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Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
August aaont,,iies, &c.

ScRIBNER's contains. Yachts and Yacht ing Gllus:); The Graphic Art (illus. ); Should the Study of the Modern Preeede that of the Ancient Languages; Despond ency; At His Gates, by Mrs. Oliphant; The Islapd of Corfu Gllus.); The Gardener and the Manor; Labor and Capital in Manufactures; Hebe's Jumbles; What is your Culture to Me; The Canoe, HowEte Build and How to Manageit Gllus. j. .Tops ics of the Time; The Old Cabinet; Nature and Science; Home and Society; Culture and Progress; Etchings. sss vsu as9st s-4
 Scribner & Co., New York. s4 a year. See Enquirer Clubbing Rates. -. E The TRANsATlANrIui1 contains: Asylums for Drunkards; Pearl and Emerald; Gam bling superstitions; My First Duel; Launched; A Few Days Fishing; 'tGood Bye, SweetheartH' A Chapter on Uncle sam's Diversions; A Wet Easter at Green wich; The Quality of the Brain; The Ring of Rings; De Quesnoy's Last Banquet; A Dogs Outing; 70, Wil1ieip @ IIa4
 Hammersly S Co, 7e1 Chestnut st., Phia. $2.50 year. s11 ..1-s1. l.1 s,S. -.
 The Ar1.ANr1c MONTHLY contains: Sep timus Felton, or, the Elixir of Life, by Hawthorne, lVHI; Authors Night, Why Semmes of the Alabama was not tried, IT; A Rivermouth Romance; A 1Tryst; Jeffer- son Governor of Virginia, by James Par ton; Marguerite. 4 Comedy. of Terrers.
 VIII; Jerry an Me; Mistress Gassandra Lippinc0sss Courtship; A Triumph of
 Order. by John Hay; A, Quaker Woman; The Poet at the Breakfast Table, by Holmes, VIII; Recent Iitsrature; Art;
 The Stage, Science; Politics ,si s.@ s,. st,.. James R Osgaod {, Coz Boston. s4a year. See Enquirer Clubbing Rates u ! ts sssx zxrr 4e <-9 sa 5szsl I GosHEN is investing in cedar shinGles --Hon; Freak Hurlburte of West Goshen. is having his residence painted. If hi, lneighbors would do likewise ftrwould i'm prove the looks of the village. .E-H. H. Ives 1 is building new barn. forty feet square, with basement. When completed it will be quite an imposing etrnctnre. .--The far mers are commencing having, but owing ! to the unfayorable weather do not make much headway.-We have one Greeley re- publican amongst uh-Nescs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
Goshen.

Moses Lyman received last week, from B. F. Whitner, Esq, of Orange County,
 Florida, [. beautiful watermelon, weigh ing ,62 lbs, and measuring 283' inches in length, by 3 feet in circumference It was eight days on the way, and after being kept nearly week was found, on cutting, to be in good order and of fine flavor. A few days earlier, MT. Whitner forwarded to Savannah fifty melons, the combined weight of which was one ton. The weight of some of his melons has reached seven ty pounds. Col Whitner has devoted much time and attention to fruit culture, and been very successful with the orange, sbannana. ac Undressing the ,Oeight of his melons 25 pounds in the past three years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
{ Woodbury. P

4* , S4 H5 s&E& --s =a
 That never failing topic the weather is enee this year, dog days are full two weeks in advance of the specified time.
 -Wm. ,Botsford who occupies the Phelps place, so called, has boarders from the city, The place was fitted up few years since for , boarding school. The location is very pleasant and the house with some alteration in part of the lodg- ing rooms, would make it a desirable place for Mr. Botsford's new business. We wish him success! - sa@@ .A--@s-
 Two weeks ago the North Congrega- tional Church voted to have, on and after the 14th inst, only one sermon on the Sabbath during the hot weather. The arguments used in favor of the change are: first, that ill summer the long days are SO hot people cannot very well attend't two services; second, a minister cannot write two sermons week and sustain himself {; third, if he writes only one he will bestow upon it more labor so that it will be equal to two as we usually have them, and even better, because one is all we can remsm- Der fourth, we shall have more time in the Sabbath school fifth, the weekly prayer meetings will be more fully attend ed. Quere, did the desire for this change originate in a disposition to worship and serve the gre~t Muster of Assemblies, ''or in that love of ease so common among hu- man beings The South Church have made a like arrangement, to commence on the 21st inst, and continue until the first of September. .. -.. ENo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
Cornwall.

l The enforced delay in the hay harvest, caused by the frequent rains, is a good thing, and the prospect is favorable for 8 good crop, and together with sowed corn, -turnips, &c.,, a full forage crop is sure thing. Pastures were never better. To
 bacco is growing so fast one can almost hear the leaves snap. Fruit, excepting pears, is very abundant All of which makes the prodicer and consumer smile and is very satisfactory to the stomach,
 all but the tobacco. Hope the man who is going to run ssUncle Sam's' farm next yeaa will have as good results for his la bor- s.Jo.I Y.,s 5..a s,2.s sa.ll -sIga The lightning has left it's marks in 2
 good many places It struck MT. N.
 Hart's water pipe just back of of his barn, nl,. and the same bolt, or part of it, n struck
 a tree standing some % rods of, about 10 feet from the ground, running out on the roots and turning up the ground at greatA rate At another time a tall ash tree in an open pasture was struck which is the second bolt that has decended on the same tree. MT. S.H. Grandall was repair-g ing some hay tools imam open shed on the 4th, q large wild-cherrY tree near by was struck and thoroughly splintered. r knocked the saw out of his hand, paralyz- ing it for a little time.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

Senator Wilson addressed a Grant meet ing in North Carolina, Monday.
 senator Schurz spoke at St. Louis. Monday night
 Reports from the interior of Ulster Go. N. Y. tell of light frost there on Sunday morning.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
Rrldgewater.i

No information has been received in re- gard to thehorse stolen from J. 0. Peck on the 9th inst. Our town authorities have offered reward of two hundred dol lars fer the horse and thief or one hun dred for the horse. Mir 1PecA has the sympathy of the community.
 It is proposed that installation of the Rev. Mr. DoeIttls take place early in September. H:
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
washInGton..


 Quite q disappointment was experienc- ed by the employees ofthe s. V. R. R., a few days since. It was expected that John Coe. of Bridgeport, would be con- ductor in place of Tim Keeler, and pre- parations were made to give Mir. c. one of the heartiest receptions which generous hearted, ,whole-souled railroad hands know how to give to gentleman and the prince of good fellows. But for some reason he could not accept the place, to the intense regret of all who know him s' as one of the kindest, most accommodating business men to be found on any road. 'W We uns sierstand that the same regret is felt by the directors, who are not forgetful of the fact that gentlemanly, pleasing employees leave 2 grateful memory in the minds of weary travellers, beside increasing business. A smile, a wave of. the hand, kind word costs nothing as we pass each other on ife's dusty road, but 1t helps out wonderfully by the way. It will pay. it.s,t .It.. t... - . ,e
 It used to be claimed when showers went to the east of us, years ago, that it was owing to the railroads. The fact that we have had an abundance Of heavy ones this year; would seem to confirm the theo- " of thsseffect of railroads ons thunder showers. aSass i=d's t~a .s W.
 
 A match game of base ball was played on Washington Green, Saturday afternon July 20, between q part of Alumni of F.; W. Gunn's school with the help of his scholars, and the Liberty B. B. c. of Woodbury, resulting, after an exciting game of 10 innings, in a. victory for the Reunion boys by the following score j; .
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 areat Brstuirl ! Parliament will be prorogued Aug. 1O
 Fronce-The Right of the Assembly has receded from its position on theques- tion of taxation: SG GaH tJat&tSfIAF& -Tg
 More Communists are to be executed at
 Ssdsteslaad,-T proceedings of the Geneva Tribunal are to be secret. -
 The Tribunal has been requested by tho. British agent to exclude the claims on account of the Tallahassee and other ves- sells; but their request has been denieds They now have the case of the Flor ida under consideration. aStM 'e Sposn. -An unsuecessfuI attempt was made, last week, to assassinate the King and Queen. Two of the assailants were captuered and one vas killed. There was great popular rejoicing over their es- cape.
 Russia.-Asiatie cholera is prevailing in q malignant form say..s *xfv. . KEgypt. "A 'Miliasary Commission is sit- ting at Alexandria to enquire into the late. afrays a5 ConsulA deneral Butler has left , West Isdses:2 fort in Cuba was struck by lightning, and the pOwder-magazine exploded, killing seven persons.
 Count vaimaseda has left Cuba for Spain Ss1 sa5 es Asas ass,zas0 sia9ia.laa DOMESTIC. srza s4sq a Harry Bassett defeated LongfeliOw in, the Saratoga Cup race, and the latter isI said fbe permanently disableda .s B Secretary Boutwell, made a1speech at Greensboru, N. O., last week sz-s3
 The Ring cases at Albany have been ad- journed till September. sSE
 The massacreSof g family in Texas by Indians is reported.
 ga JehnY. Wood, Assistant Postmaster Of Indianapolis, Ind, has been discovered to be adefaulter to the amount of $4,0OO or $OsUVUeg sassEZ sds fo naaessa1 fze se sxHs s9 Secretary Delano has made 0 campaign speech at Alexandria,s Va.osa1 aasaset - A. Gafifornia woman shot man, last week who had slandered her. Killing him lnstautly ly.sasoE 31au Fl H gS gIza sd Miss Anthony and her followers fepudi- ate Greeley. s1aa 8a aIes .tsassA =
 The impeachment of Judge Baynayd hes commenced ct Saratoga.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

1&42 G022442ce WaAA S1AA o2. SuAs NO.
 euhsexfA&xs who are in arrears must make up sxssuraxes before taking advantage of the fore Euinx prupcaifioa=; and subscribers who are in aaranes n.y dsaact the amount their subscrip- siuna axo ia aavzzee-
 Wsaay sheala bs sent by p0st-office order, check CT rs<szkarsd letter. if possible. If remittances arc aaas ky nal ue cannot be responsible for hs. hesars the letter reaches us, but will take all xinkz sf rszzkaancs to the clubbing periodical Rn-ssrs win be returned in the next paper.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

There is large attendance at the Re- union this year. Over hundred were at the reception, Saturday evening Games of base ball will be played with Water bury club on Wednesday and with the Woodbury club on Thursday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

We hear that there are to be two new new Superior Court iudgeships; that Spsaker Treat is to have one and Tom waller the other. How the ''bench" will rattle with that irrepressible New Lon douer on itp The ermine falls, nowadays, Oa lawyers who are handy, in one House or She other, to receive it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

a- ASHLEY FAILS hasa new school house designed for a graded school Ihe new water tank at the north end of the depos is completed. Ashley Falls is going ahead ct 2 rapid rate, reports the News.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

We publizh day earlier than usual this tAis week. on account of the reception of the BrOoklyn military company to come oG "Wednesday.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

M<ssrs. Lewis Hubben & Co, Lumber Merchants, of South Norwalk, whose ad- vsEsisenent appears in another column. have skipped Overtwenty car loads of their seoek to this town since the opening of the Shep4ng Valley railroad. They keep constantly on hand class of lumber, etc., that in unsurpassed in size and quality by any dealers in the State.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

The bill which passed the House. last week, allowing {" all persons over the age of 21" toyote in School District meetings, is a good if rather small beginning.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25
Ea0UIRER CLUBBING RATES.

Or LASA4sla County subscribers may not off, taa As ahas to take advantage of the low rates s4s.sa l1sgs elahs by most magazines and peri ox=sAL For their convenience and as an extra inAzusnsnG to new county subscribers we will ssaa tAs following periodicals to county subseri- hs.a ta connection with the ENQUIRER at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

The next annual reunion of the surviv- inG members of the 2d Conn Heavy Ar tilezy, will take place at WOlcottville, on the IIth day of September. This is the anniversary of the Regiments muster into th~ service of the United States in 1862.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

The connection betwixt the Naugatuck sailfoad and Che Derby and New Haven IS eompleted, and the roads will connect as tnat place very soon. Passengers down the Naugatuck will then be conveyed from one track to the other by the transfer of Che ear, rather than as now bv a transfer of NsensesUes on their own legs at Anso- nia.-zFGnscript.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

The fAlsehOOd that the administration were putting $aO0, 900 into North Carolina tN eaxxy the Republican ticket there, is toAA1ly dizp-Oved by showing that the wAole amount (sOmething over S2OO, ,OOO Is called for by the expenses of the United States Courts in that State, already taxed, wnzk1v h the Ku Klux trials.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

The Farmer comforts itself with the al- keea fAct that the sporting fraternity give Greeley the odds of one hundred to sev- szsy-fye for the coming election. Now alkAsagA the celebrated Greeley rule that sn tsFPlers. thieves and traitors, are Dem Scr@sR. VII not quite hold true of betting 1<a. still the vast majority of that class are anqHs<siOnAbly of that political creed UkscA accounts for the preference the Farmer relies on
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

APoOr devil with small pox had rough sxpeESenee in New Haven county, recent ly. Shrsxa town authorities showed him e 1fo1 Mersden to Wallingford, ,and then Gsam walIingtOrd tO New Haven. The sizk mzA then had to walk up and down C&nneA and Chapel Sts a couple of hours, ts geA the requisite certificate for admis- ssaa tD the pest house. s' By the time," m4Ea sAe EAlladiam report, 'she had gone tArs1gA win these necessities of oficial Eu1kime. the man wAs greatly exhausted fssa disea@e and want of nourishment, aaa ha eesged thai he might be taken to sAa Ress Ana@s ia wagon No wagon w@n euzzilaAed. but somehow, about night ta4s hs gOs inaS the pest-house. MT. An, sAaAy tnla ia s1bzkance part of Casey,s sengys as to his New Haven experiences. te fke Baasd of Health, last evening, and mD m1mbsr of the board appeared to think tAzE Eksse had been any want of proper uEanmGian shown in the natter" And yuk ahe haxhxrians of this Board of Health pssnahly pcs tng christians.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

WoMAN's RIaHTs. President Grant re- gently stated in conversation that women as postmastefs had proved efficient, trust worthy and valuable officers of the govern ment; that he entirely approved of em- ploying them at all times and in all places where it could be done. Hence, he has not only given four of the best paying of fees in the country to women, against the earnest protest of politicians, but he has at all times urged upon the heads of de- partments the appointment of women and the justice of paying them the same sala- ries that are paid to men for doing the same work. .-- RerkshiYe Courier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

y,y We stopped heresto hget some Fefresh
 ments. Lemon soda that was meat and drink was passed out to us. I drank some
 of it, picked the raEelings of my teeth, and passed out. of the door abroken heart
 cd man. 8 ,I3sf5s z32s5 f1e7t 19 5lSac I At the foot of the Lake we left our team 5 in the care of1afriendly post, and started
 up the pathway to the spinnacle. The
 pinnacle is the point where asloping ridge that follows th61lake forTfa mile and g iauarter ends in a bluff fseEe l bo3 -" The foot road is never in excellent con dition, and 1t didn,tput itself out any on our account. The assent is gradual and
 stony for two-thirds of the distance, and
 thereafter abrupt, preeipitous, slippery, thorny, The shade is so dense as to ad-
 init of but little air, but it's density is de sirabls from the fact that it affords no glimpse of of the beauties of the scenery until the top is ireached.g S fe5a 5Ts1 '4A1s
 One or two extra exertions, few scratches, sort of nervous scrambling withtwearied legs, and we come out on a
 plateau of rock and stand face to face
 to face with a scene that almost succeeds in absofbing our entire breath. 3%3+ .e Igd The first sensation is astonishment- not at, ,thesgfea view the distance embrac- es;lnok at the wonderful array of hills and Eridges, valleys and plains, forests and fields. but at the fact that five miles of water with all its windings among the hills,
 is saiussE Eas plainto asa from end to end, as 5 if me were in e ba1loohgover itsevery cen gtrAssd And we are ast0nished at this be- eause tbel sspinnacle' r on which we stand. does not appear from the shore where we vieWed it to Tbe much higher than the hirffs that crook the lake into it's roman tic turnings. But the samazement soon
 ;inelts into nothing beneath the grandeur of the sielE tAat meets the eye in which ever way it is tlIr1sd. as sa ,G1oE szil! s5s.s Away to shs west arep visible the sum. mits Of the Oatakill; to the iofthis Lifch- l field village, fourteen miles away, and yet 90 pla,n to tho sight thss its heuses oaa
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

The exhlhit at the annual meeting of the C0un. Western on Wednesday last, xas sn exrellent one. The receipts of the rO~a sp to July I, weFe S149, ,071 expen- sea s10a. &ss: balance. S46.6l4 No pay meat of lnterest on bonds was included, bza s-roaa repairs. s22, ,9TS. is evidently a sxtrAOCainAzy item of expense. Wm. H RaEnan wss reelected president; G. M Bartholomew. vice pres; P. s. Bun asl1. treasurer. and W. l.. Gilbert, secre- s4Ey, Ehe stockholders have accepted the New Brisain branch amendment of their charter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1872-07-25

9osk of the questions connected with Ts4psEance were disposed of by the Sen sAe. hss week, by submission of the Co1ztahalAry bill to the people, by re- leSti~n Of the bill providing for the pun isA2sas Ot persons reported to be liquor selA9rs. and by restoring the old feature of PseA5hitOEy law making liquor debts daagAl The submission of the Constab- uaAzy bSn tO the people, even if concurred @ hy the House, is in effect the death of the measure. Had women been allowed te wO2s Oa lt. ss proposed by Senator Rrswn. 1t vOald have probably been sac- ceMfa1, but Senator Cotton and other ex- srema Temperance men voted down that.
 R strikes us that the bill empowering tAe Secretary of the State. Board of edu. eaEsoa tO grant licenses to teach that shall azsRsnse with the usual examinations by @sAooa vizStors is not a jadicious measure If gr@anmte of the NormalSch cannot Pa1 the ordinary examination . he ought nd tO attempt to sAch. Besides, the re qafrements in some districts are higher tAMA in oEherss and those who might b. es@pe1ezt in most instances might not al al me@k the demands of special cases.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-25

to the delegates to an agricultural
convention. AS one member was Gu.
ri0usly examining the large and beau
tifui collection of statuary which
adorns the palatial residence, Mr..
Green, who, 1t seems, was everywhere
and with everybody, tapped him on
theshoulder and said: "Ah, Mr.. -,
see you are an admirer OF the beau
tiiul; would you not like TO inspect
some of the fine artsp' "Weli," said
the delegate, as he deposited q we'll
masticated Virginia weed outside
the window, "I don't care II I do, ss
I am a little dry"
Not long since-a death occurred in
a family not far distant from Paducah
Of a young man by the name Of Bill
-, who had an older brother. The
father and son were In the greatest
distress, and the neighbors came to
put him in his coffin, while Jim lay
upon the bed believing. When the
body was cofined he called to his
father, who was In the next room:
''Dadl Oh, dadp "What, my sOn? ?"
"Have you got razor?" 1'Yes, my
son." "Well, then, if you've got one,
I'll take Blll's." A few days after
wards he went to pay for the coffin,
and, approaching the undertaken with
q full breasted sniff1e, said: ''This is
sad occasion. Bill was bully fel.
loW-the best one In the deck, and
you know 1t durn well. Now, can't
you knock couple OF dollars off this
bill?" The couple of dollars were
knocked of, and he went away quite
happy.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-25

there was a bullet or ball hole in the
body Of deceased, entering just under
the jawbOne, and ranging upward to
the brain, shot by some person un-
known to the jury; and that from FUR
ther information, the body had been
passed over by one or more trains OF
cars, from the mutilated condition it
now exhibits"
DR.. John s. Fenner assisted the jury,
and on examining the wound in the
neck of the deceased, pronounced it
the result of q bullet from pistol,
ranging as above stated in the verdict
of the jury. DIR. Fenner was distin-
guished surgeon during the war, is a
physician of learning and experience,
and his theory In regard to the bullet
wound in Stothart's neck cannot be
reasonably doubted.
Two men got on the train at B0li-
var, and OF at Medon. Also two other
men got on at Medon and were put of
by the conductor at Harrisburg, five
miles south of the city.
There was no Misunderstanding or
unpleasantnees between the deceased
and the officers or employees of his
train. He was a quiet, sober, atten-
tive man, and enjoyed the confidence
and esteem of his officers and COM
rades. No motive for his murder is
even remotely conjectured. That he
was killed by pistol ball is further
by the fact that on one
Of the cars, near brake, was found a
fresh bullet hole, the ball being but
embedded in the roof of the
car. The body was frightiully man.
gled, one or more trains having
evidently passed over 1t. Such are the
iacts. Was he shot by some unknown
person, or did he shoot himself? II
he came to his death by falling
through the train, how came the bull
let wound in his neck, or the ball In
The roof Of the car. 1t is all a mys.
cry. He leaves wife and two
children.