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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14

An Act to regulate the Erection of Buildings to
 be used for Public Lectures and Amusements.
 Be # enacted 6y the Senate and House of Rsprs- l sentatives in General Assembly comvensd SEC. l. That the court of common council of each city, and the selectmen of every town, in
 which there is no incorporated city, in this State, shall have power to superintend and direct the construction of all buildings hereafter erected within their respective cities and towns to be used for public halls, or places of publicIresort for lectures, exhibitions or other amusements, and shall require them to be so erected as to af- ford ample facility for entrance and exit on all occasions, and also that they may be erected with reference to the health comfort:and safety of the persons who may visit them. gusttH 7qsqa . SEC. 2. The said court of common council, and the said selectmen, shall have power to examine all building, in their respective cities and towns
 used for any of the purposes named in the pre-
 ceding section, and, if in the opinion of such court of common council, or such selectmen, any such building is so constructed as to be unsafe, the court of common council, or the selectnen, may order the same to be closed until such alter. ations are made as the court or the selectnien shall prescribe. r.{ .u e...,.t4I. it.rfr.tas i
 SEC 3. Every person who shall let, or shall use
 any hall for the purposes in this act specified, after such hall shall have been ordered to be closed as provided in the preceding section, shall
 pay fine of one hundred dollars to the treasurer of the city or town, for the use of the city or town in which such hall is situated, to be recov- cred in an action on this statute 12aaae9a SEQ. 4. The several courts of common council shall have power to pass such ordinances, and the several towns may make such regulations as they may respectively deem proper, to carry into eff feet the power herein granted, and may alter or repeal the same at their pleasure respectively
 SEQ. 5. Every person who shall be aggrieved by the action of tte court of common council, or selectnlen, ordering any such half to be closed, may appeal to judge of the superior court, who shall enquire into the facts, by committee or otherwise, st such time and place as he shall ap! point. of which he shall give reasonable notice to tbe parties in interest and upon such hearing, said judge may overrules or aim the cTder ap- psaled from, and may pass such further order in the premises as he may deem proper Said judge may, at his discretion, tax costs in favor of the prevailing party as in civil cases, and may issue an execution for the collection of tue sameazi3 2
 Approved, July 19, 1865.
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14

4 hoNANrlC STORY OF STRATFORD, CONNEC-
 rIcur, rIcur, That such town as Stratfad should
 afford anything in the way of romantic person
 al hist ories was hardly to be expected but the
 snhioined story is authentic as well as interest ling: At the commencement of the present
 century, a young man made his appearance in
 the village, and spent a few weeks at the tav- ern which then existed to afford shelter to stage coach travellers. Whence he came, and what
 his business was, none could guess. Directly opposite the tavern stood the cottage and forge ofa blacksmith named Folsom. He had a daughter who was the beauty of the village
 and it was her fortune to captivate the heart of the young stranger. He told his love, said that he was travelling incog, but in confidence gave her his real name claiming that be was heir to I a large fortune She returned his love and they were married. A few weeks thereafter the stranger told his wife that he must visit New Orleans he did so, and the gossips of the town made the young wife unhappy by their disagreeable hints and jeers. In a few months the husband returned but before a week had elapsed, he received large bundle of letters, and told his wife that he must at once return to England and must go alone. He took his departure and the gossips had another glorious opportunity to make a conGding woman wretched To all but herself it was clear of T fhn wifi hoo oil fhop
 and for two years lived on in silence and in
 hope At the end of that time letter was re- ceived by the Stratford beauty from her hus- band, directing her to go at once to New York with her child, taking nothing with her but the clothes she wore. and embark in a ship for he,' home in England On her arrival in New York
 she found shit splendidly furnished with eve ry convenience and luxury for her comfort, and two servants ready to obey every wish ehe might express. The ship duly arrived in Eng
 land, and the stratford girl became mistress of superb mansion, and asxthe wife of baron, was saluted by the aristocracy as Lady Samuel Sterling. On the death of her husband, many years ago, the Stratford boy succeeded to the title and wealth of his father, and in the last edition of the Peerage and Baronetage. he is spoken of as the issue of Miss Folsom of Strat
 ford, North America When the late Prof
 Sillilnan visited England some years since, be had the pleasure of meeting Laiy Sterling, at a dinner party, and was delighted to answer her many questions about her birth place in Connectcut.- 1he Ndti0n. 2 t.f \
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14
,...s....ii, 0HAPTER XCvI. .,i .t.r,,., An Act relating to Salaries and Fees.

An Act relating to Salaries and Fees. ! f
 Be t enacted 6y tAs Ssnate aud House of Rspre- seatatiUes in General Assembly concerned .,,
 That the officers who may make the certificate on the record of any instrument, provided by the act entitled An Act in alteration of an. Act to provide for the recording of stamps of the United States Internal Revenue. and for oth- CT purposes" approved July 9th, 1884, shall be entitled to demand and receive the sum of ten cents for his services in making such certificate.
 Approved, July 19, 1865. it
Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14

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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14

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Litchfield enquirer., 1865-09-14

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 teen years of age. and read a.aihe Fourth Q July eeiebratien in Sharon s,sws.r saa
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11
On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching.

On, On, On, the Boys Came Marching.
Sequel TO "Tra.aP, TRAMP, Tramp.'
ny GEO. r. ROOT.
q! the day It came at last, -.
When the glorious tramp was heard,
And the boys came marching ffty thousand
And we graspcd each others hands, 81.
Tho we uttered not a word,
As the booming OF our cannon rolled along!
CHorus--On, on, on, the boys came marching,
Like a grand majestic sea, -.
And they dashed away the guard,
From the heavy iron door,
And we stood beneath the starry
". banner, free. ra a HH- -
O! the feeblest heart grew strong,
And the most despondent sure,
When we heard the thrilling sounds we loved
so well, .s4 g@s-
For we knew that want and wo, 4-.r
We no longer should endure,
When the hosts Of freedom reached our prison
C.orus.--On, on, on, the boys are marching, SO
o! the war Is over now, ~
And we're safe ut home again,
And the cause We starved and sufYer'd for Is
Hut we never can forget,
Mid our wo and mid our pain,
How the glorious Union boys came tramping
Chorus s-Yes yes, yes, the boys came marching
a.. Like a grand majestic sea,
.a And they dashed away the guard,
From the heavy iron door,
And we stood beneath the starry
banner. free.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11
"Yours truly, EMILY MELVILLE.
stOr any other man -
From the Vinion Eagle.
A Delicate Matter.

Not little excitement was produced
in our usually very quiet town last
week, by the return to his family of a
soldier, who, without much investiga.
tion, had his suspicious aroused, that
every thing at homc had not been exact
ly as it should haye been since he left.
He had been in theservice three years OF
more, and during his absence IL seems
that certain young blOods, as well as
some older ones, had been altogether
too familiar with the maternal head OF
said family, and upon the return OF
her liege-lOrd full and minute con-
fession was made to him; whereupon
the prelininaries for the Indictment
Of the several intruders upon his do
mestic happiness were Immediately
arranged. Here the matter stands,
and it is r,lnsored that by the liberal
use Of ofgreenbacks 1t will rest here In
definitely. Greenbacks are a great
pacifier In cases Of this kind, and their
efficacy always corresponds. with. the
profuseress with which they arc ap-
piled.
Crimes of this character have been
slameiully prevalent during the
continuance Ofthe war, and the per-
petrators should be made to suffer the
penalties Of the Law.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

CORRECT SPExKINd.--We would ad-
wise all young people to acquire, In early
life, the habit of speaking and writing
correctly, and to abandon, as early az
possible, any use Of slang words and
phrases. The longer you live the more
difficult the requirement. Of correct Ian
guage will be TO YOU and II the golden
age Of youth, the proper time for the
requirement ofcorrect language, be pass
ed in its abuse, the unfUrSunate victim,
II neglected. Is very properly doomed
to talk slang for life. Money is not
necessary for this education. Every
man has it in his power. He has mere-
ly to use the language which he reads,
instead of the slang which he hears; to
form his taste from the best speakers
and poets of the country; to treasure
up choice phrases In his memory, and
to habituate himself to their use, avoid
ing at the same time, that pcdantic pre-
cisiois. and bopbast which show the
weak ness OF vain ambition, rather than
the polish Of an educated mind.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

CAMr MEETING ANEcDoTEr-At a
camp meeting number Of ladies con-
tinued standing on the benches, not
witlstanding the frequent hints from
the minister to sit down. A reverend
old gentleman, noted for his good hti-
NOR, arose and said:
~ think II those ladies standing on
the benches knew they had holes In
their stockings, they would sit down.
This address had the desired effect
there was an Immediate sinking into
the seats. tF,ay
A young minister standing behind
him and blushing to the temples, said :
20, brother, how could you say that?'
"Say that!b said the old gentleman,
tits a fact--if they hadn,f holes in their
stockings I'd like to know how they
get Them oN.p'
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11
NO. 90:

TRAVELLING ON THE PLAINS "A. ID.
Richardson, ni6uns corrcspond6nk,
with Speaker Colfsx's party. hss the
following In his last letter:
"Twice each day VIC met o coach GO
ing East. For q moment the painting
horses would stop, and the two great
clouds OF dust blend into one. sWhas
news from the 6tates?' Give us some
San Francisco papers, Did you have
any trouble with the IndiansE ,..All set;
go cn, driver The whips crack, and
the two cars Of the desert---pioneers from
the advancing caravans OF civilization
20 rolling forward. Now II ID only the
be the screech of the locomotive. Here
on the astonished plains, New York and
California, London and China, will
meet to exchange greetings and news
papers while respective trains are stop
ping for breakfast.
"A line drawn from Baltimore TO San
Francisco will intersect or pass within
a very few miles of Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Leavenworth and Atohjson, Denver,
Salt Lake, Austin and Virginia City,
II Ia by no mere chance that this row Of
great cities In springing up, almost -
the bird flies, across the continent, ,Na-
ture has ordained 1t. Here is the line Of
travel, the grooves Of commerce, the
pathway of Empire.
Along plains, over hills, and down
steep, winding eanons our horses came
leaping ut their utmost speed. One route
Of eight miles we travelled In thirty min
utesI I wonder II that was ever beaten
In the palniest days Of the stage-coach!
Reaching Austin, rs we whirled around
the last street corner. our vehicle ran
for several yards poised upon two wheels,
while the other two were more than q
foot from the grcuffd.' But IL. righted
again, and with this neat finishing
four hundred miles, accomplished In
fifty one hours"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

THERE Is nothing moro damaging
than the witness that proves too .much.
Miss Edycworth tells us somewhere on
an Irish peer, who, travelling In France
with negro servant, directed him, il
questioned on the subject, alwsySto say
his master was q Frenchman. He was
.punctilliously faithful to his orders; but
when he said, my massa q French
man, he always added, So am /"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

"NoT THAT KIND OF A Car. THE
Springfield (Mass.) Union Is responsible
for the following The old proverb Of
Circumstances alters cases." had q
spicy illustration the other day ut Bos-
ton hotel, and two parties, one from
this city, and the other Of Boston, par
ticipated therein. A young man, who
is the least bit feminine in his appear
ance, parting his hair In the middle,
etc., went to Boston, and while in that
city was taken with severe fit of chol-
ic. Stopping at a hotel, he put himself
to bed, and sent for q physician. The
doctor came, felt of his patients pulse,
examined his stomach, and inquired
solemnly if his habits were regular" /"
to which the young man, somewhat
surprised, answered in the affirmative.
The doctor then cautiously and politely
informed his patient that his symptoms
manifested some probabilities Of an In
crease of the census in short time
The surprise of the cholic-stricken
young man at this singular ANNOUNCE
ment was only equaled by that Of the
doctor when he discovered the true sex
of his patient. Circumstances alters
cases" always.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

the IowS institution for the education
OF the blind, situated at Vinton In, Ben
ton county, pupils are received and fir-
structcd free Of charge. The entire
expense Of board and washing. fire and
medical attendance Is borne by the State.
Travelling expenses alone, to and from
the Institute, are borne by pupils
The building is 108 feet long, JB8 wide,
4 stories high, and contains 26'ro0ms.-
Seven teachers are employed, including
a matron and stewart, and during the
last term AZ pupils were In attendance.
The year begins Sept. LIST, and ends
June 23d. HNsOk- Eye. orr .lf3sfIa
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

"How THINGS IS CHANaEp!r-Yn
1854 trial took place iii Connections
under the section of the Blue Laws
prohibiting kissing. The offenders were
Sarah Tuttle and Jacob Newton. It APP
pears that Sarah dropped her gloves and
Jacob found them. When Sarah asked
for them, jacob demanded . kiss for.
seem extrayagant, she adjusted II forth
with. The facts were clearly proved,
and the parties were each hned twenty
sf1illngs. re
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

IT is intimated that the reason why
General Butler is retained in the serv-
.icets that he may sit as . member OF
the military commission to try JsH.
DAVIS. s-g-es-sN EAzfs -
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11
A GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

Il the farm and preasss occupied by him. situated
two miles East Of Cedar Falls. The farm il we'll mprov
Cd and 10 we'll known Of the best farms In the
county. TO any one desrous Of continuing ths dary
eusdness already eonmsnced this 10 opportunity -.
dea equa1ed Per porteulafs enquire the prsniuey
sr Of Jchn n. Brown, Cedar Falls. go
4i.E E.STEARSs.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

MENIzEL HALuB, Of Prairiesburg.
who was bitten by 4 rattlesnake some
time since, Is slowly recovering. He
doctors, but without appearing to do
any good, and his life was dispared Of
AS last resort his friends took him to
Paris, In Linn county, the residence or
II. Evans, Esq, the owner Of what Ii
called Mad Stone. The stone was ap-
piled to the part bitten, and adhered
over one hundred times, each time APP
pearing to fill itself with substance OF
u dark green color. Upon the stone
being placed In milk 1t instantly resum-
cd its usual color. There IL something
singular about this stone that bafifes'tlfe
most scientific men. We are indebted
to w. III. Ward, Esq, Of Prairieburg,
for the above facts.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11


SWEARING FOR A FAMfLY.-Rev.' n.
4. Maclay, for thirteen years q mission
ary In China, relates the following am
ecdote: ~, t
During one of our examinations Of
candidates for tho baptism Of Nughang,
kobseryed that one woman and three or
four young people had the same sur,
name. This circumstance led TO the
following conversation between myself
and one Of the young men. IA,
81 observe that you all have Che same
surname; are you oil members Of the
same family 2" l inquired. - =.
eyes," one replied, "this In mother,
and there are my brothers. ,.e,pfs.
"Where IL your father?" continued.
He Is ut home, attending 10 busi-
ness.o
-, |! Does he = approve s of your embracing
Yes, he Is entirely willing.n
"Why does not your father himself
become q Christian ?' a.a
1He says 1t would not answer for all
the family to embrace Christianity ?"
"And why,n asked, with some Gu
riosity "does he think so?" J
"He says that II We nll become Chris
tians our heather neighbOrs will take
advantage Of the circumstance to Inn
pose upon u.s." .H4J
"How will they do thatW
"Christians are not allowed to swear
or fight and father says when OUR
wicked neighbors ascertain that we have
embraced Christianity, they will pro-
cced to curse and maltreat u.s., Hence
father says to us: You may oil bccome
Christians, but must remain heathen
| so rs to retaliate ON our bad neixhbors.
You can go to meeting and worship, but
I must stay ct home to do the cursing
and fighting for the family"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11
Josh Killings on Oeursing.

Courting Is q luxury, IL is ise water, II
Is the pla spell Of the sole. The man
who has never courted has lived in vain;
he has been blind man amung land
scapes, he has been q def man In the
land of hand organs, and by the side Nv
murmuring canals. COurting is like two
little springs Nv water that start out
from under a rock at the foot NV a noun.
tain, and run down hill side by side,
other, eddying and frothing and kas.
now full of shadtler, till by-em-by they
jine, and then they 90 slow. I am In
favor NV long courting; itgives the par.
ties chance to find out each others
trump cards. 1t Is good exercise, and
is jist as innocent rs 2 merino lambs.
Courting Is like strawberries and cream
wants to be did slow then you git the
flavor. have seen folks git acquaint-
ed, fall in luv, git married, settle down,
and git to work, in three weeks from
date. This Is jist the ,wNy, sum, folks
larn q trnde--akountsf for the great num-
Der Of almighty mean mechanicks and
the poor jobs they turn out.
Perhaps 1t is best / should state sum
good advice to young men who are
about to court with view to matrimo-
In the first Mace. wing nyen. tu want
to cit yure system awl right. and then
find n wing Woman who r. willing To- bs
courted on the square.
The next thing is tO f,nd ont how old
she is which wa can do by askin her
and she will an sht is ~ wears old and
this vu will find won''f hS far ont az The
wa.
The next thing IA To bepin modernfei
so once every mite In the week for the
fust six mouths. increasin the dose M
the pashent seems to renuire.
tits a flst rate wa tn court the pirl's
mother n little on the start. for there r.
I thing n woman never despiscs. And
that is little good courtin. II it is done
on the square.
After the f,,st wear Won viii cit mr..
auainted, and will begin to like the BIZ.
ness. - .g, ~
There Is l thing always advise. tina,
is not to swon fortyrrnffs oftener thar,
Onst i'm every 16 dnze. unless Won f5rrit
how the gal looks. r. - .
Occasionally vu wapt In. look sorry
and draw In v,Ta y;nd no tho yu haS
main. this viii set tha yirl tn tacying w,
70 find ont what nils WI.
EVENING meetings Arc n 0ooA th,np tr
tend n Will keen ynre RELIGION ~ t,,ne
and if vour val hannens to he there. b
accident, she can ask va to go homo
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

WE opce heard Of & Sich man who was
badly injured by b1lpg rum over. ut
iSn't the accidept,n entd ~, ~ that /
mind; that INIT the thing, but tl5s idea
Of bedug run over BY an infdr1nl old
swill cart, that's wha6 makes No mad"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

As a surgeon in the aymy was going
his rounds examining his patients, he
came to q sergeant who had been struck
by bullet In the left breast, right over
tie region OF the heart. The Doctor,
surprised at the narrow escape OF the
man, exclaimed, why, my man,
where, In the name Of gO0dness, could
your heart hnvebeen?O Il guess II
must have beeu In my mouth, just then,
doctor" replied the POOR fellow, With
q feint and sicklysniile. ~
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

On the morning Of the Presidents
death, the following conversation was
overheard between couple of boys
about nine or ten years ofage who were
walking down State street, New Haven:
"Charley, news has come that Presi-
ident Lincoln has been killedv
"Do you believe It's true ~
Yes; It's Official
What does official mean p,
"Why, don't you know. II n,sans
that Il didn't come from Phit05elpAia.n
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

Upon q copperhead's expressing his
wish that the assassins had BEEN tried
by q civil, instead OF q military court,
he was naively asked = Why fare yot.
not dfrGid they Woutd A1pe got orr
cobperhead c6lofsd, the byzAtsudcrp
snickered. $500 49,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

Mr.. CALVERT COMsToCK, late Of the
Albany Argus, has been making speech
wherein he says: s3s ". s7e5,rs
We of the Northern States must not
be uncharitable toward those Of the
Southern States who hesitate To admit
to the control of public affairs men just
emerged from the condition Of slavery"
Good, just SO! We sdmit the plausi-
bility Of this. 1t sounds well. Now try
it this end foremost:
"We of the Southern States must not
be uncharitable toward our Northern
brethren who hesitate to admit to the
control Of public affairs men just emerg-
ed from the condition Of TREASON"
How does Mr.. Comstock relish that
IN. Y. Tribune. ~ 20
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

church. I viii While Ike minister wS yery @ psosy "
preacher, was holding forth. AZ length
the parson stopped, and cried, sWslik-
In, my Lord Alphinstone.n A grunt,
and then, I'm no slespin', nafhister."
/" But We are sleepin'. / wager We din-
na ken what said last." Ye said,
sWaukin, my Lord Alphinstone.','-
"Ay, ay. but 1wager w dinna ken what
I said fast afore that. wager ye
dinna ken yoursel.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-08-11

COULDN'T Fool HER. The Lafayette
Ind CO4rier tells nm amusing story Of
some young ladies and gents there who
were taking q social walk near the ccm-
ctery, when a ghost appeared. They all
ran but one sturdy woman Of the strong
minded class, who stood her ground till
the ghost got to her, when she seized II
and thrashed out Of his frightful dis
guise = Asischievous fellow, who had
heard the project df walking about the
graveyard discussed, and had Hid hfm-
self there t. give the party fright. She
led him back to the house, aud In reply
to the questions that poured In upon
her, said: Cant fool me,-I'ye seen
too many men In sheets 70 get Tighten
ed at them" sss