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Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
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1 As your last weeks mention of the breaking away of dam in this place was brief, and in part incorrect, send you the facts as gathered by an eye witness:
 About half past one o'clock on the morning of August 12. some of our village people were awakened by the rushing of waters and an alarm was at once given that the Knife Go. s reservoir had burst. Abut twenty men started immediately with lanterns to ascertain the extent of the flood, and if necessary to relieve the inmates of the only house which stood in it's path. The rise of the water had been sufficiently gradual to allow these people to escape and the house stood for several hours inaccessible, the highway in front being transformed into 8 rapid torrent. The reservoir which broke away was built four years ago, about mile west of the factory AS first built it was simply wall of stone laid in cement, seven or eight feet wide at the bottom and twelve feet high. About twenty acres were food cd, the water averaging about ten feet deep over the whole surface, when the dam was full, as it was at the time of it's bursting. This stone wall leaking solne- what, last year, it was backed by bank of "gravel" and no leakage has been per- ceptible lately. The stone work was good, and is good. There was no break above the water line, but the water forced passage under the dam, through which 1 gravel-bank and water escaped in a hurry. The highway near Mrs. Wedges was wash cd out for many rods. from two to five feet in depth.
 The garden concreted with this house was also damaged, chickens washed away. bee hive overturned, Sc. Little dam age was done below, as a gate was shut ! which diverted the torrent from the main reservoir of the factory. where great harm would have been the result of its sudden coming. MT. Munson, who lives on the hill near the reservoir, was not awakened and his surprise may be imagined at find ing the lake which was full at night, empty in the morning. One person who had gone out at the first alarm, after about two hours. when the water had began to subside had returned to bed. But scarcely had he taken "forty winks," when Q neighbor who had slept through the excitement, came rushing in with the startling information that the reservoir had burst. And so it had SEER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
Washington.

On Wednesday evening last, the Wash ington Match Company, a corporation whose object is the manufacture of fric- tion matches at the new Woodruff factory, near the Washington Depot, was organiz- ed by the choice of the following board of directors; Simeon H. Mitchell and Seth s. Logan of this place, Walter s. Logan and MT. Anyway of New York. The direc- tors elected Mr. Mitchell president and Mir. Anyway, who has been in the business of match manufacturing for twenty five years, is to be Supt. of the Company, for which position he seems excellently qualified. The stock of the company is S25, 900, most of which is owned in this place. The start thus given to manufactur- ing here we hope to see followed up with further enterprises that will occupy some of the mill sites now lying useless all along the Shepaug and Bantam rivers.
 MT. Woodruff, having rented his new factory to the Match O., has built an ad- dition, 5Oxl0 feet. to his sawmill building, into which he will put the blaming, turn ing and other machinery intended for his large factory. -. c-r-.-
 The frame of the new Hall is up and tt will now be pushed forward to compile ton.
 The repair of the road leading from the north to the Station is we'll under way, and 1t Is a bit of repairing that that milk men have been parying for very ardently for sometime past .a.t ..
 The GunneEy school has gone into eneamrment at Point Beautiful on the waramang Lake The weather, thus far, has been very favorablcand there is every prospect of splendid time for tho young -Saers and plenty of work for those who have them in change.
 The various choirs who arc practicing cAoruses from Elijah and the Creation for tAe coming concert meet at tho Congre- Ex8somal church in Hhis place for rehears- al Oa Friday of this week. at P. M. We are requested to announce that the Con- osv4 1tself wiIl De postponed a few days from tAe time originally fixed upon and tAak 1t viii take place on Wednesday even. SnE, the q of September.
 -ME Shepard. organist of Centre CAzrcA. New Haven. is spending a shori rasaESun with Mr. Earle Buckingham and rAzyca aE the Congregational Church or SE@a&y- He viii also play at the rehears sAA of FEsa4y.
 -Oa Sunday evening the return milk sx@ia saa@ghtercd COW above Romford
 We hope tne effort being made to se @e aa exczrzi0n train up to the Men 1eAzsoAa Quintet concert in Litchfieli SAzs CTAzrsa@y1 evening will be success NmR
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
A FEW GOOD REASONS


 IA New Invention Thoroughly Tested and secured by Letters Patent. .2-Makes perfect lock stitch, alike on both sides, on all kinds of goods. 3-Runs Light, Smooth, Noiseless end Rapid best combination of qualities. 4-Durable-Runs for years without Repairs 5-Whl do all varieties of Wook and Fancy Stitching in a superior manner.
 6.-ls most easily managed by the operator. Length of stitch may be altered while running, ana machine can be threaded without passing thread through holes. sfEF7 1.Design Simple, Ingenious, Elegant, form
 ng the stitch without the use of Cog Wheel
 tears. Rotary Cams or Lever Arms. Has the
 Automatic Drop Feed, which issues uniform
 lengtn of stieh at any speed. Has our new
 Thread Controller, which allows easy movement or needle bar aRd prevents injury to thread. o-C0nstruction most careful and finished It
 IS manufactured by the most skillful and expe- rienced mechanics. at the celebrated Remington Armory, niOn. N. Y. New York Office No 6 Mad
 lson Spare, (Krutz's Building). 13 2m
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
Deaths.

In Salisbury, Aug. 9th, Charlie, infant son of 0. W. Delliber, aged 2 months.
 In Lakeville, Aug. Sth, Ella Grant, aged 26 years.
 In Lakevillc, Aug. 9th. John Reed daged 30 years.
 In Greenville, R. I. Aug. 10th, Naomi Woodruff. aged 84; formerly of this town.
 At Canaan, Ang. 10th, John Partridge, aged 50 years. formerly of Robertsyille, and member of the 28th Conn. Vols. In Winsted, Aug. 14th, Helen L., wife of Henry l.. Kenney, aged 43 years, for. merly of this town.
 At Goshen. Aug. 16, Miss Betsey Lucas, s7ed T years.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
FARM FOR SALEi

1HE undersigned will sell his farm, situated 4 m the North part of the Town of Litchfield. about 2a miles from Court House. containing about l5O acres of good land, suitably divided i- 70 wood, blow, pasture and meadow we'll water ed. The buildings are all in good repair. Also the flght to the use of saw mill will be sold with the place if desired.
 CHAS. l.. THRALL. Litchdeld, Feb. 18th, 1878. 45-tf.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
PICKED NINE.

MT. Robinson, the walkist, gave great satisfaction by his umpiring
 -Messrs. Robinson and Gillet ran two miles, including long hill, in sixteen min utes, on Monday night. These gentle men are in training to make still better time. DEACON.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
Falls villages

The house occupied by Wm. Hazard, near this place, was broken into Sunday night by two men about ten o'clock. No property was taken but some damage was done to doors, and the family were great ly alarmed. The fellows were traced by broken horse shoe to Peck's livery sta ble, and will be prosecuted.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
For Choirs and Conventions T HE LIE EADER!!

is the Leader of all Church Music Books for 1874 and 1875, being the first in the field and of . character that cannot be excelled. By Fl. R. Palmer of Chicago, assisted by
 l.. O. Emerson of Boston. containing also compositions from the hands of large numbers of American Music writers.
 For Conventions, Choirs and Singing Classes The Leader has 06 pages of Singing School Music, the same e that in the Song Monarch, and large numbers of new Tunes and Anthems. by all the best composers. sxa3 s
 Price $1.3 or S12.00 per dozen.e a.a Specimen copies of the above book, mailed,
 post paid, for retail price, i OLIVER DrTsoz &Oo., CHAs. H. DrrsoN & Co.,,
 Boston. t 7u BWay New York :
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
Naugatuck Railroad

Naugatuck Railroad .nN andafter May 18th, 1874. trains will run as O follows:
 GOING NoRTH-LEAVE BRIDGEPORT. LISA. M.-NIilk train for Winsted with passenger
 car attached, connecting at Water
 bury with train from Hartford. at
 Winsted, for Canaan, Millerton and
 Leave Iitchfield HOS. 10.1OA. M.-For Winsted, connecting with the
 800 a. m. yrain from New York and
 10.10 8. m. train from New Haven.
 Leave Litchfeld 12.37 p. m. 1045A M.-Freight train for Winsted.
 Leave Litchfeld 4.45 p. m., connecting
 at Winsted with train for Albany. 5.O0 F. M.-For Winsted, connecting with the S.OO
 P. m. train from New York and the
 4.55p. m. from New Haven, and at
 Waterbury with train from Hartford.
 Leave Litchfeld 7.28 6.50 F. M.-Speclal for Waterbury GOING SoUTH-LEAvE LITCHFIELD STA
 TON. 6.29 A. M.-Freight tram for Bridgeport with
 passenger car attached, connecting
 at Waterbury with a. m. train for Hartford. 7.39 A. M,-Passenger train for Bridgeport, with
 through car to Now Haven and Bridgeport connects with express
 for New York. S.Oo ! NA -GOA 4A1A6OPOAV3 WIIu InfOuRn car
 to Now Haven, connecting at Water
 bury for Hartford, at Bridgeport
 with express train for New York. 400 P. M.-Milk train with passenger car attached
 connecting at Bridgeport with ex-
 press train to New York, also with
 steamboat leaving Bridgeport at II D. m. (Satuadays excepted). On Sundays, milk train leaves Bridge
 port for Winsted at 5.3O a. m., re- turning leave Winsted at 4.3O, ,Litch- fieldi5. .O9p. m. Tickets sold and baggage checked to Cana an, via Winsted.
 WATERTOWN & WATERBURY R. R. Trains leave Watertown at 7.3S A. M., and 3O7 P. M., connecting with passenger trains to New York and Hartford. Leave Waterbury at Il. 50 a. m. and 6.45 D. m., on arrival of trains from New York. Fenn's stage to and from Litchfeld connects with all passenger trains at Ltchfeld station. Thomas stage for Bethlehem and Morris leaves WatertOWn daily. Stages for Woodbury, Harwinton, Otis, Cole brook, and Goshen connect with 1910 8. m. train from Bridgeport.
 A Discount of 5 cents made to Passengers par chasing Tickets at the Office.
 GEO. W. BEACH, Superintendent. Bridgeport. May 18th. 1874.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20

Charles k. King, young man, was drowned in Norwich, Tuesday, in the Thames river, while bathing. He was formerly student at Dartmouth college, which institution he left on account of ill., health. ss., -a
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
LIVINGSTONE IS DEAD.

For 80 years millions have intently watched the perilous struggles and grand achievements of this world renowned Hero, and now eagerly desire the complete life-history which unfolds also the wealth and curiosities of wild and won derful country. It is now ready and selling to beat everything. More Agents Wanted At Once. Address, HUBBARD BROS., Publishers, 5 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 194t
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
Canaan.

Monday night, Pierce & Lawrence's
 Lime Kiln burnt down down; loss about $500;, insured. It took fire from defec.
 tive due.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
FOR SINGING CLAssEsl
THE SONG MON A R CHII

BJ H. R. PALMER, assisted by L. o. EMERSON.
 A book admirably fitted for the use of Singing School Teachers, having, in addition to 8 com pact theoretic course, more than 170 pages filled with Glees, Quartettes, Airs, Tunes. &c.,, &c., pleasant to sing anywhere, and constituting 2 most agreeable course of study. "A good book also for College Choirs, for Seninaries and So- cial Sings. sizIsl
 Price 75 cents or s7 50 per dozen.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
coanev mo-. IHo.

LsuA SaRaraHy evening, we beheld a wa@aeEfnl slghE in the West. three bodies AsAnugag b she Solar System close to- guAAeG. JuEEsr. Venus and the Moon in csasmmr4ium-
 -ME waahamn is 10 better.
 Oar @eAooas are closing for the sum- @<. 1aa tAs Seheol in the Academy com @s@ss oa the nrst of Sept. H. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

IMPORTING PEOPLE-Maleo or Female, Em-
 w ployment at homo, S30per week, warrant ed, no capital required. Particulars and valua- ble samples sent free. Address, with 6 cent re- turn stamp, c. ROSS. Williamsburg, N. Y. 204
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20
Births.

At Goshen, Aug. 16, daughter to the Postmaster, Charles J. Porter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-08-20

-Mr. Charles Snively was in the will lage, Monday. with bass that weighed A1Rx
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29
A"'.,"...''''' ''.'''.'.'..'....'........'.
Children, half-price.

The company consist of Harry Causland.
formerly OF the East, and late of Weodward,s
Garden, San Francisco The press of that
city and the East represent him to be a fine
performer, and at the head of his profession.
performing on seven instruments at one time:
~ us great Keats with glass and baltigans and
globe, feats of vaulting, with violin and
many other musical attainments which no
other man has done. Willis Armstrong.
many years manager and performer at Pas.
q blddle, New Orleans, and clown in princi.
pal circus OF United States, and Rentz' circus
through Germany; and as minstrel and clown
mas no superior, and will give you lots of fun
lineations and great decapitation act. il
among the best on the boards. The other
gentlemen are we'll up In the business and
lots of fun may be expected. mr2A-3t
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29
CODE COMMENTARIES
BY CHAS. LIN l. Il Y,
Late Code Commissioner.

PART /. of this work is now ready lor ina
profession. 1t contains
I.-Disintegration and Indignation of Legal
Systems.
u.-Historic Glance at Codification.
IU.-Practical Codfication and Amend
ment.
IV.-Appendx. Letter to II; II Haight and
others-Future Treatment OF the Codes.
Under the first head are briefly treated-The
Philosophy of Law; The Science OF Law;
Common and Statute Iaw-their Flexibility
and Rigidity; Fragmentary Expression OF the
Changes on Legal Systems.
Under the second head is contained His
toric Glance at Codification, including 10
man, French, Spanish, Canadian and Ameri-
view of the subject, and brings the reader 10
the third head, Practical Codification, with
his mind better prepared to appreciate what
follows. go
Under the third head, Practical Codifca-
ton, are the sub-heads: Automatic PROPOSE
tons; Preparation of the Act authorizing
Codifcation; Requisite Qualification OF Com
missioners; Compensation; Time FOR the FER
Torrance of the Work; and Rules for Codlfl-
cation and Amendment These rules, seven
teen in number, are elaborated and illustrated
by sections drawn from the Code.
The work has an eight page Appendix, IN
the form of q letter to ii. II. Haight and
others, touching the authors connection with
the Code Commission and the causes or his
resignation; touching also the future treat
ment of the Codes. The last is an important
matter, and should engage the attention or
every lawyer in the State. The author Is evil
IDENTIFY master of his subject, and has given TO
it an unsparing, analytical. demonstrative
treatment. The work has come in most OPP
perfume moment, containing, as 1t does, most
important COMMUNICATIONS as to the mode
of amending the Codes.
The work will be mailed, post paid, by
SUMNER WHITNEY & CO.,
San Francisco,
ON receipt of price, 81 90. JANIS d&w
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29

delays of the courts are so proverbial
that they chose to go to the Legisla-
ture and get relief that would be be-
yond question. Previous to the de-
cision referred to the Senate had
passed bill that entirely covered the
case. Mr.. Holt, Secretary of the Mu-
tual Aid Association of this city last
night received dispatch stating that
the bill has now passed the Assembly
and received the signature of the Gov
ernor. This prompt actien of the
Legislature settles two points very
distinctly: First; the Life Insurance
Companies can no longer browbeat
these associations by declaring that
they are illegal and ought to be wound
up. Second: the Legislature has
shown a disposition to protect the
associations, and whenever they find
that further legislation is necessary
or desirable it will be forthcoming.
The associations are now in better
and more satisfactory condition than
before the late decision; then their
legality was a matter of doubt, now
their status is definitely and forever
settled. We congratulate the officers
and members of the Mutual Aid Asso-
citation of this city that their future
work is to be unbrohen by unneces-
sary litigation, and that the road to a
prosperous and useful future is now
unObstructed.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29
Our Policy Sanctioned.

EDITORS HERALD - GENTLEMEN :
Permit me as a sincere admirer Of
journalistic dignity and literary merit,
to congratulate you upon your happy
intention as expressed in your pro-
spectus of this morning Of building
up, not pulling down." Of smoothing
over and not obstructing the way Of
journalistic measures, which is the end
to success. And when your opinions
clash as to the best means Of accom-
plishing some determinate local good,
and require a little more than mere
argumentative force, even to the in
diligence of sarcasm, then let "Bil-
ingsgate" be at the gate of Billings,
and not at the doors Of our parlors.
Let journalistic abuse and punishment
be in the pugilistic and not the jour
nalistic ring. There is room for all,
and to journalists all we wish success,
that success, that influence, that power
to society, both present and to come,
which the pen "in the hand of the
truly great" alone can yield and give.
Again gentlemen We congratulate you
upon your meaning words, your happy
thought, of building up, not pulling
down." SOCIETY.
Los Angeles, March %, 1874.
We are pleased to know that the OBJ
jects Of our paper are sanctioned by
good, sensible men. People are will
ing to support a journal that furnishes
valuable information for the money
they pay. If anything appears in the
HERALD unfit to be read in a parlor
gathering, it will be through inadvert-
ance. The following opinion of Horace
Greeley on the subject is worth place.
Horace Greeley used to say to young
newspaper men, in the way of fatherly
advice, that "there is nothing easier
in this wicked world than to edit a
BLACKBOARD paper, and nothing more
difficult than to get up a newspaper
free from foulness and blackguardism.
Fishwomen and bar-room loafers are
skilled in the art of bandying epithets
and bespattering each other with dirty
words-it requires no brains to do this;
but it does require both heart and
brains to print newspaper that de-
cent man and woman can read without
blush"
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29
Stand to Your Guns.

The proposal of the fire company to
disband if horses are not furnished by
the Common Council, we hope will
not be carried into effect. To disband
is to place in danger of fire and great
loss the property of the members of
the fire company, as well as the prop
erty of their best friends. Gentlemen,
stand to your guns, ready for action in
case Of fire, whether you have horses
or not. Let deliberation take the place
of anger. The community will sus-
tain the ones in the right. We think
the Common Council and Mayor act
as they really believe to be best. 1t is
a matter Of opinion which in short
time will be fairly and justly settled.
The property interests require an eff
cient organization, and the commu-
nifty requires such action on all sides
as will secure this with reasonable
economy.
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29

LNIVE building lots near the bridge cross
II ing the Los Angeles river
nNE lot so feet front by 100 feet deep on the
~ West side of New High street, directly in
rear of Lazard & Co.'S store.
nNE lot fronting on Buena Vista street in
~ rear of the above.
1.-TWO lots Nos. and 2, fronting on Eternity
l. street, adjoining Beaudry Terrace on the
north.
- Blk l04, Bellevue Terrace Tract, near the
Wooden Mill
CEVEN lots Nos. 70, 10, Is, l6, IT, 10 and 20,
- fronting ON Hope street and Bunker Hill
avenue, between 3D. and 4th streets.
L>IvE lots, Nos. 10, IA, 10, II and Is, do. do.
Il between I'd and Sd streets.
TWO lots, Nos II and II, do. do. between
l. LIST and I'd streets.
ENOUR Tots, Nos II, 10, Is and is, do. do.
Il between Court and LIST streets.
OK lots: Nos. IL, II, 10, Is, l6 and II, do do.
- between Temple and Court streets.
ENOUR lots, Nos. 8, 4, 5 and 6, fronting on
a Charity street and Bunker Hill avenue
between I'd and Sd streets.
LNIVE lots Nos. l, 2, 4, s and 6, do. do. be-
| I tween LIST and I'd streets.
SSIX lots, Nos. liz, 8, 5, 6 and 7, do. do do.
ENOUR lots, Nos. 8, 6, and 0, do. do. do.
| 1.-TWO lots, Nos. II and IL, fronting on east
Il side of Charity street. between Court and
First streets.
NOUR lots, Nos. 4, 5, and 8, fronting on
| IL west side of Olive street between Court
| and LIST streets.
1.-TWO lots, Nos. and s, fronting on west
l. side OF Olive street, corner of Olive and
| Temple streets.
| THREE lots, Nos. 10, IA and Is, fronting on
l. east side of Olive street, between Court
| and LIST streets.
nNE lot on the corner OF First and Hill
~ streets.
THREE lots, Nos. l6, II and IS, Beaudry
| i tract, fronting on. Olive street, between
LIST and I'd streets.
MINE lots, Nos. 10 to Is inclusive, do do
IN between I'd and Sd streets.
| DLOCK l, do. d. containing 10 lots bounded,
ID by I'd, I'd, Olive and Charity streets.
DLOCK 4 do do 20 lots, bounded by Sd,
ID 4th, Olive and Charity streets, all 90 x 165
| sfeet.
Water.Pipes have been laid ON Third,
| uu.u
and Hope streets.
In the Louisiana Homestead tract, bound
ed by 7th, 9th, Griffin and Bellevue streets,
the following lots will be sold for 500, except
| the corners which are Sl25 These lie just
above Judge Kings homestead, receiving the
ocean breeze:
Lots to 10 inclusive, Block r.
Lots to 10 do do @.
Lots to 10 do do d.
Lots to 10 do do A.
Each lot having n frontage of 100 feet by a
depth of l65 feet. Upwards of 5000 of and
inch pipes have been laid for the purpose OF
supplying these lots with water.
ALSO, several tracts containing from five to
ten acres, within the city limits.
I0i7 acres of land in lots to suit purchasers,
in the San Pedro Ranch, one mile west of the
Railroad, with several artesan wells, flowing
since the year 1868.
1902 acres of land in the Verdugo Ranch,
| ~ miles from the city, with several springs
of water, and considerable quantity of tim
| Der.
TIE verdugo and San Pedro Ranches WI.
be sold in quantities to suit purchasers.
These liberal terms left open until April
18th, 1874.
decl4 PRUDENT nEAUDRY'
Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-03-29

OUR members Of the Legislature are
very careless in one respect. Seldom
does any copy of bill relating to this
county or its interests make its ap-
pearance for the public. Last night the
Chamber of Commerce had a telegram
brought before it relating to the Cerro
Gordo Railroad bill, and its approval
by Governor Booth. No one here has
seen the bill or knows anything about
it except from short notices in the
city papers. The Chamber was there
fore crippled in its action, as it could
not press the approval of the Governor,
but left to his discretion so far as
guarding the public interest is con-
cerned. This should not be. Gentle
men send us early copies of any bill
or amendment affecting the interests
of Los Angeles county.