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Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

JUDGE FOOT. - The New York
Evangelist says. in relation to the Hon.
Samuel A. Foot. the newly appointed
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals. "Mr.
Foot, until within the last two or three
years, was resident Of this city, and for
more than twenty years has been sue
cessful and distinguished member Of the
New York bar. He partially retired from
the practice Of the law. and removed to
Geneva. two or three years since. but has
retained connection with an Office in the
city. and has occasionally argued impor-
tant cases. He has long been known
throughout the State. as well AZ in the
city, as an able and successful lawyer,
and has been particularly distinguished
for his skill and sagaci,y in conducting
cases arising under commercial law.' y
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

Newspaper I'OstGge.-The Postmaster
General has decided that under the new
law which goes into effect on the LIST Of
July, weekly papers only are entitled to
go fee Of postage in the county wher
published, and within thirty miles of tn
office Of publication. Under this law
we hope to see the subscription list o
The Enquirer greatly increased in th'
county. viii our friends in the sever'
towns mid US in the matter? Postnas'
'ers, and others, will confer favor up
on US. by CO operating with our loca
agents in increasing our list Of subscri.
bers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

ERIE CANAL ENLAReE MENT.-Thurs
day the 18th inst. IL of the Loco F"c''
Senators OF New York. resigned for the
purpose Of preventing the passage "f the
bill for The speedy completion d the G"
pal Enlargement, Aftor their 'rsign"'
ton. there still re'pained 20 Senators.
being just sufficient number To pass
the Canal and Appropriation bills. B"'
M. Carroll (Loco) one Of The .yen',!
moved the poslp6aement Of tue Canal
bill until after the passage OF the aPp'"
priation bills, This motion failed. and
Mr.. @. left the Senate. The bill wa
read third time, BY vote Of ~ TO 2,
but their being no constitutional quorum
present. it was laid on the table. 4Et
A resolution was passed both Houses
yeqpesting the Governor TO call 40 extra
session At snsh time as he should deem
she public interest required, and the Le>
gislatare adjourned sine die. The .ex.
citement a. Albany was very great.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
... For tie Enqwirer.
Our Town Finances.

MR. EDrroR. IAN article appeared in
your paper Of week before last, signed
~" and again hast week in corrected
and I must acknowledge. somewhat i'm
proved form called forth il would seem
by some statistics published few week.
since respecting the increase Of taxes in
the town for several years past. Your
correspondent says that 3D." (the write.
Of the slatis,Ics) "appears to b. serious.
ly alarmed about the town finances" and
acknowledges that the statement mad.
by him in the form Of an enquiry III
true) might well alarm others. Now
what was that statement Simply this /;
lha. during the last eighteen years the
n'wn tax had increased from little over
s cents to q cents on the dollar. willis
during the same time the town deposi,
fund lover 5000 dolla,s) had been used
up. and the town going deeper in debt.
and an enquiry as to our condition M The
eud Of - years more ut the same ,a,,.
and no fund to help ns out. But" saw
Y III 10 can be pr0Std that the ordinur>
expenses OF the Town ARE Lsss than form.
ely. and that the average OF the last six
years 10 less than ths average Of tha ~
years previous 10 that period. he may feel
easier" Perhaps 80. and perhaps n,..
Should my agent "prOUs'' that the
average expense OF my business Tor the
last Slx years had been somewhat Iss.
than formerly. while " the same Tim.
he should show BY facts and fsures IhaI
the average annual expense ior the N
years p.eSlOuS had besn oSO0 m.ove thn,
lhe ordinary Tueeipts--a knowledge q
tIIis fact. u Il should have lendvrcv 4
nlake ne "fsUl e'ssier." ! submit wLs,h,
" u w0ul make . prndms man lsol mar
GseIly easy and satisfied, unless no sI,oul.
make 10 appear shas The padusAioA haG
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

The sslllsEs 81 Shswney bsing q a esnsiSssa.
Die d'sianes iEom the OihrS IsWHs, aad easse.
quenlly more desencelesS. eh'.sS the latter al.
IeTRaitve. Mr. K. aRd he family packed N
pHeh ARTICLES ii IUs'd aud clOlhlng 10 they c.uii
cOWvehiehIls caItys placed them in boat. ua~
iS which we've aisO placed the foaF y, unRese
ch 'IdGen. AMI ih chsSgS o1 q IIusiy ne iRIbs e,
they praSerded doWn The river; the psEenIs
Md the three other chlldE en- together with
ma1v others. following in the same dissection
6y land. Lucy KIIOOurn, then the wife Of
Dae'~l lawrence. was at Ferry FRTt in feeble
health, She alsO sUraped. SAd in . few dsys
lotns0 the Uihef meinbeEs VI her ialhcE's iam-
lily.
Having succeeded ia ending place Il safeIv
f"r the mFIHhrEs If the f.mIly, Mr., Kitl,0u,n
and hiss o." J,'hn. then tiISvrh years q age,
went back 10 their isFsaken dM cling, hut
found il TUDDrd ut every thing except aksbie
aud h. M bssrk which they teak posse seton IF
They their repaired TO the fort. hoping Z" a..
slst in its defence, bot t,'uhd II d~scI ted |! In
short the settlement Or ShaWHSs was abandun-
ed-ihs terrible Massacre Of Wyoming hsd
taken place ia their absence. delCgiI z that de.
lightiui regi"n with bios d, and furnishing 10
the hisi0IIans Of nur cs-uMiIy The 6asktei page
in her annals. They subsequently lealhsd
that very many Of their relations aud hierds
among them was David Bsw' ence, above NAM
ed. the a"n-in law of MIR. X. -...
MI. Ki!b"Wra and his son sONn Joined tho
family, and ~ company, they all started for
CUnn~rtIcU', an foot, often hungry and shell.
tsr,sss. vet finding many symUalhisimg friends
"n the way. Near place ea,Iea Hsrris"n's
Ferry. the younees, child was taken seriously
a.. ,hriF Oniy shelter being an apple nev-
SOme people ~ the vieinir, at lelgih learned
their situation. kindly provided them with
articles necessary to- their comfort, and casgi-
I'd them Orvelal milss an trsir route In due
time hey reached Connecticut in ssfeiy In
all their trials ami jnurDeysng~, Mr.. K. carried
the Town R cords with hin. and after the
rest"ratIon Of peace special messenger was
vas senl to Cohnecticntsafter .hsm He lived
to the good old age Of 81. and died in 1917 at
Heiche-tOwn, Mass al the residence Of his s"n
Moses
Hannah Kilbonan, A. stated at the conn
mencrH,rns If this sketch, became the wifi. Of
Ph'nsa- Foster. and raised humrroUs and
respectable family. Two OF her sons L. n.uel
and Lewis, Foster graduated At Yale College,
and Became acle.g. NAV "f the Congregation
"'d.r. Her second husbasd Ellhu Mills. Esq.
lid in 1888. ~ 50 a7-s '+ "a &~a
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
Fsom las Rargssd CSnranG.


In reviewing the scenes Of the late pO-
lilical cOnuesi 10 our etaIe. there is no
portion of the ground that has been
more gl1uiOusly contested than in this
County. An example Of union, energy.
and cOnstancy, has been exhibited by the
Wings Of Litchfcld county that 10 il no.
ped may exe.t saluiary influence upon
their brethren throughout the State.
No scnselsss clamor about d:suniOn has
alarmed them. Ii disappointed 10 regard
to their preferences as to candidates, they
have not swerved from their duty. No
fears OF lhe ahridgement Of their person
al liberty I,as caused them to desert their
own party ~ swell the ranks Of their en-
emies. They have in the election Of their
Sheriff, al their Senators and twenty
seven Representatives. and BY the majO.
nly for Congress and the State ticket
shown the Il l-Iity Of their efforts.
Litchtield acquitted herself molly, and
gave gain "f me Representative.
Ba'khsmp>ted was desperately con.
tested. bat The noble Wings Of that town
won q deserved and brilliant victory.
TOrIinytOn and Winchester were brave
ly carried af,era prOtracted struggle.
New Hartford gave an intima.lon Of
what she could do when thoroughly
reused.
While in Cornwall, Norfolk, Woodbu-
ry, Washington. Harwinton, New Mil
ford, and indeed all over the county the
right spirit seemed to prevail. ~.'
But for these brilliant achievements
where would our State now be. and whI
would have been cur next Senator in
Congress. All honor then to the Wings
Of Li,chfield county.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
a..s V For tie Eaq~irer.
Our Schools.

II il well known that we have had nd
good permanent school for many years.
Though several have been commenced.
they have been short lived. Why is
this? We have been in the habit OF con-
sidering it the fault Of the Teachers.
Lately, however. have heard otter rea.
sons assigned some Of which may be
inferred from what follows. Said one
gentleman not long since. who had en-
10. e,i opportunities If judging in regard
to the qualifications and suecess Of our
present instructor: "If we tail now, we
shall think it lae fault If the people.
We have first rate school"
have taken some pains 70 form n
correct Judgment ON this subject, and To
show that the opinion above expressed
is well founded. offer The following
testimonies. Many Others might be given.
Qae gentleman remarked co regard 'U
MIR. II. "NMhimg wUnid he m1re gFa,Ity'
ing to me than Ia asail myself Uf has ia .
suuct;Ons, ! know b" is gHni iracher."
Another: II have had many INSTRUCTORS.
hu, never one equal TO him he makes ev
cry thing so plain.p
Several Others sDeskiNz Of some Of their
studies: III never understood them before.
Ii amy 10 no. learn undes h,S DISTRACTIONS,
The fault must be their Own"
Anolher: lie any one wishes to learn,
he can learn al Mr. M..$ Sch0ol."
AOssher: I" have sUms,.m eA leaTaea
more 1spm Mr.. H. N one Ges.i alton Ihan ]
did AZ ia noted >cho..l) 10 week.
AUo,her; =. Mr.. II. isa t.thlai teIchrr.' -
Another: ale IL q superior leacher.''
Aa0sher: " lie cARn'H be heat" &c. SC.
Mr.. HIS schOUl ] end has C s1Si>lrsl Ui
two classes Of SluirpsS. Oae has beea Of
those that wished 20 leara: sAe other, 81
those lhsl attended for --- some other vur.
p,se. The terrier are uniGgm 10 lheir COM
snendaii0as; the latter endeav r 20 srreem
themselves al his expense BY ke~ring hack
a part Of the truth. IL is Tor this seasnu
,has have been Shrs par OCULAR. ] thiHk
IL due 10 Or. u. aha, she ispab shaa'd be
known, that the Qa.slives " the .iissi o. c,eA
may be- expVAed, lie sssliciaa iavext kssi0a,
aad In wslliag 10 abide by the sssal,.
lw,ll snly add, lhpt slse hpsiaess 0fteach
iag IL resplexing ea"agA uasies aay eiT'
cuns, anc.s; bVs hrromss ds,pAlg 90 whesI
,saehats are nat aDlOysd 20 exelclse sMliss
N lus oyer the memAsss as the seA00l "
tong % pAgeas wuAh0li fran ,esaAsss shi'
rlshs, lasuh0silnauVa sll Be he c0ass-
aueacs. lie. the childFea kn0w that teach
era wlll nA eAly he allowed. no. eWcOur'
aged aad asAIEled. 10 sappors their p"sps'
Authority. being VeepnaIthls Oaly i1e ~
ahnae, Mnd order will 10 onae be established
and snaporssa. 0Rg wnn Kmvwa.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
Making in all
96.75I IA

@HhltVX w All 0pst0I Ut
Over and above the amount raised BY
taxes and from sources which are no
longer available, (and he intima'cs that
more might properly be addcd) ''bur let
that CO."
sd.-And then reports the town in
Isbt October ls45. &l.S07 81. u
Making expended in - Yeas over the
ordinary receipts 1922 SO.
From this deduct the value of the town
arm. buildings. improvements. stock. dc.
IS estimated By comrAittsc in 1899.
. $5.S7S n
And il leaves balance of 1853 IS
Being an expenditure yearly 1879 Al
Wore than the ordinary receipts Of the
own.
Now it would seem that in order tn
mike the tax payers of the town feel
much - easier" he should have "proved"
That the annual reduction Of expense du
ring the las, six years. hal been at least
rqual to $a79 ~. the yearly excess du-
ring the FIRST - years.
But what has no shown? Why that
the ave age expense f.r the last 6 years
have been not $379 ~. but $50 l2:
less than they were when (.ccording to
bis own sboYing) the rxnense annually
exceeded the income. S379 ~.
He tells US indeed that during the last
six years. considerable part of the town
deb; has been paid !; and that it is grow.
jpg less and less" and that accO ding
to the report of the select men last Octo.
bev. the town was in debt only $5s7 %.
and concludes IS foll"ws: $50 that the
true state of Town FINANCES / take II.
is, that the town owns a farm Of 1913
a:res, with buildings. stock. DC. worth
probably from six to eight thousand dol
lars, but had debts unproyided for last
October Of $6s7 o." .,.5
] am exceedingly rrjoiced TO find that
the "town finances" according TO MS
"if true," are 10 50 prosper.
Gus condition. and this town so nearly
free from debt. with prospect Of soon
being entirely SO. But az Ee wishes me
" not 10 despair Of the commonwealth.
but examine further" would ask for
an explanation (as I presuma he can give
it) Of the statement made by tn" FIRST Sc
lectman. at our town meeting in February
last, viz: THAT the town owed $4,000,
for which they were paying per cect.,
and $1,000 TO Il e school fund at 9 per
cent, (beSides smaller SUMS. and that the
average amount Of interest, annually psid
by the town for several years past had
been $3.50 10, which at the rates above
.amed would pay interest on over $4,000.
md ! canno: sSe why we are paying in-
.ercst on over four thousand dolIarf, il
we owe less than seven hundred.
I have extended this communication
Jar hey ond my original intention. and
will close by asking ior ""'ors light:
p rs0. - y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

M A democratic friend assures Us
that the TICKETS to which we alluded in
our last. with the name Of the democrat.
&c nominee for Judge Of Probate in twice,
60, were so printed by mi'tAks. We
take pleasure in making the correction ;
promising. however. that some Of them
were put into the ballot box By npistaks
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
Lseky Lev F;,m.-Many Of our read

Laeky Lase Firm.-Many Of our read.
ers have heard Of the wonderful success
of the late firm Of Fillmore, Hall. d H..
vens-one of them hsing Psesiden, &c the
United States. another Pcstmaste, Gen.
eral, and the other also high in ethc-.
There Is . firm 10 Ohio which j. ap ~.
high road to almost as eminent success
GIddingr. Wade. a. Ranney. late pat
ners and attorneys at Law IN Ashsabula
are appointed ~ follows: Giddlngs " .
member Of Oongress. Wade IL United
States Senator. and Ranney has heeE
elected 70 the Supreme BENCH Of Ohio
-TbEilwaukes Wisconsin.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
Lnyos Tree Its ,sorth.-Mr. A. N

Large Tree Its ssortk.-Mr. A. n.
Baldwin, Of Worthwhile, in this county,
Gu, down cotton wood tree DUNG the
past winter. which was set out by Mr..
Noble Baldwin. fifty years ago. He
had the legs sawed, which made thirty.
two hundred and six feet Of boards. and
abou, FIVE cords Of wood. The boards
alone sold for $S6 ~.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

On Saturday night last. the lOrh inst,
the now fell almost necessarily. and con.
tinued with little interruption through
,,ut the following day. Sunday after
noon. the damp, heavy snow lay upon
ground to the average depth Of sixteen
inches. Such quantity Of snow did not
E,II in the samelength Of time during the
winter. During Monday, however, most
Of it disappeared.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
ia. Hartford CITY Election took plae.

The Hartford City Election took place
on the lt,h inst. The wing candidate
fm Mayer. EsesEzER FLowER, IA retired
sea captain.) was elected. and 20 out Of
the - Coancilnea ARE wings. The fol-
lowing are the Aldermen Tor the several
wards. viz. lst. Jahn w. bull I'd. Bar
sillai Hudson; Sd. David r. Robinson :
eth. Samuel Woodruff: Ssh. II A Grant;
9th. Cha.les Weeks. This is the 6rs,
election sinee the city was divided int"
wards, and was warmly contested.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
vThe bridgeport Farmer claims {

wThe Bridgeport Farmer claims C..
Howard. Esq. Representative elect from
Warren. us a den. ocrat.' Rhe opposition
are at liberty to make MI the capital they
can Outcf Mr. Howard. he is d true Wing
was elected by Wings. and Will vote for
wing men and whig measures in the Le-
gislMlure. "t-t
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

~We learn that the Rev. q. w. SToNE,
Rector Of st Mnhnel's Church in th;A vii
lng~. has received call from Christ Church
in Brmklyn, N. Y, to become Assistant
Minister with the Rev John 3 Stone. d. D.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

AsAfosiskiRg xispraUity.--oEcatt and
Conhlln. tvo young men Of Utica. have
confessed te nelting ars % 81 buildiNgp
% shal city. end lhal they habit 10 cons
1smpla.los 10 burn the city. They will
AZ igIse d guns hsiovs Judge Allsp.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

10 Ephraim Liltlcfsld has retire
from The post Of Janii0r Of the Medical
College VI Cambridge. and gone :" live
oaa farm In vsrmonl. which he pnrchaa-
ell with his reward FOR discovering Dr..
PaSkmsn's Tanlnina,
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

To- The name Of HayA r. Wsleh
Esq, Was last week accidentally omitted
in the list Of Justices Of the Peace for
this town. --
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

- Several pOssIeAl and prose con
mun'sasiOns viii receive attention nex,
wesk-amOng The latter. The statement
of Ghs coanly COnml1alsesn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

w Gen. Hugh Brady was thrown
from his carriage in Detroit, ON the 10th
inst. and was SO severely injured that he
died soon after. Hs was over 80 years
of aye. d, .. .... .....
Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24

been equal Cat leasl) to he former eresss.
Let us noA apply this rule to the ''siate-
ment" made by Y.
Ist.-In 1884, there was money on
hand in favor Of the town, el,SeS 90
2d.--Receipts other than ordinary. TO
wit - $50. ....- ......-.. -..
Town deposit fund, e5.2l4 81
Old poor house property, $40 90
From licences. 1877 20
Money advanced last war;, 469 81
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

next Presidential contest must rtrn-issv
inc out Of view the personal clements OF
which we can know nothing ~ the two
great parties have placed their candidate
Before the couutry. 1t is all idle to talk
al,out the civil revolution of 1s00-and the
doctrines Of 'os-and the United States
Bank-and the overthrow Of John Quincy
Adams. These are indeed obsolete ideas.
The points, which of the two parties can
carry the majority with them OH the qucs.
tons ofpresent and practical Importance!
Il is the party Of course that goes for the
American Union, for American protection,
and American progress and improvement.
These arc the pillars ofthe Wing Admins
tration. A party that seeks its overthrow
on these grounds must take the converse OF
these propositions, or it has nothing to stand
upon. The idea ofstimulating hostility IN =,
Willard Fillmore on the basis ofthe ciyil
revolution Of 1900, and the Alien and Be
dition laws. is simply ridiculous. Still
more upavailng viii be the attempt TO en-
cite such hostility on the ground that he is
in favor Of moderate protective tariff, and
liberal system Of river and harbor. I'M
provemcnts within the limits of the Con-
s,itution. The strength of the Wings Is IN
the fact that they have the democracy Of
numbers with them on all the points; and
the sclfstyled Democratic party are weak
because they have permitted themselves
to be bulIied by Mr.. Rhett. MIR. Soule'
and the distinguished Democrats ofRlch-
mond." into position where the practical
intelligent, progressive people of the un'-
ted States will never follow them.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

~ Hon. Daniel Webster has been
nominated for President by public meet
ing Of citizens at Yorktown, Va. We dep
recate any nomination for tina; Office, by
the Wing party now, as premature and
calculated to distract the great Wing ma
jority ofthc Union. We have orr prefer
cnce too, and most decided one it is, but
we think the good of the country requires
that the discussion Of these topics shall be
postponed ill the occasion calls foy a dc.
vcloperncnt Of public sentiment.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

Bloody Rencontrc.-A terrible fight took
place last week, near Owncnsboro, Davies
county,ky, between two families-Payne
and Turnbull-about fence boundary
Mr.. Payne and his three sons were sur
veying the grounds, and were met by Mr..
Turnbull and brother when fight ensucd.
Weapons were drawn,-the wife and
daughters of Mr.. Turnbull intcrfered, and
the result of the fight was, the killing of
one of the Paynes, two or three others des-
perately wounded, besides injuring the la
dies.-CiQ. Gde.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

A census takcr, going round last fall,
stopped at an elegant brick clearinghouse
on Western Row--thc exact location OF
which is no business of ours He was re.
ceived at the door by stiff, well dressed
elderly lady, who could be easily recog-
nized as widow Of some eight years stan
ding. On learning the mission ofhe visi-
tor, the lady invited him TO seat IN the
hall. Having arranged hirnsilf into a
working position, he inquired for the num-
Der of persons in the family Of the lady.
Eight, SIR replied the lady. including
moself,'
Very well-your age, MADAME
MY age, sirp she replied, with pier
cling, dignifed look, 4 conceive it's none OF
your business what my age might be-you
are inquisitive, SIR
The law compels me, madam, 70 take
the age of every person in the ward--it Is
my duty to make the inquiry.
We'll, ifthc law compels you to ask, !
presume it will compel me to answer. !
am between thirty and forty
i presume that means tlirty-five?
No, sir, it means no such thing-l am
only SO years ofage.
VERY well, madam putting down the
figures, Just as you say. Now fortheages
ofthc children, with the young
est, if you please
Josephine my youngest is ten years oil
age
'Joscphine-pretty namc--ten.
Minerva was twelve last week.
Minerva captivating--twelve.'
Cleopatra Elvira has just turned fifteen.
Cleopatra Observation-Disclosures.
.Angelinais eighteen, sir-just eighteen
.Angelina-favorite name eighteen
My eldest and only married daughter,
sir, Anna Sophia, is Il little over twenty
FIVE
Yes, sir. Is there anything remarkable
in her being Of that age
well, no, | can't say there is-but Is It
not remarkable that you should be her
mother when you were only eight years OF
agcl'
About that time the census takor was
observed sailing out of the house, closely
pursued by broomsiick. 1t was the last
time he pressed a lady to give her exact
age.