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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
WOLCOTTVILLE.

On Friday night last, the Savings Bank at this place was entered by burglars, the safe was blown open, and all the yalua- bles it contained carried away. Of these there were $500 in cash and the rest in se- curities that will be of no value to the rob- bers. The theives stole hand-car, cut down a telegraph pole, and reached Water bury in season it is supposed for the morn ing train.
 The room occupied by tine Savings Bank was in. the southwest corner of the Granite Building, up stairs, About $4,0OO of the property was in western bonds, payable to the order of tLe bank, ,and worthless to any one else. The balance except the $500 in cash)w was in notes and mortgage deeds easily replaced. $4O0 in cash, and safe whi. h cost S2O0. are the only serious losses of the Bank.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
Nem A0uertisenlerts.
ARTICLES of ASSOCIATION A
 OF THE Canfleld & Parker Company.

Be it known that the subscribers do hereby As- sociate ourselves as body polite and corporate, pursuant to the provisions oftbe StatuteLaws of the State of Connecticut regulating the formation and organization Joint Stock Corporations; and the following the Articles of Association and agree ment.
 Article lst-The name of said Corporation shah be the Garfield and Parker Company. Article 2d-The Capital stock of said corpora ton shall be Six Thousand Dollars, and the said capital shall be divided into Two Hundred and Forty shares of Twenty Five Dollars, each ehare. Article 3d-The purpose for which said corpora tion is formed is the following, to wit: To tran. sVct mercantile business, to deal in the purchase and sale of goods, wares and commodities, to buy, sell own and deal in any real or personal proper ty necessary or convenient for the prosecution of said business; and generally to do all things in. cldental to the proper management of country store.
 Article 4th-The Statute Laws of the State of Connecticut, relating to Joint Stock Corporations are hereby particularly referred to and made part of these articles, and the corporation hereby or ganlzed and established under and pursuant to said Statute Laws shall have the powers and pro- ceed according to the regulations described aud specified therein.
 Article 5th-Each subscriber to these articles agrees to take the number of shares annexed to his name of the capital siock Of said corporation, each share to be Twenty-Five Dollars as aforesaid, and to be paid by installments as tho Directors shall call lh the same. - N Article 6h-The said corporation is established and located in the village of Thomaston, in the Town of Plymouth County of Ltchheld, and State of Connecticut.
 Dated at Thomaston this 22d day of March, AID. 1870.
 Subscribers Names. No. of Shares Frederick A. Canield. Eighty F. Edward Parker. er....................Eig Eighty Walter A. Thomas. mas...,,..............Ei .Eigl ty.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
For the Enquirer
TWISTED, Mar. 18th, 1870,

TWISTED, Mar. 28th, 1870, The storm. yesterday, compelled people to stay indoors and consequently vacant seats in the several churches were numer. ous. Last week, a son of Mir. Fitzgerald, aged about IA years had his hand very badly in- jured by planer in the clock factory and to verify the adage, 'misfortunes come not singly," on Saturday evening, q brother two years younger had his arm run over by car in the freight train, rendering an amputation of the arm at the elbow very probable.
 By the way. all the R. R. Companies in the state seem to be very negligent in enforcing the excellent law in relation to minors being in and about the cars and de. pots.
 1 The best lecture of the season was given last Friday evening by Mrs. Celia Bur- leigh on "The Rights of Children" The audience was as Jenkins would say ''small but very select.'
 Owing to the indictment weather the Conn. Western R. R. does not seem to progress much lately.
 Wm. K. Peck, Esq, our former citizen, is here on business connected with his property on High St. Mr. Peck reports everything as lovely at Grand Rapids and thinks the west Is the place for live, ener. getic men.
 party of us went to Waterbury to see the Tableaux week since and had Q very pleasant time.
 CoGNosco.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
For tho Enquirer. PLYMOUTH SKETCHES-No. 1s

AAAWOO4a 0AE1OdES-NO. Is. The toy business of Messrs. Ives < Biakeslee, so far as ''sawers" and sgrlud. ers" are concerned, has been growing dull since the advent of the present month, and will, no doubt. continue so through the spring and summer.
 W. H. Osmun, formerly rum seller in Providence, delivered lecture in the Congregational conference room, Plymouth Center, on Monday evening the 18th inst The speaker claims to have fshed out six ty dead rats from somebody's vats. We'll, suppose he did2 The Chinese cal rats, and it's ''pooty calculation" if Americans can t have the privilege of drinking rat soup ! 4 startling expose of Modern spiritu- slism," by Dr. Uriah Clark" will take place ct the Town Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday eveni .gs, March 29th and 3O:h.
 PLYMoTHEAN. March, 29th, 1870.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
The Real Issue.

There is but single real issue in this campaign-whether our State and National affairs are being wisely and economically administered by the party in power. If a Democratic rebellion has made heavy taxa. ton necessary, is that ground of objection to the Republican party If Connecticut pays more of that tax in proportion to her population than many other States. it is simply because our people are more wealthy. Whether or not Protection is right in principle, no one can deny that Connecticut gains largely by it. If any imagine that Dem ocratic administration will be nor honest than Republican, let them look at New York City, where Democracy fourishes in perfection
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
ITTCHFIELD.

Our register list shows large falling of oi votes from that of last year.
 = It is with peculiar pleasure that we support MT. Henry s. Barbour for the Senate. this year. Opposition from this town has several times deprived him of a nomination he deserved, and which the people of the district desired to give him.
 - The conveyance from H. D. Smith to H. A. Rider. mentioned in our last, was . mortgage, not clear deed.
 In announcing the real estate trans. action between Henry Morse and W. M. Webster, we transposed grantor and grantee; it was Mir. Morse who sold to MT. Webster.
 Henry Sharp and John Smithwick were tried. Tuesday, for an assault on Ida Homer, and fined $7,OO each.
 -Dr. D. E. Bostwick left for Charleston on Monday. -e
 Attention is called to the adv. of Bish- op & Sedgwick. -
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
COUNTY ITEMS.
PLYMOTHEAN.
March. 29th, 1870.

BETHLEHEM. of e Prominent Cit~ asen.-A gloom was cast over the quiet town of Bethlehem on Thursday by the suicide of MT. Nathen Crane. The de- ceased was well-to-do farmer about AS years of age, being highly esteemed by all who knew him. For the past few months he has been somewhat depressed in mind, and was undoubtedly mentally deranged at the time of his self-destruction. He went out before breakfast to attend to the morning work at the barn, and not return ing after long absence, one of his sons went to call him and found him hanging by the neck from the great beam. He had apparently fastened the rope around his neck, climbed to the beam, and after secur. ing the rope, jumped off. When found he was quite dead. A jury summoned found verdict in accordance with these facts. Deceased leaves wife and two sons.
 William Cothren, Esq, is about to have published new edition of the History of Ancient Woodbury." It will contain the material of the former edition, and some three hundred pages additional, giving a history of recent events. the war history of Woodbury. genealogies, and much other valuable matter.
 MT. R1aA.-The Mt. Riga ore mine, near Mt. Riga station, proves to be deposit of great magnitude. A larger body of heme, tlte ore has not been found in tue State. It has been explored over 800 feet from its present workings and no signs of any cut of yet. It has covering of clay and gray. el from 30 to 40 feet, which at present is being worked by driving drifts into the solid ore.
 To sec the horses hauling the loaded cars from the dark subteraneous vaults. the men picking out the ore by the dim light of q tallow dip, the arched passage ways and the different colored strata of ore and ochre, spread one above the other, as the hand of nature arranged them, is a sight interesting to look upon.
 Ore is beiug shipped from the mine at the rate of four car loads,S or 20 tons. per day. A company is forming to erect an anthracite blast furnace, near the mine, and have bought strip of land of H. B. Eggleston, for sl0,000, joining the mine on the south, on which they propose building the furnace. Ore extends across this strip.
 NoRFoIK.-N. B. Stevens, of Hartford, who owns the large building in which Welch's drug store is located, is about hitting It up for Il Hotel.-Hsruld.
 SHARoN.-The gale of Wednesday was unprecedently severe. 4 barn belonging to Mir. B. Mallery, and one of Mr. Chutfse Loveli's barns, were blown over-the latter killing ill its fall couple of sheep.-Ame- nia Times.
 WATERTowN.-Mrs. B. A. Parke, of Wntertown, has manufactured very su- perior quality of opium from peoples grown in her own garden.
 A new route for the Watertown rail- road from the Pin Shop to Seymour Smiths shop Is being surveyed, and is said to possess certain advantages over the for mer route. Which will be finally adopted is ertain.-Anaerican.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
WINCHESTER CENTER.

The Congregational Society in this place are in need of minister. The appearance of minister in the desk is now as rare as formerly the absence of one was. The six weeks sleighing in March will fully be realized, if the thing is possi- ble.
 A printed edition of paper publish ed at Winchester Institute, has been issu. ed. A small office has been fitted up in connection with the school; and by the aid
 of some one who had knowledge of the
 art before, and those learning, the compo. sition of the paper is effected. The win.
 ter term of this Institute closes Friday the 1st of April.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
WORTHWHILE.

At 8 regular meeting of Mount Tom Di- vision, No. 91, of this place, held Friday evening, March 25th, 1870. The following officers were elected:
 Frances E. Buckingham, W. P.
 Salmon Couch, W. A.
 Carr s. Lyon, R. s.
 Sarah Hine. A. R. s.
 H. N. Lyon, F. s. & Treas.
 Scott Buckingham, O.
 Nelson Kinney. A. o.
 0. W. Potter, Chaplain.
 Anna Buckingham, I. s.
 Elias Beeman, O. s. Miss Buckingham will, no doubt. make an excellent presiding officer. The Divis- ion mas done great good and we trust will do more.
 Five persons were baptized into the Baptist charch on Sunday the 10th inst. |, and more are expected to be before many weeks go by.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
The Probate District!!

The Republicans of this Probate Dis trict have seen fit to nominate us for the Judgeship. It is an hono= for which we are profoundly grateful. The Democracy have renomiuated Judge G. M. Woodruff, and his election depends entirely on wheth- CT he can carry the Irish vote. To this vote, however, we consider ourselves fair. ly entitled. for the following reasons:
 Our opponent is a deacon of the Congre. gational Church-a dreadfully bitter lot against Catholics as we all know, who abuse his Holiness. the Pope, at all times, and claim that very disreputable lady spoken of in Revelations is none other than Rome itself. We Puseyites, on the contrary, affectionate his Holiness anna Eingly. and even thought of sending dele gates to his Council. A touching in stance of our regard is found in the tenderness with which we always speak of the mother Church Spelling it with a big "C') title we never give the sectari an conglomerations of Congregationalists Baptists, Methodists, and the like, whicl infest the land. If any Irish electors hay, donbts on these points, we refer then cheerfully to our opponent, to any o his colleagues in the diaconate. or to tn, journals of his denomination, in proof o our statements. @
 One other claim we have which we notic our political enemies dare not meet fairly For several elections past we have alway been addressed in the Sentfnel-sometime as often as twenty times in single issue asBrig. Gen. O'Hickox; but our opponen is shrewd man as we'll as a godly, an his party organ furnishes us no title t Irish respect this spring. Nevertheless, con get half hundred Seatiasls of 1868 and can make our Irish friends belle,
 what they find there, we shall whip il deacon yet.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
DOMESTIC.

FURN1TURE-In procuring for ones home the necessary Furniture, considerations oi elegance and taste are to be considered as well as convenience and economy. Tn making such purchases it is desirlble to find an establishment combining these advantages, with reliability and fair deal. ing. Such house we believe is that of FRosT, BLACK $ Co.,, 69 Bowery, New York, whose announcement may be found in our advertising colnms. Their house is one of the largest of the kind in the country, and everything purchased of them is guar anteed as represented.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
MORRIS

A lively assault and battery case came on at Morris, on Saturday, before Justice
 Miner. Mir. Samuel W. Ensign appeared
 as Assanlt-and Batterar, and Horatio Ben. ton. Esq figured in the capacity of As
 sault-and- -Batteree. The fracas arose out of an attempt on ths part of Benton to
 force passage through Mr Ensign. en- closure, on the claim that that the high way was rendered impossible by snow. drifts It was proved that the travelling in the highway was better than that through the adjoining field, and that all Mir. En sign did, was to hold in bar that Benton
 was trying to remove.
 It appeared, however, tha. this conduct of the prisoner indirectly accustomed a breach of the peace by irritating Mir, Ben. ton, ordinarily forbearing man, into swearing at. and threatening the prisoner, "contrary to the statute," &c.,; and that MT. Benton was further excited thereby into spending several days and evenings away from his family, at Capt. Simeon Smiths, and at similar places of resort in Litchfeld, explaining the law of. his case, thereby risking his life in returning home late at night over bad roads and even overthe very road in dispute. Whereup on. the Justice fined MT. Ensign three dollars. and an appeal was taken to the Sunerior Conrk~ TE ia a oasa that witl ha worth hearing, if it. ever comes to trial be, fore higher court. E. W. Seymour, Esq. appeared for the prisoner, and H. B. Graves, Esq. for the State.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
THE ELECTION.

Possession is nine points in politics as we'll as In the law. It is for the possession of our State administration that the battle of next Monday is to be fought. Further than that it has little significance. Let Republicans who feel slight interest in pol. itics, this spring, reflect how much easier il Gs ro Esep rne 5rase ruau IU wvuru De 1o rs0ain it in 1871 or 1872. With anything like full Republican vote boiled, tAe vic tory is surely ours
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31

H1The editor of the Sentinel seems to be up to all sorts of bushwhacking. He plays the favorite Bridgeport game of pass ing himself off as one.armed soldier, last week, and writes letter signing it "Co. l." from which we make the following ex- tracts: ''I fell at the same time Tat the hattie of Cold Harborl and to-day lift up the stump of an amputated arm as an en. sign (sic) of thatmemorable event. x My bones would now be bleaching on the sterile sands of Virginia, had not James E. English sought me out" Sc. He adds, "l ana sliN a Rrpu6lican"-as big false. hood as the rest. we hope. though 1t is unfortunately doubtful matter.
 In another place will be found a com plete expose of this atrocious humbug
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
A Reufniniscence

Owen B. King, the Democratic nominee for Senator ia the Sixteenth District. is a nephew of "Old John Brown.
 Whose soul is marching on."
 Owen Brown, Kings grandfather, from whom he probably derived his name, was John Browns father.
 After John Browns conviction, and while he was confined in jail awaiting ex- ecution. Mir. King tried. to enlist and or ganize party to rescue and set him at liberty. That Mir. King would have sue ceeded, had he made the attempt, no one who knew him at laat tine, can doubt? Not being able to enlist the necessary number of men. he was reluctantly compelled to abandon the enterprise. But what a diff. ference it would have made with the for tunes of cold John Brown, and of Owen B. King, had Mir. King, with a forlorn hope, made this attempt and succeeded! John Brown, doubtless, in the war then coming, would have been successful par tisaa ranger, beside whose daring exploits, the fame of Sumpter and Marion would have become insignificant. and he would have had Mir. King for one of his most trusted and dashing ieutenants. Per. naps HI was urraugvu IOr tr1e 1iotn. ry will point all generations to the sub lime, the heroic death of "Old John Brown" while MT. King has settled down, married fortune. and become the Cop head Candidate for Senator in the Six. teenth District. ,,.-..-- O.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
COUGH, COLDS or SORE THROAT
Dyspepsia or Indigestion

Is oppression after eating, or belchIng up of wind, and always follows Costiyeness. Dr Harrison's Peristalc Lozsnges give perma- nent relief. They are pleasant, portable, do net require increase of dose, and never fail Also, warranted to cure every kind of Piles For sale at No. Fremont Temple, Boston, by E. A. Harrison & Co, Propretors, and by all Druggists. Mailed for SO cents 49sR
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
THE 17TH SENATORIAL REpUBL1
 CAN CONVENTION.

CAN CONVENTION.
 The meeting was called to order by J. K. Shepard of Norfolk, and upon motion, Ralph J. Cressey of Norfolk, was elected temporary Chairman. The following Com. mittees were appointed by tho Chair:-
 ON CREDENT1A1s.-W William Parks of Salisbury; Harvey Johnson of Norfolk; and 0. s. Brown of Canaan.
 ON REsoLUTIoNs.-W H. Dean of Canaan; William D. Reid of Salisbury; and Hiram H. Coggswell of North Ga naan. t
 ON PERMANENT ORaAN1zAT1oN.- -Erastus Burr of Norfolk; William A. Spalding of Norfolk; and William Conklin of Sails. bury.
 The Committee on Credentials reported, and the report was accepted. One or two towns were not represented as it was i'm possible, from the state of the roads, to reach here.
 The report of the Committee on Per. manent Organization, was as follows:-
 President-John Q. Adams of West Corn wall.
 Tce President. Cornelius Brown of Ca. naan.
 .Secretary-William B. Budd of Lake vile. - L
 MT. Adams, upon taking the Chair, thanked ths Convention. in his easy, pleas ing manner, for the honor conferred upon him. The names of J. R. Shepard oi Norfolk, and James A. Bierce of Sharon, were presented as Candidates for sena. tors.
 An informal bal4ot was then taken, and James A. Bierce having received major. ity of the votes cast, (upon motion ol William Shepard) his nomination by ac clamation was made unanimous.
 The report of the Committee on Reso lutions was as follows:- s Resolred, That the Republican Hector, of the 17th Senatorial District in Conven tlon assembled, do hereby fully and hearti ly endorse the doings of the Republican State Convention of Connecticut. ant hereby pledge ourselves to sustain by al honorable means the State ticket nomina ted at said Convention.
 Resolued, That we have the fullest con hdence in the nomination of James A Blerce of Sharon, Conn.,, the nominee O this Convention for State Senator of thi } District. and accordingly recommend hir to the electors of the District, for election to that position.
 The report was accepted, and unan mously adopted. ga 1ln Upon motion, Voted, That the Senate rial District Committee for the ensuin < < year be composed of five, as follows:-4 J. K. Shepard of Norfolk; Lyman Du, ming of Canaan; William D. Reid of Sali e bury; B. M. Rowland of Kent; J. o, A,
 ans of West Cornwall
 Voted. that the proceedings of the Go, Il vention be published in the LitchfieI g Enquirer and Winsted Herald. Q Adjourned. WM B. RuDD. Sec'y. y Falls Village, March 15. 1870.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31

s6r That ardent patriot and martyr of 1862, Dr. E. W. Blake, who emigrated from this place to Waterbury, few years since, presided at the Waller Cleveland affair of last week. There must have been 8 grim smile even on the Doctors solemn visage, when the gushing Cleveland remarked, "If there is one man l.. this hall who vill till me he was not Q Union man during that struggle, should like him to say so!'
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
, SPECIAL NOTICES.
REPUBLICAN. CAUCUS Ii

The Republican Electors of Litchfie!d are hereby notified to meet at the Court Room, on SATURDAY the 2I day of April, 1870, at TWO O'CLOCK in the afternoon TOT the purpose of choosing candidates for Representatives and Justices of the Peace also to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting.
 Per Order, TowN COMMITTEE.
 Litchfsld, March 18th, 1870.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
MARRIED-

In Ellsworth, March 3. by Rev. o. Bis. sell, Wm. H. Goodsell of Kent, to Miss. Sarah T. Hall of Ellsworth.
 In New Milford, March 2, at the resi-. dence of the brides mother, by Rev. O G. Ackly, Henry A. Hubben of Washing. tor, Conn.,. to Miss Mary E. Bartram of New Milford, Conn.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31

nAWe regret to see the announcement of the death of Gen. George H. Thomas, rom apopiexy, on Monday last. He was one of the most respected citizens as we'll as one of our ablest and most successful of our generals.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-03-31
aThe sperit of fFriendliness. :"

"Now thar's great many kind of sperits in the world. In the fust place thar's sperits as some folks call ghosts; then thars the spirits of turping tne an snen thars the sper1ts as some folks calls liquor, an I've got as good an artikel uv them kind uv sperits on my fiat boat as ever was fotch- cd down the Mississippi River" For he ployed on q Hasp ofa 1noasdnd Strings. &c.
 1 Speaking of "sperits, the editor of the l Sentinel. among other disguises, last week, appeared in ''a sperit (sic) of friendliness. !" Since Satan undertook to play the "sperit of light" no such brazen transmogrifca. tion has been attempted. WeSshould ev- en have sooner expected to see our friend l disguised in that excellent article of sper- its referred to above. Know wing that he appears to perhaps better advantage under the head of ''correspondence" than any where else, he writes himself letter. signs it "P.. and prints it in the fearful and wonderful manner peculiar to his paper i've see from the local column that his Devil is in love, and his proof-reader seems to have it worse still). Ia this let ter, after kindly introducing the editor of the ESou1RER as very good natured young man with an '.idea," he admonisLes us not to obtrude that idea "during divine ser- vice, and as funerals"-all of course in the ''sperit of friendliness." Funeral Ah, yes, Waller & Co.,, are heading process ion of that nature, and our discussion of the Law of Marriage irritates the mourn ers-well, we won't mention the subject again till the ''services" are over.
 By the way, perhaps the varied talent that plays the One Armed Soldier, the Sperit of Friendliness, and the Sperit of Darkness in single issue of tue Sentinel, could also create the false impression that its possessor is good natured young man with an 'idea?"