Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-08-31

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kssoIged That his {cnor me layor be requested
to1sEge he proclamation, prohibiting all intercourse
with the villages Of KOldout and Kingston, in Ulster
county, from this day until "Wednesday next at u
The Resident pbrsiiean reported the uuusual-
ly bealshy, and that no case of yellow fever ma
igHaEt fever bad occurred.
+. The acting Mayor issued the following PrOctama-
tions .r T. ~,
MAYORS OFFTcE,
:, New York, August, 81, 1885
Proclamation. .44 Fl
Whereas, at special meeting of the Board of
Health, convened in !he City Hall on Sunday eve
ming the 9th inst, information was received that
malignant fever is prevailing at the villages OF Ron
whereas the health of the City of New York. as ap
pearsby the report ofthe Resident PHYSICIANS unusu
ally good and in order that 1t may unmpaired,
Now Therefore, /, Elijah F. Purdy, Acting Mayor of
the city Of New York. pursuant to the direction of
the Board OF Health, do hereby declare and make
known that all intercourse is hereby prohibited be-
tween the CITY of New York and the villages of
ROndout and Kingston, in the county of Ulster from
the date of this Proclamation until Wednesday, the
Goth of August, II o'clock noon in order that time
may be afforded the Resident Physician, (who has
been deputed to visit the above places for that pur
pose9 to obtain correct information on the subject
d. therefore, hereby give notice to each and every
person, that they will be liable to fine and imprison.
inent IT they contraIene or violate the provisions of
the law relative to infectious and pe2tlentia diseases
IN the execution and enforcement of the law in con
tormlty with the tenor and true intent of this Proca-
tnation by everv means in their power.
Witness my hand and seal this27th day Of August,
ls43. ELIJAH F. PURIFY, Acting Mayor
DAMAGE By LIGHTNING. We learn from the Hart
ford Cou.ant, that on the 9Th inst, between Il and
O'Clock, P. M, barn and cow.house belcny ring to
Mr. Chester Slade, about one and half miles easter
" from the village Of Hchcocksve, were set on fire
10y lightning The progress of the flames was so rapid
that it was found impracicable to save the farming
utensils, buggy wagon, and other property laid up in
the barn. horse persisted in The names and two
large hogs were killed, lying under the barn floor
Loss estimated at s5oo-nsured 500
At the time, the house occupied by Mr.. Phil
etus Woodward, in the same village, was struck by
lightning and slightly Injured. There were eight per
sons in the house, who all received shock yet none
were essentially injured
The allowing table is mpde up from The last CEN
sns. taken in 9i0 from which it appears there were
then living in the United States, 476 persons aged
one hundred wears and upwards of whom | 10 were
pensioners. Five Of the pensioners were over one
hundred and ten, viz. two in Pennsylvania. one in
Virginia, one in North Carolina and one in Missouri
of whom Michael Hare of Ulion Co, Penn was
the oldest, he being III years of age. These aged
people were distributed among the several States as
follows Rhode Island, it will be seen. was The only
Sintc at that time without ccn;cnaran.