr.
Eldredge had offered to perform the services required
for nearly $lo, 900 less.
Facts OF this description were alluded to, in genera
terms, by Mr.. Boardman Of New Haven. in the Whil
State Convention, the reason for the abuse which
the Times Regency had heaped on Mr. Hinman.-
We think that gentleman entitled to the benefit OF the
facts in the case.
Mr. Russell he said he would not do it at that un
less he had copy right Of it from five to eight years
at the same price."-Hartford CoGrant. -. 4.
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