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Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-14
RESTRICT OF PLYMOUTH ss. Probate Court, De-

DISTRICT OF PLYMOUTH ss. Probate Court, De- O cember 4th, 1876.
 The voluntary agreement of Hannah P. Taylor, of the town of Plymouth, ill Litched county, state of Connecticut, mother of minor child of about the age of six months, giving in adoption said child to Benjamin F. Hall, of said Plymouth. having been approved by the selectmen of said town of Plymouth as by Statute in such made and provided, Revi- sion 1875, Title IA, Chapter 4, Section l. therefore,
 ORDERED,-That the 23d day of December, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, be and the hereby signed for hearing on the approval of said agree ment at the Probate Office in Plymouth; and that all if they cause. and be heard thereon, this Court directs that this order be published by posting copy nearest to the residence of said chd and that the same be advertised for two weeks successivey the Litchfeld Enquirer, newspaper published in the county where said child resides at least six days be- fore said time assigned,
 By order of the Court,
 37w2 GEO. W. COLE, Clerk
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willing to figure in such a farce.
 In short we are treated to the spectacle of Presidential elec- tion being decided by the small tricksthat 50 often prevail with boards of registration. First one side takes "a mean advantage; then the other neaner. Even in the heat of election these things are hateful to every honorable spectator; now, done in cold blood, not at small elec- tion precincts, but in State Houses, they are inexpressibly disheartening.
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NOTICE!

r EVIED upon by virtue of sundry warrants to me - directed and will be sold at Public Auction to tbe highest bidder Friday, Jan. 26th 1877 at o'clock p. m at the public sign post in the village of Lich field much of certain piece of land with the bu- ding thereon, situated in the town Of Litchld. tanpg fortythree acres more or less bounded east erly by highway southerly by Holmes O. Morses land westerly by said Morses land and land of Homer and Nabby Sharp, and northerly by land of said Sharp, dore E. Baldwin on the Litchfed Grand List for the years 1870, 1871 and 1872 will pay the following named taxes levied thereon with and cost collection: town tax of fourteen mills on the dollar on the list of 1870 town tax of thirteen and halt mills on the list of 1871; town tax of thirteen mills on the ilst of 1872.
 THO5. L. SALTONSTALL,
 Collector of the above taxes. Luchheld, Conn, Nov. 28, 1878. 3w35
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SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY An Unrivaled illustrated Macaz;ne

When ScRIBNER issued it's famous Midsummer Hol. day Number in July, friendly critic said of it: eve not sure but that SCRIBNER has touched hph-wa. ter mark We do not what worlds are left to if to conquor." But the publishers do not consider that they have reached the ltfDlG thule of exceencethey eelieve there other world to conquer, and they propose to conquer them" The p:ospectus for the volume gives the titlea of more than fifty papers (nosty illustrated) by vr ters of the highest merit Under the head of s-3
 ssFOREIGN TRAVEL, we have "A Winter on the Nile,"by GEN. McCr rY- IAN; t'Saunterings About Constantlnople." hv Charles Dudley Warner: ''Out of My Window at Mos cow" by Eugene Schuyler; 'An American in Tuakis. tan, ," etc. Three serial stories are announced:
 s'NICHOLAS BIINTURN,,,
 By pr. HOLLAND, the Editor, whose story of Sevenoaks gave the highest satsfac tion to the readers of the Monthly.
 The of this latest novel laid on the banke s the Hudson. The hero is young man who has heen always tied to ,contaRS apron strings but who nv the death of his mother, is left alone in the world t drift on the current of lifs,- with fortune hrt without purpose
 Another serial His Inheritance by Miss 1,ras.o, will begin on the completion of tsThat Lass a, Tow' re's," by Mrs Hodgson Burnett. Mrs. Burnett . q, ". begun in August, has pathos and dramatic ro,g CT which have been a surprise to the public There is to be series of original and exouisitalv illustrated papers of Popu ar Sciencen by Mrs Her rick, each paper complete in itgelf. 7TEFF' There are to be, from various pens, papers on
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
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F1Rsr NAr1nN.1 R.x

FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
 Ltchfeld, Conn.,, 9th Dec, 1876 HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of this Bank. will be held at their Banking house. on Tuesday, January 9th, 1877, at H. o'clock a. m for election of Directors and for the transaction of other business proper to be brought before said ing.
 37w3 t.4 GRO JONEEa Caob;..
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One of the most horrible disasters on record was the burning of the Brooklyn Theater on Tuesday night of last week The fire began back of the stage and spread so rapidly that two hundred and ninety two out about thousand persons present in the theater were crushed or burned to death. Among the victims were two actors.
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DISTRICT OF wooDBURY, ss. Probate Court, De- o cember 11tn, 1876.
 Estate of Henry M. Allen of woodbury in said Dis- trict, assigning debtor.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Woodbury hath lln ed and allowed three months from the date nereof for the creditors of said estae n- solvent in which to exhibit their claims thereto: and has appointed Leman w. Cutler of Watertown, Willis A. Strong and Alfred Birch of Woodbury Commits sioners to receive and examine said claims
 Certified by JAMES HUNTINGTON, Judge. The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the Probate Office, in said Woodbury the 12th day of January and the 18th day of March, 187 at 10 o'clock ill the forenoon each of said days for the or attending on the business of said appointment.
 LEHMAN W. CUTLER,
 WILLIS A. STRONG, Commits
 ALFRED BIRCH, sieners. All persons indebted to said estate, requested to make immediate payment to
 SHAW ASAHEG ". MITCHELL. Trustee
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CAsToR1A is perfect substitute for Cas- tor Oil, without any of it's objections, for it is pleasant to take. and does not nau. seate or grlpe. For Costiveness at any age, but especially for Sour Stomach, Wind Collie, Worms and the disordered Bowels of Children, it is the most effec. tive Remedy in existence. It is harmless, 1t is reliable, and it is cheap.
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The report of the Democratic visiting statesmen" at Louisiana is out. It deals largely with the legal aspects of the case, and maintains that the Returning Board has no jurisdiction of the electoral vote in any case;and that even if it has jurisdiction it has disregarded the limitations on it's power in the law establishing it. If this is the correct view, the Louisiana law is a better one and the Board worse one than we had supposed.
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Attention is called to new advertise ment of Henry Foulois, of Washington Depot.
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THE SUN.
7 NEW YORK.


 The different editions of THE SUN during the next year will be the during the year that has just passed. The daily edition will on week days be sheet of four pages and on Sundays sheet of eight pages or 56 broad columns; while the weekly edition will be sheet of eight pages of the dimensions and character that already familiar to friends
 THE SUN will continue to be the strenuous advocate of reform and retrenchment, and of the substitution of statesmanship, wisdom, and integrity for hollow pretence, imbecy, and fraud in the administration of public affairs It will contend for the government of the people by the people and for the people, posed to government by frauds in the baot-box and in the counting of votes. enforced by military vio- fence. It will endeavOr to supply it's readersa body now Dot far from million of souls-With the most careful complete, and trustworthy accounts of cur- rent events. and will employ for this purpose merous and carefully selected staff of reporters and correspondents. Its reports from Washington espec- ially will be fu accurate, and fearless; and it will doubtless continue to deserve and enjoy the hatred of those who thrive by plundering the Treasury or by usurping what the law does not give them, while it will endeaver to merit the confidence of the public by defending the rights ot the people against the en- croachments of unjustifed power.
 The price of the daily SUN will be S5 cents a month or S6 50 year, post paid, with the Sunday edition g 70 year.
 The SUNDAY edition alone, eight pages, $l 20 a year, post paid.
 The WEEKLY SUN, eight pages of 56 broad columns, will be furnished during 1877 at the rate of $ year, post paid.
 ra5 ssgf 6F Rs large sadSson % from the ual subscribers without the necessity ot making up clubs. At the same time, any of friends choose to aid in extending circulation, shall be grate tul to theM and every such person who sends ten or more subscribers from place will be entitled to one copy of the paper for himself without charge At dollar year, postage paid the expenses of paper and printing barely repald and. considering the size of the sheet and the quality of it's contents are confident the people will consider THE WEEKLY SUN the cheapest newspaper published in the world and we trust also one of the very best 36 6w Address, THE SUN, New York City, N. Y.
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: PUBLIC NOTICE

ITS hereby given that the New York and New Eng land Railroad Company has brought it's petition to the next General Assembly for extension for five years, of the time for completing It's road.
 VIM. T. HART, President November 17th, 1876.
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nI5TRICT of LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court, De- O cember. 11th. 1876.
 Estate of Marian A. Moore, late of Litchfeld in said District, deceased
 hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate payment to 37 3w. NORMAN STEELE, Administrator.
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County Commissioners
 REPORT For the County of Litchfield for the

0 MOntnS en0an& NOV. 50, 1816s THE undersigned Commissioners of the County of 4 Lchheld, in accordance with the Statute in such case provided do hereby make the following state ment of the receipts and expenses of said county
 the term ending November 30th. 1S76 and of such other facts by said Statute required, in the words and figures following, viz.-
 Nothing has been received by us for board of pris oners, either from the State of Connecticut the United States or from any source for the earnings of prisoners or key fees-we therefore submit the fol- lowing statement:
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"A Complete Pictorial History of the Times."-The best, cheapest, and most successful Family
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Harper's Weekly. ILLUSTRATED.
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 Harpers Weekly should be in every family through out the land. as purer more interesting higher toned better paper not published in this any other country.-Contnercial BuHstis, Boston. The Weekly is the only illustrated paper of the day that in its essential characteristics recognized as national paper.-Brooklyn Eagle.
 The leading articles in Harper's Weekly on political topics are models of hightonec discussion, and it's pictorial illustrations often corroboratve argu ment of no small force.-E1Gminer and ChronicEe ". The Weekly has to a still larger degree distanced all competitors illustrated newspaper Its editorials are among the most able of their kind and it's other residing matter is at once learned brilliant and amus- ing Its illustrations abundant and of rare ex. cellence. -ChristsGn AdUOcate, N Y.
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ALFRED BIRCH, l Count SIDNEY ENSIGN, Comm MORTIMER k. BUTTON, sioner

The undersigned, appointed by the Superior Court to audit and examine the statement and accounts of the County Commissioners of L,tchfeld County, and also the accounts of the County Treasurer hereby portThat we have attended to that duty and that find the accounts of the Treasurer correct We also
 find that the Statement and report of the County Com missiOners, copy of which is hereto annexed is rect.
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' NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN

Germany Bismark announces the neutrality of Germany in case of a Turkish war, and Austria takes a similar position.
 Great Britain. -- A new extradition treaty has been negotiated and Brent has been re arrested.
 There are strong hopes of peaceful arrangement through the Conference.
 Mir. Gladstone and the Liberals have held a meeting denouncing the pro-Turk- ish policy of the ministry.
 Merico. The Revolution against Pres. prisoner and Diaz proclaims himself Pres ldent. Escobedo is shot.
 DOMESTIC.
 The electoral vote of last Wednesday gave Tilden 18l; Hayes 182; with doub- le set of votes from Oregon, where the Governor gave certifcater to a Demo- crat and two Republicans The three votes will probably be counted for Hayes. $7000 have been raised for the suffer- CTS by the Brooklyn theater fire.
 Louisiana Democrats will organize a legislature on the basis of the vote actually cast.
 The Florida Returning Board are be- fore the courts of that State for trying to count in the Republican State ticket. John Kelly succeeds MT. Green as Con- troller of New York city.
 A Herald despatch says that Mrs. Pink ston was before magistrates court in New Orleans. Saturday, on preliminary hearing regarding Ter husbands murder; and that, on cross-examination, she con- tradicted herself so repeatedly that the attorney for the State admitted there was no ground for prosecution.
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The public journalist deems it duty to bring before the notice of a business community the claims of every firm which shows desire to act upon fair and hon. orable principles. Messrs-Hall & Read of Bridgeport, who are the leaders in that place, Tn Dry goods Carpets and House., keeping goods, deserve mention for their knowledge of the business; equitab bic deal- ing, their attractive variety and uniformly low prices. In these stringent times their store is filled with customers.
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RESTRICT of LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court, De- O cember 7th, 1876.
 Estate of Esther M Crane, late of Litcheld in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Litcheld hath limited and allowed six months from the date for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their claims within that time, properly attested, will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to 37-3w CHAS. P, AUGUR, Executor.
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EYE WASH is not injurious.


Littleton. N H., Nov. 10, 1870. Messrs. s. W. Fowle & Sons:
 For many years was afflicted with Chronic Bronchitis and hoarseness to such an extent as at times to be able to
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The Presidents message opens with an excuse for blunders he may have com mit ttnd frnm want of acnnaintance with the administration of civil affairs. The message is simply business document, the most important recommendation being that of educational qualification for the suffrage. Congress has done little but discuss politics and authorize investiga- tson into the coudnct of the recent elec- tion. The most important action was that of the senate which voted 50 to 4, that the 22d Jomt Rule, giving either House right to object to the counting of an electoral vote. is not in force.
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THE NEWS WITHOUT POISON. NEW YORK OBSERVER claims to publish the best fanaily newspaper. and repudiates all un- sound and objectionable teaching. Even it's advertising columns are free from all quackery and dangerous advertisements; and the whole paper, both in it's religious and secular department, is filled with pure and entertaining reading, While we commend the position of the OBSERVER in this matter, we also heartily endorse 1t as one of the most desirable periodicals for any household. The price, $3 15 year a year postpaid, can hardly be made to return as much good. spent in any other way. s. I. Prime and Co.,, 37 Park Row, New York.
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That Old Flag.

An old subscriber now living in Michi- gan, writes us as follows:
 Of course I want-the Enquirer" con- 1 tinued, though cannot but regret the l absence of more pronounced Republican editorials. Did buying out the Sentinel weaken the Repnblicanism, of the Enqui- | Ter?
 Brush up the old flag and fling her out and Keep her there!
 We stopped sporting party flags some- time before the Sentinel stopped breath ing; but the flag of Honest Government and Honest Elections" is one We still ''hing out" This brought us, many years ago, in conflict with Carpet-Bag. gery. For a time our Republican friends demonstrated, urging that we were "hurt- ing the party" By and by Congress and the principal Republican papers began talking the same sort-of treason, and the disreputable character of the Southern Republican State governments seemed to admit of no dispute. Now, however, that the carpat-bagger can give us Republi- can President. good many of our Re- publican contemporaries regard him with different eyes: but the Enquirer continues to speak of him and his doings as it al- ways has done. Which Keeps the old flag foating?"
 At the meeting of the Conn. Western bondholders at Hartford, last week, a queer fact was elicited: The Company gave a sort of elastic mortgage under which about $3.0OO,OOO of bonds have been sold. The interest on these bonds was paid till last July; but it now appears that S150, ,00O of the money for payment of interest was raised by Experimenting $2OO, ,OOO of bonds The proposition of the directors for funding four years cou- pons was tabled, and a committee was raised to report to bondholders' meet ing on the 20th inst. Issuing bonds to pay interest is pretty poor economy, and it strikes us that foreclosure, such as wiped out the old Shepaug stock, would be the square thing under the circum- stances.
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DWIGHT c: KILBoURN,l Audi CHARLES ADAMS. tors.

LltchheId, December 7th 1876.
 There is due the county for rents about $60. The
 indebtedness of the county consists of several bills
 not yet presented for repairs of the Court House and
 clothing for prisoners also orders to the following named Nnranns.
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U cember 1lth 1876. ~
 Estate of Eunice Baldwin. late of Woodbury in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Woodburv hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement hose who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to 37wS " MITCHELL Execntor