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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-13
WASHINGTON.

The Rev. c. T. Woodruff of Norwalk, gave his lecture, last week, to full house. The first great want of our time. he claim ed to be the need of $ Individual Train ing" Sociability in Society" '.Truth and Honor in Politics, Christianity in Religion. To express it in one short word, the great want of to-day is. MEN, It was an able lecture, forcibly ana eloquently presented. filled with capital hits at the follies of the times. Every Lyceum that wants good treat, can enjoy it by obtain. ing this lecturer. At the close of the meet ing, Deac. 0. L. Hickox, Hon. Seth s. To- gan, Hon. Earle Buckingham, were ap- pointed committee to raise funds by the sale of tickets, for course of six lectures. We are glad to see, by the decision of a Western Judge, in the case of young 1ady's being elected Superintendent of Schools, that the word male, as regards electors holding office, includes fsnsale. What happy solution, and how it will save ink and lungs! 1 x
 I The Rising Sun Lodge of F., $ A. M. held their usnal supper and ball atthe St. Nicholas. &sa i-sti sts o5 hss's5.
 = The church observed the week of prayer, with full attendance of it's mem- bers. ".
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@ We print on our, first page 2 letts, that appeared a fewdays since in the New York Times. That MT. Home claimed to work miracles of the kind mentioned, we have before seen from statements publish. ed in English journals; but nothing 90 di- rect has ever before appeared, That MT. Homes vertebral column can be stretched six inches without destroying his future usefulness will not easily bs believed. The whole British pserago could not convince us of that. Nor are we convinced that the great spiritualist is g salamander. s Worse vet, we do not believe that he is an honest man. He was proved in court of justics to have cheated 9 credulous old lady out of large sum of money, and he has refus- cd to show. his power before delega- tion of members of thssR Royal Society, who would have been readily able to decide whether his performance was5a miracle or a juggle. zss. ....ssE. .elea3 -..
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NEW MILFORD. Jan. 10. 1870

+s1y E., 0ai NEW MILFORD, Jan. TO- 1870.
 MB. EDITOR the first time, to my knowl- edge, the "wsek of fprayer" has been observed in New Milford. The Methodist and Congregational churches have held union meetings. The first ton Monday, was attended by only about 90; the ne on Tuesday evening, was much more largely at. tended, and during the next three days two meet ings each day were held. 4 steady increase of in- terest was manifested. The cords of Christian love between the two churches have been greatly strengthened, and hope permanent good has been established. Rev. Mr. Webster of the Meth odist church has been an earnest and efficient worker in these msstlngs; but thsir success, under God, has been owing in alargs measure to the in- dsfatiguable labors of Mir. Clark. layman who joined the Congrega church last summer
 His glowing zeal and strong love to Christ and earnest desire for the salvation of souls made , deep impression upon those with whom be came in contact or who listened to his feryent prayers. These meetings will be continued to some, extent during tho present week, and,it is to- be hoped will be greatly blessed. JFad eI 38I aa bGa i
 Rev. Incius BuneiSh will lecture on temper ance in the Baptist Church in Worthwhile (a village , 4 miles north of New Milford) on Thursday even ing, Jan 18th. He lectured here short time ago ss mentioned in the ENQUIRER, and we advise all who can to hear him. f..e oV, fs.'., i..T. .ls @ The "Woman's Rights" discussion on Monday evening last. was the best debate we eyer had in New Milford. hs5iEa etI bzk. .rov Gtig as Apublic discussion will be held in the Congrel gational chapeli in New Milford, on Wednesday eve ming Jan. 18th, 1870, upon the following ques- tion: 9sAIa4 1e& 1 ~ - t<t . Ought the right of suffrage to be extended to lWoman?na e 15A isl.f a < Speakers from other places are invited and ex- pected to atterd. The debate will commence at T o'clock. .ss s ,fe s.
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NEW MILFORD.

The weekof prayer was observed here by union of the Congl and Methodist chnrches. Prayer meetings were. held daily at the chapel of each church, alter nately, and were apparently productive ol much good.
 = Henry Straub, conductor on the Housatonic Railroad, has been convicted ot embezzling several thousand dollars be. longing to the company. He has been in the habit of retaining fares where passen- gers did not purchase tickets. and this has amounted to large sum. He however had it nearly all invested, has made up the deficiency. and the case has been compro- missed. aae af1tfe v 9''t1 --@t
 At aimeeting of Water Witch Engine Co.,, Jan. 3d. the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Foreman, F. Boardman First Assistant. R. Erw,n ; Second Assistant, F. E. Starr: Secretary, s. l.. Erwin Treasurer, R. B. Noble ; Chief Engineer, Henry E. Bostwick; First Assistant, Chas. Taylor Second Assistant, Isaac B. Bristol The Company decided to hold their Seventh Annual Festival on Wednesday tho 18th inst,9 and appointed as committee to superintend it: H. L. Brinsmade, s. L. Erwin. F. E. Starr, John Kennedy, s. Osborn $ sSa so @ "as
 "A ''soeial hop" is announced at Treat s Hall, on Thursday. the 18th. and pleas- ant evening is anticipated. The music will bs furnished by the sGoodsell Band" of Bridgeport. and supper will be provided at the New England House. :sao'tssar * -The party for the benefit of MT. Twiss netted about fifty dollars for him. MT. Twiss is in about the same condition as heretofore, and there is prospect that he may live some time longer. He is in very destitute circumstances, and an exceeding ly worthy object of charity. His disease was contracted while in the army, and he is therefore particularly deserving of as- sistance.E be.t aalte. se7s2e
 - Rev. Dr. Murdoch has sold his house in this village to s. e. Beecher. who has in turn sold his building lots on South St. to A. B. Mygatt. 5@~=5 ~..@,T Rev. MT. Acly's donation will take place on Wednesday the 18th inst, -s.'d
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GOSHEN.

The people of this town are becoming quite interested in the project of extend ing the Shepaug Valley Railroad from Litchfeld, north, through Goshen, to con. meet with the Conn. Western Railroad, this way of Norfolk. And there is another project for running northwesterly, passing the furnace of Hunts Lyman Iron Go. and connecting with the Housatonic R. R. at Falls Village, or at Buffers Bridge. a a. Our people have always had considerable to do with Hartford. and now go six miles to take the Nsugatuck railroad, and go by way of Waterbury. By examiaing the map of Conn. it appears that we go much far ther out of the way by the Waterbury route, than we should to take the cars here. and going. directly north to junction south of Norfolk and thence through Win sted to Hartford. It is thought the road might be easily constructed from the Litoh- field depot, north, passing half way between Goshen and West Goshen, near Ivy noun tain, through North Goshen and South Norfolk to the Conn. w. R. R. and ths route would be through land which is not very valuable. There would necessarily be depot at s. Norfolk, another st N. Gosh- on, another at Goshen, and perhaps one to be called either the s. Goshen or N. Litch- field depor. The immediate effect would be the re- establishment of the N. Goshen Post ofioe, the location of an importsnt store at that place, and the doubling of the value of real estate in that part of the town. The milk train would take all the milk which goes to the Housatonic and Naugatuck roads, and very much more that is now made into butter and cheese, and
 our enterprising merchants, Brooks Bros. and MT. Hart would thrive with the pros
 porous community, although much of their cheese would be wanting It our county seat remains at Litchield, it seems almost absolutely necessary that connection should be formed with the railroad through the north part of the county, I-. ;'g"
 Let us have public meeting to take the subject into consideration. \. .N.,u
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SALISBURY.

Now that the railroad has become a fx. ed fact. some of our citizens begin to ap. l preciate the importance of developing the water-power which exists here. It is ss- timated that the stream which runs through this village furnishes not less than eight valuable privileges within the space of one mile. now unoccupisd by reason oi their lremoteness from the railroad. Efforts are being made by meaus of liberal guar antees of pecuniary aid. which it is hoped may induce certain parties to erect papsr mill on one of these privileges, and there is reason to believe that others will soon be improved. Such evidences of enterprise are gratifying to all of our people.
 The Washinee Co.,, contemplate en- larging their mill to double it's present size in the spring. For the past year this mill has been manufacturing waterproof cloth. exclusively, for A. T. :Stewart's5 retail store in New York, the demand for which has now became 80 great as to exceed their ability, with their present facilities to supply. ac 'ea -Mr. Everett Pettes, the surveyor. one cold night, last week, treated himself to a ride from Lakeville to Falls Village. Arriving at the latter place, he ss- cured the horse to post and step- ped into 8 store to get warm. The horse not relishing such cold weather, broke the halter and started for home at rapid pace arriving there in a somewhat exausted condition, with the wagon badly smash ed. Mir. F.. on dis covering the loss of his team. set out to re- turn on foot, and had traversed nearly half the distance when he was fortunately met by a party fromsLakeville, who, supposing him to have been mu urdered and left by the roadside, had gone in search of his body. F'5e .1i"s"a- 5-.@. @41Af
 The difficulty with the laborers on the first two sections of the railroad has been adjusted. The men were paid of. last week, and mos. of them have resumed la. bor. 2~@<G G-.t., '' S.;@
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WooDBuRY.

' Some thles years since. the citizens ot Woodbury organized an association fol the purpose of erecting monument to the memory of such of their soldiers as lost their lives during the late war. In the course of a year and half they succeeded in raising by festivals, lectures, &c:, the sum of $1, 400. The matter then lay dor. mant till the 18th ult, when the associa- ton met. reorganized, and instructed its executive committeeito request the select men to call Q meeting of the town. for the purpose of making an appropriationin in aid of the object. Among the officers, are P. M. Trowbridge. President Thos Bull, w, Cothren, Jas Huntington,o and others, executive committed. The we'll known eff
 fciency, in all public matters, of the gen: tlemen composing the board of officers
 leads us to believe that the monument, which will cost some $2,500, will be erect
 ed at an early day. aa la.a sa. aogt44a
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i Coop HEALTH for January contains Disinfsctants, by pr. Pinkhamn; On Breath ing Miscellanea, by Dr. Kneeland; Be nevolence to Animals; Animal Parasites ot the Human Skin, by Dr. Jefries; Longevi ty; Cells and their Life, by Dr. Booth, Winter Amusements; Music and Health How Dr. Morganop obtained his Degree; Good Health; Miscellaneous.
 Alexander Moore, 21 Franklin St., Bos. ten. @ g year. as Lm esa1oa a7e4 8 This is very instructive magazine meet. ing one of the greatest needs of the com. munity. s bEal arz sit ,9e'
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Jan. II, 1870.
BURLINGTON.

Mir. and Mrs. William Stone of this place
 celebrated the fortieth anniversary of theil married life, termed a "Variety Wed
 ding" at their residence, on the 9th inst
 Although the day and evening were some what stormy, their large family of chi1. dren that are living were all present save -one, and quite company of grand chil' dren, also one great-grand-child, besides other relatives and friends. The guests presented some twenty different varieties of articles, all useful and valuable, among them the most worthy of mention. a Fam fly Bible. sHto 6!5d 6aa s.o7 M.
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I1zAsA, N. I.. Jan. e.h, 1870.

ITzAsA. N. Y., Jan 9th, 1871. Nh. HDrroz: :-Now thatws feel somswhat ssk.
 tied in our new home, Ws very naturally desirs to see the face of our old friend the EHQu1a1a. s tempted to add short description of this 1 Coming from the East, as the cars arfiv6
 summit n it is called. the brow of s1hs " of Ithaca, we see from thence aatha lS
 north, the university buildin TT
 east, and the city beneath, Id
 ! surrounded on three sides by
 up, and laid out in squares lil
 Pennsylvania 1t is beautiful
 l to be forgotten. Here the cars make enough to enable those in haste to run acl
 to the town, half mile distant. The train Eh6n
 goes back mile to d2bwsr track, thsnos forward
 in curve, until it arrives at the steamboat lan- ] ding some miles further on.
 The Cascadilla Creek, . rapid stream, abound ing in cascades, its banks lined with willows, pass
 ing through the city gives it quite aromantc lock-
 An abundance of shade tress also line the side. 1 walks, and the inhabitants say the place is very beautiful in the snmrner season. Three or four Touring mills. car shop, and several other shops of various kinds including Machine shops. besides
 600 students of the ,Univsrsity make it an un-
 mistakably lively place. The upholstery establish 1 ments. the immense dry goods, and all kinds of
 stores, with numerous clerks, and the loads and loads of poultry, turkeys, geese ducks and chick 1 ems. everywhere to be seen, especially the last
 week. as well as the quantity of fruits indicate at least, that the Ithcans have An abundance of the good things that sratify the physical man. The university buildings are four hundred feet above CAyuga Lake, on East Hill. and afford . view of the Lake and country distance of IS or
 20 miles to the north. and for great distance to the south. Two immsnso stone structures and
 Laboratory are nearly completed and third buid- ing is began that will sost s1oO coo. quarter of mile from there is Caseadills Place. another stone building capable of accommodating about 300 hundred students and professors; and the generous founder, Ezra Cornell, is building for himself another stone dwelling, richly carved with vine leaves and punches of grapes. gothic in style, st an estimated cost of sso 0o0 All these are built of dark and light stone and as solid as if for the use of ages to come. The grounds. though of great extent, have but just begun to- bs laid out, and should think might afford work for thousapds of students Tor some time to come. @ @ nt@
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1 -Hu3 5sf- sa4-~ For the Enquirer. PLYMOUTH SKETCHES-No. 6.
 On and subsequent to the first of Janu ary, work at the brass mill was stopped fol three or four days, for the purpose of mak ing some repairs about the m:ll. On Mon day, the 9th, said establishment reduced it working time to eight hours day. -o'4' l On Tuesday evening. the 4th, between Terryville and the Center he mail stag' l was robbed of aavaliss containing clothins &c., to the amount of $100. more or less The thief hassnot yet been caught D s1n On or about the Cd inst, MT. Elam Pot ter, while engaged in chopping, was seri ously injured by the bounding of q tree against his breast or abdomen. B., MT. Hermon Warner, son of the late Johnson Warner of Waterbury, died on Saturday evening the 8th, aged 70 years. He had long suffered from a cancer, oz something of the sort, in one of his feet. He was LFremason,, and between thirty and forty of his brother Masons in regalia attended his funeral at St. Pster's Church on Monday afternoon. In addition to the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Eastwood of W olcott- vile, and the Rev Mir. Bishop of Thom. aston (both members of the Fraternity were present and took part in the services; the former reading the Lesson, and the alter delivering m address. D.. B, gs.a .s2s
 About the 1st of March, 1866, s grand Festival was held for the purpose of rais- ing money for. the erection of g Soldiers Monument. The net profits were be- tween $700 and $500. The money has since been on interest, and now smounts to $1,0O0, In tho meantime. several meet ings have been held. but no definite con- clusion arrived at until lately; some want ing the memorial on tho public green, oth, CTS wishing to have it placed in the burial ground, while yet others were in favor ef a memorial hall At 8, meeting held on the 27th of December last, it was voted to erect . monument on the green; and commit tee was appointed to solicit further sub scriptions. An adjourned meeting was held on Monday eYenin g. the 9th, to hear the report of said committee. ., rs-v5
 P11xoTHEAS.
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WooDv1LE-A Mrs. Coville was cross ing temporary foot bridge near old Pc ter's Forge, Wedneday morning, when she became dizzy and fell backward into thai cold current, and was carried fnriously down number of rods. and caught against g limb that happened there, and by the timely aid of Mir. G. Taylor, young man who plungedin and dragged her out, she was saved from drowning, and will proba- |bly recover.-Senfine.
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NORFOLK.

At "a Republican meeting, held at Nor folk. Jan. sd. 1880. the following delegates were chosen:- -:tt Iaaaa ot /
 State Coacention.--William B. Welch, William B. Phelps, Robbins Battell, Fl. R. Knapp.f5 17hea lo5'ad %1 o..a 21}o gs' . Senatorial Conoention, 17h Dist. = Erastus Burr, Harvey Johnson, Alvah Cowles, Wm. Spalding. a -!f l93.lL.f s.-a} 5.S' 2@ l.s. Ioavn Comn:iHee --J. N. Cowles, J. K. Shepard, Daniel A.. Reyes, Alvah Cowles, Wm. Spauldingsa F zasI2 D~ita ei}4 sa1cl
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FOUND AT LAsT!--A remedy that not on- ly relieves, but cures that enemy of man kind, Consumption. as well as the numer- ous satellites which revolve around it in the shape of Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis,
 Sore Throat, Infuenza. &c. The remedy we allude to, is DR. W1sTAR's BA1sAM OF
 WILD CHERRY, prepared by Seth W. Fowle & Son. Boston. 2.lt1 asa s..H# j Ls.@ &-
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{ Wo1coTTv1LLE. A lodge of Sons of
 Temperance has been started in Wolcott.
 ville1 It is supposed to be the forernnner of a Lodge of Good Templars. 4t4 ''7aa. 2 Deputy Sheriff Allen has found the articles taken from the wagon of Kibbe
 Brothe CTS. They were under the freight
 depot -Sentinel. 4s to & ''3 ''+ 13't
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A CARD.

WHEREAS an article published in the Litchfield
 Esau1nrn, Sept: soth, 1899. from Gaylordsville
 is prejudicial to the character and good name oi
 Sherwood therein named. Nov this does certi fy that We do believe, upon. examination of al
 rumors and reports growing out of, or connect.
 cd wlthsaid article that they arewholly false and
 unfounded in fact. We therefore greatly re- F !gret that such publication and reports should . have been in any manner sssocieted with otul
 names, as wehsveh had no intention to make char.
 ges against the good name and character of said '4sfs9Sp' saw ca .1s p1 rs z co11ou 4hn7 se.o
 -5aasL .rL .sqs Fl. ". EVANS. s asGtspa eAr3 .84G5 5o a2 JOHNT. uNDERHILLsn a, :. a.l4r 9u& JOHN s. CHAMBERLAIN n.: .Gaylordsvile, Jan. 9th. 1s7o.s @ ifo sni-, ahs
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< BErHLEHEM.- The Epicopal Society are discussing the subject of q new church. They will probably decide in favor of building, in preference to repairing their present edifice.-Amnicdn
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ere VIII proDaoiy De moro
 Inc 1Ilssa < 2 Goszs of Milo Morse. E'sq. on the site of thS old tavern, is near. 1 ly completed.
 Thaw Seth ThQsfss Clock O. made 12A,000 clocks las Gar. L ralde
 WEST COHEN. The Marshapat,R Com. pany. having Completed the improsements ts on their n1iIi, now have it in full operation, turning out knitting cotton, hoop-skirt yarn, &c.-HeraLd
 NORFOLK. Our town presents an unu- sually brisk appearance, owing to . large number of men ready to commence wOlk on the Conn. w. R. R. l. ,-. s- The premises occupied as Post Office and Jewelry shop have been sold to Mrs. l.. G. Curtiss for a millinery store. So the F. O. is again on stills; seems hard to locate the thing so, that it will stay put. Rumor has it, that it will eventually locate ln Ssevens' Block, where it was removed from. Sich is life. ~,
 - O. H. Wolcott has sold to N. Dsmars. Esq, a building lot three rods square, a few doors north of the r. O., for building purposes ~..-
 -- The old tin shop is about to be re- opened under new management and busi- ness carried on there as of old. a. - All the cases resulting from the late seizure of liquor in this town, have been settled. am informed, to the satisfaction of all ooncerned.--HT0d. -.-.
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n@- The Fifth Annual Convention of the Conn. Tsmperancs Union. will be held in Hartford, on Wednesday, Jan. 18th. at 10 A. A.IM.a igG # 4@s
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For the Enquirsr,

sa 8Ikg&s ,1-s@ %Gi94f For the Enquirer ? A- T 92. INFESTED, Jan. 10th, 1870.
 Having not much to say this, week, ] shall not take up much of your space. E . Frederick Douglass s' lectured" here, in the 2d Cong. Church. on the evening of the 4th. and was, as I foretold, success. III the lectures have been held. thus far, the 2d Gong. church. because we have
 town capable of Golaing an an-
 rge enough to pay for 2 good lec-
 A large hall is ons of the greatest
 of the place. It fs said the Episeo- shurch will move 70 heas the Clarke ouse before long, The ssweek of prayer just closed, has been kept by the churches m this place. '. CoaNosco.
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g6elo Gnqniirtr,
Thursday, Jan. 1s, 1869
zsPoNDENTs.
ss of giving avery encouragement # kh local news. we ma itions to regular

aumER containing the same tosthe address of the person sending it to us, or to any persons residing within the county such person may designate. Correspondents must advise us, at the timeof sending communications, of the number of copies desirede and to whom they are to be sent. 1o 1sLeeal items from reliable sources in any part of the county will be received with pleasure, but we are particularly de- sirons of increasing our list ofregular cor ssspondsnts. To each of these, or to such person as he or she may designate, we will send alcopy of ourpaper regularly in ad- dition to the extra copies mentioned above.
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The Episcopal society in Woodbury has voted to have the seats free during 1870.
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 Ths Chicago Univsrss has been re- moved to New York. It is. paper that says much more with which we disagree than with which we can agree. Spiritual ism has always, seemed to us . gigantic humbug, resting on small, entirely unas- certained basis of fact. We believe that marriage should be permanent. relation. not dissc luble at the mere pleasure of one or even of both parties; such does not seem to be the theory ofsthe Uaiverse. That our present marriage law is far worse than our present divorce law, we believe to be- demonstrable. Make @the relation just, and equal, and change of the divorce law would scarcely be necessary. The fact that two-thirds of those who take advan. tage of that law are wises, indicate. where the trouble lies. In one respect, the Uni ve,'se renders valuable service.ad It says much that ought to be said, but which few. journals dare say. '''s'@ -.
 n@-About three months since we pub. lished . communication, from Gaylords- vile, innocent looking on it's face, but which was understood in that locality as making serious change against worthy young man who resides there. We were at the time unaware that any, such charge was intended, or the communication would not have been published. si The whole sto- ry was supposed to rest on the authority of one of the gentlemen whose name lis signed to the following card, which is therefore conclusive of tho whole matter: TIT 4 oa A CARDs7 LnH ,fi"
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.Gaylordsville. Jan. 9th. 1s7o.s ''