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Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

X Chicago court has decided that re- porters found in gambling deDs are not liable to arrest, if they arc there on duty. '"The Boston, Hoosac Tunnel and Alba ny Railroad" is. the name given to the road which has been for some time pro- iected between North Adams and Albany The company has been partially organ ized, and the road will probably be built next year.
 Six professional hines are announced to be in the ball field next season. The Bos- ton club will include Gould, Rogers, the two Wrights, Barnes, Schaffer, Leonard, Spaulding. with Hicks or Allison for catcher. McVey retires. The Emperor William has conferred golden medal larger than a ten inch skill let upon the copper plate engraver Joseph Franck, of Brussels, and now Franck must have his shirt button in the back, or hire a boy to carry the royal gift, and is in quandary.
 Marriageable men, who do not indorsH the sentiment of the Elder Weller, are in vited to visit the town of Mission, Ohio, which, though small, contains 121 widows and 200 marriageable girls. It is thought half-fare tickets on all railroads centering at this point will soon be issued.
 The junction of the central shaft of the Hoosac Tunnel with the eastern cutting was marvellous triumph of engineering The deviation was but fUe-sirtcenths of an inch laterally, and one and C quarter inches in level, the depth being measured from the ton of the mountain
 Georgia chickens grow so large that they are run down and lassoed by men on horseback, after the style of hunting os- triches.
 According to the Toronto Globe the land monopolists have laid their hands heavily on Manitoba. About one-third of the whole province has already been GOV has absorbed nine square miles of terri tory by means of soldiers warrants.
 It has been supposed that the ostrich was the only really omniverous creature extant. Its stomach abounds in glass and metal relics always, and it thrusts it's head into sandbank with much the same feeling that horse buries his head in hay-stack. But for variety, as well as in- digestibility of diet, lunatic, recently deceased, and it is no wonder, stands at at the head of all eaters. At meeting of an English medical society, some time ago, doctor reported having found the following articles in the stomach of a dead patient who hal been insane:--Twen- ty-five pebbles, sixteen pieces of glass, twelve nails, one screw, two bones, but ton, five bits of tin. a peach-stone, six fragments of a pipe-stem, and one whole pipe.
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02
A Stroll about Danbury.

MR. EDITOR: :-Haying business in Dan
 bury short time since, we took the cars
 at Romford ct 8 o'clock. and at 10 o'clock
 were in Danbury. and proceeded at once
 to our business intending to return oa
 the noon train, but arrived ut the Depot
 just as the train had moved of ont of reach.
 Not willing to sit in idleness until past
 o'clock for another train. concluded to see what was to be seen in Danbury first visiting the hat shops for which Danbury is so famous; should think about 1O1
 but probably not more than 9. after go-
 ing through two or three of the largest,
 would not recommend them as the pleas
 antest place for the belle of fashion, such
 large quantities of wool, steam and dye
 stuff, one can imagine ''how 1t is your
 self 2 about 30 thin layers 0: prepared
 wool constitute the body of the hat then steamed and pressed together, then after
 drying, sandpapered by being placed on
 revolving, perpendicular stud with the top
 rounded to fit the hat, this is very dusty
 operation, formerly filling the room with dust, but an ingenious workman has in- vented sure contrivance to carry the dust immediately from the hat out doors. We talked some time with the inventor who seemed to be live Yankee; he is re- ceiving large sums for his invention all over the country. besides getting large day wages smoothing hats with his own machine; success to him. We also visited Touring mill, on Still river, just back of the town, where large quantities of Buck wheat and other grain are foured I judged they had the facilities for making buckwheat four to perfection; the clerk put scoop-full in my carpet bag for trial and our house pronounces 1t the best ever seen; lovers of good pancakes would do we'll to give G. Crofut & Son an order. Danbury is large place with broad side walks and stores compact like city, the upper end of the street is made beautiful by it's many shade trees; there are many stately mansion, and many large stores and hotels, the Wooster house just drawn in a sort of lottery by parties in South Norwalk, has been re-sold to parties in Danbury who are laying out extensive re- pairs on it, has quite broad and elevat- ed look. Most of the stores and butcher stalls were kept in very neat and tasteful manner. One very large store had very much larger letters gilded on two sides, the name of Barnum. Whether it is the great snowman or not we cannot say, but surely it is show enough for any one. Many of the signs were very appropriate, for instance, where buckwheat flour was for sale Crumbs of Comfort" t"-buckwhea
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02

pany. The company issued tickets .'good
 between the termini,' ? meaning thereby nominal termini, but really points which they designated as such, though not the ends of the road. This passenger insist ed on riding from one real terminus to the other on one ticket The company sued him for defrauding them, and in a low court received a Judgement | of fi7e dollars and costs. He appealed and the case is now on. 7-o sbi a8I 45ttas,
Litchfield enquirer., 1873-01-02

The Grand list of ToRR1NGToN for 1872 amounts to S1 ,535, ,411.-Morri Hurlburt has recently purchased of Charles Hotch- kiss house on Litchfeld street for sl, 200.-The six acres of lowland belonging to the Phelps property, "has been sold to B. R. Agard, for $600.-Mr. M. Mil lard and wife were agreeably surprised on Tuesday evening by large number of friends. l1eE
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01
why Endure what Is Durable

What can't lee cured must be endured says the
is the merest stupidity endure it. Dyspep.ics have
certainly right to continue dyspepiics to the end of
their days if they choose, but it supposed
rational being prefers physical torment and
gestiGn convinced tia: III sisupe, inftii!bie
remedy for their complaint existed. they would With
accord resort to il. We emrha:ically declare
that such remedy does exist and that its name is
Hosteters Stomach Btters. The record Of its
extends period Of than twenty years and it
is fcarlessly alleged that during the whole that time
it has failed to aor; permanent relief in any
diuqr4er arrangement Of tn. stomach that not
organic, magaaEi, aGi iHcprgb,e The testimonials
that 60 to estab fish this important fact Couatr
by the Thousand. Stomach complaints that had been
aggravated by total disregard Of al dietary rules and
intensified and rendered chron by medicinal treatment
drastic purEation, have in hundred. uI instances
been cured within three months y the systematic use
Of this celebrated stomachc and Alternative. II should
be that weakness of the digestive organs
involves many other ailments. Bolsnpss, headache
nervous debility. spasms papaton of the heart rush
Of 6"od to thu head, vertigo, and slepcssness
among its concnmants and results: ard for all
these thu great vegetable tonic is specific II acts
;st upon the stomach and through the stomach upon
the sicrrtoTy and systems and the bowels ito
gairr; effect bring always genial end Jeneaccni.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01

THE SANTANA BAY C0MFANY.-The pur-
chase made by this company seems to raise
good deal of uneasiness among certain
journalists who so bitterly opposed, with
out a grain Of reason, the annexation of
San-Domingo. They now say that it is
Government dodge to get possession in a
roundabout way, though they see before
them the names OF the wealthy purchasers,
who are abundantly able 90 bug up the
whole island. We trust, however. that
these grumblers will not be disappointed,
and that the Government will get the
whole island in the end, lIayri and ALL
The company, now owning SANTANA Bay
Peninsula, have goGe eEergeti ally to
work to improve their purchase. The
steamship Tybes makes regular trips to
and fro, and two other vessels are TO be
put at once on the line. Excursion trips
are to be made to SANTANA, at "A cheap fare;
but before these are introduced, 4 large
hotel is to be erected and conducted by an
experienced New York publican: an opera
house and theatre are to be erected, which,
together with commercial warehouses and
stores and q number Of residences, will
soon make the place famous, and as point
of winter resort, especially to invalids, will
become more popular than Cuba or any
other West-India island.-Ger. telegraph.
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Important To Spertsmen.
From the Weekly %runsuicker, mo. J

From the Weekly %runsuicker, (Mo.)
The want long felt by the sporting pub
lie for a breech- loading double barreled
gun, possessing simplicity and durability.
and adapted to all kinds of" sporting and
"gaming," has been filled 10 the very
letter in Parker's Breech Loading Double
Barreled Shot Gun" 1t is without doubt
the best breech loading gun in the world,
and its merits need but to be seen to be
enthusiastically endorsed. The simplicity
of its constructions; the perfect cartridge
the facility with which it can be loaded
and unloaded, or the load changed from
one sized shot to another: the ease with
which it may be kept clean; it's long killing
range; and last, though none the less i'm
portant, its wonderful cheapness-all com.
bine to commend it Overwhelmingly to
every sportsman who can appreciate per-
feet fowling piece. 1t eclipses the English
Breech- Loader which was thought by
many to be the best in the world in every
thing that constitutes reliable gun-ac-
curacy, killing range, equal distribution Of
shot, and in shells, which are metallic.
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NOTICE.
GEORGE L. SPENCE AND WIFE
W.
ROBERT D. SPENCE Ell AL.

In the Circuit Conrt for Cecil county In Chanccfy.
No. 446, y. II. January lst. 1873.
The object of this suit is to procure sale OF certain
Real Estate lying in Cecil county, of which certain
William Spence died seized for the purpose of dstri-
butng the proceeds thereof among the heirs of said
deceased.
The Bill states that the said William Spence in the
year 49, died seized of certain real particularly
described III said Bill and its accompanying exhibit,
ihtt'tate leaving Alhina Spence his widow and George
spence, William b. Spence, Robert u. Spence, John
1 spence, Elizabeth Pct"rman, Matthew Spence, Mary
Jane Spence and Hester A. Spence, his only children
ami hrrsat-law. all of whom of full except
SAT- Elizabeth Peterman Mary Jane Spence, and Hester
A. Spence and all of whom reside in Cecil county,
excerpt the said John T. Spence, and Ann his wife, who
reside IN the State Of Pennsylvania elsewhere beyond
the State of Maryland aud that the said real estate is
not susceptible of division among the parties interested
without loss and iniury.
II Is thercnpun adudgcd and ordered, that the COM
piaaits by causing copy of this Order to be- Inserted
IN some newspaper published at Elkton week for
on" month before the fourth day of February. 1873 give
notice !" the said absent defendants of the object and
substance of this Bill. and them appear this
Court III person or by solicitor. before the fourth
day OF April. next to answer the premises and show
cause if they hay. why Decree ought not pass
as prayed. DAVID SCOTT, Clerk.
True COPY: te>:. DAVID SCOTT.
Jan !. lS1-lm Clerk
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ELNTcN, MD.
NOTICE.
JOHN BURRIs, Guardian of John Burris

JOHN BURRIS, Guardian Of John Burrs
JOSEPH c. RYAN and GEORGE q. RYAN.
Three Judgments before Henry Chamberlane. Esq.
Justice Of the Peace, for $50 - each one for
Ss5.ia, with interest each from March 9th,
1872, till paid, and 81 40 costs in each case.
The subscriber having purchased the Real Estate of
the above defendants. at sale thereof in virtue Of three
Executions issued Ti'ou the foregoing judgments made
on he hth day of June, 1872 10y Edward Kelley, Con
stable hereby gives notice that he intends to apply to
the Judges Of the Circuit Court for Cecil county, its
next session to be held in Elkton the 18th day of
M.rch next, for confirmation OF said sale when and
where the said defendants their creditors any
other person or persons claiming interest in the
matters will have opportunity Of stating, their obec
tons if any they have why the sale should be
hrm"d, ami for that purpose are hereby warned to
appear.
The property purchased by the subscriber consists of
all that lot of land in the 18th Election District of Cecil
county aforesaid. containing - and 20 perces Of
land more or less, and being the land conveyed to said
Ryars by George p. Whitaker and wife, by Deed dated
February llth, 1862, and recorded among the land
records Of Cecil county aforesaid in Libcr W. H. r. No
T. folio 253 and was strnck of for the of S35.
WILLIAM DENNISON
Feb l. lSI:,-3w
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SPRING AND IT'S s'LAGUES.

We need not enlarge upon tina t.rroTa Of ihi.-natc
disease for all who dw" in the country. specially if
swamps. dark forests or constructed canals
mill dams, to be made trfm6ijHG!g alive to
them every Spring and Autumn. On this sid" Of the
Atlantic Spring opens about month later than
rnier like lItiindes in Europe: and We need give no
Gcf apology for calling attention to III. advertisement
of paschrS Fever ami AgGe MIXTURE in another
Column The p!nni-poisnnsns blue curtain" that
spreads death through the crowded courts and alleys
Capitals, is only deadly in drgr"e than the rrIy
mantle of field and valley that every and morning
p'nrtratrs the skin pcrmeates the lungs, and even
drscenlr with Har. the stomach. surcEargai
with the rtnNia of dying leaves which preserve
little remnant of vitality under the blanket of snow
ibu sster of the forest This is the time for senila
'"ry arittIa aHieN, ami there is better than Pas
cliall- Fever and Agne Mixture prophr in
sinnal. and curative In mnrr rrCrllar. lh.n..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01

THE MODoC Wharf.-The latest news from
the Modoc war says that Captain Jack con-
templates raid on the white settlements
at Battle Creek, within forty miles of
Yreka. The Indians captured seven rifles
and quantity of ammunition in a recent
fight. An eyewitness describes the troops
rs fighting with determined bravery, bnt
in consequence Of the fog were unable to
see their foes who were Heli-pasted and
knew exactly where our troops were post
ed. Owing to the fog the howitzers were
of little use. 1t is said the Indians are
drilled by white renegades. Our troops
numbered nearly four hundred. Several
hundred reinf0reements are hurrying on.
1t is proposed owing tn the nature of the
Businesses or fortre sses of the Indians, to
build RATS and attack them from the wa
ter side.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01
THE CREDIT MOBILIER SCANDAL.

The revelations which have been made
through the Congress Committees art
enough to make every American hang his
head with shame Cakes AmeS, MasSa
chusetts Congressman, and one of the prin-
cipal managers of the Credit Mobilier cor
poration, continuance got up, it would
seem, for the express purpose of swndline
the Government out of all interest i'll the
Union Pacific Railroad, had $50 shares OF
Credit Mobiller stock placed in his hands
to disburse among the most influential met
in Congress. So adroitly did this congress
sional Mephistopheles manage his cards IL
"placing the stock where it would do most
good" that we find the Vice President.
Senators and Representatives, seriously
compromised by the part they have had III
accepting this stock at prices which WERE
paid in short time by dividends, with
handsome profit clear. The marvel in this
transaction is, that men who are held NJ
as the wisdom of the nation, should allow
themselves to touch stock which paid SOC
per cent. dividend, in a road which Con
gress had appropriated millions Of the ma
ton S property to help construct. and which
had not returned in the shape of interest
single dollar to the treasury for the i'm
mense sums loaned. In place of being in
duced to take stock in such doubtful con
Germ, we would naturally suppose that
when they found that such a mine of
wealth existed in the hands Of the COM
pany, and stock was being offered at song
to members of Congress, that committee
of investigation would have been at once
asked for, and the whole management o!
the Union Pacific Railroad thoroughly over
hauled. Whether these men acted, or
rather failed to act, through Ignorance to
protect the interests of the Government,
or moral obtuseness, they deserve the
severest censure, and should be retired to
private life. The lies which have been
sworn to by somebody before the investi-
eating committees shock every reader who
has particle OF respect for our law-making
powers Ames has shown himself to be an
infamous rascal, whose chief business in
Congress was to endeavor to debauch its
members by offering them tempting brides
concealed as stock at a par value, which
high handed stealing from the proceeds OF
the Union Pacific Railroad had advanced
to Il premium of three dollars for one.
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E|kton and Massev's Railroad,
STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that TWELVE HUNDRED
SHARE of the Capital Stock Of the Elktoa dla Mas
seyS Railroad Company having been Subscribed, the
undersigned Commissioners appointed by chapter .o3
OF the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland pass
ed the year 1870. hereby give notice that general
ing 81 the Stockholders of said Company will Ire held
ELkToN, TUESDAY, the 25th day Of February at II
o'clock 4 ~, AT which meeting the undersigned Commits
sloners will lay before tn" Stockholders the" present the
Subscription Rocks Of said Company.
And the Stockholders then present. in person by
proxy. legally constituted by power al attorney. will
then proceed 10 elect Prcl sat aud eight Directors Of
said Company, 10 until the sccouI Tuesday of
January. 1874
Each Stakeholder will he entitled 10 ona vote for each
share Of stock subscribed by him or her
J. TOME.
W. LINDSEY,
JAMES GR00ME.
SEWELL GREEN
II. MOPTON.
Jan D. lSI3-+w ". Z. WELDON
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THE FARMERS Mutual FIRE INsr,

THE FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE INsrR-
ANcE Co. Of York, Pa, has been in
successful operation nearly 10 years; has
paid twelve hundred and ten claims amount
ing to S712,697.56, without a single assess
ment. Prompt and ready, it has always
been able to meet its engagements: never
permitting debts to accumulate. Prudent
and careful it has established business
far superior in quality to that of any Mutual
Company, doing a general business in Penn
sylvania, hence the small percentage of
losses and freedom from assessmentS-
lnsures against loss or damage by fire and
on all safe class property at
reasonable rates Losses literally adjusted
and promptly paid.
+. F. EWING, Agent.
Elkton
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Notice Of Ast1ncElsapu

At Special Meeting o: the Stakeholder. or Tho Elk
ton Building Society. held January ilth lA13 tEr f
lowing amendment i" Article y. section = was rro.
posed
"Stockhollcrs wishing {" viii Draw. mav if notice in
writing b" gwen before the morot offered Toy .,l, on
any regular meeting night Of Society of .,i linton
ton to the Directors, he entitled receive the
actually paid and six per cent interest thereon, 10 he
calculated on I'll" monthly payments, less all dues fine.
and Interest standing against him: DysrilrI thar n,
money shall b" paid l" Withdrawing R,hr. 50 lone
the shall Lr claimed loan or ADVANCE I,v .
hehittr or meihcs at It premium exceeding nine per
cent. But no mrmr. shall be permitted +, withdraw
who has taken on" or more loans from the association
until said loans fully paid, unless i,:. consent a,
two-thiris OF the Stockholders present"
The meeting minHrn"i :" F.tIt:.try Stl l>13 wErI,
the proposed Amendment will T., brought hef,r, t,o
meeting for adoption ~ rejection in compliance III
Article &c OF the Bylaws Of the Society
HENRY II. GILPIN
Jan Is, 1SI3-tm Sarr.,arr
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01
The thief who was arrested fO; rOl

rs The thief who was arrested for rob
bing Parsons store in this town, was found
to have quantity of Ayers Hair Nigor in
his possession. When asked why he wish
ed to steal that article, he answered that
he wanted to restore his hair, for il was
hard to be thief and bald too" If that
invention of the great chemist could re-
store faded character as etfectually as it
does their natural beauty to bald and grey
heads. ii would surely be, as they say it
now is, truly invaluable. ME-
,JOurnal
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01

~ The cold snap of Thursday and the
night before, seems to have extended due
west, but no further south than the south
ern boundary of Tennessee. In most local
ities from which we have reports the day
is said to be the coolest of the season. At
Alexandria, Ohio, for example, the Their
mometer marked 2So below zero; at Fort
Wayne, Indiana, it was 80 below; at Cor
ry, Penn, it was sc below, and so on. In
New England, where the mercury was said
to have sunk to % below zero during the
last cold spell, there does not appear to
have been lately any such excessively Sc
we're weather. In the Far West there has
been much snow, and trains on the L. p.
railroad have been slightly delayed in Utah.
The storm seems to be travelling eastward.
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Abolition of the Franking Privilege.

On Monday last the House passed the
following bill, which came from the Senate,
making a clean sweep of that great abuse,
the Frankng Privilege. The following is
the bill as passed:
Be ii enacted, &C., That the frankng priv
ilege be. and the same is hereby abolished.
from and after the first of July A. d. 1873,
and that thenccforth all official correspond
ence of whatever nature. and other malta
BILE matter, sent from or addressed to any
officer of the Government or person now
authorized to frank such matter shall be
chargeable with the same rates of postage
rs may be lawfully imposed upon like mat
ter sent by or addressed to other persons
This bill passed by the decided majority
of 142 yeas to As nays. and cuts the whole
privilege up by the roots. The abolition
of this abuse is great triumph for Mr..
Creswell, who brought the matter to the
notice of the country, and urged its repeal
by so many unanswerable arguments, that
the country made the cause its own, and
so strong had the popular influence grown
in favor Of the repeal of the abuse, which
lOdueu uOWu Halls WIFI luis VI useless
matter, that the reluctance of Congress to
give up the privilege has finally been over
come. The New York Tribune, which has
always been remarkably sparing of its
praise for the Postmaster General says, in
speaking of the passage Of the bill:
The country owes ungrudging praise to
those who have been most active in this
work. To Postmaster General Creswell
before all, the warmest acknowledgements
are due for the zeal and courage he has
shown in pushing it forward 1t is because
We have often felt called upon to criticse
with some severity others of his official
acts that we take especial pleasure in cor
daily approving his efforts in this lauda-
bic movement of REFORM
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-02-01

AMERICAN FARMERS ApvoCATE.-The
January number of this Agricultural
Journal is much improved geographically.
The -4dfDcns is as usual filled with infor-
nation relating 10 the farm and farming
interest of tbe'utmost importance for every
farmer to know. The address before The
National Agricultural Congress by II. y.
IGAlistcr, published in this number of the
Adeoca'e, Should be read by every asicul-
turiSt.