Litchfield enquirer., 1838-08-30
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Early Marriage-We see by the notice in the L. l.
ward Tappan. to Miss Harriet Allen, that Mr.. Tap
pan is IS years Of age. and Mrs. Tappan is II years
and 10 days old.
The New-Oreans True American states that that
city has been favored with new importation Of mus
quitoes-" very large fellows. extremely thirsty and
like fashionable party, altogether too numerous to
be agreeable"
A Sub TIeasurer-Anthony Poucher, postmaster
at Washington county, Michigan, has been arrested
for having been engaged with harboring a gang Of
horse thieves and counterfeiters He offered leg bail,
which being refused. he was committed for safe keep
ing.-Cincinnah GGc.
Light Reading. "A correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Ledger States that while in book store the 9th
er day, he was shown q note from clergymanin the
country. to the bookseller, requesting Him to send
few Eight summer sermons" to read to his fock as
1.-THE weather was extremely warm The reverend
gentleman certainly showed commendable wisdom,
not only in purchasing his discourses to trouble
at this season. but also in adapting them to the weather
Hartford Courier.
Spots on the Sun.-People have attributed the cold
and wet Summers which we have experienced for
two or three years past to the spots on the Sum-
They must give up this notion. for during the hottest
part Of this summer which has been scorchng enough
in all conscience, the suns face has been freckled
with as many and as large spots as have been known
during our coolest summers.
A rattlesnake l-2 feet long. with 10 rattles. was
killed by lady in Canterbury, on her door step, last
week. So,
Hon. Geo. N. Briggs, Of Berkshire Ms, has address
Fed letter to the electors Of bis district, declining
reelection to Congress.
Gov Pennington, Of New-Jerssy. has ordered the
banks in that State to resume spseIe payment on the
10th inst.
MARRIED,
In West Greenwich, N. Y, Mr.. Aaron Seey to
Mrs. Mary Keller. both Of Danbury.
n In a 5sSs M e. G M hofsSR printer to
In New-Haven, Mr.. John D. Beecher. 10 Miss Ma
ria C. Winship, daughter Of Mr.. James Winshp.
OBITUARY.
We record the death OF a man OF no ordinary talen
and worth, in announcing that 1.-THE common lot OF al
EsTEN, L. l.. D. late Chief Justice and President Q
the Council of the Bermudas. He died at the FEST
dence of his son ]. c. Esen, Esqr. in Toronto. Cana
tbis Country u from England. lie studied law in h,
town under Judge Reeve, after having graduated a
Yale College in 1884, and was most universally below
ed and respected. He was the College acquaintance
of the late Judge Gould and Of Asa Bacon. Esqrs.
this town, and the intimate and valued persona
friend of the former. They students in college
together, both adopted the same profession and
ed high standing in il, and have died within few
months Of each other; thus almost simultaneously
commencing and concluding their earthly career
Judge Esten was q man OF uncommon Legal ane
classical attainment an honor the distinguished Of
fetal station which he long held. and in private it
emphatically man and gentleman; distinguished
by uncommon courtesy Of manner. and all the polish
ed eOqnence Of the old school. Above all, he WINS
man Of unbending integrity, and indeed combined II
his character all the virtues Of an exemplary christian
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