Litchfield enquirer., 1872-02-29
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aresolution authorizing second mort gage of the company's property tosthe amount of $2OO, 900.
 The meeting was called to order by J. D. Perkins, Esq, President, who stated that, in addition to the amount to be req ized from the sale of the remaining first. mortgage bonds, it would be necessary to raise the additional sum of $75,O0 to complete the construction and ballasting of the road bed and the necessary fencing, buildings and additional equipment. He stated that the present equipment consist ed of three engines, two passenger cars, baggage car, four box and twenty plat form freight cars. The amount that would probably be due on final settle ment with the contractors he could not state accurately. ..
 G. M. Woodruff, Esq, Secretary of the Company, then stated that $15, 1000 was estimated as necessary to put the road bed in good order next summer, and that from $25, 900 to $3O, 900 would be allowed the contractors by the final estimates of the chief engineer, a much larger sum than had been anticipated. The Bethel extension would be finished it was ex- pected, by the first of June. Nearly all the heavy work and masonry was already completed, and the contractors were to be through, by the terms ofthe agreement, by the middle of April. In reply to Q question concerning the amount of. stock that had been paid in, it was stated that $395, 5,000 had been received in cash on the stock subscribed, and that from s, ,O00 to 4,00O could and would be collected there from. Mir. Woodruff further remarked that the company needed the assistance of it's stockholders towards raising the funds necessary to complete the construction and fencing of the road, it's buildings and equipment; that in order to secure those who made advances, the second mortgage of 200, 900 was proposed. It was not ex- pected to sell the bonds until the compile tion of the extension would give them their proper value, but in the meantime to hypothecate them to secure cash ad- 1 vances M -,f........ ..-.
 MT. H. R. Colt, Treasures of the com pany, stated that they should need the $75, GOO in cash before it would be adyis- able to seH the bonds that amount would meet every considerable necessary ex- penditure they could foresee, including the April interest on first mortgage bonds. It was necessary that stockholders should come forward and help the company out of present difficulties. i..5l ., | ae....
 Hon. G. 0. Woodruff then offered res olution authorizing second mortgage for $2O0, ,000. The stock vote on the reso- 1ution stood 2. 2.6O7, Yes; 10, No, and the meeting adjourned a- a4t. .1
 We were mistaking in supposing that the ''Stereopantascope', exhibited at the Congregational church, last week, was a panorama. It was simply g contrivance for throwing the reflection of magnifed stereoscopic views upon a large screen. The Big Trees of California and various local views were especially popular.
 All persons who wish to vote this spring, in this town, and have never been admitted electors must make their appi- cations to the Registrars on or before the 9t1r aoy of March. Don't forget it :!
 = The people Hs----,- ,. VI |. lectures to raise money enough to pay their ministers. -Palladiuna. =,
 We suggest the lecture system as an i'm provement on the Fair and Festival ex- pedients usually adopted here. The Fair piously persuades the poor man to buy what he can't possibly use; and the Fes- tival entices the dyspectic into eating what he can't possibly digest. A good lecture is not only rational amusement, bu! profitable and instructive to those who at tend.
 On our fourth page will be found an interesting article from the last Harper on Syrian Wines, probably much the same now as in Scripture times. ,., .
 -Harper's, the other March magazines, and the principal weeklies, are to be found at Buel & Wheeler's. .+- t..
 Miss Julia Gould, only daughter of the late Judge Gould, died at this place on Saturday. Her funeral was attended from the Congregational Church on Tues day afternoon. In Miss Gould, Litchfeld loses one of the last and best representa- tiyes of the old families who were it's glo- ry in times'past. Her wit, keen insight, and shrewd sense were so thoroughly tempered by charity, cheerfulness and amiability as to make her generally loved and respected as we'll as admired
 The Superior court has disposed of the following criminal business this week: Samuel Decker of Watertown has been sentenced to 2 years in State Prison for burglary William Taylor, of Woodbury, to 2 years in same for horse stealing; An drew Hall and Philo Bailey of Goshen, to six months in jail for stealing liquor from house, r....f...--. -...
 
 Judge Seymour. was taken sick at Washington D. c. last week, where he had gone as counsel in U. s. Supreme court case. He returned to New York and is recovering. bgJ s5s 344 sssa. 51.a.s 1 A division of Sons of Temperance was organized Saturday night, with B mem- bers. A lecture is to be delivered at the Congregational church, Tuesday evening by the Rev. A. N. Benedict the head of the Order in the State .g
 Attention is called to the Auction sale of the Morse property and other new ad- vertisements. uarI 5s,.s ss se | lt t4~ Rent. s -sS Ess-5.s= szs ------ezFyg Es04zs=sz- v stiz