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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
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The papers of the southwestern portion
 of the State seem more interested than
 those of any other section in the repeal
 of the Usury law. Money has been scarce
 and rates high during the past season; nevertheless, we notice many commit
 nications in those papers which assert that the law has been favorable rather than otherwise to borrowers. Is it not the hard times rather than the law that squeeze the unfortunate who owes money? If an effective usury law were in existence very considerable proportion of our moneyed capital would seek investment further west. Then, many borrowers in- stead of procuring loans on hard terms would find they could not procure them on any terms. .
 Still, very possibly, the passage of a usury law by the next legislature might give the borrower temporary relief; but it would be at the expense of the future of the State. Eastern usury laws have built Western cities. The cap- ital that would naturally seek investment here, if it could, goes West, because it can earn a larger profit. The drain of our most enterprising men from the East is more than equalled by drain of capi- tai that tends to keep property as station ary as population. A large portion of the capital so exiled by usury laws will lind its way back again, and still more that will follow it if persecuted, will re- main at home, if the State will only cease injudicious interference with the natural laws of supply and demand.
 But, more than all, usury laws have no effect upon the most grasping lenders or the most needy borrowers. They always have disrsgarded and always will disre- gard those laws It is the lender of lm- tied means who does not sknow the ropes, and the borrower who can afford to pay what money is really worth, that are affected by usury laws.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.

On Tuesday, of last week, the president sent message to Congress, requesting that some disposition of the Louisiana case be made. Otherwise he should con- tinue to recognize the Kellogg govern ment. .--g.- -- |,
 MT. Pomeroy insists that the York bri- bery charge is all conspiracy. His story about the $7,OOO is extremely inn probable, however.
 A strong. effort was made to continue the Atwood patent on car wheels. Y
 The records of the post-office depart ment show that Mir. Colfax made applica- tion for the continuance of the Nesbitt contract for the manufacture of stamped envelopes, in 1869.
 The total appropriations of this session will amount to $19O, ,OOO, ,O0O.
 There will be no extra session all the appropriation bills having passed. d.-Ihe Acricnltural Couoge, the Louisiana, and the Utah bills all failed.
 The Congressional debates will hereafter be printed at the government office.
 The postofice bill agreed on cuts off all free matter including, we suppose, news paper exchanges and circulation within the county.
 .1seaate.-On Tuesday, of last week, the agricultural college bill, the Louisiana re- construction bill. and other matters, were debated. The college bill was sent to a. conference committee. @
 On Wednesday, the Clayton committee reported in his favor.-The Geneva award bill went to conference committee. The Utah bill was discussed and passed. A resolution was adopted instructing the committee on transpo portation to inquire into the propriety of constructing g double track railroad from the Atlantic seaboard to the Mississippi or Missouri river, to be operated and controlled by the United States. r a1
 On Thursday, tie bill providing for a new election in Louisiana was taken up. Mir. Hill offered his substitute for forma- hon of a new legislature, by admitting those legally elected to both the rival bodies. Mir. Carpenter supported the majority report. The debate continued all day and till midnight in the evening session. The Credit Mobilier committee recommend the expulsion of MT. Patter- son. h4s
 On Friday, the conference report on revision of the pension laws vas report. ed. @5
 On Saturday, consideration of the sun dry civil service bill was resumed. large annropriations for District of Columbia nnTnoses were added.-An appropriation for civil service reform was agreed upon. TRe Louisiana bill was defeated and it's tabled, 29 to 28.-The amendment increasing executive, judicial,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
WinIsted.

The union services in the churches have been discontinued. Last Sabbath large number united. with the Methodist church on probation of six months. They were ofall ages, from the lad of seven years to the old man of seventy. e
 The snow is very deep in the roads hereabouts. It is reported to be from three to four feet. Most of the roads leading out of Winsted are in poor condi- ton for travel on account of the drifts and snow. Hinsdale street, within the limits of the Borough, twas not broke out the lat ter part of last week. ~
 The steam gong of the Beardsley Sythe Go. works is now heard daily, indi- eating that the water in Long Lake is very low again.
 The large number of deaths at Win chester Centre the past winter have cast an unusual gloom over the people resid- ing in that section of our town. Among others who have died there, were old Fla ther Marsh, and Theron Brown; the first their long ago settled pastor and the oth- CT the principle business man of the place. atg 4L sg Fssitt< -4t'L --.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
March Mo nthIies, &c.

OLD AND NEW contains :Old and New; The Man-ufactory, by Fred. B. Perkins; God in History, by James Martineau; Ups and Downs (concluded), by E E.. Hale; The New York Positivists; Creole Fancies; Bishop Coxe's Essay; The French Provinces; Theism and Atheism: A Talk with my Neighbor; The Words of the Sea; The Jew of Magdeburg; The Examiner; Record of Progress; Musical Review.
 Roberts Brothers, Boston, Mass; s4 year. l,as
 EVERY SATURDAY, March 8, contains Dimitri Roudin; La Roquette, 24 tn May, 1871; A Sketch of Charles Lever; Kill or Cure; "Discouragement' as Cause of Murder; The Great Fairs and Markets of Europe; M. Edouard Laboulaye; Sugges- tions towards making Better of it; For eign Notes; At Her Window.
 J. R. Osgood & Co.,. Boston; $5 year. See Enquirer clubbing rates.
 B1AcKwooD's for February, contains : A True Reformer; The Bengal Ryot; Ex- plorations; The Parisians, Book V.; New Books; In London; Our State and Pros poets. *H
 The Leonard Scott Publishing Co. New York; $4 year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
February 24th, 1873.
Kent.

Things are rather rough here. at present says one of our promising young men. He cannot go out to an evening party and quench his thirst little, without being published in the Journal. ...-s .s..f
 ---The snow storm of the 21st was the most tedious of any we have had this win ter.
 -The ladies of the sewing society met at the house of Mfr. B. Hatch, Wednes- day afternoon, and in the evening the gentlemen assembled A splendid sup per was prepared which, of course, receiv- ed special attention. Merry laughter at once told the newcomer that 'sMoral John, formerly known as Wicked. had survived Johnson's s cider. Early in the evening the fiddle was procured. and sev- eral sets were quickly .tripped.' At a little after o'clock the party broke up. aa ANON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
Warren.

The ladies of the sewing society intro duced novel feature to raise funds for their charitable work, and had some sport withal, in the shape of necktie party which was given at the house of MT. Or land Swift, Wednesday evening, February l9. It was large gathering of old and young. The evening was spent in gay manner. All felt they had received their moneys worth and would like the thing repeated. The ladies found they had req iized handsome sum from the sale of neckties and refreshments.
 MT. A. T. Peck has bought H., J. Taylor's place in the Centre and will take possession in the Spring having leased his farm. There are number of farms Tn town for sale.
 We have some ambitious snow drifts and begin to imagine what huge dimen- sions they may reach before buster ing old March is through. *.*
 -E. M. Kellogg has not let his sslarpe and valuable farm" to Michael Kennedy and brother. News items should he founded on something more substantial than gossip or rumar. E. M. K.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
REGISTER. REGISTER, REGISTER.

All persons who desire to vote at the coming election, must see that their names are on the register list. Those desiring to vote in any town in which they have never been made electors must present their application to the registrars on, or before, the 18th day of March.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
Washington.

% Noble O. Bunnell's barn was burned on Friday afternoon, the 28th ult. He was away from home and the fire was first dis covered by the neighbors, but too late to rescue horse which perished in the flames. His crop of tobacco was in the barn. val ued at five or six hundred dollars, and only small part of it saved. :. He had but small amount of hay in it. The fire was accidental. No insurance. It is Q severe loss to him. On Saturday a sub scription paper was started, and hand- some sum will be raised toward defraying the expense of another building. -.'
 That handsome sum left in the hands of the Lecture Association, amounts to $146. 60, which, at meeting of it's members, last Tuesday evening, was voted to be invested for the benefit of next years course. The two next lectures, by MT. Benedict and MT. Murray, trust to providence and their own merits for compensation. The plan proposed is now to enroll all the inhabi- tants, who choose, as members, on pay ment of dollar each. Orlando Brown, M. D. was elected president, and Hon. Earle Buckingham, F. N. Galpin, c. l.. Hickox, s. J. Logan, and E. E. Seeley, Committee. 5
 The Sentinel seems to have been at tackled, last week, with sudden fit of bowling. We always conceived Of 1t as a good-natured, road-backed, big-headed kind of bulldog, who wonderfully liked Heese, and warm sung place to stretch by the fire. Judge of our utter surprise in Aais terrific cold weather, when ther- mometers even have begged to be carried sn by the stove, and the wind blows, and snow flies, and the ta1lest chimneys have subsided in disgust leaving few church spires aspiring to keep landmark above the interminable waste of whiteness, to see the faithful fellow come tearing out, neck and heels, after s'mare colt" and and bow-wow-ing heterogeneously about 'shead stones" daughters setting out, ,
 ''turnips, ''small potatoes, :" pumpkins, ,
 contributions in iail," ''mercenary or. gan, :" s'old lady's and woman's rights cor. respondents, . ''apron strings" and the everlasting "mare" at the head of the rout. It vas sight worth seeing, my countrymeni Il what lively time, was that
 signor Bitz is nowhere, beside such g show. We'll done, Bruno! now shake yourself and go in and lie down by the fire. @ s~ ~=S ai
 We may say in passing, that ''oul constable" has been marshal at an Agri- cultural Fair Association, which paid it's premiums and has to-day $655.57 in its treasury. Also, that good manners pay we'll, even when money is scarce. w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 Great Britain.-An American named Horton has defrauded the Bank of Eng land of million dollars by forged checks.
 ,Spain--A new ministry has been se- lected by the Assembly. s....f
 France. of the report of the Committee of Thirty has commenced. The chances are that Theirs will be able to control the result. ..--
 Russi0.-A serious socialistic revolt has occurred in Volhynia.
 DOMESTIC.
 Alexander H. Stephens has been elect ed to Congress.
 The death of member of the Alabama Senate, and the election of successor, gives the Conservatives one majority.
 steamer sank near Savannah, We'd nesday, and six persons were drowned.
 The Ohio central railroad has gone in- to the hands of the Atlantic, Great Wes- tern and Erie interest, sgss.
 Prominent Boston merchants have re- quested the president to withhold his sig nature to the bill amending the bankrupt law. g lA-
 Two Spaniards shot Chinaman and robbed store in Shasta Co.,, Cal, Satur- day.
 Capt. Jack and his Modoc followers have agreed to surrender and go on a res ervation. -.....
 A majority of the Massachusetts legis- lature committee reported in favor of woman suffrage, Tuesday. ...- Salt Lake valley has had the past week the heaviest snow storm for ten years. MT. Beecher's lecture tour in the West is great success. The wife of Putnam, the man killed by Foster, asks for the communication of the murderer's sentence.
 The Michigan House committee on elec- tions report against woman suffrage. A destructive fire occurred in New Or leans, Thursday. .s N-@a A terrible catastrophe occurred ill Bost- on, on Friday last. A six story building was burnt with three fire-men and two shop girls.
 The Kansas Senate has passed resolu- tion praising York and condemning Pom roy. The lower house censures both.
 On Thursday another violent snow storm visited the Northwest. Through ont Minnesota and Northern Iowa the snow drifted fearfully, delaying the rail- way trains everywhere.
 4 large meeting of citizens was held in New Orleans, Friday evening, in support of the McEnery State government
 Chicago proposes to have a grand in- dustrial and musical jubilee, next fall.
 The New York Assembly passed the new charter for New York city on Thurs day, by vote of 8S to 31.
 A large meeting was held in Cooper In stitute, last evening, protecting against the passage of the proposed city charter.
 The festival of Mardi Gras, the day be- fore the beginning of Lent, was celebrated with unusual gayety and splendor at New Orleans, Memphis, Philadelphia, and Gal weston. ,.1t5-a.,LygL.
 Tweed has given bail in $1S, 900 to an- swer to new indictments against him. Construction of the Gilbert Elevated Railway will soon commence. .-..- McEnery, soi disG'at Governor of Louis jana has issued 8 proclamation calling out the militia,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
coshen.--No. s7.

The deeds are not drawn, but it is un- derstood that MT. Enos B. Pratt has sold his farm to the man in New York, who buys his milk, MT. Searles. @
 MT. l.. B. Weeks retires from the firm of Weeks, Howe & Son; and the new company is B. T. Howe & Son. ".-- + - Our fields are now protected with a great quantity of snow, and every storm adds to the length of the drifts by the houses of Capt. Gaylord and Mrs. Rice i; but the drifts don't trouble us any, for we have good hard road, the whole length, higher than the tops of::the fences.
 Monday morning, thermometer SC below zero. .T 4< > .'E
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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
STATE ITEMS.

The Democrats of the Second Congress sional District have nominated ex-Gov. English. The Republicans have renomi- mated Kellogg.
 The Democratic convention of the Fourth Congressional District met at Bridgeport, on Wednesday of this week.
 Mir. Ira Bliss, the man assaulted by two boys of IT, in Burnside, recently, died on Monday. .. --
 Prof Barker of Yale, has accepted professorship in the, University of Pa, 1t is great loss to Yale.
 A large meeting was held in favor of constitutional reform, at New Haven, Friday evening. " '.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
Plymouth sketches-No.l2e.

On Tuesday afternoon, the 18th inst, the Litchfield County Clerical Convoca- ton held g meeting in St. Peters church. There were present on the occasion, the Rev. Dr. Lewis, of Watertown, the Rev. Dr. Clark. of Waterbury, the Rev. Dr.. Henry, of Litchfeld, the Rev. MT. San ford, of Winsted, the Rev. Mir. Bostwick, of Northfeld, the Rev. Mir. Bishop, of Thomaston, the Rev. Mir. Whittlesey, and the Rev. Mir. Jessup, the present rector of the parish. There was the regular even ing service, and very interesting and instructive sermon by the Rev. Mir. San ford, from Eph. 4th chap. 16th verse. In the evening q Missionary meeting was held in Trinity Trinity church. Thomaston, and a number of addresses delivered by the clergymen present. s-ssza s1a 2 In the Methodist church, ,on Wednesday evening the 18th, the Rev. J. o. Peck, of Springfield, delivered Lecture on ssPluek or Good Luck <.ss T. .. ea za8 sr5 .s PLYMoUTHEAN.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
PnRsoNAn.-Wes were pleased to receive

PERsoNA1.-WeS were pleased to receive call, during the past week, from Dr. Ayers traveller, who was in our town deI voting his time and attention to the prep arations of the great medieine mah. This call has become a pleasant hMnpuaf M t9 us from the able and reliable business character of the accomplished gentlenieh whom this firm send out to transact theft business. No house is better known Of valued by the press for it's prDmptNess jp settlement, than the well established and popular J. O. Aver $ O., Lowell, Mass, whose medicines have become house. hold necessity, and won the confidence and praise of all. Our own acquaintance with them has extended over series of
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
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The middlemep threatened still fur ther reduction. Farmers meetings were held and this association was organized with subscribed capital of $200, GOO, in tended to take charge of the distribution of all the milk coming into New York. They expect to commence operations early this spring. Mir. Wiekwire read at con- siderable length from the pamphlet pub lished by this company.
 The committee now returned and re- ported articles of Association. The name of the proposed company is ''The Litch- field County Milk Producers Association; .
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
LlTChFiELD.

The dearest almanae of it's size in the known world is the Connecticut Regis ter" It costs just four times what it formerly did without any corresponding increase in size. Fancy the feelings of the Litchfeld lawyer who. after disburs- ing his dollar for this 12S mo-. volume, finds the United States District Court set down as holding nine terms, this year, in the towns of New Milford, Canaan, and Winchester !-aze The adjourned monthly meeting of the Circulating Library for sale of books takes place on Saturday night. Nearly htty new volumes have been added since the last regular sale. ssssssss..7sssse ---'s The old Berry school house is slowly working it's way towards it's proposed site in Meadow St. One day last week the pegs fastening the capstan pulled out, The attention of Mr. Bradley, the man who sits by that machine and takes in the "slack, was called to that fact by being thrown over thirty feet, luckily striking
 
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 MT. Fenn, who now has the stage route to the Naugatuck station, deserves great credit for the excellent time he makes this hard winter. When travelling is good he is always in advance of the old stage time and the mail in that direction has come with great regularity. On Tues day he went over on foot and returned with the mail iLu'jy.H s5 ;. att' 4i 1l
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 The lecture of the Rev. w. H. H. Murray takes place. on Tuesday night of next week at Washington. He is one of the most popular preachers and eloquent lecturers in the country. .a.rJ..H
 There is serious detention on the Shepaug again, this week. Trains will probably be on time tomorrow, (Thurs- day) however. = .at Ii 'r>1 E.54E -
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

NoBFo4K is getting in new soda-foua- tain, no doubt with view of u4ing up the superauous snew.-Hon. ". W. Welch has lost valuable horse. B. IT. Butler has been adding largely to his house and expects to accommodate fifty boarders, next summer. Eif bas3
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
Cornwall.

J. Sanford Johnson has let the Shepard place together with his home farm to a MT. Carpenter of Goshen. ..s.
 Frank Reed has sold his farm on Cream Hill to Martin Cook for $6, 900. MT. Bennett has bought Swift Smiths farm on Dibble- Hill; price about 8, 800. J. T Andrew has relald the granite walk in front of his residence. put up a handsome iron fence on it., repaired his barn, changed his politics, and joined the Congregational church. t
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
Lecture at West Cornwall.

CITIZENS OF CORNWALL: ME N.7 H. -Whittlesey, of New Haven, is to deliver his. lecture entitled s'Tongues iii Trees, :" in the village hall, next Friday evening, the 57sh inst. That the lecture will be good one we guarantee, and your presence on that evening will be an acknowledg- ment of your appreciation of the effort the committee are making to brlng outside culture and talent into our midst, for the benefit of our Reading Circle.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
REPCRLCAN STATE TICKET.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

The following correspondence from Goshen, Plymouth, and Kent, reached us too late for publication last week. The letter from Kent, though postmarked Feb. 24th, did not reach us till after the En- quirer had gone to press, Wednesday af-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06
West Cornwall, March '1st.

A society called the NoRTHFIE1D Mutu- al Relief Society, has lately been ergan- ized here. Its object is to raise fund by monthly payments from which mem- bers sick, or disabled by accident, may draw weekly 8 stated sum during the time they are unable to work: The off cers are: President, Chas. Nightingale; Treasurer, Wm. Cooper; Sec. L.S. Woes fer. The society starts with 2S members and promises future of usefulness. - American. s@ @
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

The SALISBURY News reports that the Rev. Mir. Johnson. whose severe injury we chronicled last week, is recovering.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-06

LAKEvLLE had grand ball on Thurs day evening of last week, lecture from Gov. Holley, Monday evening, and ex- poets another from MT. ". c. Bungay this lThursdayJ evening.