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Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13
STATE ITEMs.

A new summer hotel has been opened at Newtown.
 The rails are laid on 37 miles of the Conn. Valley R. R.
 The Danbury Fair is to be in session five days this year. A laborer committed suicide at Water bury, Thursday.
 boy accidentally shot himself at Mid dletown, last week, A New Britain man lost his hand loading a cannon on the Fourth.
 Charles Webster has been chosen chief of the New Haven police.
 A New Canaan boy has been sent to Slate Prison for rape of his sister.
 A New Haven horse railroad transported 10, 800 passengers on the Fourth.
 A brakeman was killed on the Hartford and New Haven railroad, Saturday.
 A woman was run over and killed by N. Y. X N. Fl. railroad train, Friday.
 Miss Maria Brainerd is singing for two months at Trinity church, New Haven.
 A woman was struck by runaway horse in Hartford. Thursday, and instantly kill ed.
 The Derby road ran excursion trains on the Fourth transporting over 2OOO passen- gers.
 The railroad bridge at Norwalk, where the terrible accident occurred 21 years ago, is to be rebuilt.
 The Branford Fruit association sent 4O,- 900 quarts of strawberries to market, this season.
 Operas are a democratic institution in Danbury all next week. Admittance from 25 to 50 cts.
 The Polaris sailed from New London at 4 o'clock, Monday morning. for the Arctic regions.
 A man is under $5. 900 bail. in Hartford, for putting obstructions on the railroad track.
 MT. Gurdon Trumbull, Hartford artist, has painting of fish, on exhibition, which is said to be very fine.
 The force upon the Ridgefeld and New York railroad will soon be considerably in- creased, and every effort made to finish the road in September.
 On Wednesday of last week the annual game of base ball between Yale and Har- yard came off at Hamilton Park. Harvard was victorious % to IS. Deming and Richards, of this place. were both unable to play owing to injuries received few days before. ..tI'
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DEED.

In New Milford, June27, Edwin M. Hill, aged % years and 10 mouths. aa
 In New Milford, June 27, Miss Sarah Bennett, aged 75 years.
 In South Kent. June 2S, Hiram Segar, aged 54 years.
 At Cornwall Bridge, June 26. Russell Prescott, aged 86 years,
 At West Wiusted, June 30, Carrie E. daughthr of Henry and Louisa Vosburg, aged 8 months and 20 days. 5s aog1
 In Goshen, July [, Miss Lucy Jane Lawton, daughter of Zebulon o. Lawton, aged 23 years.
 In Woodbury on the 9th inst, Clarissa, wife of Charles J. Minor, aged 6h,
 She united with the North Cong'tional Church at the age of 15, and has led life highly consist ent with her profession. She was seized with ap- oplexy at 114 o'clock, A. M., and ceased to breath at 1, P. M. The community as well ae her family lament her death, yet they .'mourn not as those without hope"
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TO coRREsPoNDENrs.

Sometime since, we made propositions for 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 us such assistance. We are thereby encouraged to renew our propositions. hoping that the good example already set will be generally followed, and that n heloeal 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 Litchfeld County, are as follows:
 - |. On publication of any communication we will forward sic esera copies of the EN- curRnR containing the same, to the address 3 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 dssired, and to whom they are to be sent.
 q Local items from reliable sources, in any part of the county, will be received with pleasure, but we are particularly de- correspondents. To each of these, or to such person as he or she may designate, we will send copy of our paper regularly S~~S~~e>S>>~Ss 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.
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 |. Manuscript should be written only on one side Ot the paper.
 ,s Regular correspondents can avoid all danger of having the contributions of others attributed to themby assuming some signature, a single let ter being sufficient.
 Ia Incase of two communications relating to the same event, the fullest will usually be published. Hence Communications never anaiss, oven from places where we have regular correspon- dents, since they often give valuable additional information.
 h A simple statement of facts is all that is neces sary. and hastily written communications will be corrected before publication.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13

Score of Mechanics 54, Cripples 25. The Red Stars of this village beat the Lone Stars of Salisbury. Red Stars scored 57 and the Lone Stars 25. Receipts at the gate $l33, ,OO.
 Peter Mahon, an old inhabitant of this village, fell through the Rail road Bridge at Amesville last evening and was found dead Wednesday morning. His skull a shoulder and neck were broken, but two bottles of poor whiskey come out all safe. He fell on the rocks near the abutment on the Canaan side of the river.-iSentinel.
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 ob6 The hearty support given the Uni versity at Atlanta by Southern whites of all shades of political opinion is one of the hopefullest signs of the times. Ibis uni. versity is practically devoted to the in. struction of colored pupils in the different branches of collegiate education. The State board of visitors appointed to make the last examination were nearly all con. seryatives fully endorse the management of the, institution and report as follows re- earding the proficiency of the students:- ss ssAt every step of the examination we were impressed with the fallacy of the pop ular idea (which. in common with thous- ands of other majority of tue under signed have heretofore entertainedl that the members of the African race are not -capeble of a high grade of intellectual cul. ture. The rigid tests to which the classes in algebra and geometry, and in Latin and Greek were subjected, unequivocally dem onstrated that under judicious training, and with .persevering study, there are many members of the African race who can sessaan high grade of intellectual culture. They proved that they can master intricate problems m mathematics, and fully com. prehend the construction of difficult uas- sages m the classics. Many of the pupils exhibited degree of mental culture. which. considering the length of time their minds have been in training. would do credit to members of any race. |.
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, COUNTY ITEMS.
ED. ENQ

TWISTED. MT. and Mrs. Elizur B. Par sons Linen Wedding was very magniti. cent affair. The guests were numerous and happy. and the linen as fine as that which Dives wore. sss.r
 MT. Wm. c. Phelps has just returned from a seyen.weeks' trip to the West, hav- ing been as far as Rock Island. d.-Herald.
 R1vERToN. MT. Alonzo Gaines, of East Hartland, has found buyers for several AL derney COWS here. Good COWS of this breed average pound of butter to five quarts of milk, and many do even better-a pound from four quarts not being an uncommon yield.-Herald.
 SHARoN.-Sharon was prominent at Will Hams College Commencement, last week. Gen. Chas. F. Sedgwick made two speech es before the Alumni; w. R. Terrett, of the graduating class, was class orator; while to Rev. A. B. Bullions were given the ''semi- lunar fardels' that Dr. Samuel Hanson Cox once stoically refused, and afterward con- descendingly accepted. Herald.
 NORTH CANAAN.-Our town is on the grow. Ten new houses have been erected during the last twelve months s. 0. Beck ley is putting up splendid mansion near the Town Hall which is to cost, according to rumor, not less than BIO, GOO. A Catho lie Church is going up near the depot.
 The Barnum Richardson Co.,, has just established pair of hay scales at their fur mace, labeled, s'1OO, ,00O lbs.
 Crops need rain. The grub has done great damage to corn and tobacco.-H ald. s.
 THoMAsToN. The society of Good Sama- ritans hold their meetings fortnightly dur ing this quarter, and are generally we'll at. tended and made very interesting. The young contribute quite largely to these meetings by recitations, declama tions, se- lect readings, &c. Quartette singing and five minutes speeches go to make up the rest. A paper is soon to be started which will add much to the interest.
 pr. Woodruff is entitled to sincere thanks for his beautiful description of what he saw in his late journey to California, delivered before large and interested au- dience here, last week.
 The brick work to the basement story of the Catholic Church is now up and ready for the woodwork. It will be a agood-sized church, will probably cost some $15. 1000, and is to be finished this coming fall.
 The Episcopal society are moving in the direction of new chapel, the old ono being considered rather too small and incl egant. s s
 Five dwellings have been erected here this year. none of them costing over three or four thousand dollars. -Anserican
 FALLS VILLAGE. Base Ball Tourna- mant was a success. The Mechanics of Lakeville beat the Cnpples of Ashley Falls.
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NORTHFIELD.

The only observance of the Fourth in this place was by our English people, who. in the afternoon, had plc-nic in the woods, and in the evening dance in Turner's Hall a .
 IA meeting was held last Sunday at 4P. M. on the picnic ground conducted by Rev. Lewis Munger and MT. Peck, the Country Miller" SEER.
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LADIES READ, be wise, learn before too late that Warmers Dyspepsia Tonic will cure those weak nerves, restore digestion, and relieve constipation, it is perfect rem ovator; have you lost all interest in society, it will restore you, have you lost all ambi- tion. it will give it back to you; again, have you pains in the front, top or back of the head it will cure them: have you partially lost your sight, or have you weakness of the eyes at times, it will cure them, and will also cure many other complaints that are peculiar to your sex. Take one bottle and be convenced. See advertisement.- Erening Journal
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BASE BAIL.-The result of the champi- onship base ball matches. this year, has been as follows: The Philadelphia Athlet- ics now lead, having won games and lost 4; next come the Chicago White Stockings who have won 10 games and lost 5; then, the N. Y. Mutuals who have won games and lost 6; then the Boston Red Stockings who have won games and lost 2 and the Olympics who have lost 10 and gained 10 1; and then several other clubs who have lost so many games and gained so few as to leave them little chance for the champion. ship. The Mutuals, lately first in the list, have retired to the third with fair pros- pect of going yet lower.
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THE STATE NORMAL SoHooL. The an- nual commencement of the State Normal school took place at New Britain On Thurs day. The exhibition is said to have been very creditable. and among the essays read we notice the following by represent atives of this county The Poor Wise Man" Laura D. Bronson. Litchfeld; "The American Idea of Public Schools" Andrew Buell., Plymouth.
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HARTFORD < NEW HAVEN RArLRoAD.-A Courant contributor estimates that every person who originally subscribed 100 shares of H. & N. H. Railroad stock and has taken advantage of subsequent opportunities of fered him by the company, now has 252 shares, costing him $l4.O5O These shares are now worth $40. 95O in the market. The gentlemen "who wear nankeen pantaloons all winter" are, therefore, little better off than the general public who are paying from to cents mile for being carried over their railroad.
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BoARD OF AaRIcUITURE. Strong oppo- sition is manifested to the restoration of the Board of Agriculture among the farm- CTS of the House. We should judge that some of the farmers discussions heretofore reported were hardly worth the expense; but we have no sympathy with the too common depreciation of scientific farming. The marked improvement in breeds of stock and methods of farming of the past quarter of century show how great improvements have heretofore resulted from intelligent farming. and it is simply because the sci ence of agriculture is yet in it's infancy that men can with any plausibility deny that it is science.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13
WoODBURY.

The Ladies of the first Congl Society held festival at the Town Hall, on the afternoon and evening of the 4th inst,
 which was well attended net receipts $225 which will be used towards the purchase of an organ. The day of our national lnde- pendence seems to be the most favorable time for festivals with us.
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A CONSTITUTIONAL CoNvENT1oN,-The
 committee on Constitutional Amendment.
 heard arguments. last week, upon the question of calling Constitutional Con
 vention. We trust that such a convention will be called. It is, true that the Repub
 lican party reaps temporary advantage
 from our present 'trotten borough" system,
 but no such temporary advantage is worth
 the stigma of injustice it places upon us. Moreover, the example of New Hampshire,
 much stronger Republican State than Connecticut, ought to teach us how great the chances are of Democratic victory here at some unlucky election. With such a victory would come an apportionment under Democratic auspices whereas an apportionment made by convention call under the bill introduced by Mir. Seymour, would probably be under Republican con- trol, since it would be elected on the basis of our present representation in the House. The usual result of such proceedings in other States indicates that the party con- trolling the apportionment would probably gain sufficient advantage to secure them the legislature for several years afterwards, and an apportionment, once made, could not be changed till after the nsusof 1880. We cannot help thinking, therefore, that Connecticut Republicans would not only do what would be right, but what would be for their ultimate party advantage, if they were to take the initiative in calling Constitutional Contention.
 There are many changes of subordinate importance in our present constitution which, we think, are generally desired we need g single capital; some system of mil nority representation biennial elections in the fall, with winter sessions. of the Leg islature the abolition of our absurd sys. tenn of Electors, which makes every error or injustice of partizan boards irremedia- ble restoration of the life tenure of office to judges. Many of these changes have already been proposed from time to time, but the requirement of a two-thirds vote of the legislature before they can be submitted to the people has hitherto ren- dered their adoption impracticable.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13
The French Republic,

@ The excesses of the Paris Commune and of the Yersaillist army had so much disgust ed foreigners who believed in govern uaent "by the people. for the people," that it was generally imagined there would be another reaction throwing France into the hands of some Bourbon or Bonaparte. The result of the elections held week ago Sun. da5 indicate that the desire for Republic is much stronger in France than any one had anticipated. Cities, provinces, and above all the army voted by tremendous najorities for Republican candidates. Moreover. what is still more surprising, Gambetta, the chief war minister of the Provisional government, turns up great favorite both of army and people. It has been generally imagined that this mans bombast and lies, his blunders and failures, had brought him into general discredit. ! We forget that bombast and lies form a large part of every French ''statesman's" stock in trade and that if Gambetta made many mistakes and ultimately failed, he nevertheless showed remarkable energy and resource, and played his losing hand with ra pluck and an. audacity which seemed at times to promise success, and always com. manded respect.
 ,m - This election seems to demonstrate the bona tide republicanism of the government. The power which the central authority can always exert in French election was sui. D sfciently demonstrated under the Lower Empire. Had Thiers really desired an Or leanist success, the cities might have gone overwhelmingly republican. but hardly the country and the army. The success of the last loan indicates confidence in their government on the part of the French money lenders which greatly astonishes all who know anything about the disordered state of the French finances. Indeed the evidences of reviving prosperity. and of a steady confidence in popular government which France now exhibits, are a most
 grateful surprise to all of us who have al. most despaired of seeing anything good s come out of this modern Nazareth.
 Future developments will be looked fo, q with great interest. The reappearance o l Gambetta promises Thiers much trouble
 The former is very brilliant, energetic S interruptions young man. The latter, nei ther brilliant, energetic nor young, concluded
 . ruinous peace with foreigners, and wages
 ruinous war with Frenchmen. Gan ther. } be much doubt of the result?
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"BEH1ND DEXTER We received, last week, copy of the Jersey City Herald, six out of the eight columns of whose second page were taken up with sketch of MT. Robert Bonner, the famous owner of Dex- ter. the lucky publisher of the New York Ledger, and the munifcent patron of Messrs. Edward Everett. Sylvanus Cobb, IT,, Theodore Woolsey. and other literary men of note. It is greatly to Mir. Bonner's credit that his impartial critic did not find it necessary to say anything except in praise of him throughout the entire six columns. Two places were marked-one doubly-by the indefatigable editor. Now when we consider how much time it must have taken to make all those marks in the copy sent us and in the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety.nine copies sent to other journals and how much money it must have taken to pay the statute two cents per transient paper" on each of them, we are really almost as much aston ished at the generosity of the panegyrizer as at the merit of the panegyrized. The marked passages state that, once on time, MT. Bonner set up 25OOO ems of ''solid" type in 20 hours and 28 minutes and that. "A ride behind Dexter makes a man famous" We know. therefore, both what has made MT. Bonner such lucky pub. fisher and what has made him famous which are exactly the two things which we were anxio ous to know about him. We no. tice, further, that this is the fifty-sixth per- sonal sketch the editor of the Jersey Her. ald has published; now is it too much to ask of that gentleman to send us his sketch of. Daniel Webster
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asasv 6EAKR BEras. Another proof of the ex- p asssrated idea of the danger of being bit ten by q fattlesnake is to be found in the
 experiepce of the Connecticut Colony in as Kapsass Eleven persons have been bitten 2 hince their residence there. none of the
 cases proving fatal except that of child.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13

Those who desire good article to restore gray hair to it's youthful color. we would recommend to purchase Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover. a most excellent and valuable preparation by all Druggists.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13

Nearly million gallons of Pratt's Astral Oil have been sold-and no accident has ev- CT occurred, directly or indirectly, from burning, storing or handling it. We con- sider this the best test of it's perfect safety.
Litchfield enquirer., 1871-07-13

sJ It is said that the legislative con. mittee on Finance will report in favor of a bill taxing the premium notes of Mutual Insurance Companies.
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MARRIED.

In Worthwhile, July 5, by Henry N. Lyon Esq, Mr. Frederick Lamson and Mrs. Harriet M. Way, both of New Milford.
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b8r The Atalanta crew beat the Yale crew by nine seconds in three-mile boat race on Lake Saltonstall, Monday.
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GOSHEN.

On the 4th we had picnic in a fine grove short distance Northeast of the
 Centre. Mir. Doubleday. and others. gave us short addresses, and the music added to the enjoyment of those present Thirty two of our young people went to Bantam
 Lake, and we had splended fire works at the house of MT. M. W. Gray, in the eve- ming. But the great event of the week
 was the gathering of taOenty t,oo babies, last Thursday. at the house of MT. John w. Brooks. There were thirteen boys and nine girls, most of whom were less than a year old, and conspicuous among them was John Norton Brooks. s'the blue-eyed baby host, as he was called. The people came to see them from 4 to 5, P. M.. and about 100 remained and partook of the bountiful entertainment. after which the babies, each in the arms of one of it's parents, were ar- ranged on the piazza in front of the house, and all those present united in declaring it to be beautiful sight. The little things tumbled about on the green grass in the front yard, and it was remarkable how quiet they all were. H. N.
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GOSHEN, July 10. 1871. EDITOR ENoU1RER.-Will you allow me to correct an error in the article of your correspondent, H. N, in your last issue? From his statement of the condition of the Congregational Church. it would appear that we have lost in numbers, during the last seven and half years, more than we have gained, whereas, the reverse is the fact. notwithstanding our loss has been very heavy.
 The additions to the church were cor. rectly stated at 79; number of deaths and removals, GA instead of 70. Add to these the deaths outside of the church, and they would exceed the latter number: whilst we have lost at least twenty whole families.
 PASTOR.
 Another Goshen correspondent writing anonymously (which correspondents should never dol, fears that false impression may have been given by the statement made some time since, that MT. Doubleday's resignation was unanimously accepted. He says, ''Both the church and society passed resolutions of sympathy and confidence, and of deep regret at the necessity which compelled the dissolution of the relation that had existed for nearly eight years. ," ED ENQ.
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PLYMOUTH sKETCHEs-No. II.

Last week s. A. Kelsey, merchant tailor, lost by death his young gest child. an intel- esting little boy of about eight years The funeral was largely attended at the parent al residence on Sunday afternoon last. The Rev. MT. Hilliard oficiated on the mourn full occasion, and made lengthy and feeling remarks. He stated this to be the first death in the Sabbath school since his ar- rival in the parish, more than 8 year and a half ago. The school sang appropriate pieces at both the house and the grave.
 On the Sd inst. H. J. Thayer and Lewis Williams of thls town, and David Daniels of Waterbury, started for Montreal for the purpose of purchasing horses. The latter two returned on the 8th, and the former 4ho 1otl,, h-;n eipes with thana -rnrs, fine specimens of horse flesh.
 = Harry, son of H. J. Thayer, while out with other boys, squirreling, got very bad ]y poisoned with mercury, or some other vine, plant or shrub. He is slowly recov- ering from his unpleasant and perhaps dangerous situation.
 A few days since, Ward Terry lost 8 valuable COW, which in some way fell down a ledge of rocks in the lot where she was pastured.
 PLYMoTHEAN.
 Inlv 11th 1871
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-30

Don't shiver for last years snow :"
. saying Of Archbishop whateIy's, Is
peculiarly applicable to those who
make ma, themselves miserable over trou.