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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-10
Approved March 12 1877
tSenate Bill No. 59.l 6 CuApTr2 INV

ChAfT1Eh LAN. An Act to change the Terms of the Su-
 preme Court of Errors. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. I. The term of the Supreme Court of Errors in the first judicial district which is now fixed by law on the third Tuesday of June, shall hereafter be held on the first Tuesday of May, and all process made returnable to the tcrm held on the third Tuesday of June shall not abate, but shall be considered and taken as re- turnable to the term holden on the first Tuesday of May.
 Sec. 2. So much of an act in relation to the terms of courts approved June 19, 1876 as provides that said term shall be held on the third Tuesday of June is hereby re- pealed.
 Approved March 12, 1877.
 Senate Bill No. 25
 CHAPTER LxvI. An Act in addition to An Act in Relation
 to the Terms of Courts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 Sec. l. That the words ''all process in civil actions" in the first line of section three, of An Act in relation to the terms of courts, passed May session, A. D. 1876, shall be held to include all appeals from courts of probate. where by law appeals are allowed.
 Bee. 2. This act shall take effect from it's passage. ts-ssH Approved Mrrch 12. 1877. 4
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-05-10
House Blll No. 75.

CHATTER LXIV. An Act in amendment of an Act concern.
 ing Education.
 Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly
 convened:
 Sec. 1. Public schools shall be estab. kshed and maintained for at least thirty weeks in each year, in every school dls- trict in-which the number of persons be- tween four and sixteen years of age ct lshe last proceeding enumeration was twenty four weeks in the other districts; but no school need be maintained in any district in which the average attendance of per sons at the school in said district during the proceeding year, ending the thirty. first day of August. was less than eight. In said schools shall be taught, by teach CTS found duly qualified by the school vis- itors, reading, spelling. writing. arithme- tic, English Grammar, geography, and such other studies as may be prescribed by the board of school visitors. and sad schools shall be open to all children over four years of age in the respective dis. tricts; and no person shall be denied ad. mittancs to and instruction in safe schools on account of race or color.
 Sec. 2. Section one of chapter two, oi the General Statutes, revision of 1875, is hereby repealed.
 Approved March 12 1877.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
The Value of q Dollar.

A few days since Mr.. johnson, con-
nected with the Long Branch Bank, and
whose residence is in Mattawan, found
a 81 bull in the cars. He could not find
an owner. A friend suggested to put it
in some trust company with the proviso
that it shall bear interest, which inter-
est shall be compounded every year,
and at the end of 200 years hospital
shall be erected with the product. Mr..
johnson smiled and suggested that the
amount was too small. We have taken
the trouble to reckon what that dollar
would amount to, and find that the
final sum would be $131,072. This is
reckoning at six per cent. interest.
Now, suppose Mr.. johnson should in
vest SIS more to endow the hospital, we
have the immense sum of 1866, $50 to
forever keep the hospital in active OPP
Grafton. Some will say, "Two hundred
years, pshaw! that is too far off," yet
money institutions are now in existence
in London that are more than 800 years
old; and if man is dead it will make
little difference to him if the money he
bequeaths is invested in two years or
200 years. So we respectfully suggest
that the dollar, with the additional SIS,
shall be put out at interest to found the
Johnson Hospital, to be built at Long
Branch in 2076, and all from the one
dollar found in the Central Raj lroad
ars.-Asbury Park Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
One Way of Carving q Turkey.

There is nothing q young married
man likes better than to go to a dinner
at the house of friend and to be asked
to carve the turkey. He never carved
a turkey in his life, and with an old
maid on one side of him, watching him
closely, and on the other side fair girl
for whom he has tenderness, he feels
embarrassed when he begins. First
he pushes the knife down toward one
of the h-joints. He can't find the
joint, and he plunges the knife around in
search of it until he makes mince meat
out of the whole quarter of the fowl.
Then he sharpenS his knife and tackles
it again. At last, while making ter
rife dig, he hits the joint suddenly,
and the leg flies into the maiden lady's
lap, while her dress-fron is covered
with shower of stufiing. Then he goes
for the other leg, and when the young
lady tells him he looks warm, the
weather seems to him suddenly to be-
come 400 degrees warmer. This leg Re
finally pulls loose with his fingers. He
lays it on the edge of the plate, and
while he is hacking at the wing he
gradually pushes the leg over on the
clean table-cloth, and when he picks it
up it slips from his hand into the gravy
dish, and splashes the gravy around for
six square yards. just as he has made
up his mind that the turkey has
no joints to its wings, the host asks him
if he thinks the Indians can really be
civilized? The girl next to him laughs,
and he says he will explain his views
upon the subject after dinner. Then
he sops his brow with his handkerchief
and presses the turkey so hard with the
fork that it slides of the dish and up
sets goblet of water on the girl next
to him. Nearly frantic, he gouges
away again at the wings, gets them of
in mutilated condition, and digs into
the breast. Before he can cut any off,
the host asks him why he don't help
out the turkey. Bewildered, he puts
both legs on plate and hands them to
the maiden lady, and then helps the
younger girl to plateful of stuffing,
and while taking her plate in return
knocks over the vy-dish. Then be
sits down with the calmness of despair
and fans himself with napkin, while
the servant-girl clears up and takes the
turkey to the other end of the table.
He doesn't discuss the Indian question
that day. He goes home right after
dinner and spends the night trying to
decide whether to commit suicide or to
take lessons in carving.-Philadelphio
Bulletin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
A Georgia Bear Story.

The sweetest little bear story of this
blessed Indian summer comes from At
lanta, Ga. Early last week, a negro,
while walking through a meadow, sud
denly realized that he was very tired,
and straightway determined to take a
nap. So he got behind a haystack near
fence-to give an air of reality to the
story it may be stated that the fence be-
longed to a Mrs. Cousins, who lives not
more than seven miles from Dalton
and was soon sound asleep. He not
only slept, but snored, and snored with
such vehemence as to brighten colored
brother who passed that way. The
sound was utterly unlike any thing tina
the saunterer had ever heard. He recon-
noitered the haystack at a safe distance,
and saw what he thought to be bears
head, but which was, in reality, the No.
- brogans of the sleeper. He ran of
for his gun, and summoned another
negro to the chase. The two sports-
men crammed their guns with bird
shot, and, holding an entrenched posi-
ton behind two trees, took aim at the
bear, shouted, and when the brogans
moved slightly, fired nervously, but too
accurately. The bear not only growled
but swore with even greater volume
than he had snored. The bird-shot in
the bear was as thick as caraway seed
in a Christmas cake.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
Sensible Social Catherine

Early in the season-say in NJ,
berthe owner of a COW l;t,I npVem'
sent a note to families embrac;nS. nome 10
AZ OF his friends-no moro r., ou or
double rooms would seat com saaa MS
stating that he should be " at hO auy
Friday evenings, during the nIMe,"
from : to II, and should Be glad u S' hsa,,
them come when they pleased. = a. nave v
they pleased, and 60 when they nls su Is
They were requested to come Il e as;ee
out ringing, and soon learned r. " ~:
pose of their wrappings and tbem..,Ils JUS
without troubling any one. The rooms
were brightly lighted, well warmed So oas
as much ventilated as our brainles. ' srs
tenn OF house-building would aSm;. ' y
There were tables for those who w;sh VI
to play cards, or other games. - sr n, ar
piano and music for the musicale Ep u
cllned; books, magazines and nana =.
streWn about; easy-chairs around A.
fire for story-tellers or visitors I Mo
refreshments" were served hr. y
one corner Yves a table with apples and ID
popped corn, or walnuts and raisins c s',a
dy, or-on especially cold nights
urn OF coffee and plate of doucbnr ~
to which all were invited to bsln
themselves, or others, as they wants siP
Husbands, wives, or young peonls
came alone or together, as was convan
lent; stayed according to their Meas
ure; did as they wished. and WONT
they came, without more ceremonv
than CHEEKY goodnight The
meetings were called .sInformals y
and whether the number in attendance
were 10 or 40 made no difference for
there was no expense or special trouble
of preparation. 1t was proposed to
have them rotate; but the objection
was held valid, that by SO doing there
would always be with some an uncer.
tainty as to the place of meeting; Il.
valries in ''entertainmentn would Green
in; dressing up would come to Be-
thought essential; and so the charac-
teristic charm Of the gatherings be dis.
PEELED. They, therefore, continued as
they begun, and were efficient in kill
ing off, for those concerned, at least.
the old stand-up parties, on one side,
and preventing social stagnation on
the other.-Goldes Rale.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
Two fatal cases of blood POISONING

Two fatal cases of blood poisoning
have occurred in Liverpool, which will,
unfortunately, strengthen the prejudiees
of the ignorant against vaccination.
Two fine healthy children fell i'll soon
after vaccination by the public vacci-
nator, and died. The only explanation
suggested was that the atmospheric
causes arising from the peculiarities of
the neighborhood and the houses in
which the children resided might have,
in consequence of the vaccination, led
to the disease which resulted in death
The jury returned a verdict to the effect
that the children had died from the
effects of pyamia, consequent upon vac
cination, skillfully performed and from
a good source, but what were the pre-
else causes leading to the blood poison
ing, the medical evidence did not ena-
bic the jury to say.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
A Merchants Son Reclaimed.

A recent announcement in city pa
per of new partnership, by which an
old merchant associates himself with
his son as full partner, recalls very
singular episode in the young mans
history. Less than IA years old, he was
a graduate of popular educational in
stitution, and returned to his fathers
house with one very unfortunate habit
that of gambling. He gambled away
every cent he could obtain by fair or
foul means and finally forged his IA
theirs name to a check for 81, 900, and
left the city. A private detective was
employed to bring him back, but start
ed from the city without the slightest
clew to his whereabouts. 1t was as
certained, however, that he had gone
off with another young scapegrace,a nd,
without any information as to their
route, the officer concluded that the
party would want to see the world en-
route. He followed blindly, but lucki-
ly overlook the fugitives near Cleye.
land. The companion was warned to
take care of himself, but the merchants
son was reckless, and at first declined
to return to the city with the officer.
At length he consented to come as far
as Jersey City. This was satisfactory
to the detective, who managed to tele-
graph to the anxious father to meet
him on the trains arrival. The young
man was astonished to see his father,
but a truce was soon established and
the son taken home. Ever after ne
avoided cards and bad company, ana
for four years and more has borne am
pie evidence of his complete reforms
ton. He is now partner in ousi-
ness reputed to be worth $780, year
~, and not one of his acquaintance
knows these facts. They are recorded
in a private detective agency.-asU
York Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
AUTUMN DAYS.

A spirit haunts the years last hours,
Dwelling amid those following bowers
To himself he talks;
For at eventide, listening earnestly,
AT his work you may hear him sob and sigh
In the walks;
Earthward he boweth the heavy stalks
OF the moldering flowers;
Heavily hangs the broad sunfower
Over Its grave in the earth SO chilly,
Heavily hangs the hollyhock,
Heavily hangs the tiger-lily.
The air is damp. and hushed, and close,
AS a sick mans room when he taketh repose
An hour before death;
My very heart faints and my whose soul grieve
At the moist, rich smell of the rotting leaves,
And the breath
OF the fading edges of box beneath,
And the years last rose.
Heavily hangs the broad sunfiower
Over it's grave in the earth SO chilly;
Heavily hangs the hollyhock,
Heavily hangs the tiger lily.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04

AN English visitor to the Centennial
wandered into a cheap restaurant out
side the grounds, and ordered steak.
After desperate efforts to overcome its
toughness, he next called for napkin.
The landlord came out from the kitchen
in his shirt-sleeves, and addressed the
astonished guest in indignant terms ::
" Sa-ay, young Teller, this amt no Con-
tinental. The next thing you'll be
wanting, | suppose, is grand pianner."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
PHARISEE AND SADDUCEE.

To church the two together went,
Both doubtless on devotion bent;
The parson preached with fluent ease
On Pharisees and Sadducees;
And as they homeward slowly walked
The lovers on the sermon talked;
And he-he deeply loved the maid
In soft and tender accents said,
'Darling, do you not think that we
Are Pharisee and Sadducee"
She flashed on him her bright black eyes
In one swift look of vexed surprise,
And then he FASTENED to aver
He was her constant worshiper.
"But, Mary, insist" said he,
'That you are very fair, / see;
know you don't care much for M.
And that makes me so sad, you see."
Boston Post
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04
An American City.

M. De Molinairi, q clever french
journalist, thus describes the average
American city: Gall American cues
are built upon the same plan, that Of . .
chess board; all the streets are very
nearly the same breadth, the same az u,
pect and the same names-geheraiy
the names of trees or of illustrious men;
Everywhere, for example, you viii n il
a Washington Street and Lafaye'se
Street, crossing at right angles avenue as
which have numbers and not nale o.
All the houses and public edifices ioO %.
alike the hotels are built after the sam.
colossal model, so that, after having
passed a night in sleeping caI, yOa
wake up in another city q long dls!aa y
away and have difficulty in reallli III
that you have changed places ~ a a.
The hotel at which you arrive mas WV
same columned entry as the one oi scs
left the evening before, the same IND
opposite the door, the same cigar ss.rr'
newspaper stand; the same elo :.s rod
with mirrors; the same entries WIFE ILL.,; -.
carpets, the same bar, the same q. uis aaus
room, where you are served by the The, SAM y =
looking negroes, who invite w., yor y YOU
seat by the same signs; and wnsn ~ -, ss
90 out YOU find the same ticket oill y II, -
one side, where they sell you .ns The tbs
railway tickets, and at the co aasratsr
same druggist with his so % lance
fountain. Who was it that sala riaD {
was the country of unityP u UNI United
found anywhere it is in las ina S That
States, and it must be ~conies s;sss The
this unity considerably slmpnp''
work OF travelling" go,
TwENrY-cENT pieces Win .,ars,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-01-04

TwENTY-CENT pieces Win .a-a
edges are being passed for quai'''''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07

WATERBURY.-The Waterbury Graded
School closed the winter term on Friday.
March 2, 1877.
The school exhibition on Saturday even
ing attracted large crowd to the Hotel
Hall The large hall was crowded with
spectators, and although the exercises
lasted three hours, yet the good and order.
y conduct of the audience with the fire.
quent applauses, indicated that the efforts
of the teachers and students were appre-
ciated
One of the pleasant episodes of the even
ing was the presentation Of valuable
present To the principal of the school. Mr..
E. B. Goodrich, by the students of the
senior department.
All the participants of the evening ac-
quilted themselves finely. The speaking
was unusually good, indicating that the
school has been productive of much good.
The following pupils were neither absent
nor tardy during the term.
Senior Department-William Gould,
Nettie Moody, Eddie Frink, Charles Wade,
Frank Evans, Frank Graves, Arthur
Baker, Leona Russ, Eta Straw.
The following though occasionally alb
sent were not tardy.
Ruthie Rhoads, Ida Burleigh. Alice
Henry, William Stratton, Harry d. Brown,
Electa Blodgett, Fannie Rhoads, Grace
Pickett, William Smith, Frank Hutchin-
son, Elma Coffrin, Emma Lease, Clara
Wilson, Warren Coffrin. Charles Joslin,
Myrtle Caldwell, Nora Conner, Nathan
Somervillc, Lois Elliott, Walter Strana-
han, Arthur Graves, Henry G. Burleigh,
John Kcnna, Mary Demon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07
Probate Court,

HARVEY rtLOGN. GIl<s. MA CHASE, Register
The following business was transacted
in the Probate Court of the District OF
Washington, during the week ending
March q:
Feb. q. Frank Newton's estate-appli-
cation for license to sell real estate re-
ferred TO March 81.
Feb. %. Abigail Bottoms estate-John
Bolton administrator, George Paige and
Joshua Gray commissioners.
March l, Luther Newcomb's estate
application for license to sell real estate
referred to March 49, G. w. Reed guar
dian for minors.
March 2. Jared Dodge's estate "A. NJ.
Jackman and G. W. Bassett commission
ers. Erastus Parker's estate-application
for license to sell real estate referred to
March 27.
March 3. William NJ. Deavtt's estate
administration account referred to March
81.
March 5. Alfred D. Harris guardian
ship-J. H. Someryille guardian. Thomas
Hutchinson estate application fol
license 10 deed real estate, referred tc
March "a. A. j. Pierce's estate-applica.
ton for license to sell real estate referred
to March %, guardian for minors ap
pointed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07

OurNew Hampshire eXchangescome to us hledwth
accounts of most wonderful cures effected by DR.
Cages MEDICAL WONDER. tits said to be the creates
vitalizer giving buoyancy to the spirits
elasticity to the step and making the invalid hearty
courageous, strong 1t cures all diseases of the
liver stomach, kidneys and spine; scrUfula and al
blood diseases; cures prostraton of either
sex restoring tone and vigor to the whole system
Read the following cures:-
Mrs. IRA s. APPLEroN, Hisboro Bridge, N H. ;spi-
nal and kidney diseases, confined to bed and doctor
failed to raise her: her husband procured Mcdica.
Wonder" and she now writes, am able to do consid-
cradle work"
nothing has ever helped him like Medical Wonder"
MRS O. p. ORDwAY, Centre St, Concord; confined to
bed and had been treated without benefit by several
Physicians, for female and kidney Diseases took DR.,
ANDREW j. PEAsLEE Sutton, N. H.; humor, debility,
disease of liver lungs &c; most wonderful recovery.
Rev. 0. j. WAIT, Franklin, n. H wife sorely atlic-
tod; took Medical Wonder with great success.
ach, humOr, Weakness &c; cured and went to work.
Mrs j. W. FIFE, Suncook, N. H.; female weakness,
dropsy, nervous prostitution, &C., discharged hired
girl. ,.,. nv, ,,,, - a,
daughter and Ebenezer Newton, MANCHESTER House;
Mrs. Fred Sanborn, West Rumney; Mrs. E. j. Jones,
Lebanon; Geo H. Walker, Grantham; Albert Trues-
dell Suncook; Mrs. Benz. Martin, Grafton; Hiram
Warren Glover Hennker; Mrs. Walter j: Farrar, Hills
boro Bridge J P. Ella, Hookset; Miss r. 4. S, Hoyt
Mrs s. j. Ella, Manchester; Mrs, G. p. Rideout, Mil
ford Joseph Davis Hollis; Ellen Proctor Pittsheld;
ASK YOUR DRUGGISTS FOR MEDICAL WONDER
Sod:in MONTPELIER by
FRANK HBASCOM.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07

BERLN.-Clerk and Treasurer-Marin
w, Wheelock; Selectmen-J. S. Vince
LOCK- Lemuel Chandler. Socrates Bailey;
C,o0nstable-l.evi Strong; Listcrs-A. w.
Alexander, S. F. Nye, J. +. Benjamin,
Auditors j. N. Perrin, G. B. Martin, Eli
wright; Overseer-Samuel Chandler;
Trustee Public Money!. N. Perrin,
Fence Viewers-D. B. Bosworth, II. c..
Haywood, Chas. Kimball Grand Jurors
J. N. Perrin, N. D. Sawyer; Superinten-
dent OF Schools-J. N. Perrin; Law Agent
nc. B; Martin; Pound Keepers. P.
blacE; Inspector of Leather-C. B.N4eon-
ard. Town tax, so cents with 10 per
cent discount if paid prior to July Is.
c H9ERTHHE1EIP Moderator. DR. Geo Nichols; Town
Iorse e9 c, Denny seectmen Geo Nichols James
be- W Gold; Listers RANSOM m9nsoaa o TSns'I
FIhTTess re-! H Auditors, @ Cram. stebbins, i
D8D8 w 2ng Kn 39s b TGwn S Gnd
cents on Grand List to defray expenses
BETHEL, Moderator, A Huntoon :Clerl.aud Treas
H Tptas,b SSytSSesep: Selectmen, II Wood Nc
ntosR consbs oysrsffr of Po9r NJ Nc
Eatrkef, + Parsons Town Agent, Ellison; Supei
dollar. -'A' ''''U w 'oh'S on the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT B Mead Clerk, N Boy
den; selectmen, Steele, Il W Hodges j b Wells;
w reasu1reT Fargo Oyerseer Granger; Listers
Collector, K Granger; I'd Constable P 4 Grow; Audi
t4 S 3, b Adams, " II Dubois, G Nuttng; Trustee
o. o. SnrpI ~ Fund, Carpenter; Grand Jurors
carter, Howard, r Hoden Agent, d II Morse;
superintendent, Rev W Blasdell Voted to raise Il
cents on the dollar
., F.AYsroN-Moderator, G Boyce Clerk W Porter,
5,st election; Selectmen, W S Strong Dan Boyce G b
P3 atnnrgs; treasurer D Bragg; Constable, Dana;
~ y thompson Chapman, Robert MAXWELL Fence
Levers = " Incker Ainsworth, Seth Boyce; Grand
gp nsSaH Dana SUPERINTENDENT of Schools, John
Town TAX l2V cents on the dollar. Vote for Commits
Sloner' stephen Spencer, 80.
nh B6A4IRRE-Selectmen Ira Harrington, Israel Wood
Gsrt zen oyeEseer Of the Poor Warren Nye; Town
stSrs oapS Holden; C}n stable Carlos Carpenter
Town agent George W. Bassett.
OALAIs-Moderator, A, Dwinel; Clerk and Treas
pIer 3 y Robinson; Selectmen, W. 2. Sayton y. G.
ana Gei Hrson P1tnam oyerseer Kent C3n9able
Tobey, b. P. White. 10''''''' - ~
,rs stowe Moderator, W H H Bingham; Clerk, L s
inGGm 69Po selectmen " Smith, A & Sayto9, c
hon, o Judson, G Watts, cd Overseer N II Thomas;
Constable II Oakes I'd Constable, p McCutch-
IN; SuPerlndent Poor Farm Hiram Town; Town
Il WalbridgO.
-, WAITsFIELD - Mod orator, G f Jones; Clerk and
treasurer, Gleason; Seectmen. N II Bushnell JO-
siah Holden G W Fisher; Listers, l. Savage Chas IL
Jones, Wilder; Overseer Poor Almon Josn: Con
stable, L NJ Tyler School Directors. w Jones' Jo-
9i4 NY Holden: Agent Trustee and Town Grand Juror,
Wilt d HastHn iGS auditors, Jones 7 Green o
Commissioner. Town voted TO raise " cents on dol
lar Tor town expenses.