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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06
WOODBURY.

The annual Christmas tree festival of the First Church Sunday, School, oocnrred on Wednesday evening, the 29th ult. The tree, twenty five feet in height. was taken from Bethel, Rock. 1 the place where the Fathers used to worship nearly two hund- red years ago, It was bouptifully loaded. and when it cast it's fruit. not only the school, the pastor and family, but the poor were made partakers of it's productiyeness, The organist of the church during the past year, was also remnnerated by 2 we'll filed purse. a;z .+.
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Jan. Sd, 1870.
For the Enouirsr.


 INVESTED, Jan. Sd, 1870. Rainsand rum have had full swing in this borough, for the week past. The work our Norfolk neighbors have besa doing with the rum-shops will have to be done here, unless our citizens are indifferent to tho good name of the town,1
 Are you blest with Dark Lanterns, alias, Street Lamps. in LitchAsld? We are here, and it is crsdibly reported that the man who takes care of them, carries good kerosene lantern to And them, when hs wishes to shut of the gas. Friday sven- ing. I went through the principal street of our place in search of some toys for my children, and found not single lamp light ed, although it was extremely dark. The thanks of the Ladies are due to Normand Adams for throwing some light on the subject, with his Kerosene Lamp and Re- doctor. i {fIIL,}#
 The. Gilbert Manufacturing Company have commenced running eight hours per day. Work on the foundation for their 
 new factory progresses favorably. The Strong Manufacturing Co., have closed for few days for inventory and repairs. The Scythe factories are all running to their extent.
 Theodore Hilton lectured before the Young Mems Christian Association, Tues day evening. The lecture was very good. but, owing to several reasons. the princi- pal being the rainy weather and bad tray cling, it was pecuniary failure. Hilton remarked that the man was not yet made 1 who could be trusted out of the sight of woman. It is thought he meant what he said. and spoke from his hopest convic- tions. There is some scandal going the rounds in regard to him while here, that ought to be silsncsd.
 Fred. Douglas speaks here tomorrow evening, and will be pecuniAry success. Rumor says we are to have Concert here, the 18th oe the month. under the auspices of the Monument Committee. by the Gen. ter Church Choir of New Haven. I&. Yours, s7 i55+ N Co0Nosco.
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PLYMoUqHusKETcHEs-No.s 6, ,

-5sE55s3 9ai .e4aE Dhofntn4&nqusef.f PLYMoUTHlsKETCHEs-No.a6. 6. 2
 Last week I forgot to mention that ''that komfcal Brow" had'sstrsggled into town with some assistance fasaistantsl and had shown of his Yankeeisms. &c., &c., : ai American Hall, Thomaston, oh the essn- ing Of Christmas day. Asths same place on Tuesday evening. sDsc. astb, . Sunday
 School Festival in behalf of ths.childrsn Of Trinity parish was held. There were re- marks by the pastor. prayers; singing. . tree with various oar gifts, including refresh nlents. Also On the same evening . Sun day school festival was held in the Episco. pal Ohurck on on the Hill. The usual exsrci-
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DOMESTIC.
STATE ITEMS

.ssssssse The stag in New Hsssupa park hasbsaOdAs venison. s.. ~
 The Meriden musical convention is to be held soon.
 The bones of "big iniun" have just been dng up in Groton.
 A man was drowned at Putnam, last week. Rev. MT. Binney of New London. has accepted call to Norwich church.
 A $3.OOO burglary was committed in Newtown on the 24th ut. ed the sinking of the Bridgeport railroad embankmeahs ....
 Ten small pox eases in Putnam. sT ..
 Rocky Hill Methodist church realized $150 from an exhibition of tableaux, late ly.
 Several English servant girls have been brought to New Britain under the auspicea- of Elihu Burrit's labor agency. - f
 MT. Train of the Palladium has .sene tos Florida for the season. An Olu AaOy 0leO Tn New Haven, last Christmas Day. who was bern. on Christ mas, and whose husband died on that l day.
 New Haven has a musical prodigy, Mas- ter w. Q. Shelton, m organist fourteen years old. G.*. 1s
 The Housatonic R. R. Go, have sued MT. Goodrich, their late president, for mall, feasance in office. . Two Air Line sub-con tractors have ab.. seconded leaving about $3, 900 of debt un-. paid.
 The temperance people of Prospect have been prosecuting rum-sellers. One of the latter has already paid $500 into the Kill lingly town treasury, and $2OO in fues and. costs. sua.s- r ..,.,..-t-
 An old lady broke her neck by falling down flight of stairs, in Waterbury, last week. t %.HEH
 Mir. D. A. Eaton was ordained and in- stalled pastor of Danbury Congregation al church. last week. 1g .-e..-
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OvER-ExERr1oN either of body or mind. produces debility aud disease The usual remedy is to take some stimuiant, the ef- feet of which is the salne as giving tired horse the whip instead Of oats. The trne way is to fortity the system with ! perma. neut tonic like the Peruvian Syrup ta pro- toxide of ironl which gives strength and yigor to she whole system. fpTe asls
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News of the Week.
FOREIGN.

FOREIGN.
 Fs'ance.-M. Olivier has succeeded in forming ministry
 Cuba.-The revolution seems to be de- clining. ...
 DOMESTIC. . The reduction of the national debt. last month, was about five millions. The Fisk. directors of the Susquehannah railroad are declared not elected by the courts. @ There was narrow escape from anott CT coal mineidisaster at Plymouth, Pa. ,l&A week.
 A young woman killed her seducer at at Wheeling, West Va., on Thursday. The storm of Sunday did mach damage throughout thescountry. & A Mrs. Stowe's book on the. Byron quesA tion is out. -
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I The 'sSons a'' were organized as a Divis-
 ion, Dsc:e 18th. 1867. Present number of
 membefs 1to. During the two years have been suspsn led; IT 1iavs w1ifttaHaah; ? have died; @ have been expelled for non
 payment of dues; aua 6hi5y nine for viola. Etion of the pledge. The whole number Of persons Who have joined Housatoddicl eDi- vision within sths two years is s151; and t shows. if only g have been sxpelied fol ti-
 olatiheg their pledges, that the order has
 accomplished good. and deserves to be sds-
 tained by all lFfriehds Of the cause of Tenn.
 perance in New MilforI Tie aim of the order'is to' gather in the young; fur.
 nish an attractive place For ghsm1 to asso. ase'sogethef; and dpresens them from nbs-
 coming addicted toihabits ffatemperance' We hold 8 public meeting once each month
 to which the public are freely invited oto
 discuss questions psftaining std Temper .ance. During gfodf regular meetings we learn how to conddct imsetings according to parliamentary rules and our discussions
 are, equally with the Lyceum, calculated to
 promote intellectual culture with the addi. Itional merit of being conducted far moral purpose. s1sa -' : -. 7. s-4@, 'r '
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madeIa . most eloquent address, and closed by presenting MT. Payson with . purse Of $210, which had been raised very. quietly by tho congregation
 A short tins aince. Mir. Payson was likewise surprised by the gift of a female specimen Of the genus Bos, which furnish es him surprising amount of lacteal fluid. So that, on the whole. we fiatter. ourselves that, though very quiet, we are likewise a very sHrpr rising community. ,,
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RREsENTArroNs :4-Rey.s T. l1 E. Davis of Unipnyine, $soo. Mr,s schofeld. Bridge port RsR R. ticket agent, g silver tobacco box; G. T. Douglass of Middletown, or. ganist, $2O0; Rev. MT. Faulkner of Bridge port, $1OO; Rev. MT: Abbott of New Brit ain, silver tea service. sc.~ a'3ealp
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06

A Rridgeport lady returned. last week. after | f6w days absence to hnd her hus, band dead on the fd6of. Heart disease is the supposed cause.
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' Yours truly.id E: B. S1NroaD.

;. kENxs Jan. 5dy 1870. = AGs. EDrroR ::-Mrs Adsline M. Thsyer wife of James g. Thayer. who was killed |ati Nsw. Milford in September, by thslcars, hos received on his life insurancs policy. $1. .998 68 from Newark company. Mrs
 Thaysr has fonr children to support and this timely assistance will be great help to her. Notwithstanding the persistent ef- forts of some of our town officers to beat her out of her just dues. R. ssl
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06

HI nl&OHg9kApiAtl0naO1 aO1 laWs the WIG IS Gn6 servant of the shushand and 2 feme covert. generally, cannot bind or charge her hus- band by any contract made by her, with out the authority or assent of the husband, precedent or subsequent express or i'm piled In respect of hse aovfes coatraots bind ang tbe husband, uteyare analagous to Me re- ldtion of nsaste,. and servaht. l. Stephens Nisi Priuss 712.8qcs.a m ao .e
 The husband, :" says Lord Mansfield, ehas in cQnseauence of his marriage, sa right to the custody of his wife, and who- ever detains her from him, violates his right, and he has right to seize her wher- ever he finds her. "a Burr: 991.
 On this point the adecissn~ Of Justice Coleridge in re. .cOchraae. s Dovl F. os 632), is a leading case. Mrs. Cochrape had. left her husband and resided abroad with her mother for four years, condacting her. self with entire propriety. Obtaining pos session of her person by stratagem, he confined dherito his housein England. She, avowed her determination to leayes him again on the first opportunity, and the, conrtdecided that under: such circumstan.' ces the husband was justified in keeping her in confnement: .;s .s.f.,H - "The principle, on which it 1.-the lawl proceeds, is .broad and comprehensive; it has respect to the terms of the marriage contract and gtsel iaJifmsity of tbe sec. For S the happiness and honor of both parties. it places, the wife Nnder the guardianship. of the husband, and entities. him for the. sake of both, to protect her from the danger of unresttained intercourse with The world, Reinforcing eohabitation and common rssidance. *3s* X It is urged that I am sentencing her. te. narpatnai imprison- ment. Cases of hardship will arise under any general r1le,. and 50 long as there are, unfortunately, M.assorted unions, there will be cases in which wives will feel 1t hard to be compelled to reside with rtheir {. husbands. ** Ea4s5ffa S. V "I am of opinion, therefore, that she must be restored to her husband; but as it was intimated to me, yesterday, that her mother was III. and she was anxious to 90 to hey. Ishould hope that Mir. Cochralie : will be ready fo ,Rratify so reasonable. and proper a wish, if she on her part will give satisfactory pledge that she will return to him at some specified period; which pledge she .odglitp not to hesitate to give or forget faithfully t6 keep. Let her be festored't to Mir. Cochranel'' That CopnsSticdt law and practice does materially from that Of England. iseviasnk from the following authorities:
 TT has power and domin-
 As he is responsible for
 control, regulate and
 and keep her by force
 sty, and under due
 tion. Swift's
 .fcw4 by the same evil
 the defendant has been 11& .E his wife should visit even her own mother and her mother-in Jaw. and other friends, and has forbidden such intercourse; and ones he turned the moth- er-in.law ont of the house. and forbade his eaffE n Ie01e fk1 Iousa s's M z 5ss @e
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HARwINz ! |Ollnetead
 which she was

0K Gn0 Tlgn6 NNE
 which made amputasIo nocsssary. Phelps, assisted by Dr. Fl. w.. Buell., oi Litchfeld, performed the operation, and the ladyis doing we'll. -SsntineL.
 RoxBURY. American Silver Steel (who brought out Stiles), have thirteen men in their mine 'tdrifting'-getting the mine into condition to take out the ore in the Spring. when they wilF start their blast-fnrnace in Bridgeport, at cost of $13O. 900, and the ore will be taken there and converted into steel Herald. &
 RfvERroN. We see from the Winstsd Herald, that besides the Hlegitimate H dra- ma" Riverton has rum hole and Lyce- um, and wants 3 graded school. Of the dram-shop it says, It has been remarked that the ladies are the most capable and the smartest of the two classes of inhabitants. Let them prove their superiority by removing this pest of our village" tF s.s Won't you have to let them vote frstP
 The Rev. J. l.. Thompson, a native of New Preston, has accepted call to the parish of Simsbury.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06

: As9- The Meridenf Daily Recorder has
 been enlarged to five column paper. It certainly gives . good deal for one cent
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nA-The annual meeting 1.-the Connec- ticut State Agricultural Society will to held at Middletown on "Wednesday, Jan. 12th
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lEIs Gnquirst
 lleIH Thursday, Jan. 6. 1869

asronDHnTs.
 'nr e7erY encouragement
 50rrdspo
 5lcati of any c0ln1n 1nunication
 kWard sir sstra fIsof <le ES- Containing the same to the address of the person sending it to na. or to any persons xesiding within the county such person may designate. Correspo pondents must advise us,' at the time of sending communications, of the number of copies desired, and to whom they are to be sent 2. Local items from reliable sources in any part of the county will be received with 'pleassres but we are particularly de- sirous ofinereasing our list of regular cor respondents. TO each of these, or to such person! as he. OF she may designate, we will send copy of our paper regularly in ad- dition to the extra copies mentioned above.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06

her own mother and her nother-in Jaw. and other friends. and has forbidden such intercourse; and ones he turned the moth- er-in-lhw out of the house. and Jorbads hts wifs b Iease fbe houss. sss
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06
GOSHEN.

At meeting of the civil authority, Se- lectmen &e., Monday, the following named persons were choses to serve as Jurors:-
 Theodore ", Austin, Frederick F. Hurl- but, Julius l. Merwin, Willard B. Gaylord, Wm. Norton, Moses A. Wadhams, Amos Davidson. and WallaceFW. Wadhams.
 = The Congregational and tie two Methodist churches are observing the week
 of prayer, by holding daily union meet ings. HIN. ls5sQu ,91oi.s t'a RoXBURY. si its1ij x asif
 F. W. Lathrop and family. left on the 25th of. December. to take up their resi-.
 dence on the plantation he recently pur'
 chased in Dinwiddie Co., Va. FG
 o- The ladies of the Congregational So, tciety are organized, and at work, raising funds to repair. their house of worship. Fol
 that purpose they gave an oyster supper on New Years eve, raising $50. 3as,9go., ;.
 t - Rev. Collis J. Potter, Rector of Christ
 church. preached his farewell sermon to
 his people on the first Sabbath of the
 New Year. He resigns, to accept the Rec
 torship of church in. Nantic,e takes pos
 session of their lbeaatiful. Rectory, and l leavee this psopie ossr whoua he has lang I watched. ci8 SHEPHERDLEss.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06
The Legal Rights of Married Women:

A Winsted Contributor to. the Herald of of that place, and to the N. '. Tribune. maintains the propriety of our Conn. marriage laws, and lays down the foaow- ing propositions: .
 1. " Women can hold property in Connecticut both real and personal, over which the husband can hayes control" +s,T--
 The natural inference from the foregos i, ing language would be that Connecticut : laws and statutes are mere.liberal than the common law, in that particular. Such is not the case. except in 2 few nnimportant particulars.lI sst;a sa4 .soa ~ :
 q aAsmarfied woman earning money by her own personal service, is entitled to the same, nor
 The statute expressly declares that prop erty acquired by the 'spersonal services" of the wife. shalf vest in the husband, in trust; that he shall be entitled to the rents, profits and interest" of the same during life; and that such rents, &c.,, shall be liable to attachment for debts incurred for the support of the wife. and children. ] wife hs is oBlaed G to SssasiS sssysrs her" S.'.a
 : True B1the has the use of xher entire properly for that .plfpose. and is entitled further 10 her personal services to that end; and if the majority of Connecticut wives do not work harder than the major ity of Connecticut husbands, we are egre-H giously mistaken. 2s.s.
 4. z Women, in Connecticut do not have to pay q poll tax, nor do military or jury duty" sEgsf . Negroes, in Connecticut. do not have to poll tax or military tax, nor do military duty. nor pay saess oa aaeir property cf any
 The simple factis that ,Connecticut law continues UT rne wiss, both ,as regards person, property and control of her children. with very slight alleviations. She can apply to the sa,ct court of Probata to prevent hisssqpandefing her propsrty, bntis not herself, gisan nnnlAai of it. The devices of marriage settlement, andof gift to fsole and separate uss. so much practicedin England, gre uncom.s mon here. aS
 A few extracts from legal works and de- cisions WillEindicate the measure of the wife's legal depende dendence ,on the hus- hend sS5s sss s.seg9at ssas s1z ~ s.lss4s f.f
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ssa Hon. Wm. D. Bishop lectured for ths benefit of Che Bridgeport Orphan Asylum. Tuesday night. on z Ronpan s Rights and
 Wrongs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-01-06
Nrw MILFORD, JAN, list, 1870.

3ssn NEW MILFORD, JAN. 1st 1870. a'
 'e MR EDITOR: IT send you the following item from this place: :@sn aal 'sa9i II 'oe
 Hodsatouic Division No. AS. Sons oi Temperance, at a regular meeting Thurs day evening Dsc. SOsh, elected the follow. ing officers: ssA' <a0A- 1-'. '.''i' -'~- '2
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W1IIlam hnapp, ". F. nm ! Charles'A Way W! tA.Iz-i oT5 @a- S;,. Emily A. Thaysr, RaSaT 5eel .2
 Emma Miller, AtfR. sSsGa Ilsss .sI B, ]. stp Libbiey M. Booth, F. s. ..,
 Hattie N. Brewer, Treas z. hJ. < SAai q
 Hubert Thomson, Conductor.d gd H Florence LeavenworthsA. .Oal ct ,, E. T. Brewer, Chaplain. .,,., .. st, James Turrill, !. s.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

Fresh Garden, Flower, Fruit, Herb,
Tree, Shrub and Evergreen Seeds. with
direction for culture, prepaid py mail.
The most complete and judicious assort.
ment in the country. Agents wanted.
rs Sorts of either for ST 90; prepaid by mail.
Also Small Fruits. Plants. Bulbs, ali the new Po-
tatoes, &C.. prepaid by mail. lbs. Early Rose
Potato prepaid, for 81 90. Conovpr's Colossal
Asparagus. So PER 100; S25 per 1000, prepaid
New hardy fragrant everblooming Japan oney,
sucklc, so cts. each, prepaid True Cape Cod
Cranberry. for upland or lowland culture, 81 90
per 100. prepaid, with directions. Priced Ca,a-
logue 10 any address, gratis; also trade list
Seeds on Commission.
B. NJ. WATSON. Old Colony Nurseries and
Seed Warehouse, Plymouth, Mass. Established
in lS42. -n2O-3m
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01
S25 REWARD.

CTRAYED or Stolen on the 25lh of November
- 1863, from Butcher Ranch. Twelve miles
from Auburn, on the Auburn nd Forest Hill
road, one year old black stallion colt. about
Gi teen hands high, can be known by small
lump or raise on the nose, about two or three
inches below the eyes For any information 40
that can get the colt, or the delivery of the
same at the above named place, | will pay the
above reward. WIN. ALBRECHT.
January lst, 1870.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01
LOCK-STITCH.

And ranks highest On account of the elasticity
pcrmanence. beauty and general desrablencss OF
application"
This report was in accordance with the previ-
Gus the stitching when done, and the wide
range of its awards at the lair Of the United
States Agricultural Society, at the Faiis OF the
American Institute. New York;
Mechanics Association. Boston;
Franklin Institute, Philadelphia;
Kentucky Institute. Baltimore;
Mechanics Association, Cneinnat;
Mechanics Association, ST. Louis;
Mechanics Institute, San Francisco;
Metropolitan Mechanics' Institute, Washing
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01
AUBURN, JANUARY l, 1870.
LOCAL AND COUNTY MATTERS.

EDITORIAL CALL.-Mr. J. W. Ferguson, of the
Truckes Tribune called on us yesterday MORN
ing. He is looking we'll aud as vivacious as the
Tribune which is ever interesting, instructive
and full of local news matter. Mr. Ferguson
has been paying visit to the cities below and ;s
now returning to his mountain home at the live
ly and thriving town Of Truckce. Mr.. Fergu-
son informs US that one Of the late earthquake
shocks came near shaking an express train off
the track, and that he is informed that at Steam
boat Springs they had twcnty-four severe and
successive Shocks and that the waters of the riv-
er raised rapidly during these shocks.
SArCHEL FoUSD.-A satchcl which was found
on the ridge road, between this place and Grnss
Valley has been left at this Office for the owner.
It contains an Acc0unt book, s,me letters and
Mrs Ann Tracy. Sierra Valley, from Sissou. Egg
bert 4 Co.. Truckee. There are also sundry toll
ct articles, for which We have no use. The own
er can get the article BY sending TO this Office
-NeUada Transcript.
Mrs. Ann Tracy lives at Lincoln in this coun-
". She lately discharged herdsman and pub
]ished notice in TIE HERALD notiIying the pub
lie not to trust him on her account. II is possi-
BILE the man may have left and taken the lady's
satchel along and lost it. We ask the Transcript
TO retain the satchel until Mrs. Tracy sees this
notice and sends for 1t.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01
AT THK STATE FAIRS

Maine Virginia, Tennessee,
Vernon: Mississippi. Illinois.
Connecticut Missouri, Kentucky,
New York. Ohio. Michigan,
New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin.
Iowa. Pennsylvania. California
And at hundreds of County Fairs.
The battlelelds of Napoleon l. were scarcely
more numerous than the foreign contests OF the
Wheeler Wilson Sewing Machines. Paris in
1861, London, 1852, Linz and KGingsburg. 1868,
Dantzie. Aeram and kreina 1864, und Dublin,
Stcttin, Cologne and Wicmar 1865 bear tesimo-
ny TO the superiority Of the Machine and its ap-
probation abroad. At all thcse International
Exhibitions the best fruits OF foreign genius
we've arrayed against it, backed by national
amour propre; but there, as here the star oi its
destiny is always in the ascendant.
Indeed no human testimony could be stronger
than that which has been accorded this Machine
for superiority over all Others Ior family use and
for general manufacturing purposes.
We can now supply our customers with Stod-
dard's Patent Tuck Maker for the Wheeler 4
Wilson Machine only, and one of the most use
ful attachments for the Machine ever invented
which, while the Machine is sewing one tuck
makes the line OF marks for the next.
~ This Tuck Maker WAS awarded the FIRST
premium at the great State tair held in Sacra
mento, 1867, over ali competitors
These Machines are specially adapted for the
use OF farmers beil & able to grain sacks
and heavy clothing with the same facility as the
usual family work = making more durable eeam
not liable to ravel as is the case of the loop OF
chain stitch.
W. N. STODDARD,
Agent 70 the Pacific Coast.
Office No 435 ,ntgomery street,
jyl7-lyl SAN FRANCISCO.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01
UNION S AL DON
HOLLIS & BISHOP, Proprietors.
In tho Brick Building, corner of Main
and East streets on the Plaza.
Auburn, California

THIS NEW AND POPULAR SALOON is
L now open for the accommodation Of the pub
lie, who have already occupied the premises in
force, and proceeded to make themselves at home.
The people know good liquors when they taste
'em and good cigars when' they smoke 'eni; and
therefore when they have once been TO the
UNION they are bound to call again and repeat.
The proprietors will keep none but the best arti-
cles and they Aatter themselves that they know
how to mix aud serve thcm. Call. o2.-tf.
The Placer herald., 1870-01-01

THANKs.-We found on our table on Christmas
morning pitcher of superb egg noE. We said
to the boys"go in' and the contents Of the pitch
er "went in" Our friends Of the Bank Ex-
change being duly toasted and compmented
during the crooking Of elbows. The man who
drank most was fined the carrying of the pitcher
home.