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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
.'S1E1gf E-E ts5 F. q NEWS OF IRE WEEK.
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 FOREIGN.

IFs E Great Britoin.-The Woman Suffrage
 bill was again defeated, last week, l55 to 222; a gain for the Sufragists. i l,aa.45 The loss by. burning the Lancashire railway works will be 8400, GOO. syuE II The San Juan Boundary Question has
 been discussed in the Commons. ~ lf. o&ME Gladstone opposes proposal that
 the Government purchase the Irish rail- ways. a11tlz aes11 Tct $. o5aarigt E.3 sa-r Ten thousand emigrants left Liverpool, last week, for America. a.-ssz.--5 .s .ss France.-Admiral Riganlt de GenoHil- ly, of the Navy, is dead. =: sj...as =a.1 -1 Gernaany. clergy bill has passed the upper house of the Prussian Diet. -43 Aststrie.-The Vienna Exhibition. was opened with imposing ceremonies, on Thursday. zl.aH1 el--as 5.-..5.s-s .s.s a4
 s The Emperor gave & banquet Friday night to all the native and foreign princes. ' The number of visitors has hitherto fal- len below what wss expected. z a.zasr
 ItGly.-The Ministry resigned, last week, because the Deputies voted an ap- propriation they opposed. They finally withdrew their resignations. ass s
 Conflicting reports are received about the Pope's health.e t e sfa as3
 Russia. .--The festivities in honor of the visit of the German Emperor are still con- tinued in St. Petersburg. 5000 troops were reviewed by the Emperors. a.s.. "a. The Khivan expedition finds it's prog- ress slow and exceedingly difficult. =
 z Spaiaa. London reports claim that a revolution is imminent in Madrid. lI
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Deaths.

At Jacksonville, H., April p, of heart disease, Willys Catlin, formerly of liar winton, aged n.
 At Westfed, N. r., April r, of con- sumption, Jennie E., wife of Ralph w Parmelee, formerly of Ellsworth, aged s. In Watertown, April %, Miss CameIia c. Hine, aged 67. In Winsted, April 29, Hiram Burrham, aged Il. In Kent, April 27, Beers Thorp. aged S2.
 At. Lime Rock, April 20, Eli Webster, aged 93.
 In New Milford, April 20, Earnest L.. son of Daniel Clark, aged g; April 21, Anna Davis, adopted daughter of Whit ney Bradley, aged 12; April 9, Jerusha Bassett, (colored) aged 88; April 26, Geor- giana, wife of George T. Warer, aged 20.
 In Brooklyn, N. r., April 30, Mrs. Mary E. Hayes, widow of Thomas M. Hayes of Boston and daughter of Oliver Goodwin, late of this village, aged 5.
 In West Winsted, May 3, Lucy Ann, wife of Rufus T. Holmes, aged 38. -
 In Avon, May 1, Asa G. Adams, of Goshen, aged 77.
 In South Canaan. April 9, E. s. Mil lard, aged g.. . In Morris. April 22d, of consumption, Uornelia M., youngest daughter of the late Benjamin Dunning, aged 34 years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
LsTCHFiELD.

The Superior court finishes its April Term with the trial of John H. Wadhams' Appeal from Probate, to test the validity of the will of Alpheus Hodges, late of Torrington. A large number of witnesses are in attendance. and considerable amount of property is involved. The ap- pellants claim that the testator was not of ''sound and disposing mind" Welch and and Andrews for appellants; Seymour and Graves for appellees. ''+. f
 Lsst week the case of Dawson and Bin ney, a Torrington case wherein patent right note was contested, resulted in dis agreement of the jury. .-..f.. -.
 The criminal business closed, last week, with the disagreement of the jury regard ing Timothy Malone and with the lining of Layton S10. and Bulkley and Tucker, $2O each, for liquor selling ss@ liu ....
 Two fine monuments are soon to be erected in the Wolcott lot, East Cemetery; one to the memory of the last Governor Wolcott, who succeeded Hamilton as Sec retary of the U. s. Treasury, and his wife; the other for his sons, Oliver s. and John S. WoIcott, and the children of the former. They are of solid granite, made by Better of New Haven. and erected by the widow of Col. George Gibbs, late of New York. It is expected that the monuments will be laid with Masonic ceremonies. .,.5 .,.-,..
 Tine following extract from the ''Ab- stract of special orders issued from the Adiutant Generals Office for the week ending April 2s, 1873" which we copy from the last Army and Navy Journal will be of interest to our readers:
 WASHINGTON, April 24th, 1873.
 Leave of absence for six months on sur geon's certificate of disability, with per mission to go beyond sea, is granted Lieutenant George o. Webster, Fourth Infentry." ..I +5-i[ isEs..' ..-@
 - Taxes are heavy and hard to collect. This we infer, partly from a certain chasm in our bank account, partly from seeing our veteran tay-cOllactor around wish his right arm in sling. .
 Representatives were plenty in our streets, Tuesday morning. They seemed quite cheerful considering the sacrifices were about making for their country.
 The funeral of John Gleason Jr. was attended at this place on Wednesday. Fifty-eight teams went over from this village to the Wolcottville cemetery.
 "A county tax of $500, for repairs, has been laid by the commissioners, payable Sept. 10.
 It is reported that Co. H, will be or dered to New Haven on Thursday of next week
 - Attention is called to the new advt. of AIr. F. Il. Sanford
 Superintendent Greig has resigned his position on the Shepaag railroad
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The vote in New Haven county indi- cates the railroad influence plainly. Both candidates fall off: Hall, 126; Sanger, 241. This shows that Democrats must have left their own candidate to vote for Mir. = Hall Had we the vote of particular towns the same result would be found in occasional instances elsewhere. We noticed 1t in the votes of Bridgeport, and Waterbury, if our recollection serves us: The amount of the Democratic vote diverted from Mr. Sanger to Mir. Hall by the railroad iufu- ence We could not undertake to estimate; but 1t must have been some hundreds
 In one county the Comptroller's vote offers no just comparison. Middiesex, for some reason unknown to us, cast about 450 less votes for Comptroller than for governor. Hall runs behind Haven, yet has 25O more votes than Rockwell. Hall s loss of 527 in his own county is very sig nlncant. L.f ig..l.s. ... .f. .5. s4+.s. .-. r
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society of thosswho had not been taught to respect worth. A kS4
 # She maintained a beantiful christian character under circumstances the most
 revolting. and patiently "endured.' as seeing Him who is ssinvisible. She and the late Miss Dotha Griswoid strove to let their light shine amid the Hardness
 of their sad lot; and their ''memory is blessed" in some poor hearts. Thank God one christian family (that@ of Mr. Robert Partree) treated her as friend dur Ing her long illness, and followed her to the grave, when she died! Thank God our dear Pastor prayed beside it! What can be said of the poor. girl that followed her so soon from the same spot? I we'll tell next week. ...s. .-- Much as our ssicense law might ac- complish Mir. Editor if it was enforced, it is mere sham when it's terms are not followed. There are some dangers aris- ing from the state of things here which I had not thought of so much till now. Supposing notorious drinkers do not get rum (which, however, is not the easel, how long will it take the law to make drunkards of those to whom it n,ay sell? Those who think themselves ssmoderate'' in the use of liquor now are the favored ones. if they are only of age! Will they take this chance to restrain themselves. 1 and drink nttle with safety? la3 44 . ,..a- Then, are the sellers themselves safe? ''Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink. " What if this curse should, come in'the way of an acquired appetite in him who sells Or, If the seller himself keeps clear, what ''woe". would it be to have one's little son learn to drink by seeing a father deal in liquor There are many in- stances of drunken sons, where the father made money in this way! sure it cannot but be right to put a stop to 8 traffic so fraught with dangers. Why should we persist in giving man the very thing that made him murder, and then. hang him for murder? a,,,..,, -..a~ T.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
STATE ITEMS.

The New Haven police judgeship is a matterof considerable contest.
 The safe of a Hartford lager beer hail was robbed, last week, of about $500.
 Thirty or forty Yale seniors made geo. logical excursion to the Portland quarries on Wednesday. rf-
 The Yale base ball club played the first match of the. season at Hamilton park, Wednesday, with the Resolutes of Eliza beth, N. J., and lost by one run. , '-'soi .
 The Howe Sewing Machine Go. prop pasan 9 m .1a;i ataoos To fss g1 tno S ann sne The hands fearing their wages would not be paid threatened to burn the buildings and the insurance companies threatened to cancel their policies. B But the wages were duly paid and the storm blows over.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

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, Merriman & Go. This old and we'll regulated estab- 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. 4gssi7. 'y., 4:3m.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
MaFblodaIe.
; A fall of snow in May
 Is worth a load of hay.

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 If that af6rms truth the country is cer- tainly sure of one load, and as the size IS not mentioned, a vehicle had better be constructed by the government. On the 3rd, we experienced the winters last wretched attempt, we confidently hope.
 MT. Gregory is making repairs upon and within his residence. z.-
 The statement that the merchant is in partnership with his brother is entire ly unfounded, and Mir. Sperry wishes it distinctly understood that he is in com with pany no one. r..... .-.
 The "Hunt District" of the town oi New Milford has been consolidated with the eighth district of the town of Wash ington. and the pupils of the former at, tend the village school BOURGEOIS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
WoIcottviIie.

On Thursday and Friday of last week, the highway case of F. R. Taylor and oth- CTS, rs. the towns of Harwinten and Tor rington, was tried before Messrs. G. A. Hickox, Willard Gaylord and ". H. Brooks, committee appointed by the Superior Court. The highway asked for was to lead from the old Waterbury turn pike below Mir Taylor's, by the houses of the Messrs. Bogue and up the hill, fol- lowing the course of brook, to MT. Sco- wills mill Considerable testimony was introduced to show that the highway was needed by persons living across the river to reach Mr. Scovill's mill The commit tee came readily to the conclusion, how ever, that no such case of common con- venience and necessity was made out as required the laying out of the upper part of the highway. Regarding the part lead ing from the houses occupied by Mir. Bogue and his son, there was more doubt There was an old highway leading up the hill which had been long fenced up and disused, and which was so steep as to be practically worthless. In the other di- rectfon private way led westerly across bridge to the turnpike. The petitioners offered to give the present road and bridge pense or the road would have been slight.
 The real question presented, therefore, was whether the two families having resi- dences across the river. could reasonably ask the towns to maintain public road and bridge for their benefit, and for the benefit of those visiting and doing busi- ness with them. After some hesitation, and with some difference of opinion, the committee finally found that this portion of the proposed road, also, was not of common convenience and necessity and reported against the acceptance of the pe- tition.
 WooDBuRY, May 3, 1873.
 MR. EDTToR:-Miss Lorinda Osborne. who died at our ssPoor House. in March. should be remembered, by at least, a passing notice. She was native of this place, believe, but had resided much in Morris and Bethlehem. She was sister in-law to the late Daniel Prentiss: for years an esteemed citizen of this place.
 Miss o. filled the place of nurse in some families who cherish the, name of ''Aunt Lorinda'' with fondness. And so long as she could work even in poor house. she respected herself, and was re- spected. But there came time when she was no longer able, and we have req son to think she went down from this height, not because she had forfeited re- spect, but because she was mostly in the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The Congressman of the South and West are to meet at St. Louis to discuss the question of canals. The railroad men, however, have got possession of this canal convention and propose to dine, wine, and excurt them out of all remembrance of the canal business. In order to ensure this result horde of fex-congressmen and east ern congressman have been invited in, and no doubt they will have, as they elegantly term it, ga high old time with the rest of the boys" In order to make everything seem lovely and natural, Messrs. Colfax, Patterson, and Ames should be of the party.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
coshen.-Mo. s3.

Mir. Anson G. Stocking and his family have returned from Waterbury, and MT. Moses Lyman has come back from his winter home in Florida.sa as aaa sa
 -Four young ladies united with the Congregational Church, last Sabbath, by profession. ssa5 4eaa .ssg@ aaat yf 5 ! LA few months ago Mr. Asa G. Adams went to visit his daughter in Avon, and died there, last week. Fl. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
Plymouth sketones.-no. 1855.


 Of the six old ladies to whom allusion IS made in No. 133, the third in respect to age, and the oldest now living, is Mrs Truman Ives. Her maiden name was Eunice Peck. She is the daughter of Dan Peck who, in or about the year 1792, moved from Woodbridge up into Burling- ton, where he spent the remainder of his days. His son, John Peek, died in that town a few years since, aged about 93 years. Eunice was born April 14th 17S0. She was married at the age of twenty Her husband was farmer, but in his ear Her years taught school twenty nine win ters and one summer. He departed this life at the age of about 93, the oldest man in town. Mrs. Ives was left wid- ow at 90. She is the mother of seven or eight sons and daughters, one of the lat ter having seen more than three score and ten years. On the day that the old lady was 93. your correspondent called to see her, and obtained her autograph. .-s.. 5 o5f. =.t'.E--ls, ise- .z4 sPLYMoUTHEAs.
 April 22d. 1873. sfuH sY@4 Ggg 9-s-1t !
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
MarriageS.

In Bethlehem, April 29, by Rev. c. W. Banks, MT. Francis E.. Judson and Miss Sarah N. Crane.
 At the parsonage of the Reformed Church, West Goshen, by the Rev. J. B. Church, James Smith of Great Barring ton, Mass, to Mss Laura Coons of Tagh- kanic, N. '.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

THE PUREsr AND SWEETEST CoD-L1vER OM is Hazard & Caswell's, made on the sea shore, from fresh, selected flyers, by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,, New York. It is absolutely pure and s,Ueet. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in market. 3 4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Ja3Se SheIIabarger of Ohio and D. B. Eaton of New York accept the positions 0Gsgsd them on tke Civil Service Com mission They are excellent men for the rl=re. zz1 there is no place that Is more In need of excellent men.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
With Enquirer.

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 sa1szshsrs wko arc in arrears must make up szsArgsa before taking advantage of the forego- zx pxuPosisicG=; and subscribers who are in aaxanee HAY dsaLct the amount their subscrip 6emn are fa advance
 Msaer sAoala be sen: by post-ofice order, check or registered letter, if possible. If remit saRces .-S made by Esal we cannO: be responsible fer Isza bSfo<e the letter reaches us, but will E&ke $n ri&ks cf remittance to the clubbing peri Sa3eal- Receipt will bs returned in the next P4pr-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

4 Philadelphia lawyer shot himself We1nes1&y night He Gas to have been married ti.s next day to laly of wealth az1 god family to whom ke had been ls1g engaged Such conduct is incOnsid- xxxka. to szy the least
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Mothers do not let your children trife with coughs or colds. Insist on their talk ing Hate's Honey of Horehoand aud 1ur without delay. See yourselves that it is done. Beware of procrastination. Crit tenton's, 9th Avenue. Sold by all Drug gists. sa8E
 Pike's Toothache Drops cure in 1 min ute; k. 4-lo6un 2. V2- -':Wine of the Woods" cures Jaundice.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

\ boy of fifteen killed lad of nine for . poznd of sugar, at sIOun: Pleasant, Pa., SzkzrdAy. The grandfather of the young criminal was hung for murder and his fa- ther couanitted suicide.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will cure g Cough in tone7haf the time necessary to cure7i it with any other medi-. cine, and it does it, not by drying it up, but by removing the cause -subduing the irritation and healing the affected parts. For all cases of Laryngitis; Hoarseness, Suppression or Loss of Voice, Bronchitis. Severe Chronic or Lingering Coughs, it will be found to surpass any medicine that has ever before been offered to the public. Sold by Druggists. 674
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Ss0itserlaad. .-Pere Hyacinths's Gene va congregation of 1900 have been ex- communicated. B
 Ttrkey.-The government has sent an order to this country for 4OO. 600 rifles.
 Central aAnaericG --The Government of Nicaragua has refused the canal conces-
 Earthquake shocks are continued in San Salvador. saFlle Government palace has fallen.
 DOMESTIC.
 The Railway buildings and three en- zines were burned at St. Louis, and five stores were burned in lola, Kan, on the 29th ult.
 Taintor, .defaulting cashier of the At 1 lantic Bank, has been indicted. Mir. James Brooks died in Washington, eMednesday.z-He leaves an estate of about a million dollars.
 Governor Dix has signed the New York City charter. sf ''<' 'ss 4"s
 The April reduction of the national debt is $2,O00,00O. a l.
 The New York Coopers and Crispins | have partly succeeded in their strikes.
 The East River Bridge project is likely to be abandoned. GF YFEf# 1 AAN O' A. AOA4h(o OOAAuASIco Ou 1fduS- portation will soon investigate leading canal and railroad projects. A Vermont legislative committee is in- vestigating their Credit Mobilier-the 1 Vermont Central
 The Cleveland bar have adopted reso- tutions against Judge Sherman. ss' 1 1t IS beloved that nearly 100 persons lost their lives, or were severely injured, by the Dixon Bridge disaster. A railroad bridge 14 miles from Sedalia, Mo, fell before it was finished, killing three men and wounding eight.
 Over 30 persons were injured by the up s setting 4g of an excursion train near Prince 1 The bill aiding the Lee and New Ha- ven railroad has passed the Massachu-
 Four houses in Chicago were, struck by lightning on Thursday night. The Richmond and York River railroad was sold at auction, Friday, for s35O, ,0O0.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The papers report the foundations of the new Capitol insecure. In some places they are only twenty inches thick and it is awful to think what some New Haven Sampson might do in the basement oi such an ediice! Clearly our legislature ought to accept the New Haven proposi- tion to build new capitol, free gratis, and then we can take possession when the Hartford concern tumbles in. Probably we shall lose one legislature in the ru- ins. but that isn't like losing million of dollars.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Gen Hzx1ey made sn excellent speech hefoxe the N. I. Chamber of Commerce, Thzrs.l2y evening. in which he announces tAaG he is . '-hzrd money man. and that he '-dOat believe in lying paper cur rwzey-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
1RouTRER CLUBBING RATES.

Or LEzA4rla County subscribers may not of
 sea Rs ah2s so take sdEzntage of the low rates sRsEsa l.<ge elsb< b- most magazines and peri caea1E- For thei- convenience and as an extra tn4ase@zzt to Ec~ county subscribers we will ss=1 tks fo1sving periodicals to county subscrib- s<a, a connection wish the ExcUIEER at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
dNo. Lls E 9s ssIt Works like a Charm. ,

Ranne,s Tain-K Killing Magic Oil cures Headache Pennes pain- Killing Magic Oil cures TOothache! Re1snes Pain Killing Magic Oil cures Neuralgia Psnnes Killing Magic OH cures Cholera Morbus Penne,a Pain Killing Magic Oil cures Rheumatism! Reuue's Pain-K Killing Magic on cures Ialheness! Renne,s Killing Magic Oil cures Skin Diseases! Call for it at tho Store where you trade.
 YM RESNE < SONS, Sole Proprietors,
 Pittsfeld, Mass. Wheeler, wholesale agents. Geo c. Goodwin & Co, Boston, Agents rs 5O-8m
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

A terrible accident occurred at.Dixon, Illinois, on Sunday. A number of Bap- tist converts were to be baptised in Rock River, and large crowd of 200 persons had assembled on the iron bridge over the river just above the place where the ceremony was to be performed, to wit ness the rite. Suddenly, without any warning, the bridge gave way and precip- itated the crowd into the stream Sev- enty-fiye were killed or mortal'y wounded, and g were seriously hurt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
Norfolk,

RhY h1 Horse by Bl{ Dsnton dam by Hector sooso y f ,o4e belfounder, will make the scriber at Norfolk. Terms, sz5, to insure, 0"'' Billy Denton by Rysdyks Hambl t0niam d., by Exton Eclipse, by American Fclip>e g,s%6 s"1I dam by Seagull by Duroc e'"no- Norfolk is sixteen hands high He is horsa of fine temper, good trotting action and beauty and symmetry of form. His colts (the oldest four years this spring. indicate his value as 2 sire. ~ a1s-s-zsssss7a's ow
 ROBBINS BATTELL.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The Bridge of Signs caused woe; the half-do1lar size Williams Extract Jamai- ca Ginger brings joy. ~a
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Latin aR1 G1eek monks at Jerusalem have had 6 severe light, five Latins and SIX Greeks being injured The Mahome- taas who hOld the Holy Sspulchre do not asaaIly le4 their Christian subjects come Co hlowz
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

Mir. U. H. Miner has laid out num- Der of nice building lots which are offer ed for sale. G. W. Hall has broken ground for. a new ress1dence on one of, the sboye lots, located on Prospect St. Jas. flakes has contracted for digging the eel lar, furnishing the stone, and laying the wall. r.r 'e e25-,' e-.' 'i.a f''-iss- s-
 The cellar for Citizens Hall is steadi- ly progressing under the supervision of James McGee of Danbury. --- -
 MT. A. Herman injured his shoulder whilst ploughing so that he has to discon- tinue work for time. ..s yrsi ALEXIS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The NangAtuck Valley Sentinel charac- teriEes the course pursued by the N. Y. & N. H. R. R. O., towards the Derby R. R. Co. as ''simply infamous" The old company, says the Sentinel, wants pos session of the Meadow St. flats, worth three quarters of million, for next to nothing. for depot site.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
AaFWiAtOn.

- TSS SA The Conaregationalsoeie of Harwin- ton havsaaopted the plan of raising their money by subscription, thns making the seats in their church free. couNTY ITEMs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08
What lid it2

Children Cry-for Pitchers castoria. It
 regulates the stomach, cures wind collie and
 causes natural sleep. It is substitute for castor oil. 34w
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The directors of the New York & New England RaiIrOad Company date Boston, Hartford and Erie) have elected Wm. T. Hart. president; H. c. Luce, treasurer; Watson, Poster and Lathrop, executive committee; Jewell, Barlow, and Dane, finance committee.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-08

The COarAns of Friday publishes list Of the scholars who passed the best ex- animation for admission to the Hartford High School The two highest are girls; n gA and boy stand equal in the third place; and the next highest is girl.