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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05


 WEST CORNWALL has taken violently to s'plng hats reports the News. Pratt Foster have opened lumber yard. .-Ds Ocain goes to Sharon Valley to superin- tend lhe, out door business of tie furnece in that place.
 KENT has voted roadk fen the third triaD to John W. Lanes lot where he is building a new house.-Prof Russell read at the College Seminary, last week.;@@.A white fellow picked fight at negro wedding, on the 22d .ult,, and was hand somely thrashed z 5> -- '-S - ? The NEW MILFORD Journal reports that lnmprey eels are plenty in that burgh.- MT. Daniel Marsh is building new house just west of the residence he now occu- pies; and the building of three other new houses is noted. .-The widow ofthe late w W. Boardman. gets the $10O, GOO involved ill the suit with her husbands heirs.- The Episcopal convocation met at this place, last week Wednesday.-The Jour nal says good word for the Shepaug railroad, thing we had not looked for 1 from New Milford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Plymouth sketches.-No. i3e

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 Owing to your correspondents desire to have his sketches of our most aged people appear in consecutive numbers, various other matters worthy of note have been allowed to pass unnoticed. will however endeavor to briefly mention some of them. As is usually the case in the spring time, number of removals into town, out of town. and from one portion of the town to another, have taken place. From the Centre. Luther Pond and Ed ward Smith have with their families gone to Naugatuck, and Ward Terry to Bris- tol. f -5 a@@es ~ ei9 jsl,'%
 There have been, I should say, about the ordinary number of deaths. One of our most respected citizens, Hobart E. Barnes, was taken, away in middle life 8 few weeks since. He was son of Cham cy, grandson of Emblem, great grandson of Capt. Nathaniel Barnes, who in Revo- lutionary times kept tavern in the north ern part of this town. Another death at about the same time is that of Wyllys Atwater, Sen. He was son of Timothy At water of this town, and grandson of Sam. uel Atwater of Hampden. He was born Oct 9th, 1790 He was farmer, but was at various times engaged to some ex- tent in town business. He was grandfa- ther to Dorrence Atwater of Anderson vile fame. af iff .i4el A.t~3
 1-11 PLYMoUTHEAN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Plymouth.

A little less thana fortnight since, Mir. I. 4 Hart had a quarrel with the wife of Henry Tenn, in tiae course of which he accused her of unchastity and used other grossly insulting language. She went home crying, to her. husband, who at once s'wept for" Hart with a club and struck him several bloYs on the head. It was thought the wounded man would recover, but erysipelas set in and he died on SatuF- day fast. Fem was already under $500 bonds for trial upon an indictment for an assault with intent to kill, but on Monday a new prosecution was commenced and he now lies in jail on charge of murder.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
May 10th, 1873.

We never forget Decoration day. MT. Wm. Cook, the chief marshall, accompa- nied by the soldiers, went to the West Goshen Cemetery early in the day, and decorated the two graves there. Rev. MT. Stevens ddressed the people at the West Side Cemetery, after the three graves there had been adorned with flowers. Every thing passed off quietly, and the procession joined the large assembly at the Centre Cemetery, where the fourteen graves were. decorated with beautiful wreaths of flowers, and the fallen heroes whose remains were not brought hone, were not forgotten. Rev. Mr. Hazen spoke for few minutes, and the people repaired to the .Vestry and listened to the Memorial Address, by Lieut.. F. A. Lucas. wish you had room for some of his remarks about each of the thirty-eicht noble Goshen men who laid down their lives. The address, although an, hour and a quarter long, was listened to with marked attention, and many tears were shed, which availed not to bring back our lost friends. The extract from Mir. Ed ward Norton's European letter, this week must be short - "..f H. N.
 .'Going up the Rhine, an English gen. tleman and wife were my companions, on their way to Vienna and St. Petersburg, who gave me the names of the old ruined castles, which remain on the cliffs over hanging the banks of the river, with many legends concerning them and the nobles who held them during the dark ages; and they were neither more. nor less than rob- bers plundering in the valleys below. At last the Federative Diet was formed, and they were all routed. The steep slopes are all terraced and planted with vines, and in one place I counted from fifty to a hundred terraces extending to the very top, as we dashed along, I think one hun dred miles, by them, They have nothing to enrich them from year to year but the wash from the scaly rock above. At May ence we left the Rhine and struck away into the plains to Darmstadt. Preached Vienna in the forenoon, in cold east rain with the mud very deep, and-not un- derstanding the language, l searched from half after ten until five for the Ex- position building. The next morning, set about finding Gen. Van Buren, and II R-.- L II the trouble, and that he was superseded and another Commissioners appointed in his place. He and his wife were very pc lite to me, and told me where to find the new Commissioner. Here found letters from nome. The American Department is in confusion, and have not yet found my Pine Apple cheeses. In my next will tell you about the Exposition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

The recent decision of the U. s. Su- preme court settles the question that the owners of dams on large streams must provide suitable fsh-ways. when so requir- ed by law. The owners of the Housaton- ic dam at Derby have not complied with the law and bill has been intoduced into the legislature authorizing the pulling down of part of the dam unless they do so. The Derby Transcript treats the. question in true monopoly style:
 Of one thing, we say, these fish hungry gentry had best be assured and that is that if they wish to put their hands into their pockets to the tune of half million dollars then they had better 60 GheGd-for more than that will this place spend in fighting of such fish crazed set of hnnkers and grunters.
 It is precisely this kind of irisolence which is uniting the farmers of the west against the railroad companies, and which is opening the eyes of thinking men all over the country to the fact that Money proposes to override Right among us. -., :.
 The LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW, for April, contains: The State of English Painting; Middlemarch. Study of Pro- vincial Life; Railways and the State; Au- tumn on the Spey; Charles, Comte de Montalembert; Greek at the Universities; Lord Lytton; Central Asia; The Irish University Bill and the Defeat of the Ministry. t - 'e
 Leonard Scott Pub. Co.,, New York. S4, a year. .rH e..a
 Messrs. Ives & Hoyt, of Danbury, have adopted the practice of sending goods free to the railroad station nearest the buyer, except in case of very small pur- chases. They have one of the largest assortments of house-furnishing goods to be fsslnd in the State. See adyt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Deaths


 At Lime Rock, May 9th, an infant child of Reuben Beckley.
 At Riverton, May 15, George G. Dem ing, aged n.
 In Woodbury, May 2Oth, Bernice, only daughter of Chauncey Atwood, aged 9. In New Milford. at the residence of her son-in-law, s. c. Landon, May 17th. Eliza w., widow of the late William Parrish, aged If.
 In Kent, May, 18th, Miss Myra Wine gar, aged B.
 In Washington, D. C., May 18th, Cath arlne A., wife of Henry N. Painter, aged 68. At Sharon, May l1th, Rufus A., oldest son of Baldwin Reed, aged IS.
 In Kent, May 25th, Milo Barnum, aged about 55.'
 In New Milford, May 12th, Harvey Stone, aged 67.
 In New Milford, May B, Harriet, wid ow of Harvey Stone, aged 65.
 In Roxbury, May 14th, Miss Ann Sher- man, aged 80.
 At Wolcottyille. May B, Samuel Burr. formerly of Winsted, aged T.
 At Winsted, May q, Maria Day. wife of Bernard Lavin, aged B. In Winsted, May q, Esther Estelle, daughter of Henry N. and Mary E. Vim ton, aged Ii months.
 At Ellsworth, May 7th, c. B. Studley. widow of Ichabod Studley, aged S4.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
WinSted.

"a [ There are some changes in time table of the c. w. R. R. this week. The morning train East arrives here earlier than be- fore.
 Ensign Stevens died at the Beardsley House, last week. He owned the stage route for quite a number of years between this place and North Canaan, which was given up on the advent of the railway train. A year ago he was very healthy, robust looking man. A post-mortem ex- animation of the body satisfied his physi- clans as to the nature of his disease. It was cancerons affection of the stomach and liver. 5..,., ........, .e F. t-
 The last snow drift disappeared in Winchester, as we are informed, on the night of the 23d of May. One or two of the nights, last week, were a reminder, however, that the thermometer could still fall below the freezing point even in the very last days of May. ii 7Aa -..t a.'
 Apple trees are now in full bloom. They are nueh later than last season.
 The District Court tas adjourned, last week. a Judge Wiley of New London County, who held most of the term, is much liked as a judge by the people of this section. He seems to possess the rare faculty of seeing through all the va- rious subterfuges that sometimes are got up in the trial of case and of getting at the real merits of the matter and thereby doing substantial justicean his decisions. It is rumored that Judge Hitchcock is a candidate for the Superior Court bench.
 Decoration day was observed by a procession of tho State Guards, Grand Army Post, policemen. and Gilbert Cornet Band. Col Hoyt of Greenwich delivered an address at the Cemetery.
 Elder Miles Grant, the Second Ad- ventist preacher of Boston, visits the place on Thursday of this week, and holds meetings at the Methodist church every evening thereafter through the week and over next Sunday. fei' ] iea .--.--
 Two concerts in which Miss Clara Louise Kellogg is the chief attraction, comes off at Music Hall this week on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
COUNTY ITEMS.

At WATERFowNs recently, two fellows hired horse to go 10 Waadbury which they drove to Naugatuck instead, and left there There is recent statute mak- ing such a performance penal offence. The only difficulty is in catching your fish" &c.-The Congregational Church is to have a new s30o0 organ The Hem ingways are building three houses; one, a very fine residence.-A case of yarioloid is reported. 2+ s~
 WoLcorrv1LLE reioices i'll windmill 70 it. high.-Messrs. Turner, Migeon and others leave for Europe on the 14th, and MT. l.. W. Coe is about building q fine house on Litchfeld Street opposite his own residence. % = 's1
 NEW HARTFORD Congregationalists lose their pastor. Church attendance is fall ing off, reports the Herald.
 LAKEvILLE base balists have been again beaten by the Amenia club. .-Dr. Thompson, the new doctor, has arrived
 
 The SALISBURY News still clings to its ghost story, though a correspondent does intimate that it is all device of parties in- terested in preventing sale of the Tick nor place. The Rev. Mir. Johnson has returned from his Bermuda trip in re- stored health. sa aessf ea
 FALLS VILLAGE reports considerable progress to the News; its new Citizens Hall begins to loom up; the repair shops have made lively village of Amesyille; and the seats ia the Congregational church sell this year at an advance of S3Q0-A. school boy broke his arm playing, recent ly.-Mr. J. B. Bissell has brought in r horses from Ohio.
 CANAAN enjoyed 3 reading from Prof, Russell, last week.
 A NORFOLK wife flung teapot tt her husband, recently. Served him right no doubt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Wasf,ing1

This beautiful June morning makes to- bacco growers wide awake, and the mar ket for early plants is Becoming active. One man began to .set in his field last week. Hope frost has not troubled him. The freezing that late crops received after they were hung last year, and which in- iured the sale so much, makes all grow CTS anxious to get as early start as pos sible, but the cold weather has been un- favorable till quite recently. The show CTS that visited the northern and south ern towns of the county, last week. passed around us, and the ground is very dry. Rain would be very welcome. J.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
ONE CAPITAL.

The srxsaa ef the House, last week, in vrAmiEts-w tae Capital question to the w~~wae wmAsazzEs1Ily settles the quarrel tazs has kzrs tse Szzte ia . turmoil for ~s rsEzv yeaxxA TaeEe can be no reason sAse S~zA& tAaE the PeOrae viii ratify the as-sSau es ske keESsazkEre, and that before uuzax zuuzkAsa are ever Hartford will be sAe sszw1e czFskzl of She State.
 Rsopae owk<s3e the two cities interest s.1 kzre never heez ale tO sec any real rumzsn ku< tAe -coaslnasnce of the two Szrsazs xxxsea- Even supposing that Nrw Hzxxa wu@1 have bullt Q second SszSe Hose d lsz Cwa expense, the main s~uanee ef 1t wu1a have been an cxtrava- rznre sAxEe IS n0 FzElSe necessity to war razk. whxn S<zEe like New York, with a rszrz1zsSsn ten tH2es sS large as ours, azsl wskA the ZeSzOPOlis of the county zzzamw hsr gSESss. feesS no need of two cap- azks we @v he sure thst Connecticut has vzRv uzxSzkzznca theza becanse it was in A4AE AAA@AA " 44@4A&@A@442E4A e&4&44 AAAAC OaI <rzsz@ of reFCesszs@tiOa they were an zzalsOsy Has se be fOznd elsewhere sim FSx Sex=z<e they have not been found zHcs<xzxr
 We hzxS never been able to see but one rszzn sz< tAe Pssspo2ement of the capi. sA1 SaesSss3. s@a that ~as probably all sAs rzal ksF.e Nex Haven has ever had ot xsnwxRx. Tke Sxea tAuzt the State needs esa ezxssz1S Sx sks<zr3s b1t it Is not sC Sgxs4sz tAszs twS@ty years hence Hartford wS1 he the wnSS4 convenient place for thu ezRsRz1 P0FzlzssOa Is increasing mucl 1s-rS Ezvsz1v h sAe southwestern portion uf tAse xsmke than m HOgtlaezn and eastern and. R unv be. tiSzHs at the end of twent year< Ns< HxVga vSn be the place mos essuxszsxzs ef %creSs to the majority 0 tAss r.erpSe oF the state Perhaps by tha szzae tAe czFstnl HSx building at Hartfor VII h.e szn<s7zzx1 unworthy Of HIS an New Haven nay have aHOther chance nd ssw q sernm5 e%vs&AhAeStlcit.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Warren,

MT. Homer Sackett lost seven COWS, and his mother one, by lightning, during the heavy storm of May 2S. On the af- ternoon of that day his wife and children were upset from carriage; no one hurt, however,
 -Dea. Clark Swift has returned home from four months stay in vineland.
 The Sabbath school has been reor- ganized, choosing new officers entire.
 The weather is very fine, giving farm CTS an opportunity to put in their seeds. The full foliage. fruit blossoms, and the beautiful green grass, present striking contrast to the severe snow stom of May third. f..r-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Marriages.

 In Great Harrington, Mass May 28th, by Rev. o. F. Starkey, Mir. F. M. Hale of Litchfeld, and Miss Laura J. Sisson of New Marlboro, Mass.
 At Winsted May 28, by Rev. T. M. Miles, Geo. $. Rowe and Clara M. At- wood, both of Winsted.
 In Thomaston, May 9th, by Rev. D. D. Bishop, F. E. Parker and Hattie Bristol, both of Thomaston.
 In Roxbury, May 18th, by the Rev, MT. Davis of Ansonia, F. W. Wells and Miss Helen Randall, both of Roxbury. In Thomaston, May 15, by the Rev. MT. Hill ofBristol, Morris H. Guernsey and Hattie Louise, daughter of D. K. Merriam, all of Thomaston.
 In Harwinton, May 25th, by Rev. Geo. Curtiss, MT. John S. Pratt and Miss Ad- die c. Wilcox, both of Harwinton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Roxbury.

On Che 10th u1t., at Washington D. C., Catharine A.. wife of Henry N. Painter Esq, bidding kind husband and the world adieu, passed through deaths ircn gate to her peaceful and endless rest. Her earthly remains were brought to this place for inteFment and funeral exercises were attendek on the Sunday following at the church whese she had so often wor- shipped. Rev. D. E. Jones, its pastor, delivered a very appropriate discourse.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
AarWinton.

Patrick, son of James Hogan, boy about fourteen years old, had both bones of his right leg broken just above the ankle, on Saturday last. He was unhitch- ing chain attached to yoke of oxen when they started and the chain caught his foot. Doctor Pease of Thomaston set tbo 1,poIaD 1;n,h
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
HEws or THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 France.-The new government adopts a free trade policy .--. l.r.. ...' Germoay. Tile government is said to be dissatisfied with the programme an. nounced by McMahon. Fs.,-. -. SpaiR.-The Carlists have met with a severe and probably decisive defeat. =
 Ialy.-The bill abolishing religious corporations has passed the House of Deputies. ~rs sg..s[. ~ 4.~.5.
 Belgiat,n. boiler explosion in Brus- sells factory, last week, killed 14 persons.
 a m DOMESTIC. 4tase Another serious fire has occurred in Boston, destroying proPeFty to the amount of & million and'a half. Hartford insu- rance companies lose nearly one hundred thousand dollars. E. = &A The Local Option bill has been lost in the New, York legislature a# <.
 The Modocs have all surrendered, at last, including the notorious Capt. Jack
 Another coal strike is threatened.
 The HoOsac Tunnel bill has passed the Mass. House. The public debt has decreased g, ,525,- 2S2 during the month past.
 The law trium2hant. Hanging is not played out after all The best remedy for Dyspepsia is sGreene's Oxygenated Bitters. Contains no. alcohol. Purely medicinal. Sold by all dealers in medi- cine. John F. Henry, proprietor, 8 < 9 College Plaseee, New York.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
Cornwall.

Decoration day did not this year receive the attention in this town which has been gwen 1t in past years, and which it So Well deserves. Where the responsibility for the failure rests, was an unsettled question the last we heard about 1t. The people seemed to be ready, the Cornet Band was ready-but when the time came for the marching orders" there did not seem to be any one ready to give them. There was, however, quite gathering in the afternoon at the cemetry nearthe North church, of those whose pluck and patri- otism would not admit of their remaining at home and thus letting the day go by default. Brief addresses were made by Revs. Brush, Starbuck and T. s. Gold. The company then formed in procession, with the children in advance, and march ed to the graves of the soldiers whose re- mains are there deposited, as follows:
 CAPT. AMOS T. ALLEN-died of wounds fecelTed at
 LIEUT.. VIM, II. coaswELr-aled of wounds received
 C. H. NoD1NE-died of wounds received at Cedar Mountain t#H. g. s..
 CHAs McCoRsl1eK-dieda after his discharge and re- turn home, from injuries received in Shermans march to the Sea. f.
 EDWARD BARNUM-died after his return from the war. H- se'- t-t
 As each grave was reached flowers were distributed to the children; incidents in the military life of the soldier there bur- jed were referred to; and then flowers placed over those for whom ts The mufied drums sad roll has beat, The soldiers last tattoo, .- ....-.. ......-. No more on lfe's parade shall meet, r. .sla That brave and gallant few; f-s....s -. On Fames eternal camping aground, -4l 1 Their silent tents are spread, .~t5. .-s.-t | ~ And glory guards with ceaseless round, | This Bivouac of the dead. .-.- s..- ..s-. l Refreshments, of which there was all abundant supply, were then distributed, and after an hour of social chat We went to our homes with more vivid perceptions
 of the blessings secured to us through
 the sacrifice made by those to whose mem
 ory the day is set apart-a day which shall
 ere long become one of the most sacred, :! and best nhenrrad nf anr nf nnr National
 holidays.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

Residents of the Naugatuck valley fur nishing their houses with carpets, mat ting, oil cloths, &c., should not fail to call at the store of Benedict, Merrimap < Co. This old and we'll regulated esEab- lishment still keep their old place among the merchants in the wide-awake city of Waterbury. Read their interesting ad- vertisement and regulate your conduct ac- cordingly. 4:3m.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

Nd Pill in the world ever had anything
 likc the circulation Of Ayers Fills.
 Through these States Mexico, and the Central American republic, down the slopes Of the Andes, aud across the pam |pas of South Anerica, IF. negro villages.
 amid the feryid wills Of Africa, through out the jungles of India, and the steppes
 of interior Asia. over the continent of Australia, and the islands of the Pacific, these Pills are known and everywhere used as family lenedies for disease. With distant nations, their wonderful cures at tract more attention. than they do at home; for the. sentiment of wonder takes far l deeper hold on their minds than the re- suits of d, higher scientific skill with us. The amount consumed requires seventy five thousand doses g day to supply 1t.
 An inspection of the manufactory showed
 us how this enormous demand is made and sustained. Added to the consummate | skill of their composition, is an extreme l care i'll their manufacture, which at once
 secures the most perfect material and 1 their most accurate combination The
 consequence is a power and certainty in
 controlling disease which other remedies
 never attained. Baltimore Courier.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
A Word of Explanation [

l am prepared to offer the entire Stock. of one of the largest Wholesale Clothing Establishments in New York, at the low est wholesale prices. I will furnish one suit or one hundred suits, all at the same rate.
 This fine Ready made Stock is equal in every respect to Devlins celebrated Cloth ing, and better than can be got up by any country Tailor, at about one-half the ex- pense. This stock of fine Ready made goods amounts to over Two million dol lars (s2, ,OO0, ,OOO. OO) of which have a com plete line of samples, and will take meas uree and order single suits or single coats. vests or pants, and guarantee fit. | have all the sao6bv styles, either in Ameri- can goods, or the finest imported, and will guarantee to fit and suit the most fas tidious, both in style and price. To any one who doubts the above statement | will say, call and be convinced that I do all that agree to.
 Fine Scotch Cheviot suits, $6.5O, $7.5O,
 and $875.
 Fine Cass. suits, ITS, 12.5O. to $27. Fine white Vests, new styles, $1 to $6. Boys, Youths, and children's suits in good variety.
 Ie'nas, CasA oa Delitery
 -.l. Respectfully, ...
 ). B. HOPKINS. Thomaston, Conn. May 20, 1872. 74
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

AnsPnak aG a base ball game in Nan hsszsuas szfzra@y. coming late, is crowd e1 erer tin next week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

MT. Myron Osborn fell off his saw mill .dume.a few days since and struck his head against a grindstone crank. in ficting serious wound.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05
If 1 had known it last

Children Cry-for Pitchers oa@torla. It regulates tho stomach, cures wind collie and causes natural sleep It is substitute for castor oil, 4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-05

Colporters say the most popular tract is Williams Extract Jamaica Ginger.