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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Nortl, ,cornwaII.

r We have enjoyed an unusually pleasant winter attending the various gatherings of the good people of our Society. We have been favored the entire winter with good sleighng which we found very conducive to sociability.H Prominent among our meetings has stood our Reading Circle, which has been we'll sustained, and the interest increased to the close of the sea- son. But now all are over, and business commences with new energy. 54J ta 79 5I Farmers are blessed with plenty4of hay, and the prospect is favorable for a good grass and grain crop sio-, z.s g" ,,+,.;f -
 Last Sabbath we listened to an iex- eellent. discourse by Prof. Starbuck, late of Berea College, Kentucky. In the eve ming the West Cornwall Sabbath School held one of it's quarterly concerts This school is ably superintended by Dea. R. R. Pratt. and the promptness with which the reviews and recitations were gone through with, reflected great credit upon both teachers and scholars ''5'-A @,s .., Last, Monday evening. at the house of their employer, R. R, Pratt, Esq, ''Hermon and Annie were married, and an entertainment was provided for guests. The interest manifested in their welfare, we consider good solutisn of the labor problem, This expression of their appre citation for services rendered, we doubt not will be long remembered by the hap py couple. A.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
TAs San Salvador Earthquake.

Le@azys New York papers bring de- t4z1e1 @ccSzaaz of the terrible earthquake tk4t ecezgGsd in Ceutral America, recent ty- Sxa Salvador Is the capital of a 6<khe rsFmhais on the southwestern or Pa cz4c ss8e c< Hsaazr2s. and has popula- sssz S4xSnzz1y estimated at from 15, 1000 e SA@0 H Is probably the iveliest Fsece ox real estate m the known world. On every sSae >r&ire volcanoes are in sight and R @ saSa EaHak In the stiffness of the zlgA&kAs 0fh0 water underneath tAe sG<3@ce cxa be distinctly heard by rsssaH13s who take any interest in science. Tse Gsy has been destroyed once or twice As&sge. mza Gae snhHbltanss ssknow thei, ErSz@z~ = wel tAzs few preliminary sA.ke<s a kOxszigAt before the final catas szzEAv. W~k then on their guard. Man, Asa Ew asss Shlky localities and other. ~xze prepared for the vorsL On the 19tl @A c@e tazee Ssolent shocks, the sec s~7 sAxkslg sn the a6OSc, one stor, hHzsaA. cE wAscA the city mainly consis ss2 Eaany Emt fo the ground Even tn. &z~eaSsms af xAesxreets are undlstinguish 1AAE One wood house stood the tesi sHuSssEzy. and tlae strongly built gov sEz@aa& h@7sdi@es and cathedral were no' sa1zzT hep<anA The Loss of life is put s& k@s1 1.a Iron 150 tO SO wounded. 1AA hn@ sG Frspezsy is dllfsrentIy estima, na.A a3 1rum s@e tOsen millions. The gov srmmem4 has saAea active steps to proven RAzmaRzms 1na ts rehuIld Ehe capital. ani EAe FeaRAe wSM nsw feel confident tha SAsr siae wsn nd be upset again for sey amA vemn&
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
] Washington.

-Hn#r
 e- A State Teachers Institute will com memo at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, April 24 Tne Committee of arrangements report every thing ready for the reception, transportation to and from the depot. and entertainment,o ,oof guests. her a ss4 1sa5-.}
 On Friday morning Nathaniel Gal pin fell from the scaffold over the barn floor, striking on the dashboard and fore wheel of a wagon, breaking his thigh very badly, and bruising himself otherwise. Dr. Brown was at once called in and the fracture attended to. He is in a restless, nervous state. and the.conseqnences to, so old a man are to be feared. a1. J.,...4sI
 Friday night, Frederick Newton retir- ed early to rest, when soon after the fam fly hearing slight noise from him went in and in a few moments he was dead, it is thought, of heart disease. He was a highly valued and respected citizen, had represented the town in the House of Representatives, and held other offices of trust. -s9.i- c4 5as.t'I5aE sa . w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Woodhury.

It has been remarked by some that they never witnessed so much drunkenness at an election here, as at the last. There were four arrests. The fine and costs for John Casey and one Stacey were S11.3 B each for Thomas Cromer, $13.3O; and Daniel Terrel, for drunkenness and fight ing, $33. .63. besides going to jail for 30 days. There was summons out for two others who ran away. We are not without hope that something will be done ere long to enforce the law against indis- criminate selling.
 Edward Curtiss has taken down the old house and will build anew on his big lot recently purchased of Eli Sperry.
 We have three millinery establish ishments, each advertising desirable stock of goods. This IS an addition of two, so that we trust the most fastidious can be suited.
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bles and has set the machine going again. - T0IIo,s 0oof;ooJ

bles and has set the machine going again. -TaUey Sentinel.
 WoIcorfyn1E complains of water in it's cellars, wells are overfowing, and water is at discount even with milkmen.
 Hendy Brothers, machinists, will soon erect two story frame building 30x7O feet, on the road leading from Litchtield street to Dublin Hill opposite David Wheelers residence Indee.
 praise meeting was held in the Cong church last Sunday in place of the regn- lar service.-Mr. Elisha Baldwin, Sen, has moved back to Goshen. and Dr. Wood has taken the house occupied by him.-We learn that four prizes were of- fered in the High School, for the best ef- forts in spelling and geography. The successful ones in spelling were Miss Ella Alyord of the upper division, and Miss Katie McNeill of the lower, though others came so near as to leave very small mar gin. In geography, at the outline maps, Miss Katie Quinlan came out ahead with the whole class close behind.-Herald.
 (Boys in the rear as usual -ED. ENo. l
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
COUNTY ITEMS.

i
 At ASHLEY FALLS recently, says the News, a son of Asahel Durham had his finger cut clean off by playmate. He
 was holding stick for the other boy to chop when a misdirected blow did the
 business. Mrs. Benjamin fell down he, cellar stairs on the 18th inst, struck hel
 head on stone at the button, Q deep gash was cut in her forehead and though
 still living it is feared the injury may be fatal. .-- t-... -l...-.., .'. -. ..- ..-
 The NORFOLK Academy closed it's win
 ter term on the 4th inst. The Herald
 publishes the following list of meritorious
 pupils: "Nellie Sullivan, Nellie Wooster,
 Clara Lawrence, Susie Lawrence, Allie
 Stillman, Marcel1a Mirigan, John D. Bas-
 sett, Frederic Humphrey, Everet Smith. :
 Girls ahead of course !F E.f--. Ea1a qs1- |.
 NEW MILFORD disports itself at cro
 quet.-C. c. Smith has moved into his new house.-Miss Agnes Beach's school commenced last Monday.-R. s. Leavitt has bought out the grocery business of N. A. Williams, on West street The Episcopal Society sold their slips on
 Monday of last week, for $1 ,320.-Rey. P.
 R. Van Honten, the blind minister, preach
 es in the Methodist church, next Sunday The elevator at Stones warehouse fell
 down with two young ladies, last. week; ; luckily neither was 1.-The Center District is willing to consolidate with
 Chicken Hill, but c. H.. is coy stil-don'
 want to give up it's name, probably Capt Cad N. Smith removes to Negaunee,
 Mich, and goes into the iron business. = = St. Andrews Society have chosen the fol
 lowing officers Wart1ens--Ezra Ferris, ID. D. Buck; siVeshymen-C.a O. O. Noble, Geo McMahon, Robert Ferris, F. F. Morehouse,a J.,lW. ,Addis, P. Ns Hall, Stephen Wells SecretaryAJ. D. Senior; :; Collector a,.d. 1reasure' '-C.: A. Todd. Todd .-: The News dislocated Mr. Bonar's Fast day lafternoons sermon just an hour; so,i many souls as s1well as stomachs went home hungry The District Court dis
 covered, last week, that calling Lanes s vile man cIlicken-tmefi is not actonable.
 Another islander suit was on trial when
 the News went to press. ,1 #lag g I =, ,', \. 2, r NoRTHvILLH spent its Fast Day sealing Mount Tom, according to the Journal
 The party left H. N. Lyons at 1:aO I. M., crossed Box Hollow, climbed Wintergreen
 Mountain, and returned happy, and hun
 gry at about four. One impenitent, Ho-
 race Hill, struggled of and shot wild
 goose Nelson Kenney has sold out and gone to Wisconsin, 7.geh $ E<3 sE sssI s@# ls8w e85 Fgg s.z4i fssf.5 a4ae EHe pez The THoMAsToN clock shops were all
 stopped Friday and Saturday for repairs. It was hoped by goodly number of ! our citizens that we would have no more billiard saloons this side of the river, aft l CT the breaking. up of the one in Ameri-
 can Hall; but such is not the case. A
 man named Webster has bought the ta-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

WEST CORNWALL shipped 1,7sO cans of milk in March last, averaging over 37 cans Q day, says the News.-The lumber for the foundry has arrived. David Ocain .has just brought a very superior lot of horses from the west.
 'The KENT Episcopal Society have elect ed the following officers. reports She News: Wardens, Moses Smith and Fiber. 8. Pc ters; Vestrysmen, Fitch Buckingham, Lii nus B. Vinegar and Charles Geer; Clerk, Wm. s. Edwards; Collector, J. F. Gibbs Delegates. Linus B. Winigar and Rev. Elisha Whittlesey. "A Scaghticeke has been arrested for forgery. - Messrs. Smith and Page are building an addition to the new house they have bought of MT. N. Dwy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

The huge, drastic, griping, sickening pills, constructed of crude coarse ana bulky ingredients, are fast being snnarca' ~.s'' ded by Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pur9ativa Pellets, or Sugar Coated, ConcentrSta1 Root and Herbal Juice, Anti Bilious Gran, ules-the ''Little Giant" Cathartic or rnmi. %i tum in parvo thysic. Modern Cbem;cal Science enables Dr. Pierce to extract from the juices of the most valuable roots and herbs their active medicinal princ;. ples, which, when worked into little Pel- lets or Granules larger than mustard seed, renders each little Pellet as active and powerful as large pill, while they are much more palatable and pleasant in effect 25 cents a vial, by Druggists.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Deaths.

At Northfeld, April 16. Noah Guernsey, aged 80. .NsT%fs'nw H F In Kent, April II, Miss Comfort Cham berlain, aged 5.3iloa14as AEa
 In Newtown. April 9, Mrs. Mariah Gil. bert, widow of the late Henry Gilbert, formerly of Kent, aged 70. E 'r.f
 In New Milford, April Is, Michael Ratchford, aged 19 e -..s.
 In New Milford, April I, Samuel R. Hill. aged 62. . ,- .s,..r. & At Plymouth, April l2, Eli H. Barnes, aged43. -.is .': "
 In Winsted, April 4, Mrs Elizabeth A. Hermance, aged 67.
 In Bridgeport, George Brooks, aged 5.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

are the most distressing feature of all winter railroad accidents. It is certainly time that some legislative compu1sion should be used to make companies take some safer node of heating their cars. As matters now stand, the prudent travel CT must learn to carry vial of prussic acid Tn his vest pocket as the only means of escaping torture and death by burning
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
M9rriageS.

In New Hartford, April 10, by the Rev. J. Burnett, Wm. S. Richards of Oorydon, Iowa, and Miss Ellen l.. Stuart of New Hartford. s-a.r- .-..-.-.....-...
 At New Haven, April Is, by the Rev. Leonard Bacon, D. D., Rollin H. Cooke. of Winsted, and Rose Terry, of Hartford.
 In West Wipsted,, April B. by Rev. l.. H. Hallock, Ambrose M Raydenbow Jr. and Mary H. Hurlburt both of West Win sted. +' 70 --@ s9 S sA -
 At New Milford, April 5, by Rev. J. N. .Bonar, Grove Y. Haskins, of Canaan to Maggie Gulliver of New Milford.
 At West Cornwall, at the residence of R. R. Pratt, Monday eve, April IA, by the Rev. Jesse Brush, Herman Berthelmess to Anna Salewski. r -aGA9J 1T3 rs.1sl
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Halls Vegetable sicilian Hair Remover

Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover now stands among the first, and at the head of all articles for similar purpose. The testimony of our pysicians is conclusive as to it's value; and we are personally ac- .quainted with scores of cases where it has been used with the best of results. It will restore gray hair to it's original color, and leaves it glossy. and in healthy con dition; which, for, heads troubled with dandruff, or any disease of the scalp, it acts like archarm in cleansing them. Try it, and. you will not be disappointed. LoaoeU Courier, May 2, 1868. ,,. i.s. ... ..,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
REPUBLICAN, REPRESENTATION, EAST AND WEST OF THE CON- HECTlCUT.& = z. /s.s h

Few who have not examined the subject have any idea offhe extent to which the Republicans of this State west of the Connecticut river, although casting the great majority of the votes of the party, are deprived of fair representation in the House under the present system. We give below tables showing the vote and representation of the State east and west of the Connecticut river:
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

A LIfe Saved For Fifty Cents. A cough, that would hurry a man to the grave in few months, can be completely cured in two or three days with Fifty cent bottle of Hale' Honey of Horehom,d and Tar: Crittenton's, 9th Avenue. Sold by all Druggists. s.. .....--T
 Pike's Toothache Drops cure in l min ute. .44ri a3s7a ssE
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
STATE ITEMS.

A chess club is forming ill Norwich.
 The epizooty still hangs about Win.
 sted. e,
 Work on the new jail for Hartford coun- ty has fairly begun.
 \ new paper known as the Record has appeared in Seymour.
 The Methodists of Danielsonville are building new parsonage.
 A Plainville clock shop was burnt, last week Tuesday loss. $8O,OOO. ...
 Old Lyme has again voted in opposi- tion to the granting of liquor licenses. '
 The Dime Savings bank, of Norwich, has declared dividend of 7 per cent.
 Ground was broken for the new Roman Catholic convent at Baltic on Friday.
 The Governor-elect appoints his neph- CIV, Jonathan Ingersoll, executive clerk.
 Many of the stores in Danbury were closed fast day, to enable the clerks to play. ball. Work has been resumed at the Howe sewing machine shops ill Bridgeport.
 Litchfeld County is the only one in the State where the prohibitionists made no gain. - -s..-....... - -- The Westport subscription to the stock of the Parallel" railroad now amounts to S26. .O0O. sN. < Thompson has appropriated g, GOO as 8 prosecution fund to stop the illegal sale of liquor. '7. $ .5, "a. 1.
 The superior court, in session at Hart ford, has granted twenty five divorces du- ring the present term. ess ef
 South Windsor has voted not to bond the town for $4O,OOO in aid of the Con- necticut Central railroad.
 The tobacco market in Hartford and vi- cinity is reported as very quiet, the de- mand being about over. t ..+ 5-.. Miss Lottie Fowler, the well known spiritual medium, has returned from Flu rope and is holding seances in Bridge port ssaz ,. sl''-- an E -sz ea-ar - The new hardware works in Cheshire, in process of erection, will give employment to 75 men. F .s ,.aa1 15 '7.., 514 .1. The Bridgeport Kingman colony has To- cated at Bunker Hill, Kansas. Other col onists from this. state will follow. . s.... The lenterprising citizens of Plantsyille favor the building of fine school build ing at 8 cost of from $12, 900 to $15, 900. r A corporation under the name of the New Britain Brick company has just been organized with capital of $125, 900. Il Cider making in April is rare occur renee, but load of apples was last week converted into that excellent fluid Tn lWestport, ~r 2 a x@y @ Y E. A.Tucker has resigned his position as editor of the New Haven Journal and Courier and is to be succeeded by MT. Elliott, formerly on the Palladium, later on 6 Boston newspaper, and later still on the Winsted Herald. @ SsR' THE PuREsr AND SWEETEST CoD-LIvER On, is Hazard & Caswelrs, made onlthe sea shore, from fresh, selected flyers, by Caswell, Hazard & Co, New York. It is absolutely pure and s,oeet. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
plymouth sketches.-No. is4.

 ia Of those individuals aged over ninety years. who were living in this town at the beginning of 1872, the..second oldest was Mrs. Benedict Bull. She was Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Darlington of Mil ford, and was born August 17th, 1779. She was married when about twenty, her husband being sea captain, voyaging to China and other parts of the world. but subsequently,, for forty years or more, 8 farmer. In or about the year 1874 the family moved to this town from Middle bury, where they had resided short time. Mrs. Bull was left widow at B, and departed this life, Jan. 18th, 1872. She had been the mother of seven or eight sons and daughters; one of the lat ter being at the time of her mothers death over three score years and ten.
 PLYgoUTHEAN.
 April 9th 1873. a
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

Ca.tzr the ke@3 of s<TOzrIngtOn Re ,iseme1s sAe tzx collector Of TOrTington svvez nnksre s-sha. aH taxes manst he paid sr the Iss ef July. CT property will he -,nhl sa p4y the sz2>~ Curious notion of --rp,tsmzkszE~ tkzk
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
Emo11RER cIUesIac RATES.

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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

The PINE MEADOW Episcopal parish re- ceives S7, 600 bequest and the devise of her late residence as g parsonage, from the late Mrs. Herman Chapin. Cephas Roberts has sold the Williams House.
 SALISBURY is promised a telegraph of fice.-H. Miner has taken the contract to build the new school house for 8, l25; mason work and painting not included. = Messrs. Capron and Tyler, returned mis- sionaries, lectured to small audience in the academy, week before last.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

Woman Suffrage. They ought to sui fer if they don't use Williams Extract Jamaica Ginger.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

A vSHnE aHfx m NASa<sz- I5 uexr~ of age has Sz-S ezmgtEssz.t FaarhwsrS epzsSsuFs. containing sEs FsRcMMA Faiha&@as-
 lad yxs Feopse cry far s a'-hisher esluca- slun Ssr wsuzn
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

Mark T<zz zz1 CharleS Dudley War usr gre xriklag q zSvel m partnership: and the kEE.EE h=x izSs been appointed cnuSsa1 eumnnSSxsuu<x. Shich ensures IFS 10th a earSSzl n0vSl zzd novel capitol
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

Another terrible massacre of negroes
 took place at Colfax Courthouse, La, last week. A conflict of jurisdiction had
 grown out of the election difficulties, and
 the negroes had seized the courthouse un- der authority of of sllefih' appointed by Gov. Kellogg, it is said. They were at tackled by party headed by one of War moths sheriffs-the courthouse was set on fire, and the negroes were butchered as they tried to escape. The whites lost on- ly two men killed, while about one hundred and JJty negroes were massa- cred. Little faith as we have in hanging, we believe that these massacres will not stop till some of these fiends who seize every opportunity to kill triggers are made an example of. 1.... .... :.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

The Nex HeEk city charter has at last gzSsr,f b.akh kxzzrheS cf the legislature. vs i~Rg% tAzs &a <stszps wss made by E<PzhESraa cssy politicians to have the sussru=zmzk txzEe1 m their interest, but the S~zas< has greatly modified its worst t-zszres> and 1t xil pEOtD=blyfse a con SSksEzhte Suzprusezezt On the present cha~ter.
 The rumnpr that the NOTmons are plan Hing an1kAer kegTra IS 2 very welcome one. The exSstenre ot @a hierarchy subiecting Iez lzle supporters to the degrading rule Ss a rvsszt1y ae<potsSa and its female supporters te the haraaariSn of pClygamy, Is nm am4@AEy that cannot long exist in a tree F<p1hsle-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

"Wlne of the Woods for. the Appetite.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

The Myra BE@dwen case. having been 1s1sae3 sg@1ast the plaintiff. by the U s. SzFUle Co9Es, if has been assumed that the arkiua cf the courts of Illinois in re- fzzing to samfk married woman to the PEs<ssre of law in that State IS approved by the n&kSuazl court Snch is not the e&se, The Oaly question before the latter ws& wAeAher there wss any power given it by tAe naAs1eal constitution. or it's amend @szAz. tO InA-rsere in the premises. The 1eSszsoa WIS inst the States have ex- el@4zSs power tC regulate the qualifica- ts0@s of attOrneys practicing before their cazx24 ...
 SSnce the arssOn of the Illinois courts Psfszsng Mrs. Bcadxell permission to Pe@rsSce hefoCe them. the legislature of tA@G state has taken the matter in hand and seA1Sxleaged the right of women to EaAztake any occupation they please.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

Th& knAssk n@xS show that the Modocs have escaped fzoa the lava beds, suffering eazzs3sxzh1e loss from the late attack and frum the xhells thrown into their place of r~4re@a ay tAs&ztilleEy- There are thought t@ be ahazk O waxxiOxs and 16O women .a,1 Ah2ssa 0f siAs band. and ii IS feared tA<y wSi1 dlrs1e 1P into small bodies of half 3a1za each ME Neacham, the wssrznxp.s <uzauassssoner. IS doing well.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

$ g z-AA %s% B ASsA THE PUREsr AND SWEETEST CoD-LIvER On, is Hazard & Caswell's, made on the sea shore, from fresh, selected flyers, by Caswell, Hazard & Co, New York. It is absolutely pure and ssoeet. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in market. 3 4w.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

The esaStnr CE. the New Milford News is dszgzzasa with the steam whistle of the hzttSa s.<tSEy h that place He says We never knEw before just how our singing rr@sed Ca the ears of those who hapPezea to be in the same town. We sA2n sing @0 noCe," Isn't that prema- tRSE Ersh&bly afIer square duet that skeAm izxsStzfSoa night be willing to wlkharxw, tSot
 N x The above Is 'tSarkastikal. O~r Sat<=PurzEy really has sweet voice wAseA nS logger changes" as it once did. H 1zyons 1azbss oar statement we refer him wlkA caz6ieace tO either of the elev. ca yo1ng Eaies whose names appear iii th< News &s teachers of the public sck0e1s a thAt vicinity.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24
CAHdrGl CTTtor Pitchers che, .lc. oastoria Ii

regulates the stomach, cures wind collie an
 causes natural sleep. It is asubstitute for caste
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

\ E. A.Tucker has resigned his position as editor of the New Haven Journal and Courier and is. to be succeeded by MT.
 Elliott, formerly on the Palladium, later
 on Q Boston newspaper, and later still on
 the Winsted Herald. = aSsR"
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-04-24

The New Preston stationp has been furnished with settees and an enclosure for the new ticket agent, but the highway
 near it is totally impossible from mud.
 We saw men rolling barrels and carry ! bags of grain dozen rods up the.track to point where teams could reach them.