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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Goshen--No ttA.

We have little except accounts of shin- gles torn of, bar-posts knocked down and horses and hens frightened by the balloon. The boys fortunately shut the gate in time for the great rain which brought down the balloon, so that the Potash is a beautiful lake and there will be skating It we wait, but the article in the Sentinel stating that child was drowned there and it's body found under the ice was pre- mature; and the New Haven paper which copied it may know that the water is not deep, and although we have nice flowers In the church every Sabbath, we don't have to use them for graves of our Sun- day school scholars. a. HIN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
FRANCE.


 The struggle impending in France is
 apparently coming to an immediatedecis- ion. The Orleans branch of the Bourbons
 waive their present claim to the throne,
 trusting to succeed the childless Count de
 Chambord who will take the title of Hen- ri V.. in case the Assembly finally restores the monarchy. On Sunday, elections took place in four departments to fill vacancies in the Assembly, and were carried by the Republicans by heavy majorities. The monarchical majority in the Assembly is small; the people of France are opposed to restoration of the old Bourbons i: and the new constitution the Assembly must frame, for Henri V. to break at his earliest convenience, must greatly restrict the suffrage or the Republicans will beat him at the polls from the very first. That such mad scheme can be entertained for moment in the Assembly shows how little the popular will is regarded by. a French conservative. What he relies on IS the army, and the official influence the head of any government can exercise through it's unlimited power over appoint ments. Imagine our president appoint ing not only postmasters but all the state, county and town officials of importance, and We have some idea of the power of governmental patronage in France.
 The vital point in this scheme for Bourbon restoration is whether the pres ent ministry can control, first. the Assem- ply; next, McMahon; and lastly, the army. through McMahon. Failure on any one of these points would involve the imme- diate collapse of the project. In the As sembly the conservative Right lose the support of the Napoleonists who helped them overthrow Thiers. The white flag, if Chambord insists on it, is intensely distasteful to the army as we'll as the peo- ple;even if he gives it up, his sincerity will be justly doubted. The king by divine right imagines that his kingdom is sort of entailed, private property. No one of the line has more than life interest. He cannot make any renunciation of his ab- solute power that will bind his heir. nor even himself Still it is possible that in the state of exhaustion and discourage ment under which France has labored since the war, such dynasty can be tenn porarily imposed on her. With sulky army and hostile people, however, Hen- ri V. would have poor chance of remain ing on shaky throne in a country where political earthquakes are so frequent.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Marriages

At the Rectory of St Georges Church Brooklyn, Oct. 10th, by the Rev. c. H. Babcock, Arthur c. Bulkley and Corinne De La Plaine, daughter of the late John De La Plaine
 In Terryvllle, Sept. 29, by Rev. H. B. Mead, Henry l.. Miller and Anna Schell..
 In Plymouth, Sept. 2S, by Rev. D. B. Hillard, David EggIeston and Antoinette Bradley, both of Terryville.
 In Oakville (Watertown), by the Rev. T. N. Laine, Edward R. Hall of Water town and Mary E. Skif of Warren.
 In Woodbury, Oct 2d, by the Rev. Mir. Moves, Geo. M. Atwood of Water town and Miss Ella Bird of Bethlehem.
 In Wolcottville, Oct. 8, by the Rev. Dr. Perrin, Gideon H. Welch, Esq, and Susan C., daughter of Bradley R. Agard,- Esq.
 In Wolcottville, Oct. 9th, at the parson- ago, by Rev. l.. Perrin, Joseph H. Jeff ray, and Kate E. Mason
 In Wolcottville, Oct 9th, in the Congre- gational church, by Rev. L. Perrin, ass isted by Rev. B. Eastwood Edward T. Coe and Lillie A. Wheeler.
 In Winsted, Sept. 3Oth, by the Rev. MT. Miles, John c. Barton of Salisbury and Henrietta A, Hewitt of West Winsted.
 In New Milford. Oct. 8th, by Rev. c. G. Acly, Thomas D. Barlow and Emma J. Miller, both of New Milford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
L,TcHFIELD.

We made an important mistake in a part of our last weeks issue in announc- ing our vote on the capital question. The vote of Litchfield stood Yes TIT; No I36. --As so much has been said, and writ ten, about the crooked Shepaug railroad, by persons who evidently expect to find an Air Line road in the valley of river running through the mountain county of Connecticut, We have taken the trouble to compile the following table from the published report of the Railroad Commis- sioners. It will be borne in mind that these returns are sworn to, annually, by the officials of the various companies. The roads which failed to return their alignment, are of course not found in the table. The per centags of straight line may be of interest to our readers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Deaths

At Waterbury, Oct. 9, Charlott Bishop, relict of the late Daniel Bishop, aged "A years months.
 In New Milford, Sept. 3Oth, ElizabethL., daughter of Charles A. Tappan, aged 8 years.
 In New Milford, Oct. 9th. Issac Hine, aged 82 years.
 In Salisbury, Oct. 4th, Lydia, wife of Myron Conklin, aged 51 years.
 In Lakeville, Sept. 28th, Newman Wal lace Beers, infant son of Henry A. and Anna H. Beers, aged year.
 In Goshen, Sept. 18th, Miss Julia Ives, daughter of David W. Ives of New York, aged p years.
 In Goshen, Sept. 23rd, Martha, daughter of Dyer Howe, aged 10 months.
 In WestWinsted, Oct. 4th, of consump- tion, Kate S., wife of Benjamin Murphy, aged 27 years.
 In Pleasant Valley, Sept. 22, Hezekiah Beach, aged 63 years.
 In Colebfook River, Sept. 24th, Walter H. Denslow, son of Clark Denslow of Sandisield, aged 23 years. ~ In Coledrook, Oct, 7, Charles B. Phelps.
 In Torrington, Oct. 1st, Elizabeth Bar den, aged 71 years
 In Wolcottville, Oct. 4th, Mrs Richard Brothwell, aged 60 years
 In Thomaston, Sept. %, Elizabeth A. wife of John R. Baldwin, aged 37 years.
 In Thomaston, Oct. 3, infant son of John R. and the late Elizabeth H, Bald win.
 In Terryville, Oct. 5th, Sylvia Alice, wife of Everett Beach, aged 23 years.
 In Bethlehem, Sept. 4th, Harvey Gll- lett, aged 67 years
 In Woodbury, Sept. 18th, Eliza Ann, wife of Andrew Higgins, aged 5 years.
 In Sharon, Oct. 9th, Julia, wife of Jos D. Beach, aged 76 years
 In this village, Oct. 9th, John Cotton, aged 19 years.
 In Salisbury, Oct. 9th Dr. Benjamin Weleh, aged 76 years,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
STATE ITEM S.

A brute named Hooghkirk fractured his wifes skull in New Haven. Saturday.
 Governor Ingersoll has appointed Hon. James F. Babcock chief of the bureau of labor statistics, established by the last legislature
 Circumstances indicate that from 2,O0O to 5000 fraudulent ''No" votes were cast in New Haven, last week.
 An interesting meeting of the Constitu- tional Reform Assoclation was held in New Haven, Thursday. Col. Wright, Mir. N. D. Sperry and others, proposed the formation of a reform party.
 MT. Jas. H. Hoyt, ex-superintendent of the N. Y. & N. H. R. R. Co.,, is very ill of rheumatism about the heart, and there is little hope of his recovery.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

At WEST CORNWALL, recently, negro known as ''Buck" obtained nights lodg- ing at Mrs. Rhoda Reeds and stole a pocket-hook containing about 80 from one of her hired men. He was caught in Canaan. confessed, and is now in jaiI The NEW MILFORD Pastime B. B. 0. was bsaten on the 3d inst, by the Poota- tucks of Newtown, 54 to 33.-A man nam ed Seyica Hammond, aged about sixty years, was drowned in the Housatonic riv- CT at fording place in Gaylordsyille, on Saturday, Sept. 27th. It is supposed that he was intoxicated.- Buckingham will commence the singing school in New Milfo1d, on Wednesday and Thurs day evenings of this week.
 KENT suffers serious loss in the depart ure of the Rev. Arthur Crosby for Brook lyn. He preached his farewell sermon on the 18th ut.
 CANAAN elected Daniel Brewster and H. E. Wetherell, selectmen; Lee P. Dean clerk and treasurer.-The four can- non so long on guard near the car shops have at last been shipped for Washington. They weighed over twenty-five tons.
 NORTH CANAAN elected W. J. Ferguson, and J. W. Peet, selectmen; J. B. Har- denburgh, clerk and treasurer
 LAKEvILLE commences the season with an opera, 'The Maid and Mistress, i" to be performed on Thursday evening, by Mrs. T. Picton Rowe's troupe consisting of a quartet of vocalists and pianist Mrs. Rowe is daughter of Hon. R. D. Liv- ingstone, of Sharon, and her company are to pesform in Winsted, Amenia, Meriden and elsewhere. ..
 At SHARON, recently, a barn belonging to MT. Jacob Liner, of Sharon, and situa- ted about forty rods from his house, con- taining this years crop of tobacco, some twenty tons of hay, a crop of oats, fan ning-mill, sleigh, etc., was burnt with all its contents. Loss, s1,700; insurance $500.
 NEW HARTFORD elected s. K. Priest, Franklin Watson, and NJ. E. Smith, se- lectmen; J. c. Reach, town clerk; r. w. Burwel, treasurer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Plymouth sketches.-no. i4z.

Some thirty years since James War ner, ,2d, repeated to me verse, which many years previously he had heard Bella Blakeslee rapeat. Whether the lines were original with Bella B., or if not with him, with any of his cotemporaries,-or whether they had been handed down from a former generation, am unable to say. ''Gently take in hand nettle,
 And 1t stings you for your pains; Grasp it like man of mettle,
 And 1t soft as silk remains;
 Just so 'tis with human natur',
 Use 'em gently, they rebel; .. Seize 'em like nutmeg grater,
 And the rogues will treat you we'll. ]"
 PLYMoUTHRAN. Oct, 18th 1873.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

oalke large delegation went down the SAep@ag. l&st week Friday, to the Dan- bury fair. The exhibition of articles in tAs tent w2s . very fine one The trot w~s an interesting affair, as trots go, and sssEyoas had good time. except the par tSe1lnxly green ones who Oinyested in whips, perfume powders, and other articles with which the lottery and railing business waa thinly disguised. One sufferer to the sxAsnk of sa5. was. we hear, a Wilton town saEeiAa. and Jack Elliott, of this Fansa. boaght Title experience at rath- sr hlgA priee. il is said. In fact the swin- ahn an progress were very prominent and dlsszeditahae feature of the fair. The eEomd in astendaace was very large, num- haElng aa high as seven oreight thousand,
 1w4a esEimAted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
SALISBURY elected c. H. Bissell Dwieht

SALISBURY elected c. H. Bissell, Dwight Allen and William Miles, selectmen; Dan iel Pratt, town clerk; s. B. Moore, treas- urer. William Conklin's horse ran, last week, threw his little daughter Carrie, aged eleven, out of the wagon, and broke her left leg badly. y.-Judge Moore has just fished his old cat out of his well. She had been missing several weeks. Consid- erable sickness prevails among the work men at the Davis ore bed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

BUCHAN's CARBoLIC BALM OINTMENT is a very remarkable Family Salve It cures astonish everybody. Contains no grease, and washes off without soap. It is trans parent, like currant jelly. For all the purposes of Family Salve it is without an equal. 13 1y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Teacher92

THE School Visitors of the town of Litchfield l will meet at the Mansion House, Litchfeld, Oct. 25th, 1873, at two o'clock, p. m., for the purposs of examining teachers. All persons in- tending to teach in this town for the current year, except those who have Teachers Permd- 'sent CertifcGtes. are required to present them selves for examination at that time.
 CHAS. B. ANDREW WS,
 Secretary, Board of Education. Litchfeld, Oct. 14th, 1873. 282
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

It is an Established Fact, that Con- sumption can be cure; but it is far better to prevent the cruel disease from fasten- ing itself on the system. by the timely use remedy like D.. Wistar's Balsama of Wild Cherry. This standard preparation will speedily cure . cough or cold and even consumption often yields to it's great power.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Farm for Sale /!

4 Farm of 150 acres, with dwelling house in A good repair, three barns nearly new, and nice Woodlo situated H miles from the Corn. wall Bridge Depot, will be sold with or without the stock and tools. It is very desirable as Milk farm. For particulars and terms enquire of s. B. Smith on the premises, or of the subscri- Der. E. D bENEDtCI:
 Waterbury, Oct. 10, 1873. 28 3m"
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

The Purest and Sweetest Cod-Liver Oil is Hazard & Caswells, made on the sea shore. from fresh, selected liyers, by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,, New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it to all others Physi- cians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in market. 27:4t
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

RzsnEns indicate the election of the Re pzhlssnn tickek in Pa, by about 5000 ansuxsay; Tn Ohio, by about 2O,OOO; in TsxA. by about SO.OO0- Nesmith, dem, Is elected to Congress from Oregon.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

BARKHAMsTED elected Daniel Youngs, Dwight Wheeler, and Edwin Case, select men; W. B. How'd, town clerk; Horace Case, treasurer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

Why does moi the new tannery en- rSne spoxt q whlstle The cheerful foot SE wzzscsl instrument, of that kind at usxzlzx, aOSa and night, would be a great convenience to lively business To- ealzty szeA sS Lstchfeld is fast becom-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
WIthEnQuirer.

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 SzAarxiAsxs wAo are la arrears must make up azzsnExsa e%sSrs taking advantage of the forego- zx FxzpexsHss2=s and subscribers who are in @aRrxzee unmw aua-es the amount their subscrip- sasnm are im mav1zce-
 MuaS sAsz3 bs sent by pOst-Ofiee order, sAssk s< rs<szss-sa letter. if possible If remit tznsaa are 1A3s kr9A7 we cannot be responsible fsr bssz kSesxs the letter reaches us. but will szka al Ess&a of FsAztfaacs to the clubbing peri eSksaL E@oesFt ula be resarasd in the next E@RMr.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

Next Szn1zy and Monday are to be ob- served throughout the State as days of rxzysr ia Sunday Schools Special prayer maekzzgz are tO he held in the evenings sF shzvsa dmvS
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
ERo01RTR CLUBBING RATES.

Or LhSAse83 County subscribers may not off, ssa As ale to take advantage of the low rates sGsEs2 la<ss slzAs hy most magazines and peri eaSssAs- Eur thssr convenience and ss an extra nRnramsns te nsw co9nsy subscribers we will sama sA@ ssRswlag periodicals to county subscrib-
 m eunnerssse w1sh the ExQuTKKR at the
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

ITO the Probate Court for the District of Wash
 l ington. The application of Eliza Jane Whit tlesey respectfully showeth
 That she is Guardian to Mary Louisa Whttle- sey, and Lizzie Maria WhittIesey, Minors belong ing to said District, and that said Minors are the owners of the following real estate, viz Lying in New Preston Gin Christian Street so called). | Bounded. North on David Meekers land, East by I. c. Crofut and Welcome G. Clemens land, South by Sheldon Whittlesey and Simeon D. Fords land West by Sheldon Meeker's land, con taing about one hundred and six acres with Dwelling House and Barn thereon standing; the said farm was formerly occupied by Elisha A. Whittlesey deceased, and is to be sold undivided subject to the Widows dover therein.
 And he tttrther sdys, That the estate is at present unproductive; that the avails thereof are wanted for the support, maintenance and the advantage of said Minors to sell the same and invest the avails thereof according to law wherefore she says that there is just and req sonable cause for selling the same. She there fore prays the Court to order said real estate to be sold, and to empower her or some other meet person to sell the same pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided.
 Dated Washington October 18th 1873.
 ELIZA JANE WHITTLESEY, Guardian. DLSTRICT of Washington, Probate Court, ,ss. U Ordered-That the foregoing application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in Washington, on the 29th day of November 1873, at one o'clock, afternoon; and that notice there of be published in some public weekly newspa- per near the place where such real estate lies, three weeks successively, at least six weeks be- fore said time assigned. 2S
 FREDERICK ". GALPIN, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

An AmsOaia man recently dreamed that az 0xe be1 was sitaated at certain place oa kss fzkhz<ls farn- He rose early, went tS tAe Paszt indicated, and found the ore ks1, szre e1Ozgh- Several pits have ben ePsnNd. zad the family of this mod sEa JOssPA gre equally certain that they have . fxxt class dueamist, and first ehxzx srN hel-
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Cows for Sale !

HOUR COWS of superior dairy qualities for sale f at reasonable pricss; also 90 tons of hay. Inquire of James McDonald, on the Phineas North farm, Torrington. 283
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

Neszxs. Geo. c. Woodruff of this place s21 Ss1R%y B Bearasley of Bridgeport lave hee1 appointed commissioners on tke eskake cf the late Greene Kendrick, of W9ksEAzEr. They will have to pass upon tAe hAzxS eazln of John Kendrick against the sssate regarding which a suit was r~z1snw sF tAe time of his fathers death.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
Use ISennesS Pain-hi11in&
 Magic Oil.

''N WOTES L9Ke CR0TN1.
 Every person will find it for their interest, well as well as for their comfort to Rennes Magic Oil for Sore Throat Catarrh Ear Ache Neuralgia, Cold in the Head, Stoppage Structure in the Nasal Mem branes, Pain in the Head Rheumatic Pains in any of the joint sprains Freezes Burns Colic and all sim- exposure. It is the best and ssfes the surest and cheapest for pain in market. Every family should keep in the house to in of accident sud- den sickness. Call for it where you trade Your mer chant keeps it for sale will send for it at re- quest. Be sure and buy Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil. 'It works like a eharm."
 WM. RENNE & SONS, Pittsfeld, Mass.
 Sold by all Druggists in Ltchfield County; Buell. & Wheeler, wholesale agents. Geo C. Goodwin & Co.,, Boston Agents. 2Oh.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

A T a Court of Probate holden at Plymouth, A within and for the District of Plymouth, on the 4th day of October, A. D., 1873.
 Present, Augustus H. Fenn, Esq, Judge.
 On motion of Ebenezsr T. Griffin, administra- tor on the intestate estate of Nehemiah Griffin, late of Plymouth within said district deceased This Court doth decree that six months be al- lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in a newspa- per published in Litchfeld and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Plymouth nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified from Record,
 27 St AUGUSTUS H. PENN, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

DISTRICT of Torrington ss. Probate Court, u September 27th, 1873.
 Estate of Geo. D. Reed. late of Torrington, in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Tor rington, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof, for the Creditors of said Estate, represented insolvent in which to ex- hibit their claims thereto; and has appointed Abiiah Catlin and Isaac W. Brooks, Commission CTS to receive and examine said Claims.
 Certified by JOSEPH F. CALHOUN, Judge. The Subscribers give notice that shall meet at American Hotel, in said Torrington, on the 27th day of October, 1878, and 27th day ofMarch, 1874, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, on each of said days, for the purpose of attending on business of said appointment.
 ABIJAH CATL1N, ] co,,,,,;.s;o0ars
 ISAAC W. BROOKS No"iiS9oi' All Persons indebted to said Estate, are re- quested to moke immediate payment to
 263 WILLARD GAYLORD, Administrator.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

ehEzz ere be1-
 n<ze has he~a considerable splitting R RzRzkAe@a tOxns Tn the Sixteenth Sen uAN<szl DssExsck, this season. Plymouth sasessa two demOcx1ts and one republican, ssasekm<a. and WoOdbury also chooses a wzxaa tSekek It Is no more than fair tAaa zzzox7tses should be represented on eswz bo1ris. but the whole question sAszA be Ugul2ted by general statute.
 Oze 0EO2r COznxAll correspondents re- ssaEly declared the spple crop in that tswa failure. Sec T. & Gold sends us cszxSnElng proof to the contrary. Weac- esrk the correction gratefully, and if any SkAz< oE car correspondents have misrep- sszzzksd okhex localities we shall be glad ta u.ake connections on the same terms.
 Oa S4sura@y last, Mir. M. F. Conway, ssE@z Ea@mbsr of Congress from Kansas, H1@4 sz-Se1aA0r ROmerOy of that State in taa streets of Washington and fired three sAakz fr0n a revolver at him at distance GE 0mly ab0zk SIX feet. One of the balls skE~<k ME POaercy m the breast; but z rw1E@1 oa examination that it had not ps1=sxzts1 his body. Conway is thought ts 6e IzzAace and the story that he was lanAoas of ROmesoy seems to have no foun- dxksaa-
 GeneEzl attention is called to the expe- ds%@rr @2d feasibility of speedy return t0 sperse payment The President has reosmk3v expressed his intention of pro- pSzS1g lt to Congress Tn his annual mes sage. and the papers are agitating various s<Ae@es E0< that purpose. The shrinkage sa sAoekx sad the fall of gold indicate a fzlr eA2nce that the natural course of hzzSzess wln bring greenbacks and bank sske8. b par in gold IFe have been w11a1zg 90 long in the hope of such con- sz@mmESoa that we are not very sanguine 63ln enc thing seems certain; resumption Hnsk come sometime; this seems the best gFPaxkznlky that has been offered for yemRxs mExk we moi avail ourselves of it:
 The great Alliance continued to increase ia azzAeEs and in influence throughout tAe sz&Tre week Very able papers were red by sx-PreS- WOOlsey and others, and uoAAzag bat very mild breeze oyer tho tae sMEzsxk deaunci2tion of the union o eAmrrA s@3 state by . Richmond minister soe@rS1 b mar the harmony of the oc s&sssa The proceedings of the various cS@greg1kSOas into which the multitudes ssErm<4Sa tO New York were divided fil P&ges oa pages on pages of small type ol the excellent Tnbune reports. There wal of eo1rse ID attempt to decide upon ques tsaas of difference. only comparison ol sREnso1a Oa . grand scale. Whether thu gusnk sasesszs of this conference will oc c@sana the calling of such assemblies ire q@4nAly hereafter. in this and in foreigl sAs@nAxlss. is a matter which seems not t have been dlseasssd.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16

with complete success. Everyone who has tried the RE1kEDT, far exceeds in it's praise. Send stamp for pamphlet all about Catarrh. Fl. H. BURLINGTON, Druggist, Sole Proprietor, Proyi- dence, R. l. 284
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-10-16
More Valuable than Gold.
WadsWOrth's Dry Up,

OF cA1ARRH, M who h o have beer been out any benefit, are using