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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-01-11


Byers s. Eakle,
GROCERS AND PRODUCE DEALERS,
CORNER OF MAIN AND AUGUSTA STREETS,
Have always ON hand the
FRESHEST AND BESl
C0ffees.
Teas,
Flour. &C.,
and Groceries Of all kinds.
LEATHER Il SPECIALITY,
OUR STOCK
is purchased of the best wholesale Houses, and
recommend all goods sold.
Goods Delivered Free.
n Thankful for past patronage, ask continu-
our customers. both in quality and price.
Jan 1s-tf BYERs EAKLE.
Cabinet Making
AND
UNDERTAK
have opened Shop Madison street, lead
ing from Main to the Wesleyan Female Institute,
and am now prepared to make all kinds OF Furni-
ture, such as
Tables, Bureaus, Bedsteatls, de-,
and repair Furniture in the best manner
at short notice.
am also prepared for UNDERTAKING and to
furnish Collins and Hearse at all times.
HaT respectfully solicit the patronage of my
friends and the public generally, promising good
sep IS ED F. JOHNSON.
DOAsTED COLFEE.
IL FRESH ROASTED COFFEE
Having an AIR-TIGHT CYLINDER COFFEE
RoAsTER, the same kind they use in the cities
for roasting coffeeJ am prepared to furnish my
customers and the public with
Fresh Roasted Coffee
at all times and in any quantity: It may be well
consumers as taken from statement made by
Baltimore house, and fully verified by my own
experience in Roasting cotfee-appended:
FACTS AND FIGURES FOR COFFEE CoNsUMERs-"In
roasting coffee in the old STYLE open pan skill
let it loses in weight from ~ to 25 per cent. So
basng the loss at 20 pounds to the One Hundred,
GhEEN COFFEE,
At 25c per pound will, after Roasting, cost see.
CSC per pound will, after Roasting, cost sec.
soc per pound, will, after Roasting, cost 38kc
s3c per pound, will, after Roasting, cost 424c
s5c per pound, will, after Roasting. cost 45c
AS the Albright Cylinders, (which roast
800 pounds at time) we not only save this loss,
but retain the Natural Aroma in the Coffee Bean
itself thereby giving it to you Its original
Weight Purity and True Flavor"
My coffee is roasted in contiuually-revolving
air-tighl Cylinder, thus preventing scorching or
burning, which so often occurs when done in the
old style. In this manner all the aroma Of the
coffee is retained, making it Of superior favor,
and to go further than coffee roasted by any other
process.
will further state that roast only the best Rio
and Laguayra coffee, and can furnish them in any
quantity you may wish, and always fresh. After
being roasted, it is kept in an Alright Tin Box.
free from air. &C.. thus retaining its strength.
Also, always on hand Select Stock OF GROCR
RIES, PRIME BUTTER, FINE TEAS, &C., &C.
CHAS. c. WHEAT,
nov9 Augusta street, Staunton, Va.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
Naugatuck Railroad.

ommeneing June 18th. 1876, tiains will leay STATION as follows: 7.O5 A. M.-Freight Train for Bridgeport. TBS A. M.-Pa 'senger train for Bridgeport and
 New Haven (throush carl, connect ing at Bridgeport " tn local Express train to New York; at Waterbury 'f. for Haftfoid. l.29 P. N.- Passenger train for rridpepcrt connecting with Lightning Express
 train fol New York, arriving at 5.45
 P. m connecting at Derby for New
 Haven (through car). 4.45 .M Milk train il pas gt ca attached
 connecting at Bridgeport with ex-
 press train to New York, also With
 steamboat leaving Bridgeport at II
 p. m. tSaturdaAs txreited). On
 Sundays, milk tlain leaves BIidge- ~ port for Winsted at 100 a. n., re- g s turning leave Winktcd at 400, Liteh- 5 field 435 D. m. H q Tickets sold and baggage checked to Canaan, and Albany via Winstea. g s- lO.58 A. M.-Milk train forWi insted with passen- a & ger car attached, connecting at Wa
 terbury with train from Hartford at @ 9e Winsted, for Canaan, Mile rton and Albany. 12.37 P. M.-For Winsted. 4.46 P. M.-Freight train for Wnsted. 7.20 P. M.-For Winate1. .. WATERFOWL & WATERBURY R. R. Trains leave Watertown at 7.SO A. M:, and 1 90 P. M., connecting with passenger trains to New York and Hartford.
 Leave Waterbury, al n 50 a. m. and 6.S5 D. m, on arrival of trains from New York
 Fenn's stage to aRd from Litchfeld connects with all passenger trains at Litchfieh station. Thomas stage for Bethlehem and Morris leaves Watertown Gally. Stages for Woodbury, Harwinton, Otis, Cole. brook, and Goshen connect with IO1O n. m tram from Bridgeport A Discount of cents made to Passengers pnr chasing Tickets at the Office. GEO. W. BEACH, Superintendent 1 Bridgeport June 10th 1876
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
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Approved February q. 1877,
THouse Bill No. 76

House Bill No. 76
 CHAPTER XIV. An Act in alteration of an Act entitled 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 term of the superior eourtfo Hartford county. holden on the second Tuesday of September shall con- tinue until the Saturday preceding ChrisfmasSof the same yeafs and the term theseOf holden on the fourth Tuesday of January, shall continue until the Saturday preceding the first Tuesday of June fol- lowing.
 Sec. g. So much of section two iof an act entitled An act in relation to tbe terms of courtaNapproved June ninteenth, 1876. as fixes tho stermination of said terms of eourt. is hereby repealed.
 Approved Feb. 2l, 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF
 CoNMECTaCUT.
PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION OF THE
 ETMNERzA zssE1mY. 1877. sshfFdbiished by Authority.
House Bill No.a.l

House Bill No.3. ssaezees,zsr
 CHAPTER XI.
 An Act in addition to an Act concerning
 Private Corporations. Be it enacted the4 e4enef6 6sand H0usa of Representstivcs f1 General Assembly convened: ,....--. -., ..z Sec. 1. When the capital stock of any corporation specially chartered or ~organ- ized under the, joint stock laws of this state eEall haze 6ecoheimpairsds szits may redncAh and ths paF y1lqe Of it's shares to such amount as shall be justified by it's assets; hnt no part ef, its assets shall be distributed to its stockholders before such reduction. Noa reduction shall be made, exd1pk hpbhfhe vote Of the stock. holders, approved by at least two-thirds of the board of directors, and certified under the corporate seal by the secretary. 8 copy of which shall be filed in the office of secretary of state.
 Sees 2I This act shall not apply to any corporation whose stock has not been ful- lY paid in.
 Sse. 8. .kThe directors, after such redac- tion nkEapitab may require each share- holder to return his old certificate, and in lieu thereof may issue a new certificate certifyiugthe number of sEares to which he is entitled, under the reduction.
 Sec. 4. Such company, after suoa re- duction, may increase it's capital stock to any amount not exceeding the amount au- thorlzed in its charter. ,.--l., :.s- Sec. 6. This act shall take effect upon
 Approved. February 20. 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
St. Nicholas.

"The King of all publications issued for the young on either side of the Atlantc."- Southampton (Eng- Iand) Obseruer.
 The third volume of this incoiparable Magazine is now eonplsted. Wita its e@ht hnndred royaisoetasS pagee and it's sx hundfed illusrations, it's splendid serials ts sI6rtey stories poems and sketches etc etc., in it's beautiful binding of red and gold 1t the most splendid giftbook for boys and girls ever issued from the press. Price $4; ln full gilt, s.
 ''St. Nicholas is full of the choicest things The publication is in all respects the best of its Kind. We have never yet seen number that not surprising ly good."- Churchnan, Hartford, Conn.
 St. Nicholas for 1877, Which opens with November, 1S76 begins rrss Kssaoa sthe ssr's ssors 1ss@ adap sas ed to the season. Anothsr serial of ab sorbing interest to boys, ~
 s'ais own Master"
 ByJ T Trowbridge, author of the "Jack Hazard Stories," begin in the Christmas Holiday Number. Besides serial stories, Chrisfmas stories, lively some astonishing illustrations of Oriental sports, ith Number of st Nicholas, superbly illustrated contains a very interesting paper @+
 ''The Boys of My BOyhoOd,''
 By William Cullen Bryant; '.The Horse Hotel lively article by Charles A. Bar nard, splendidl niustrated sThe olock in the sky, by Richard A. Proctors "A Christmas Play for Homes or Sunday Schools by pr; Esgleston; ''The Peter
 
 and Carols of Winter, by Lucy Larco with pictures Do Not Fail to Buy St. Nicholas for
 the Christmas Holidays. &S Price25 Cents. j. During the year there interesting papers for boys, by William Cullen Bryant, John G Whittier Thomas Hughes William Hewitt, Dr. Holland, George others.
 There will be stories sketches, and poems of spe- cal interest to girls by Hsrriett Prescott spoford Stuart Phelps Louisa Alcott, Lucretia Hale Celia Tnaxtar. Mary Mapes Dodge, and many others. There will be also ~@~~
 Twelve. Sky Pictures,''
 By Prof. Proctor, the Astronomer, with maps, showing ''The Stars of Each Month" which will be likely to surpass in interest any series AMUsEMENT and INsTRUCTIoN, with FUN and FRoLIC and WIT and WISDOM, will be mingled as heretofore and St. Nieholasili continue to delight the young and sfve epleasare to thsRid. I 8x58mas sgi THE LONDON LTTERARi WORLD says: s.There is no magazine for the young that can be press. All the articles, whether in prose rhyme are throbbing with vitality. { 42a. The iit- erature and artistic illustratsons both superb" The London Daily News says: "we wish we could point out it's eqnalin our own periodical hterature
 GOOD NEWS for BOYS and GIRLS. To meet the demand for cheap-r St. Nicholas Gift prss of yopn1ess Land II has , nesn rsdussa @ case, sold for $l0 n full giit $l5) so that all may give their children complete set These volumes contain more attractive material than fifty dollars w6zth of fhe ordinary ehildren's books. AZ M Nnbscr btion pricess year. The three bond vel scribe with the nearest newsdealer, send money check, money order, in registered letter to Se SCRIBNRR co. Bros@ way. N Y
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SHEPAUG RAILROAD.
COTmmcncing December 1st, 1S76, Trains will run as follows:

Trains will run as follows: Leave Bethel at l0.48 2. n., connecting from New York at 8.O0 a. m., South Ncrwalk at q35 H. m and Danbury at 1000 m (Mondays 920 a. mG will alss connect at Hawleyville with Housaonic train leaving Bridgeport at l02O a. m. arrival of sos Express train from New York and 9.35 Express train from New Haven, arriving ut Litchfeld at 2.l5p.m
 Leave Litchfeld at 3.tO ?. m connecting for above named points.
 Saturdays, special train from Bethel at 725 D. m , connecting from New York at 4.4e p. m. and south Norwalk at 6.l6 p. m connects at Hawleyville with 6Ousatonc trains both north and south arriving at Litchfeld at 1000 D. m. '@s' Mondays, speclal train from Litchfeld at 7O5 g. m., connecting for New York, Bridgeport and New Haven Via South Norwalk.
 Sunday Milk Train leaves Litchfeld at I.3o D. m |. connecting with milk trains HOusatonic and Dan bury Norwalk railroads. Returning, leave Hawley- vile at 73O arrival of trains from Danbury and Pitsfeld. @-'sss- .g4- ..F I-.
 ,.....,,.., ,--. c. H. PLATT, Supt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
House Bill No. 144.l


 AhsAct ielaHng tp the School Fund.
 of Representatives in General Assem- Sec. I. The rate of interest on all exist ing loans of the school fund shall be six per cent. from and after the second day of Narch. aS7E: prOvided, hogever. that tho raEe sof intefesg upon4alI loans in ar. rears of interest after March 2d, 1877 shall .continue at seven per cent. until such arrears of interest are paid in full.
 Sec. 2. The rate of interest upon all loans hereafter made,shallybe six per cent; per annum, payable serni- annually. lII ], Sec. 3. Whenever any real estate has been or shall be be=mortgaged- to secure a loan from the school fund. there shah be no lien upon real,sstate in preference to such mortgage lien, for any tax whatever, except for the amount of the per cent. tax levied upon the assessed value of the real estate-so mortgaged. Sec. 4. Whenever any tax is levied by any community upon any real estate mort. gagged to secure loan from the. school fund. and the same remains unpaid for moEe-e ellAn- one year after it is due, such taxTshaf not be nor remain lien upon such real estate in preference to such
 
 taxes aof fsuch community shall have serv- cd written notice, within tho year, upon the commissioner of the school fund, of thezamount levied upon such real estate, and ddue from the owner of the equity of redemption, by mailing statement of the same, postage paid, and addressed to the commissioner of the school fund. at Hartford, and by filing an attested copy of such statement with the town clerk of the town in which the tax is levied. on the same day he malls such statement to the commissioner. The town clerk shall make a record of such copies so left with him, with the date of their reception, in some proper book of town records. In case of foreclosure of any mortgage to se- cure loan from the school fund any community having a lien upon the real estate mortgaged for taxes, shall be made partysr6sp ondent. .-a9 4I
 Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts incon- sistent herewith are hereby repealed, and this aet-shall take effect from and after its passage.
 Approved February 21, 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
THE SUN.
NEW YORK,

1877 NEW YORK. 1877 The different editions of THE SUN during the next year will be the same as during the year that has just passed. The daily edition will on week days be sheet of four pages, and Sundays sheet of eight pages, 56 broad columns: while the weekly edition will be sheet of eight pages of the same dimensions and character that are 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, imbecity, and fraud the administration of public affairs It will contend for the government of the people by the people and for the people, as op posed to government by frauds in the ballo-box and in the counting of votes. enforced by military yio- fence. It will endeavOr to supply its readers-a body now DO. far from million of souls-with the most careful complete, and trustworthy accounts of cur rent events and will employ for thls purpose nu. merous and carefully selected of reporters and correspondents. It's reports from washington espee- lay, will be full 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 1t will eneavor to merit the confidence of the public by defending the rights of the people against the en- croachments of funjustihed power. ' ss57E I--
 The price of the daily SUN will be 5S cents Sunday edition S7 70 year "-'n ~-'
 The suSDaY edition alone, eight pages, $I 20 year. post paid. aszes~eF: s. ---- 5'
 The WEEKLY SUN, eight pages of 56 broad columns, will be Furnished during 1877 at the rate of $i year, post paid.
 Thebeneft of this large reduction from the nre. vonsgzte for the EEEKExscan be endowed bv indiyid- nal subscribers without the necessity of making up clubs. At the same time any of our friends choose ful to them, and every such person who sends more subscribers from place will be entitled to copy of the paper for himself without charge At one 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 and we trust also one of the very best 36 6w HE SUM New Yolk City, N. Y.sse
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
House Bill No. 164.l

CHAPTER XVII LA ~ z An Act concerning tine release of prison
 CTS by county eommissioners.
 ,Be.ik 96acEed by the Senate and House of
 Representatives in General Assembly convened; A > Tm.
 Sec. 1. Any person committed. to any jail or county work-hoase by any justice of the peace or by the judge of any DO. lice or city court, may be discharged from such imprisonment by the county com missioners of the county for the non- payment of fine and costs only. if he has no means of satisfying the same, the said commissioners taking his note therefor, and security for the same, if such securi- ty can be- obtained, a akF2s E. Sec 2. Ali acts or parts of acts ineon- sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
 Approved, Jannary 31. 1877.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
IHouse Bill No. 11s l.

CHAPTER XVIII. An Act in addition to An Act concerning
 Salaries and Fees. Be it e1ACeed bN.the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 SECTION 1. The clerk of the district court of Litchfeld county shall receive two and one-half per cent for all moneys colleeted or paid out by him, under the provisions of chapter on" hundred and one, public act of 1875. and section eight,
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
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 HIT IS, AS IT ALWAYS WAS. ESSENTIALLY EPuBLiCAN. It may quarrel in the future. as it mas done In the past with of Republican lead- CTS or corruptions in tie Republican paty but if never cease 60 be true to Republican O Oincinles ana especially to those golden doctrines of civil service reform, hard sanctity of the National faith ana equal justice to all classes at the South, which formed the corner stones of Gov. Hayess admi able letter of acceptance.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
ISanata Rill No. 20 1

s@91 s@ CHAPTER XVII. 4t4s An Act in addition to An Act relating to
 Public peace and safety. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
 Every person who shall willfully inter rupt or disturb any assembly of people. met of lawful purpose. shall be fined not more than seven dollars, or be in,- prisah6 not more than thirty dollars.
 Approved Feb. g, 1877.
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