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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08
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Litchfleld, Thursday, Dec. 8. 1870
TO CORRESPONDENTS

Nearly year siace, we made propositions fol regular and occasional correspondence, which met with ready response, adding much to the value of our paper. and laying us under personal obligation to the gentlemen rendering ns such assistance. We are thereby encouraged to renew our propositions, hoping that the good example already set will be generally followed. and that the local news of all parts of the County will be fully reported in our paper.
 Our propositions to regular and occasional cor respondents from any part of Litch6eld County. are as follows:
 1. On publication of any communication we will forward sic e.rt'a copies of the EN- QUIRER con taining the same. to the address of the person sending it to us. or to any residents of the county such person may designate. Correspondents must advise us, at the time of sending communications. of the number of copies desired, and to whom they are to be sent.
 3. Local itams from reliable sources, in any part of the county, will be received with pleasure, but we are particularly de- sirous of increasing our list of regular correspondents To each of these, or to such person as he or she may designate, wa Wlh SSuO c SOPy OA ouA poHCA @S6.s's-s in addition to the extra copies mentioned above.
 REQUIREMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
 Anonymous communications cannot expect publication.
 The names of correspondents will be kept strictly secret, if desired.
 Communications of personal nature will not be published, unless the propriety of such pub- lication is manifest.
 Manuscript should be written only on one side of the paper.
 Regular correspondents can avoid all danger of having tho contributions of others attributed to them by assuming some signature, a single let. ter being sufficient.
 In case of two communications relating to the same event, the fullest will usually be published. Hence communications never come amiss, even from places where we have regular correspon- dents, since they often give valuable additional information.
 A simple statement of facts is all that is neces- sary, and hastily written communications will be corrected before publication.
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NARM FOR SALE I

The undersigned offers his farm and stock for sale lying about two miles from Litchfeld Center. It is well calculated for dairY milk or young stock is in high state Of cultiv is wel SacUI;ed with wood, mostly haTd enough to ausRs sgl1sn ao. livered in market to pay for one hal Of aaid farm. If not sold soon, VIII Dc rented or lot oh aharos.
 |. :. o.n o JOIN As WOODRUFF.
 Litchneld, Nov lats 1oI0 S6-2w%@
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NORTH CORNWALL

Our Reading Circle increases Ill inter-, st as was fulis manifested t., Mr. Colds last Friday evening, whose large hou,. was filled with old amt young from all parts of the parish. Aside from the reading, Inuci, credit Is due to Miss Stevens and Mr. Ira cy for their contrbatioLs tu the way of tableaA, art gallery. statuary, &c-Your Washington correspondent refers tu our dancing. Weagree with him that amuse- ments have their demands upon ns, and many of us believe in dancing Bat our Reading Circle Is for all. aud we have many most esitmable people who are in. terested in it. who wish the dancing might be deferred to other. social gatherings. Ought they to be gratifed
 Just at dark, few days since, our miller, Peter Fritz, while partaking his evening meal, ,espied through tue window certain dusky neighbor making off from the mill with a bag of four, without leave or license. Peter gave pursuit, whereupon the darkey threw away bis flour anu made good his escape. Whether he has stopped running yet is not known for he has not been seen hereabonts since.-Would that others might follow him! s
 Mir. Jacob Scoville has bought the right to. manufacture and sell in this state certain Washing Machine. that is making qaite stir among the good housewifes in our vicinity. All Hail! to anything that will shorten washing day and help the ''Wimmen Folks. :" ....
 We have bride in town 13 years old.
 -Mr. Stewart Strong has purchased a farm in Sharon of 100 acres, and will take possession April list. a : A. <.
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1eT We regret to see that Mir. John B. Isbell. formerly of Wolcottville. died at East Farms Waterbury, oa Wednesday last, aged 35. While in WoIcottville, Mir. Isbell placed the people of that vicinity under great obligations by getting up a series of excellent concerts, better than anything of the kind they have had before or since. Afterwards he extended his field of operations to other parts of the county, to Waterbury and New Haven. In the summer of 1869 he gave at Litchfeld a concert by the famous 'South Church" Quartette, assisted by MT. Balch. the New Haven vio!inist. which was one of the fiu- est musical performances ever heard in this vicinity. Mr. Isbell's musical ventures were, We imagine, more pleasant for others than profitable to himself. Failing in health, he went South with hope of it's permanent improvement, which, it seems, proved fallacious.
 Little good music is heard, in these days, outside our cities. Those who nave fur nished us such. deserve. at least, grateful remembrance.
 We learn that the Wolcottville Musical Association will give a concert on Wednes- day eve, Dec. IA, at the Methodist Church, for tho benfit of Mrs. Isbell's family.
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HOLIDAY SEASON, consisting of full line of Foreign & Domestic
 WORKS of ART. s.. .

The choicest Chromosthe market afForda
 A large stock of Engrayings Autographs, Pho tographs, &c ks
 Over one hundred .styles. of Oval, Rustic and Plain Picture Frames, ranging in price from eight cents upwards GE E 4 ss "A Gb lb Ff
 Swiss, German and French Carvings.
 Stersoscopes in great variety and large assort- ment of StereoscQpic Views; E5z{I
 Their Ware-rooms will also be found stocked with full assortment of Furniture, Bedding and Undertaking Goods of every description.
 New Milford, Conn, Dec. sth 1870. v iSS-lm
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The Message.

Tue Presidents annual message is a good one. He advocates strict neutrality in European matters, non-intervention in Cuba, the annexation of San Domingo, the assumption by the Government of the AL abama claims. firm vindication of the rights of our fishermen on the Canada coast. civil service reform, moderate ta- riff reform, and speedy return to specie payment.
 The President shows great sympathy for the French people, without proposing an American entanglenent ill European af- fairs. He. congratulates the country on the restoration of the seeded States, now nearly complete While he does not at all adopt the Butleriau policy of picking quarrels with neighboIs. he does not pro- pose to submit to much more kanuck i'm. pudeuce. Finally, he advises caution in land grants, averring that much of our previous legislation in that respect has been characterized by indiscriminate and piofuse liberality.".
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08

EVERY SATuRDAY for Dec. 10. comes as beautifully illustrated as usual. It con- tains the continuation of George Sands new novel "The Marquis de Villemer, ? short articles and illustrations, mostly of European war scenes Every Saturday is probably now the best illustrated paper in the countrys t
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s% Quoting from our last weeks arti- ole on Temperance, the Hartford Comnnt remarks as follows: :
 'sWe question very much the correctness of the conclusions reached, particularly on what follows that II no revival comes, it is plain that few generations will bring the customs tilroughout every grade of society back to those ways of hab itual indulgence winch preceded the original movement"
 We should be very glad to believe that our view was incorrect. but, right or wrong 1t is one that is very generally taken. Last week. when our columns were already full, we received the following communication from lady in Washington, Conn.,, which bears directly on the question
 For the Enquirer.
 DEAD, OR DEAD DRUNK
 Having occasion on Thanksgiying.da day to come from New Milford to Washington, by way of Judd's Bridge. we necessarily passed the place where the workmen are grading and blasting for our projected Railroad. When within quarter of a mile of the hnee rocks they a,e blasting near the Curtis place" We came to the sense- less body of than lying with face upturu- ed close to the track of the road. My com panion, very old gentleman, asked .x citedly. els Le dead ?" !, sI don't kno " he looks like it." As we were already be- lated and anxious to be at home before it was too dark 10 see where we were driving, we hurried on to where the railroad men were still at work, and after seeing some of them start to take care of the poor fellow, con- tlnued our homeward ride. But tLa. paie face haunss us yet, and We wonder if Ii. quor alone cansed that teath-like appear anee. When we speak of it to others, "Drunk, l presume" is the response.
 That leads to temperance talks, and it is said that dram drinking is the rule rather than the exception with the young men in all our neighboring villages. That intem- pernnce is fearfully on thejncrease. Then have not the friends of temperance somc- thing to do Formerly grea1 and success ful efforts were made by the Washing gtoni. ans and other organizations But they all ''wearied in we'll doing" until the demon of drnnkness is having it all his own way. Shall this continue?
 One of the old temperance apostles. s. NJ. Hewlett is soon to be in Washington. What his engagements are, except for one evening, l know not, but if the effort were made, he might be induced to labor for a time at the old work in the towns that m ost need refofmer in their midst Friends of Temperance, "make an effort !" As Dickens Mrs. Chick say 8. you can do noth. ing if you don't ''make an effort" His present address is S. NJ. Hewlett, Irving ton, N. J. J.
 The suggestion with which the foreeoinp letter closes is well worth the attention of parsons in this county who are interested in the question of Temperance.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08
DEED.

In Kent, Nov. 22d. MT. Nelson Kelly, agsd 69.. see.fySs fsa .sxasa . aI.s
 in Watertown, Nov. 23, Mary 0. Wood- ward, oldest daughter of J. A. and Helen Woodward, aged 16. F9sls saas7gg eresisd
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NORFOLK.

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 The temperance movement in this town does not seem very Successful. Last win ter. liquor was seized in several places, and many cases were tried. Iu most, iudg ment was rendered for the prosecution. but oa appeal to the Superior Court at Litchfiefd, verdicts of acquittal were ren- dered, and every prosecution failed. This result so discouraged people that no further effort has been made in this place to check the sale. of spirits. Grog shops are open on every side. and scaEcely a day passes without drunken men being seen in our streets.
 I think there is but one way of helping things here, and that is, to ligidly enforce our State law. If I understand it., the law makes every intoxicated person liable to arrest and punishment. Let that course be followed up for short time. and we should see but few drunken men. and the traffic would die out. It is of no suse to have laws if they are not enforced.
 - We have had very mild weather, but no heavy rains sufficient 10 -fll the wells and springs. There is mneh fear that they will not fili up, aud that water will be hard to get during the coming winter. - !
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08

HINT.-We suggest to those having the Methodist revival in this village in RcRaree. that it would be good thing to engage the pop. good work along. Berkshire Courier.
 The Methodists of the male ministerial persuasion are in great doubt whether the employment of Mrs. Van Oott is legiti. mate way of saving souls. Great Bar. rington had better go on sinning, till the question is settled!
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08
Department Reports.

 lished this year in advance of the meet. ing of Congress. We give the following summary of what is of most importance in those which have appeared:-
 Pusr OFFICE. Postmaster Generals report shows an increase of million and a half in receipts, and of about half mill ion in expenses. leaving deficiency of four millions (a million less than last yearl. Over thirty four million dollars have been sent by money orders, and some three millions of cash returned to senders from the Dead Letter Office. The total number of post.ofices has been increased about 1,4O0 during the year. About 8, ,OOO letters have been stolen during the year, out of six hundred million sent through the mails. The Postmaster General renews his recon. mendation of the abolition of the franking system; but does not wish it extended to the sending of. newspapers within the counties where published. He says:
 Nor do object to the free transportation of newspapers to regular subscribers in the counties of their publication, as now authorized by law. Their conveyance without charge does not inter fere toith the speedy and regular transmission oJ Me mods.
 The Postmaster General recommends the introduction of the system of postal cards.
 INTERNAL REvENUE.-Commissioner De- lano (now Secretary of the Interior) re- ports that the total receipts of his depart. ment for the fiscal year, have been over $ls5, 1000. .OOO, gain of over twenty-five millions on the year preceding of which near twenty millions are on spirits and to. bacco. The receipts for the first eighteen months of President Grants administra ton, ending in September last, as compar. ed with the receipts of the last eighteer months of Johnson's administration. show an increase of $49, ,672, ,OOO.
 TIE TREASURY. .-Mr. Boutwell's annua report shows that there was payment O over 100 millions of the old debt during the past fiscal year, with 8 prospect of payment of 50 millions next year. Tn, European war renders the funding of th' national debt impossible at present.
 THE NAVY, WAR, &c.-Secretary Robe son strenuously advocates an increase O our navy. The army now numbers abou 37,0O0 officers and men.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08
WASHINGTON.


 A complaint having been made to Esq Gum that..a man named Murphy had set up sbanty near the Cnrtiss Place, and was selling whiskey in violation of law. . warrant was issued for his arrest, and giv- en to Constable Richard Mailey, who. with ( dozen or more of the solid men of the village. went down ~oa Friday afternoon, used. a little moral suasion on the premis- es. and prevailed upon him to go up to the Academy. where O. O. Ford. Esq. told him what penalties of fine and Imprisonment hung oyer him. He pleaded igno- rance of the law. and an offer that he should pay costs and give bonds~in the amount of $500 not to sell liquor in any of the towns on the line of the Shepaug Valley railroad, for the term of five years, was gladly accepted by him. Mr. Steven son purchased the lumber of him, that had been used in the shanty. The constable took him home over night, and in the morning dismissed him with sensible view of the difficulties attendant on liquor selling in old Judea Nip the worm in the bnd w.
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1&e Brother King of Watertown, com. menced married life with breeze that blew the roof of the sheds. from which the wedding guests had but just removed their horses.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08
1S 8TATE ITEMS. @

There was bold mail robbery in New Haven Monday night.
 Tue great >Bethoven Musical, Festival at New Haven has made a successful beginning Simeon s. Patterson, Esq. died at Hart ford on Monday. grsr {
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08

D@- The Danbury Ne,os compliments us on a recent article, bnt isn't half so Aat- tering as the Bridgeport Former, which rasess it into aa editorial. and don't even mention us. ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08

n@- We are.not acquainted with the pic lot of, the Rousatonic down train, but guess from the following incident that he will not hanker after" beef for some time. r,.sa6 fas.
 The Housatonic train down on Thanksgiving day, ran into drove of cattle near Ashley Falls knocking all but one of them off the traci. This one was wedged in the pilot and in this condition was carried through bridge to the next station. = DGnosay Times.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08


 1eA- We are in receipt of letter from Cornwall stating that "the village of South Cornwall was scene of bloodshed, on the 23i of November; that an ex- tremely peaceable person was goaded into a row with an extremely quarrelsome one, and gave the latter a bloody nose aud two black eyes. 1t remarks in conclusion: "I write this to you, thinking it will not be published in the Sentinel. for inc reason that this qnrrelsome person is near rela. tion of the Sentinel editor.
 If this statement should prove untrue, we shall be forced to admit, ia the language of one of the Sentimers amplest apologies, that [" the charge is very ingenious and well intended to impose on the public
 B@- The Danbury Neps. attacks Bridge port, last week, in it's weakest point: A car-driver in Bridgeport has perverted histo- ry by returning pocket-book to it's owner, and petrided the populace by refusing to take re- | ward for so doing.
 | Two prominent merhants of Bridgeport effer. vesced last week, and pounded each other m broad daylight in the stomach, until separated Morally, Bridgeport will never amount to any, thing unti 1t has different street cars.s |
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-12-08

HAVE NOW OPENED THEIR ENTIRE
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SPECIAL NOTICES,
T. STEELE < SON,

$40 Main Street.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08

Corn FoDDER.-The corn crop, take
it altogether throughout the country, was
never better than the one about to be har.
vested, while the grass crop, especially the
second moving, has been short in severa
sections; hence the. necessity of curing the
corn fodder as carefully as possible-fal
more so than is generally the case. We
know it is pretty heavy article to handle
and that many farmers defer their husk-
ing to very late period, greatly to the
injury Of the fodder. 1T is, perhaps bes
certainly the least is laborious-t to husk
the corn in the field and remove it thence
to the cribs; but we could never see the
advantage to the corn by deferring the
husking until the fodder, by the weather
and shocking, becomes almost worthless
The corn, too, by being confined in the
large shocks for six or eight weeks, moulds
far more than if carefully cribbed where
the air has free access and passage.
Cattle prefer we'll cured fodder to clover
hay, and it is fully as milk producing
even more so when cut and steamed. They
will then eat up all that is prepared fol
them and thrive upon it. We know this
from our own experience, and the expert
ence Of others. The fodder, therefore, il
not merely worth being cured in the bes,
manner, but it should be an object of rea
concern with all who keep catlle-as
much so as clover hay. 1t is sad, then
to see so many fields of fodder scattered
over the country, moulding and wasting
away, in November, and even in the early
part Of December.-Ger. Telegraph.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR GARDEN g
Have you made your garden 2" is q
question farmers sometimes ask each other
in the spring. The real time to ask it is
in the fall. Every farmer should endeavor
to interest his family in the cultivation Of
the garden. A good garden contributes
much to the pleasure and profit of country
life.
But what can be more discouraging to
the boy or girl or wife who wants to SOW
a few seeds or plant few potatoes early
in the spring, to 60 into the garden, just
as the snow is passing away, and find not
single spot Of land adapted to the pur-
pose. Weeds, corn-stalks, potato tops,
and rnhish of all kinds scattered o,vry
where, and not thing can be put in the
ground till the whole garden is ready to
plough. ..... ....-. rs
The easiest and simplest remedy for i,
is this: Plough your garden this fall.
I try to plough mine twice in the fall, and
put on some manure and mix it thoroughly
with the soil. In spring it is then ready
the moment the frost is out of the ground
I usually plant peas before the frost is out
or just as soon as l can get four or Gv'
inches of surface soil to cover the Seed
J. Harris, in Hearth and Home.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08

To TRAIN A Horse TO STAND.-Ihe
American Stock Journal contains the fol
lowing directions: Take your horse on
the barn floor and throw strap over his
back and fasten it to his right fore foot
lead him along and say "whoa," at the
same time pull down the strap, which
throws him on three feet and makes him
stop suddenly. This is the best way
known to teach who's, though you can put
on the war bride and say whoa, and give
him a sharp jerk that will stop him about
as soon as the strap to his foot. Then
put him in harness, with the foot-strap,
as directed under the head of Training to
harness." and drive him up to the door.
The moment he undertakes to move take
his foot and say whoa. Get in your car.
riage and get out again rattle the thills,
make all the noise il getting out you can
give him to understand, by snatching his
foot each time he moves, that he must
stand until you tell him to go; and after
few times you can put the whole family
in the carriage, and he won't stir out Of
his tracks.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08
Butler the Victim Of his own Super.
q stltiOn.

Butler is one of those singular men who
create superstition, and are themselves
the victims of it. Mr.. George Francis
Train and the Count Johannes are also
instances of this hallucination. As we
often see quack doctors address a crowd
for years with such success that they i'm
agine themrelves the pink of Legitimacy,
so Butler has impressed certain political
groundings with an idea which has at last
deluded himself, viz: that he is either an
intellectual or an educated statesman. He
does not possess one constructive talent.
The nature and combination of his quail
ties are destructive, Unstable, revolution
airy and brutal-one part Danton and two
parts Santerre. This is the type of his
republicanism. Yet, so easily won are
the laurels Of violence, that there exists
many thousand Americans, among whom
whom is Butler, who hold him to be a
greatly superior man to Hamilton Fish,
and he and they regard Fish as incarnate
dullness, the duller for his responsibility.
In the spirit of Phaeton, Butler is willing
to take the reins of the state department,
and drive abroad through the niceties of
diplomacy as the best and latest represen-
tative of his country. / am not at all
satisfied thatthe president does not regard
him as well qualified for the place. He
belongs to the junta of Chandler, Cameron
and Morton, all of them people Of blind
violence, and ready to use foreign war as
political weapon. 1t is monstrous to ex-
press the suspicion that in period like
ours there are men who look at war as q
possible political expediency. But we
have already had the spectacle of the same
men using impeachment, in the words of
Fassenden, as a part of political machin-
ery."-George Alfred Townsend.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-12-08

A young lady who sometimes ind ulges
her wit without regard to expense" OF
feeling ON the part of those at whom the
barbed darts are hurled, recently asked q
dry goods clerk, "Why is your NOUS.
tache like my back hair ~ He blushing.
ly gave it up, when the answer. sharp and
rather satiricsl, caused him to blush still
more: because it's all down!
A minister out West vouches for the
following: "a Kansas girl was standing
hand in hand with her lover, with eyes
and mouth agape, watching the incoming
of the first train on new railroad. The
locomotive was quiet until it came into
the depot when the whistle blew, as the
engine was stopping, the girl burst out
with the exclamation, why, la she
came plum in afore she belleredr"