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Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

Al Court of Probaie holden at Ne,o. Miltnd
 scithin and for the District of Ne,c- Ailtord, on
 the l4th day of August, 1e4O:
 Present, Nathaniel Perry. Esq. Judge. "ARNER MARSH, of said New Milford, ha- w wing assigned his real and personal es- tate to William Roberts, in trust for the equal benefit of all his creditors, by an instrument in writing dated August 13, l64O, pursuant to the provisions of statute law of this state entitled tan act in addition to an act entitled an act against fraudulent convcyances;; ;" and on the same day said assignment was lodged for record in the probate office in said dis trict: whereupon, ordered. that Commission. CTS 10 receive, examine and adjust the claims of the creditors of said Marsh be appointed at the probate office in said New Milford, on the 7th day of September, ,l64O, at one o'clock in the afternoon and this Court does direct said trustees to give notice to all persons in- terested in said trust to appear (if they see cause) at said time and place, and be heard relative to said appointment, by advertising this order in newspaper printed in Litch- field, and posting copy thereof on the pub. lie signpost in said New Milford nearest the residence of said Marsh.
 A true copy of record-certified by
 l2 NATHANIEL PERRY, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
HARRISON STATE CONvENr1oN

c Tn pursuance of a vote passed by the Whie State Convention held at New Haven in January Jast' G;. rectlHg us to call State Convention at FIartford1 dn. Tng the next autumn, for the purpose of nomna,ino Electors of President and Vice Presden, of Ihe Wn,: ted States Notice is hereby lven, That State Con ysnto1 for this purpose will be held at Hartford on The Convention will be composed of deleeaies from each town equal double the number of Representa yves m the General Assembly. The Whig Town Sxittees TSximttees are requested to call meetings of the Wn'gs, and of all others in their respective towns Wno are Tn favor of the election of Gen. HARRISON on Tuesday, the ls day of September next (or at some Iter convenient tlnc,) for the purpose of choosing delegates to said Convention; and it is particularly requested that on this occasion every town be uiy .. SERFMy H,,,S HHoADIEx, HoAI, wh;r s,a,. cen,,o,
 EZRA $. HAMILTON, C0"tmatee
 Hartford J,Iu 17 lk!O
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

l
 oec. !: Be n enacted by the Senate and Ho,,s of p
 ssena0'ces 'n General AsseNpbly convened Eveiv ;n SrPoIateo Couifty Agricultural Society how ey;s1 ,r
 or Mhcn may be hereafter incorporated in inc h nere!naHer specified, which shall have raised py contribution or tax upon individuals notisss tho me sum of one hHnd dred dollars in any one wear ,
 M expended for the of the Society, celve in the month of September of that year ont of me Treasury of the State, sum equal to tho amonn. s3 IS'seo Sy sad socey Provided that such so- sum ot two hundred dollars in any one year O sec. z. The County Treasurer of each county in .s s'a1e, m which there s existing no incorpo- ing to be held at such place as he may direct in inc county own or one of the county towns of such coun & ~, on ahs fourth Monday of Angus, nexs, te form, and all the residents in such county who shall attend at the tune and place aforesaid shall be and they are hereby empowered (if they fD to form themselves visions of this act, shall be body polite and corno rate; may choose President and other off;cersN may enact bylaws regulating the affairs of such cor pOd conne nP , 9 with the laws of this state penallesi may sue ana be sued and do all things ne- cessary tor the Well ordering ot the affairs of the in Provided, that before any such corpora Io sa oe entitled to the privileges of this act they sna lodge with the Secretary of this State copy of their articles of corporation. sec D. The notice to be given by the county Trca s,irer as required in the second section of thus act shs be by publication thereof newspaper prin. ted in the county where such meeting is to be held or # none he printedin such county, then in newspa- per printed in on adjoining county. which publication snail be tor two successive weeks previous to such meeting.
 Wherefore. by the authority aforesaid, (there now existing no incorporated agricultural society in Ltch- held C0unty,) public meeting will be held at the Court House in Litchield in Litchfield Conntv, on the fourth Monday ef August, lS4o at o'clock P M to form county society for the county of Ltchfeld, for the purpose specified in said act
 ABEL CATLIN, Treasurer
 Li'clfeld, Aug. 10, 1s4O. Sm1r
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

AtG Court of Probate holden at LiichGeld, vith-
 is and for he District of Lichfeld, On the 6th
 day of August, l64O:
 Present, Ralph c. Camp. Esq. Judge. nN motion of the administrator on the es- O tate of LoRRAIN l.. ROBERTS, late of Tor. riDgton, within said district, deceased-this Court doth appoint the 24th day of August, lS4O, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the probate office in Litch6cld. for the hearing. allowance and settlement of the administration account on said estate and doth direct said administra. tor to give public notice 10 all persons inter- ested in said estate to appear Gf they see cause) before said Court, at said time and place, io be heard therein, by posting said order of notice on public signpost in said town of TOrrington nearest the place where the deceased last dweit, and by advertising the same in a newspaper printed in Lfich. field. Certified from Record.
 Il RALPH G. CAMP, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
Geese Feathers.

THE subscribers have made arrangements A to keep constant supply of first rate article of Geese Feathers-selected and packed with great care by ourselves, in packages from 20 to 50 lbs.; and will furnish at all times any quantity from 20 to 1000 lbs. oi quality they will warrant to be as good as the best, at as low prices as can be bur- chased of equal quality in the state.
 s. & l.. HUREBUT.
 Winchester, 194O. lvlN
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

Nec- Hork-The Convention for the nomination of @ Electoral Ticket favorable to Harrison and Tyler was held at Utica last week on Wednesday. By the papers we learn that it was attended by full num- of regularly constituted delegates and in addi- ton by IS or 9O.OOO of the sovereign people Such gathering has never been known in the Empire State, nor any where else for political objects until
 the present season. But the people are now 50 tho roughly aroused to sense of their wrongs and are go determined upon redressing them, that it seems ito be but slight effort to get up great Convention, to deliberate and act upon the best means of effect ing change oftheir rulers Peter R. Livingston, of Duchess county, presided, assisted by suitable number of Vice-Presidents and Secretaries. After the business of the meeting was concluded several able addresses were delivered and songs sung, and all passed of with the utmost harmony and enthusi. asm. WM. H. SEWARD was nominated for Governor, and LUTHER BRADIsH for Lieut.. Governor; and the following Electoral Ticket was agreed upon: ,
 Hon. James Burt and Peter B. Porter for Senato-
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
NOTICE.

A IL those indebted to the subscriber, whose A accounts have been standing from six months to three years, are hereby called up- on to make payment. This notice must be strictly complied with, without delay, and without respect to persons.
 ..~ ON HAND,
 .4 U9S'iety Of e OODS, which will be sold as low us can be bought in the coun- ty. Among them may be found good sup ply of BROADcLOrHs, now offered without much profit. C. L. WEBB.
 Litchfeld, Aug. 13. II
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
'~ HARRISON AND REFORM!
 Berkshire Whig Contention, at Great Barring

ton, 27th August, lS4O. A Ta numerous meeting of the Whe Association "A of Great Harrington" it was unanimously re. solved that there be Whig Convention holden al the Berkshire House, in said town on THURSDAY the 27h of August 1S40 at 10 o'clock, A. M for the pur- pose of advancing the glorious work of the salvation of the Constitution and the redemption of the Coun- try"
 I. was also resolved, that the undersigned. a com. mitteo of said association, give public notice of said Convention by publications to be made in the Berk. shire Courier. and Massachusetts Eagle; Litchfeld Enquirer. G., and Columbia Republican, Hudson. N Y; and therein give an invitation to all the citizens la "ry is oSr % friends in M the nesSberng towns friendly to genuine American principles, to attend said COnven. ton.
 John Whiting, Wm. Harris,
 Cha's w. Hopkins, Cha's Sawyer,
 Geo. W Gibson, Cyrus Hudson,
 Isaac Seeley, Jr. John Lewis.
 John H. CoGFing, David Foote,
 Wm. Sekirk, Levi Kiborne,
 Wm. H. Ames, J. P. Tobey,
 Augustine Gddings.
 Great Harrington, Aug. II, lS40.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
Regimleallal Orders.

Sirteemth Regiment Connecticut Militia.
 Head- Quarters, Plymouth, Aug. Is, ls4O. A ugustus A. Lord of Litchfield is appoint ~ ed Adjutant; Elijah w. Garnsey of Northtield Quarter Master; Augustus P. P. Camp of Litchfield Pay Master; Rev. Wm. Watson of Plymouth Chaplain Dr. David B. w. Camp of Northield Surgeon; Wm. F. Baldwin of Litchfield Quarter Master Ser. geant. in the Staff of this Regiment, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
 l2 WILLIAM N. REID, Cozonel
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
WcebsGes''S Dictionary.

W-GOSGGT'S .AHeCEgOzeeE1,yo
 The following is an extract from the Liverpool Mer- cury of May 29th:
 BEST ENGLISH DICTIONARY. .. To the Editor of he Liu@poOl Mercury. SRI am always happy # can, in any way, CO., operate with those who like yourself are anxious 10 aid the audable pursuit of knowledge and self-im- pr0yement. By far the hest English Dctionary-in- deed the only one to which appeal can now be made as an authOrity-is Websters; an American publi- cation, republished in London in two quarto volumes.
 JAMES MARITNEAU.
 We have good authority tor saying, that this Die tionary, which employed the author twenty years. and cost twenty thousand dollars, produced al- most exclusively by the proceeds of a small premium for copyright on the sales of the authors spelling hooks. That little book has been the instrument of instructing, in the rudimens Of our language. more persons than are living in the United States. It is said to have corrected multitude of errors in spell ling and pronunciation, and contributed more to give uniformity othe language. from Nova Scotia and Ca- nada to New.O Orleans. The attempts to improve i; ave mostly failed and the disconnuance of the of it would probably be public evil.
 The authors quarto dictionary is now in use among the Iterati in most of the countries of Europe. We understand that new edition. with great improve: mentr. is now in the press at New Haven, and will he published in about six mouths. This edition will be in two volumes large octave. and afforded at a much less price than the QuaYto.-N. J. Fredonidn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
TEMPERANCE NOTICE.

The last meeting of the County Society, held a, Glifton, (Hinsted,) was one of deep interest Aux. llares in tlIe vicinity well represcnied Juve- appropriate to the occasion. The choir performed with distinguished ability their parts 10 a crowded and attentive audience. The cause of temperance resolution was adopted:
 Resolsed, That though the Litchfeld County Tem. Perance Society. earnestly recommend abstinence
 diaries without respect to their pledge as enaaeng to abstinence from every thing intoxicating or from dis titled spirits only.
 v, The next meeting will be in Norfolk, on the 4h Tuesday inst. Aug. al 10 o'clock A. M.
 WaShiMgton, Aug. 10 lH4O Fl RAInw1N Sec,,
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
THE ENQUIRER. LlTCHFIELD, AUGUST 20, Is4O.
.l FOR PRESIDENT, s WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. rt ..N a7 OF OHIO. '-.,.. |" .~as' .4sl 2 FOR VICE PRESIDENT. ,.
 JOHN TYLER, OF VIRGINIA.

sar To give time for such delegates attending our state Convention as wish to attend the great Bunker hilFmeetng on the 10th of next month, the State Central Committee have altered the time of the meeting to the Sth of September. This will give them an opportunity to go to Boston in season for the 10th; and will no doubt be improved by many of fthem. It Is still thought best by the committee to have this mere delegate meeting-after which county mass meetings or one great state meeting can be held.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
Regi1lleMtal Orders.

Sizteenfh Regiment Connecticut I1ilitia.
 ad-Quarters, Plymouth, Aug. l5, ls4O. NHE Field, Commissioned and Staff Off, A cers are hereby ordered to meet the Commandant of this regiment at the County House in Litchfield. on Monday the 24th of August inst. at ' o'clock A. M. in complete uniform.with side arms,for military improve. ment, preparatory to the ensuing Regimental Reviews.
 Commandants of companies are likewise ordered to warn their non-commissoned off, ficers and musicians to appear at said time and place, in full uniform, with their mus kets, equipments and instruments, for prac. tice. By order of Col. William N. Reid.
 12 AUGUSTUS A. LORD, Adjmant.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

great lie tsays Crabbe is like A at fish on dry land it may fret and fling and make ghtful hoth- CT, but it cann0t hurt you. You have only to keep still and it will die ofitself.
 We wonder if the Hartford Times and some other papers ever thought of this when utteEing their lies about Hon. Truman Smith
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
NOTICE.

A sFEc!An meeting of the Litchfezd County Go.,.t n AgT'tuAurSI Society will be held at the S%,h 'I L rouse M Litchfield, oIi Monday the Day o august inst. at O'Clock P. M.
 FRRpER1cK BurI1 Re.o:sy;nn s S:S,. Latclfeld, Aug. Il, ls4O. " I1
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
Brigade Orders.

HEAD QUARTERS,
 Furnace Village, Aug. l5, le4O. { VINRED'K L. TAYLOR, Esq. of Wolcottville, is A appointed Aid -de- Camp to the Brigadier General, and Isaac Lawrence, of Litchfield. Brigade Quarter Master, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.
 l2 FRED'K PHELPS, Brir'r Gpnprnl
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

At e Court of Probate holden at Harwinton,
 rithin aud for the District of Harpinton, on
 the l7th day of August, 1s4O:
 Present, Abyah Catlin, Esq Judge nN motion of Henry Holt, administrator o on the estate of ELEMuEL CLEAvELANp, late of said district, deceased, this court doth appoint the 29th day of August instant, at o'clock, P. M. at the Probate office in Har- winton, for the hearing, allowance, and set clement of the administration account on said estate and directs said administrator to appear eff they see cause) before said court, at said time and place, to be heard therein, by posting notice of the same on the sign post in said Harwinton, and by ad- vertising like notice in one of the newspa. pers published in Litchfield.
 Certified from record.
 l2 JOSHUA WILLIAMS. Clerk.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
Dry Goods and Groceries, .NE fIbe Ready E0GN Store,

-st OFFERED AT BARGAINS. E GRANT is constantly supplying his x1A. store with NEw GOoDs. Among those recently received may be found fine Linen Cambric, Linen Cambric H'dk'fs Every good and cheap,) Brocha Shawls, Luce's black Lace Edgingsfor shawls, cold Table Covers. furniture and dark Prints, Satlinet, unbleach- ed Sheetings. sc. &c. all ofwhich are offer ed at low prices, some of them still lower than ever before. An additional supply of SHOES, including ladies kid and seal buskin Walk ing Shoes, kid and common Slippers, and ChildEen'S Shoes. EAST STREET,
 .4u;- xs opposite Congregational Church.
 EIekfeM August 20. %l2
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

Al q Court of Probate holden at Winchester, ,wah- in and for the District of Winchester, on the
 lst day of August, A. D. l64O:
 Present, Gideon Hall, Jr. Esq. Judge. nN motion of the Administrator on the O estate of JAMES HERmANcE, late of Win chester. within said district, deceased, repre- sented insolvent. This Court doth decree that six months be allowed the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims to the com missfoners appointed thereon, after they shall have given public notice of this order by ad- vertising the same in newspaper published in Litchfield, and by posting a copy thereof, on public signpost in said town of Win. chester. Certified from record.
 Attest, GIDEON HALL, IT, Judge.
 The undersigned. Commissioners on the estate of JAMES HERMANcE, duly appointed by the court of probate for the district of Winchester, hereby give notice to the cred iiors thereof that they will meet to discharge the duties of their said appointment, at the store of Coe, Hubbell & Co, in said Win. chester, on the 2d Thursday of October. IS4O, and on the 2d Thursday of February. l64l, at one o'clock F. M. on each of said days. LYMAN CASE, ] Commis-
 WHEELocK THxYER, { sioners.
 Winchester, August 10, l84O. II
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

Journeymen Clothiers. 'nNHE subscriber wishes 10 hire two JouR. a NEYMEN CLoTHlERs through the season of dressing cloth for customers, to commence. about the 2Oh of September.
 SELAH NORTH. Leedspil1e (Amenia), Dutchess county,
 ~. Y. July 30, l64O. 5*9
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
WESTERN ELECTIONS
!" TELL CHAPMAN TO

v .. TELL CHAPPMAN TO CROW" - The elections in several of the Western States, held on the first Monday of this month have result cd more auspiciously to the Whig cause than could reasonably have been anticipated. We should be glad to furnish full details of them as they come in, but cannot do it without occupying too much space for several successive weeks-for full returns will not be received for several days. We must be con- tent, therefore, and trust readers will be, with brief synopsis.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

Ala Court f Probate holden at Winchester, ,,oithin
 and tor the Disirict of Winchester, on the 25th
 day of July. A. D. 1S4O: s,"f h.u e.
 Present. Gideon Hall, Jr. Esq. Judge. TNHIS Court doth direct the administrator N. of ABrJAH NORTHwAY, late of Colebrook, in saiG district, deceased. represented to be insolveni. to give notice to all persons inter. ested in the estate of said deceased, to appear eff they see cause) before the Court of Pro- bate to be holden at the probate office in said district. on the Slst day of August, 194O. at Q o'clock A. M. to be heard relative to the ap- pointment of Commissioners on said estate. by posting said order of notice on public signpOst tn said town of Colebrook nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt, and by advertising the same in newspaper pub lshed in Litchfield. Certified from Record.
 II GIDEON HALL, JR. Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

OHIo.-The Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette, afier to the political prospects in the state was to be ob- saned from a quarters. declares that is his firm, well grounded conviction, that Ohio will cleo, MT. Corwn by at least l5 900 majority and carry the liar rison electoral ticket by still larger majority. This i result appears to be ineciEabie"
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20

NOTICE.
 THE Court of Probate for the District of IL Litchfield hath limited and allowed six months from the date heyeof for the creditors 10 the estate of PRUDENCE HALE, late of Go shen, deceased, 10 exhibit their claims for set clement. Those who neglect to present their accounts. properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested 10 make immediate payment to
 WALKER PRENT1ss, Admin'r. Goshen, August 6, ls4O. .ll
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
NOTICE.

NOl1CE.
 NOW all persons hereby, that l, Hinman IN Platt, ot Watertown, in the probate dis trict of Watertown, trustee ot JOHN PARrREE. of said Watertown, an assigning debtor for the benefit of his creditors, have (by and with, the consent and advice of the Judge of Pro- bate for said district of Watertown) employ ed and appointed the said assignor my agent for the sale and disposal of said estate to me assigned. AMMAN PLATT.
 Waterkoaen, Aug. 3, l64O. 1Os
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
l5,l46
Whio majority.

The legislature is also as strongly whig. Enough said for "Old Kentucky
 ."4". < ALABAMA.
 The election in this state is only for the Legisla- ture-the whole House, and one.third of the Senate Returns are received from nearly all the southern and middle portions of the state. and the result is tounding to all parties The whigs have succeeded in many counties where they little dreamed of suc- cess. The state has so long and SO uniformly been Van Buren. that change is considered like chang ing New Hampshire. But so far the members elect stand thus in % counties, compared with last year. ..se. v.'",<1 .,.a lSfO. 1889. " Whg. V. D. Whig. Y. D.
 4S II 28 3l II 28
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
DIED.

In this town on tho 22d ult Miss Rhoda S. Westo. yer, aged l9, daughter of MT. John Westover.
 In this town, tNorthfeld Society," on the 18th inst
 In West Otis Mrs. Naomi Judd, aged 95. She has left six children, the eldest of whom is 77. Lord aged IT. She has left four sisters, whose ral ages are foows-e6 s4, 79, O. these five being the only daughters of their parents, who had also fouI g. and anotherat 7S. and one survives at the age o 65. The average age of the five sisters is over 7s yeara. and of the whole 9 children over 7l l.2
 In West Hartford, Edward l.. B. Andrews, son o Rev. E. w. Andrews, aged years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
MARRIED.

Tn Buffalo. MT. James A. Cowine of N. Y, tc Miss Julia W. Radcliff, formerly of this town.
 In New Haven, MT. James Averill, of Griswold, te Miss EliZabeth E.. Judson, daughter of Charles A Jndson, Esq.-Mr. Edward Donley, to Miss Amanda Parmelee.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
INDIANA.

' This State has redeemed herself nobly since last year, and has increased her whig majority for Harrison of lS36 It has besides swept from the le- gslature almost every vestige of loco focoism and elected whig member of Congress in place of MT. Howard, who resigned his office to be Governor of the state. The vote for Governor in 76 counties- ten or twelve yet to hear from-stands thus, as com pared with 1886. Maiorities only are given.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
s2,O64.2O9 S6

Notwithstanding the holy horror which the tories manifest at the phrase hard cider, his democratic majesty at Washington is not SO scrnpulous. Gen. Ogle of Pa in his recent speech on the palace fur niture, produced bill the original of which is now on file in the Treasury office at the captol-for
 JLIQUOR STAND, $25 OO-cH
 0rDECANTERS $84 OO-CN
 6TWINE COOLERS, 22O 75-keG
 9TWTNE GLASSES 344 OO-E6
 What femperance-loUing candidate the tories have nominated for Presdent-he, like the rest of the loco loco gang, abhors hard cider" schen he get any thing stronger !-Whig & Egis.
Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-20
9,9O

Whig maj. 9,960 6,449
 In the Congressional district, where MT. Howard was chosen last year by upwards of 800 majority, Henry S. Lane twhig, is now chosen by upwards of l9OO.
 KENTUCKY. -. Here too the whigs have made almost clean sweep. The majority for Letcher, the .whig candi- date for Governor, exceeds even the vote MT. Clay ever obtained. In 54 counties, as we find them in the N. Y. papers of Monday, the vote is as follows, which will not be materially changed by the full re- turns.