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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21
Washington.


 The severe storm, last week, blew down corn, and damaged tobacco, by breaking and whipping off the leaves. It was a big blow for so little rain. Streams have never been known to be so low as at the present The light sprinklings have chang ed the face of nature, but the earth cries for water. gs ,z-1-4 ...= -.. - -
 LThe numerous families of Smith, de- scendants of John Smith, the first and on- ly settler of that name, commemorate the centennial of his arrival in town, on Wednesday of this week. F. H. Smith, of Washington, D. C., with Augustus Smith, are prime managers and movers in the undertaking. @ 4za 2-l:'7a --e
 Another child of Andrew Bucking- hams was buried on Monday. Two other children are sick, and also Mrs. B. Q
 ,5-F. W. Gum, family, school, dog, monitor, camp, and campage, start, or expect to, on Saturday, for point Beauti- ful, on Lake Waramaug, for ten days stay, elements permitting. Fishing for bass and perch will come much easier than digging Latin and Greek roots. /, q A two-horse team, belonging to Wm. Flowers, of Bethlehem, being left un- hitched before Baker& Brinsmade's store, took the road on their own motion, and kept on down the hollow, across Ferry bridge and up the steep Aill by Henry .Hickox's milk house, where they were stopped by Mir. H. E hired man. The on- 1y damage was broken pipe in the coat pocket belonging to the driver. Moral Fast bind, fast find. y lo Eaa aa.1
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21
 Marbiedale.

5 This place has been washed the past week and feels cleansed and invigorated. We have experienced fine storm with out damage, except, perhaps, the twist ing of, now and then, of a tobacco leaf by the wind.
 A philosophical New Preston friend gives it as his opinion that the disturban- ces in our church are owing to the fact that our vane-rod leans towards New Pres ton!
 Kite flying is the favorite pastime here. MT. Whites, nearly six feet high in its stocking feet, broke it's string, reach ing terra ,tirnaa in New Preston near the cemetery. The inhabitants there (we don'tmean of the cemetery, thought it the Graphic balloon. ...
 Last Sabbath afternoon, Rev. George Clark addressed the congregation in be- half of the Society for Increasing the Ministry" soliciting aid for the same.
 James D. Bartons residence is being repainted and beautifed. Everything has stand-still or back ward tendency There has been no mar riage in this village since 1870.
 KEHAMA,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21
September MonthIies, &c.

The ATLANTIC MoNEHLY contains: A Glimpse of Contemporary Art in Europe; Two Weeks Sport on the Coulonge River; Frost Work; Honest John Vane, by J. W. DeForest; A Poem served to Order, by Oliver Wendell Holmes; President Jeffer- sons Chief Measures, by James Parton. The Best; Gunnar, Morse Romance :; The Rhyme of Sir Christopher, by H. W. Longfellow; My Experience of Communi- ty Life. by Robert Dale Owen; The Sum- mer's Journey of Naturalist; The Shore House; Recent Literature; Art; Music.
 J. R. Osgood < Co.,, Boston. See En- quirer clubbing rates.
 WEsrM1NsFER REVIEW, for July, con tains: Public and Private Schools; The Chanson de Roland; An Early French Economist MT. Lewiss Juvenal Emi- grafton and the Coolie Trade in China; Bishops in the House of Lords; The Per sonal Life of George Grote; France and it's Government; Contemporary Litera- ture. .....e. -.. .....ss
 Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,, New York. .-@
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21

Our notice of the death of Mrs Burn ham, of New Preston, clipped from an ex- change, stated her age incorrectly. It should have been 62.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21

@@~@@H8@A4& ROzt.ge and County Newspapers, we mo- tSce o1e or twO errors in statement that see2 to need correction. When we in &eEre3 from the fact that some of our c~SnAry editors arc bound to- neutrality" tat thsy can ''haxe no opinions of value Oa subjects of general interest" we drew 1ok oaly an erroneous but discourteous e0aeanzsoa frOm our promises. It should have red that neutral papers are hinder ea fCo@ discussing dispated questions. Uuao1etedly, too. our statement that the a&oss of city dallies are full of writers of opRnsiae political opinions to those of the P1Pez they edit. is an exaggeration. Such eAsas fHeqaenfly occur, and there is a lzgs eaass of journalists of no political ePSnsons in particular who are ready to wnss oa either side, but they are not us- uMAlE we i1dg. the leading writers of the G<x4 class d@5lie& We ought also to apol- ogze to Oar readers for writing in all the AzrrT that ills the daily press with such Azz1y and superficial judgements. The ed1anr cf weekly has more time and ~zSAk t0 write with more care, but ws .A sf us sin grieyously in this partic- ~anr.
 WhIle we object to the neutral" form oftse lecal paper. ve have still worse sRansoa of the parely partisan country laZMal Independence is our strong pom1 1heEe IS 10 need that we should @e RaEtSs4ns Co get subscribers, and there Ssexxy usasoa for speaking our minds fmaklg- when cur neighbor of the Der hg TEzm~rxiF4 Ekes the management of tAe New Toxk 4 New Haven railroad and 6eAseSws the Credit Mobiler investigation a kxzAaE. hls readers like him to say so. h @ tAezr umwilhngness to express unpop- 1AzraFSnsslz. .their desire to write what will Tas@R ss@e Cae else rather than what VIII parane themselves, that often makes R1zxss@a heal papers utterly unworthy sG pexuzal Tn these uncertain times, sRe<zz7y. raA1eEs want writers to
 s.k euk fr.nklys and no republican, sEaaw umt frnnkly. ean fail to criticise
 E n4 nhs neAs of his particans, nor can D9mnszaE Ezz1 ss see shas the Democratic Raaa needs reforming" just as se- Ssns ns tke Rerublican- The country ea4ar uAs daze zay nothing bad of his Ssa nmaE Mnd nushiag good of his opp rnmzmsz. s . ~&aEzal" cf the very worst azk
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21

Th@fm@eEof Prospect, Bethany, Wood hEs3ge. and adjoining towns in New Ha- vs1 eo1zay. have been suffering great loss 0f property for the last three or four ysA1 foxa the stealing of their live stock ia the night season Sheep, calves, poul tEy. and even horses. have disappeared in . 1ost unAeoantable manner. Recently o1e Steven H1tchcOck and Mr. Bradley, of BeEhaay. were arrested for stealing Po1l2xy. and are now in the New Haven jail Bradley IS a man of considerable wealth. wss fO1r years selectman and sev- sEal years assessor of Bethany, and has always @alnt&ined a good reputation. He haa been e large dealer in farm pro- auoe and the Palladium says the suppo- sikSoa now Is that he has been the agent tAro1gA whom the thieves who have been E~l3lng i'm that section have disposed of tAezr pa0PeEts. Hitchcock has been in P<Ssua before. and if Bradley is found to he tAe rascal circumstances seem to indi- cate. the gang of thieves who have so la1g peEseelted the honest farmers of thMk vScsn1ty is likely to be broken mp.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21

The loss by the Wawasset disaster proves to be nearly seventy lives, and the worst results of the disaster appear un- occasionally due to criminal negligence. The boat was carrying double the num Der of passengers its license allowed. Life preseryers, it is Low said, were in reach of all; but, owing to the confusion and disorder, none were used. One boat, seized by negroes and kept for those of their own race, was upset and most of those on board drowned. No captain of any spirit or resource would have allowed such Q state of things as prevailed on board that unfortunate boat; and we hope its owners will be made to feel that over greediness for gain is sometimes little unprofitable.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21
New Preston.

From an occasional contributor to the was basket. 5 =.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21
Reginentai Reunions.

1st Conn., Light Battery, Guilford, Sept. II. s.f a..5 t.,.-.. .Lul. 2nd Conn. Heavy Artillery, Cornwall
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-08-21

like New 10rk sports. raK 5ssIs eIsa i
 The residents on the line of the She paug evidently appreciate the liberal terms offered to Excursion Parties, as sev- eral large excursions have been over the Road within week; the most notable be- ing that of the guests passing the sum- mer at Dicks Hotel, Newtown, who visit ed this place, and dined at the United States Hotel, on Saturday. We learn. that Mine Host Crossman surpassed hine-- self on the occasion; and Dick, who was with the party, expressed his entire ap- proyal. Praise from Sir Harcourt, must be praise indeed.", By the way, if any one has not yet had their excursion, a cap- ital chance is offered on the 2sth inst, to visit dregDry's Point and eat clans with the giants. PTs2 5sfs al The popular game of ball called ssfnn- go' is trife more exciting for wayfarars than for the players. With wild striker who every now and then sends the ball humming along the side walk among wo- men and children, the game assumes an interest that is very like to become tragi- cal
 The offer of the Shepaug R. R. (see advt. ) to take down and bring back the Fat Men at Lalf fares shows real generos- ity. Charged usual Eaailrqad rates, as first class freight, few of those gentlemen would have money enough left to invest anything in clans. ss5..s.ss ss@...f Y.
 The great flag was hoisted on the Center Park pole, Friday, because Gov. Ingerson was in town; not on account of the retirement Of Mir. Johnson from the Sentinel.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
Wild Bill" Hickox.

William Hickox, or "Wild Bill" as
he was generally called, and who was
Marshal of Abilene, was killed at Fort
Dodge, on the Atchison, Topeka and
Sante Fe Railroad, last week. Two
men, whom he thought were his friends,
proved treacherous and murdered him
in the following manner: The three
were going about the small town on the
night of the murder, the assassins being
very friendly; and finally they entered
a saloon where, ut a signal, the lights
were all extinguished. Simultaneously
with the going out of the lights, firing
commenced, and with the first report,
the tall form of the man who had prov
ed such 4 terror oil the Plains fell at the
feet OF his enemies, vanquisaed by
death, u bullet having pierced his brain
entering his skull in the centre of his
forhead. The firing was kept up in the
dark by the assassins, one shot entering
Bill's heel, another his shoulder, and
four others perforating his body in diff
ferent places. Then all ran out, ana
when the lights were again turned on
all that was left of Wild Bill was dead
and bleeding corpse, fulfilling the pro-
phecy in connection with him and all
his class that he would "die with his
boots on 1t is almost certain that tn G
two false friends, at least, were con-
cerned in the murder, although many
others may have joined in the firing
1t was dark; no one could see another
do the deed, and in that country they
considered that they have no evidence
to warrant the arrest of any one for TIN
crime.-Rocky Mountain Netcs.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
The Emperor Napoleon's Will.

Under the heading of''The Truth Re-
specting the Emperor's VIII, "the Jour-
d'Angefs states that sat the end Of 1869
the Emperor, finding himself seriously
ill,was desirous to declare his last wish
es, and prepared his will, which he en-
trusted to NJ. Rouher at that time Pres
ident of the Senate. NJ. Rouher took
charge of important document and
placed it in secret depository, which
he either had made or where existed all
in the Palace OF the Luxembourg. The
4th of September came, and NJ. de Pei
letan obtained knowledge of the exis-
tence of the secret depository and its
contents, properly through one Of the
workmen who had been employed.
Leaving to others the task of ransak-
ing the papers at the TuAeries, NJ. Pei
letin himself undertook the search for
the chest which contained the Emperors
will, and as he had very good informa-
ton he had little difficulty in discover
ing it. In this way it was that the will
of Napoleon III. fell into the hands of
the men of September 4th. The Lon
don Times has stated that the Emperor
appointed the Empress as Regent, to be
assisted by Prince Napoleon, and also
appointed some name and others by
their offices. The names published are
correct, but incomplete, inasmuch as
they do not include that of the Due de
Persigny. With respect to NJ. Armand
Laity who was to have been member
of the Council, and whom the Times has
stated to be dead, that is mistake,as NJ.
Laity is alive and well as We know
from visit he paid US.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
A Fortune-Teller's Almanac.

To dream of milestone about your
neck is q sign of what you may expect
if you marry an eXtravagant woman.
1t is very lucky to dream that You
pay for thing twice over, since after
wards you will probably take care to
have your bills receipted.
For person in embarrassed circum-
tances to dream he is arrested is vary
fortunate, for it is warning to him on
no account to accept bill.
To dream of fire is sign that--if
you are wise-you will see that all the
light in your house are put out before
you go to bed.
To dream that your nose is red on tip
is an intimation that you had better
leave brandy for W ater.
To dream ofhaving a great number OF
servants is-madness.
To dream of bear betokens mischie'
which your vision shows yon is a br'lin
When a fashionable young lady
dreams of a tilbert, 1t is n sign that he'
thoughts are running on the colonel.
If YOU dream of clothes, 1t is warn
ing not to go to law, for, by the rule o
of contraries, you will be sure of a non
suit.
When young lady dreams of cofli'
| it betokens that she should Instantly
discontinue tight stays, and always &c
warmly clad in wet weather. Ne,o for'
| ErDreSs
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
Suspected the Lawyer.

The law provides defender for eve
ry arraigned criminal, no matter how
well known his crime, but it will not
do for bad mans counselor to try to
make his crime joke, and try to ridi-
cule it out of court. Such course fair
ly leaves the lawyer open to distrust.
Counselor Higgins, of the State Of,
was exceedingly adroit in defending a
prisoner, and would sometimes laugh
down an indictment for small offense.
A fellow Zone Smith) being on trial for
stealing turkey, the counselor attempt
ed to give good, human turn to the
affair. s'Why, gentlemen of the jury, "
said he, "this is really very small af-
fair. 1 wonder any one could bring
such a complaint into court. Ii we are
going on at this rate, we shall have
business enough on our hands,"
Higgins then alluded to the 'forag.
ing expedition" of his college days, and
the boys thought it no harm TO take
poultry here and there once in while
when they wanted a sly supply. Bu
notwithstanding this appeal, the jury
convicted the prisoner.
After the Court arose, one of the jury
plain old farmer, meeting the counse
lor, complimented him on his ingenuity
"And now, Squire said he fixing
rather knowing look upon him, g
should like to ask you one question
Which road do you take in going home
the upper or lower one:"
"The lower" said the counselor.
"Well, then, it's no matter. onl!
wanted to observe that if you were go.
ing my way, l would just jog on befor'
YOU and lock up my hen-house.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
Too Thin.

A great many years ago, before ice in
the summer season had come to be ne
cessity, but was just beginning to be
housed up and used in large cities as a
luxury,a good deacon from Il rural Con-
necticnt town came to New York to
celebrate the Fourth of July. 1t was his
misfortune to celebrat i little two much
he get intoxicated. News thereof fol-
lowed him home, and he was called up
before the church for discipline. The
deacon confesscd,his fault. He said the
day was hot and he went into hotel bar
room where he saw bowl OF punch,
and the lemons and the ice looked cool
and inviting he drank some. 1t tasted
SO good and the ice refreshed him SC
much that hctook some more, ,and finally
he took so much that he was ashamed tC
say he became intoxicated. He sat down
There was moments hush, and ther
an angular brother at the rear of thu
meeting rose and said. am satisfied
about the DeacOn's explanation abou
his getting drunk. He confesses it and
saws he's sorry. That's all right. Any.
body's liable to that. But when the Dea
con comes into this ere meeting ant
talks about seeing ice in July,I 90 fol
having him jerked for lying"
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
A Word to Mothers.

Consider it yonr religious duty to
take out door exercise witho ut fail each
day. Sweeping and trotting around
the house will not take its place; the
of the open air and change
of scene are absolutely necessary. Oh,
1 know all about Lucy's gown that is
not finished, and Tommy's jacket, and
even his coat - his buttonless coat
thrown into your lap, as if to add the
last ounce to the canel's back; still i
say, up and out. Is it not more import
ant that your children in their tender
years shonld not be left motherless, and
that that they should not be born to that
feeble constitution of body that will
blight every blessing? Let buttons and
strings go. You will take hold of them
with more vigor and patience when you
return, bright and refreshed; and if
every stitch is not fini shed at such a
moment-and it is discouraging not to
be able to sympatllize in your best ef-
fort-still remember that "she who hath
done what she could'' is entitled to
no mean praise. Your husband is un-
doubtedly the best of men, though there
are malicious people who might answer
that that was not saying much for him
till, he would never to the end Of time
iream OF what we are dying of. So ac.
,ept my advice and take the matter il
land yourself.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
MLLERsBURG HOLMES COUNTY, o. THURSDAY MARCH co. 1873

Smith fired at so often and which he
failed to KILL" And then he thumped
heavily down upon the table wooden
decoy. Smith grew very red in the
face, and all laughed except himself and
the two lawyers, who began to see
looming up before them a huge practi-
cal joke. The decoy was well peppered
with shot, showing that Smith had not
fired as wildly as he had imagined.
When order had been restored, the
Squire decided that the costs of the suit
should be divided, that the defendants
should cook the duck in dispute, and
that they should then fsie the prose-
cution to eat it with them. This decis-
ion was eminently satisfaetey to all but
the attorneys, who swdff n6andly at be-
ing so yictimized; but as each was paid
the fee agreed upon, they were some-
what mollifed. The deception was
then explained to Smith. By means of
a stake, ring had been fastened in the
centre of the pond under tine water. A
cord was attached to the decoy, and
passed through the ring. The operator
was screened by the mill Whenever
anyone would fire, he pulled the cord,
and, as a matter of course, the duck
dived. The Squire was into the secret,
and he consented to assist at the mock
trial. The only parties sold were the
lawyers and Smith. The latter has
grown older and wiser since then. He
has cut his wisdom teeth, and now when
out shooting ducks he takes good look
before lifting the gun to his face.-7Nv
Field and Farm.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
How a dog was Sold.

Here is true dog story; A fam lily
down town having false CRATE in one
of the rooms of the house, placed some
red pepper behind it to give the effect Of
fire. One of the coolest days this win
ter the dog belonging to the household
came in from out doors, and, seeing the
peper in the CRATE, deliberately walked
up to it and laid down before it, curled
up in the best way to receive the glow
ing heat as it came from the fire. He
remained motionless for few minutes;
feeling no warmth, he raised his head
and looked over his shoulder at the
CRATE, still feeling no heat he arose and
carefully applied his nose to the CRATE
and smelt of it. 1t was as cold as ice.
With a look of the most supreme dis
gust, his tail curled down between his
legs,every hair on his body saying, ,"I'm
sold" the dog trotted out of the room,
not even deigning to cast look at the
party in the room who had watched his
actions..and laughed so heartily at his
misfortunes. That dog had reasons as
well as instinct.-Troy Times.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

4 II. S. Weston has this day associated
I5h hsia 6i BIN PdFtfsf in ftef GsEfnSence and 50 tfs
case resolved itself into war of words
between the opposing lawyers. For
something like four hours the attorneys
badgered each Others and poured streams
of eioguence into the ears of the justice.
Finally they exhausted themselves, and
both sat down. But before the Squire
rendered his decision, one of the de-
fense arose and asked the privilege of
introducing an important witness, a
witness that hitherto had been over
looked. The prosecuting attorney in
diguantly protested against this, but
the prosecutor very generously insisted
that the witness should be heard. One
of the gentlemen then quietly stepped
into another room, and, returning with
something in his hand, gravely address
ed the Justice: "Your honor, the wit.
ness wish to introduce, and which al
have consented shall be introduced, il
before You. This Is the duck that Mr.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-03-20
Practice with a Mule Battery.

Out in certain Western fort some
time ago, the Major conceived that ar
tillery might effectively used in fight
ing with the Indians by dispensing with
gun carriages and fastening the cannon
upon the back of mules.
So he explained his views to his COM
mandent, and it was determined to try
the experiment. A howiszer was selec-
ted and strapped upon an ambulance
mule, with the muzzle pointed toward
the tail. When they had secured the
gun, and loaded it with ballcar-
fridge, they led the calm and steadfast
mule on the bluff, and put up target
in the middle of the river to practice at.
The rear of the mule was turned toward
the target, and he was backed gently
toward the edge of the bluff. The off,
GERS stood arond in semi-circle, while
the Major went up and and inserted
time fuse in the touch-hole of the how
itzer. When the fuse was ready, the
Major lit and retired. In few seconds
the hitherto unruffled mule heard the
fixing back there on his back, which
made him uneasy. He reached his
head around to ascertain what was go
ing on, and as he did so his body turned
and the howitzer began to sweep arond
the horizon.
The mule at last became excited, and
his curiosity became more and more eX-
tense; in second or two he was stand
with his four legs in bunch, making
six revolutions minute, and the how
itzer threating sudden death to every
man within a half mile. The comman-
dant was observed to cline up tree,
the lieutenants were seen sliding over
the bluff into the river, as if they didn't
care at all for the high price Of uniforms
the adjutant made good time towards
the fort, the sargeant began to throw up
breastworks with his bayonet, the ma
jor rolled over the ground and groan-
ed. In two or three minutes there was
puff of smoke and thud, and the
mule-oh, where was he! A solitary
brute might have been seen turning sue
cessful back somersalts over the bluff,
only to rest at anchor, finally, with his
howitzer, at the bottom of the river.
while the ball went towards the fort ,hit
the chimney of the Majors quarters,
rattling the above bricks down into the
parlor,a and frightening the Majors wife
into convulsions. They do not allude
to it now, and no report of the result OF
the experiment was ever sent to the wal
department.