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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
A wonderfuI Discoverv.

Our exchanges filled with accounts of most won. derful cures effected by pr. GAGEs s.MEDIcAL WoN- DER It is said to be the greatest vitazer yet dis giving buoyancy to the sprits elasticity to the step and making tneinvalid hearty, courageous and strong It cures all diseases of the Liver Stom ach, Kidneys and Spine; Scrofula and all Blood Dis eases; cures Nervous Prostration and Weakness of either sex, Restoring Tone and Vigor to the whole system. Read the following cures =
 Prof. H. A. WILSON, Saratoga, N. Y., widely known as Principal of one of leading institutions of learning says that his wife has used the sMedical Wonder for complication of diseases with the most happy effect. No other remedy ever touched the case like it.
 Dr. 4. DALTON, Moi riSvile, NY; sister in bed two years with female and nervous diseases; cured. NORMAN HUNT, Sheds. Corners, N T. wonderful cure of dyspepsia and heart disease.
 Mrs. WHITE, Sheds Corners, Y terrible Scrofula and kidney disease; gained 40 lbs.
 GEO HAYNES, Oneida, cured of terrible catarrh 4 ELIZABETH WooD, Sheds Corners, Y, ovarian tu- nor and dropsy reduced l5 inches around body
 ALBERT TRUEsDALE, Suncook, H. loathsome Scrofula; supposed to be in consumption; cured
 Rev JgWAIT, Franklin, H, wife afflicted wi; h Liver andKldney complaints, Neuralgia, &c. Mrs c: ORDwAY, Concord N H, confined to bed with female add kidney disease, cured. s sW No space for 1000 other cures xs
 Ask your druggist for ''Medical Wonder" and be cured. gF'4 S7 < Sold in Iitchfeld by BUELL.. WHEELER; in Win- sted by L Mix; Waterbury by Apotiecaries Hall O.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
New Preston.

= A party was given by Mir. and Mrs. Davies Meeker in honor of Mrs. Joseph Bennett's birthday which occurred on Thursday, February 22d, Mrs. Bonnet having reached the good old age of 77 years. About fifteen invited guests were present, comprising the oldest ladies in New Preston. It would be needless to say that the host and hostess did all in their power to make this gathering long to be remembered among us. Mrs Ben net is one of the oldest inhabitants in New Preston; we feel like congratulating our worthy friend. and hope that her last days be many and that they may be days of pleasantness.
 We understand that Mrs. G. W.Corn- ing is employed. by nearly unanimous vote, as teacher. of the Centre district school. She has always had great success teaching. am not able to ascertain the time when she will commence her labors; probably soon. -e-
 4AO AJCCum uCCIOOO kuuGS OuP ital punishment should not be abolished. ' The question for Friday evening, March 2d, will be ssRcso1vod that Labur is U blessing rather than a curse" The ''Blunderbuss'' will appear agaln this week. The past reputation of this paper has been good, and it is hoped that il will not suffer in the hands of Messrs Bolles and Averill, editors for this quar-. ter.
 The Union meeting will be held in New Preston on Wednesday, February 18th. Six churches have been invited to attend. Full report will be given next week.
 -Rumor says that F. c. Beeman is in New York. and buying goods to stock the Store formerly owned by M. s. Beeman. We hope that if the report is true, that he may meet with success and that the "barn store" may again be opened. G, B. .
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
Kent.

On Friday, 18th inst, our citizens wers much shocked by the sad news oi the death of Norman E. Vinegar of Amenia Unlon, who committed suicide by hanging, in his barn. MT. W. had been insane at intervals for several months,s but of late no fears were sentar. tained of self injury, as he had been left alone several times. At this time Mrs. w. had gone to Ameniaso on business an hour or so, when he availed himself of the opportunity to commit the rash act MT. W. was a man of good habits and highly esteemed by all who knew him The funeral was at his late residence, or Sunday, 18th. and the remains were car. ried to Flanders, in this town. forainter. ment. Deceased was 57 years of age and leaves a wife and brother to mourn his loss, who have the sympathy of large circle of friends.
 Married in this village on Thursday, 22nd inst, by Rev Mr. Barclay, Jno St. John to Mss Sarah Gibbs. all of this place. The happy couple took the train for New York with the best wishes oi their friends who gathered at the -depoi to see them of.
 The ''Kent We'll Co.," has been dig. ging we'll for Mir. Burret Eaton, on his land south from this village.
 A few days since, during the high wind. tobacco barn of Peter Kinney s on Fuller mountain was blown over, much to the injury of the tobacco.
 On Friday evening last. 15 tramps cllled at the door of our first selectman in this village. and waited his return on the 7:11 train from Bridgeport. He sent them to the Riverside Hotel for the night; soon more came. making 19 tramps in one evening, to be cared for. Whats She use Isn't every town obliged to support it's own poor We think it high time measures were taken to prevent the an noyance of tramps.
 Saturday last it showed nearly all day, but the weather being SO warm it soon melted.
 Mrs. John M. Lane and children who have been quite sick for weeks, we are glad to report convalescing.
 Yours truly, SoN.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
March Montnlies, &c.

1 ,ST. NICHOLAS contains: "Little Karen's Friends Illustration; Cathern; A Letter to Letter Writers; The Seven Ages Gllus); On the Ice; The Two Wishes; The Golden Fishes of Dwarf Castle; The Journal of a Blue Coat Girl; His own Master (contin- ued), by J. T. Trowbridge; The Stars in March, by R. A. Proctor Gllus.); Patti kins House (continued). Short Articles, Illustrations, Poetry, etc. Z
 Scribner & Co.,, New York; $3 year. See Enquirer clubbing rates.
 HARPER's contains: Contemporary Art in France Cillus.); Sunshine; The Prussian Wends-and their Home Cllus.); A Foot Hold; Litchfeld Hill; Self-Recompensed; The Distribution of Animals Gllus.); A WomanHater (continued), by Charles Reade; Estranged; Loves Voyage; A Summer Cruise among the Atlantic Is- lands (illus.); About Dolly; Popular Ex- position of some Scientific Experiments; Ideals; Erema, or. My Fathers Sin; Web ster and the Constitution; To--,a Poem; My Great Aunt's Will; My Valentine; Garth. by Julian Hawthorne; Editorial Articles, etc.
 Harper & Brothers, New York; $4 year. See Enquirer clubbing rates.
 ScR1BNER's contains: The New York Aquarium Gllus. ); Nicholas Minturn (con- tinued), by J. G. Holland; Farmer Bas- sett's Romance; The Falling Star: Celes- tial Peas; March; Princeton College Gll); To Henry Wadsworth Longfeliow; The Youth of Gilbert Stuart Gllus.); An Expo sition of Life Insurance; Beds and Tables, etc., Cillus.) Elegy on A. G. L.; Canadian; Of William Francis Bartlett, by Bret Harte; A Winter on the Nile; Harmony; The Pitcher Plants Cllus.); 'An Asiatic Invasion;" Stella Grayland; That Lass O Lowrie's (continued); Editorial Articles.
 scribner & Co.,, New York; s4 year. See'Enquirer clubbing rates.
 The ATLANTIC contains Rodman the Keeper; Apart; Old English Guilds and Trade Unions; Our Last Year in the Back woods of Canada; A Rosary of Sonnets. by Henry W. Longfellow; The American (contlnued); The Prodigal Newspaper; Literary Criticism; Out of the Question (continued). by W. D. Howells; A Last Word; .Tenerife; Old Woman's Gossip; Dickens Hard Times. by Edwin P. Whip pie; The Contributors Club; Recent Lit erature; Music; Education.
 Hurd & Houghton, New York; $4 8 year. See Enquirer clubbing rates.
 The WESTMINSTER REVIEW for January contains: A Ministry of Justice; The War fare of Science; The Factory and Work shop Acts; The Life of the Prince Con- sort; The Turkish Question; John Locke; The Financial Difficulties of the Govern ment of India; Contemporary Literature.
 The Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,, New York; $4 year..
 The EDINBURGH REVIEW for January contains: The Authorship of the Fourth Gospel; Travels in the Caucasus; Forel on the Ants of Switzerland; Mediterranean Deltas: The Paston Letters; New Arctic Lands; Fitzmaurice's Life of William Earl of Shelburne; Woods Discoveries at Ephesus; Von Reumont's Lorenzo de- Medici; Turkey and Russia.
 The Leonard Scott Publishing Co.,, New York; $4 a year.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
10 CORRESPONDENTS,

Being sdaairens. Of giving every encouragement to persOas favoring with local news make the fol- wing propositions to regular and occasional psndenss: <tr- Ire. eseh regular correspondent sending items each week, win send i've copies of the Enquirer HeRularly addressed either to the eueh persons he direct not already Ws win postage on communications either Sr quartsriy remittances if preferred
 3.-To saeh regular correspondent sending items as sfsn e Snss Tn swS wsess we w % send three copies S.-TO each regular correspondent sending items as sften ss oneein four weeks will send regular copy of the Enquifer shd postage, as above. -Rsealare0rresponaents sending items less ire auentIy tAsaoneea month will receive copy of the asars sr ? ROrtanoe, to warrant tts continuance r. .E.
 s.-Tor regular and occasional correspondents extra epies of thep contsinng communications of spe- eia iiapOFtanee, will be sent on request, without Locslitsms from reliable sources any part of the isaIaffy desirous of increasing our list of regular weekly sad fortnighy correspondents, in places no siso to hear from persons now furnishing only Occa sional letters.
 nsqumEMExrs AND SUGGESTIONS.
 Anonymous communications cannot expect publi- The names of correspondents will be kept strictly secret, if desired.
 Conmunicstions of'a personal nature will not be published. uness the propriety of such pubhcationis manifest.
 Aanuscriptshould be written only on one side Of She paper.
 Regular correspondents avoid all danger of hay the contributions of others attributed to them by sssnming some signature, single letter being sum- elent. event. the fullest will usually be published Hence communications never come amiss. even from places have regular since they oiten give valuable additional information.
 simple statement of facts is all that is necessary, sad hastily written communications will necorrec'eo before publication.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

LIONS ABoUT.-It IS dangerous thing to trife with ascold. .sAs darkey preacher aence- told his hearers that he thanked God, ''that the devil went about as roar ing lion, seeking whom he might devour. sHe might catch poor fellow, who didn't know that he was near him; but when he heard the roar he could get out of the way; if he didn't he deserved to die." So when one hears the wheeze or the cough which tells of the old lion of Consumption Eiurking around, he should fly to DR. WIsTAR,s BALsAM oF WILD CHERRY, and gee out of the way of danger. This prep: aratlon is we'll known, has been tried near ly. fifty years, and is acknowledged by all who use it to be unsurpassed in it's soothing and healing properties.
 50 cents and S1 a bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
Gold was down to 1O4a Tuesday.

The public journalist deems it duty to bring before the notice of 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 Eplace, Tn Dry goods Carpets and House. keeping goods, deserve mention for their knowledge of tue business; equitable deal- ing, their attractive variety and uniformly low prices. In these stringent times their store is filled with customers.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Ei Facts are stubborn things. and Bright's Disease, Eropsy Kidney. Bladder and Glandnlar Complaints, Gravel, Diabetes, Mental and Physical. Debility. are stub born. .fdcts, but Hunts Remedy quickly cures them. Hunts Remedy never fails to afford comfort and relief.
 INFALLIBLE EYE WASH makes the Eyes bright.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

The Senate passed the constitutional amendment increasing the number of Senators and providing for a new ap- portionment; IA to 8. It was killed in the House. however, the week before.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Tennessee can payit debts and will not. ThatSState will find eventually that hon. esty is the best policy. Some of the South. ern States cannot pay their debts, which ia a vary different matter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

William Jennings, of Fair Haven, who died recently, was member of the Masonic Mutual Benefit association, and his heirs will receive $1 1895 from the as. sociation. .s
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Prof. Seelye. iustities the honorable independence he has maintained while in Congress. by voting against the report of the Commission in the Louisiana case. Another Republican representative from Masfachusatts voted the same way.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

A bill has passed both houses of our legislature repeating the law of last session requiring town clerks permits for burials.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

The bill reported by the legislative f. nance committee reduces saving bank in- terest to six per cent. Jdst what borrow. CTS like: maybe not so agreeable to de- posikOrs.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

The Hon. M. A. Kearney, Mayor of Wilkes Barre, Penn. died at his res,dence in that city, on the 11th ultimo. He served with great credit in the late war.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

A T Court of Probate holden at Plymouth within 14 and for the District of Plymouth on the 18th day of February, D 1877.
 Present, George W. Cole Esq, Judge.
 On motion of Ezur Fenn, administrator with will annexed upon the estate of Patrick OConnel late of Plymouth, within said district, deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the to the administrator and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising in newspaper published in Litchneld and by posting copy thereof the public sign in said town of Plymouth nearest th place where the deceased last dwelt
 Certified from Record, 47w3 GEO. W. COLE. Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Canada now has a public debt of $l25,- OOo. 900. not.much smaller in proportion to the wealth of the country. than that of the United States. large proportion of this debt has been accumulated during the past tensyears for internal improve meuta.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

Great Britan. Over 5000 Irishnen at- tended Col. Mahoney's funeral The Rituallsts are agltating for discs. tablishment of the church. .,-v
 FFa,ace. Forty two anti -republican per fects have been dismissed. Y Gernaany.-The Reichstag opened on Thursday. -o 4, .RussiG. -6OO. 900 men are reported ready to take the field against Turkey.
 Iurkey.-The terms of peace with Ser via. are settled. Mcrico. .-Gen. Diaz has been elected President.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
DOMESTIC.

;. The Oregon votes have all been count. red for MT. Hayes and the count has pro. ceeded as far as South Carolina. A part of the House Democrats are using every means to delay the count, but the major. ity are in favor of allowing the count to be completed without unreasonable de. lay. \
 The appropriation bills are progressing sfavorably in Congress.
 Gen.Mc Arthur, postmaster of Chicago. is bankrupt and is in default to the Government. Mir. Frank Palmer succeeds him. s e.a ":s.
 Gold uoa do,vr. ko 1nda Tuaadov
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Gen. Q. F. Sedgwick has his history of Sharon nearly through the press. The volume will cost @. and will be ready to deliver to subscribers by the first of June. The names of those subscribing before May 1st. will be incorporated in the work. Gen. Sedgwick IS good wri. tsr, as we'll as an enthusiastic antiquarlan, and this will probably be one of tue best town histories ever printed.
 All orlers should be addressed to the Pnblishers, DeLacy < Walsh, Amenia, N. Y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Theodore Tilton has been doing Ken. lucky, this season. and he reminds it's people of Henry Clay. They wanted him to settle and go to theLegislature. but he escaped by night into Arkansas. Spring. field Republican.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

Mfr. Jennings, late editor of the New York Times, and now London correspond ents of the World, thinks that the ,su. premacy of the cotton manufactures is passing into American hands. No doubt American Manufacturers are fast getting control of the home market; but the Brit ish export of cotton goods is still forty times that of the United States!
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

nIsTRICT OF LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court O February 18th, 1877.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Litchield has limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of the estate of John Osborn late of Litchfeld in said district deceased represent ed insolvent in which to exhibit their clais and has appointed George c. Woodruff and Everett H. Wright commissioners to receive and decide upon said claims
 Certified by GEO. M. WOODRUFF, Judge. The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at the office of George O. Wod in said Litchheld on the 18th of March and the 18th of August 1s77 at o'clock in the forenoon each of said days. for the ment.
 GEORGE 0. WOODRUFF Commission
 EVERETT H. WRIGHT, { CTS.
 All persons indebted to said estate are reauessed to make immediate payment to 47w4 FERDINAND BUELL., Administrator
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

The judiciary committee of our legis- lature has reported bill providing for minority representation on town boards, by the ''limited vote.'
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

nIsTRICT OF LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court U February 27 1877.
 Estate of Louisa Ambler, late of Litchfeld in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of ltchfeld hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit ther claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly atested. within said time will be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to 4Sw3 JOHN M. WADHAMS Executor
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01
PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

nIsTRICT OF LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court, U February P. 1877.
 Upon the application of Geo. M. Woodruff of Litch- held showing to this Court that he is Guardian to Henry H. Fenn. Geo. L. Tenn, William s. Fem, and Kittie Fenn, Minors belonging to said District, aud that said Minors the of the following real estate subject to Mrs. Rosa Fenn's right of dover therein lot of land containing abont fourth of an situated in the Town and Village of Ltch held the South side of West Street, and bounded North said Street Highway East Seth Pratt's Land, South on James Ganung's Land and West by lands of the Methodist Episcopal Society and of F. Sanford with dwellingshouse, barn and other build- ings thereon. the interest of said minors therein being valued at about 34O0 dollars, and showing just and reasonable for selling said real estate pray ing for order and that he other meet per be empowered to sell the sane per application file, dated the 22d day of February, 1S77 fully appears.
 oRDEREp-That the foregoing application be heard at the Probate Office, in Ltchfeld the l7th day of March, 1877, at 10 o'clock forenoon and that notice thereof be published in public newspaper near the place where such real estate les at least three successively, before said time assigned.
 Certified from Record
 4SwS GEO. 0. WOODRUFF, Clerk.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

The Rev. Dr. Cross, an Episcopal clergyman of the Diocese of Illinois, and formerly Methodist clergyman of dis. tinction, who few months ago apnounc- cd his return to his former connections has re-considered his determination, and will remain in the Episcopal Church.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

DISTRICT of LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court, Feb U ruary 16th, 1877.
 Estate of Henry E. Fenn, late of Lchfeld, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Litcheld has limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of sau estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present be debarred recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to 47w3 LEONARD STONE, Administrator.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

nISTRICT OF LITCHFIELD ss., Probate Court, ~ February 18th, 1877.
 Estate of Anna Hogan, late of Goshen, in said dis trtct deceased
 The Adninistratcr represents the estate insolvent and prays the appointment of commissioners thereon. ORDERED,-That commissioners to receive and de. eide upon the claims of the creditors of said estate be appointed at the Probate Office in Litchfeld on the 10th day of March, 18T7 at 10 o'clock forehoen; and said administrator is ordered to cte by advertising in newspaper published in litchfeld county all per interested to appear at said time and place to be heard relative to said appointment. 4Sw4
 Certified by GEO. M. WOODRUFF, Judge.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

nISTRICT OF LITCHFIELD ss. Probate Court, O February 1Oth 1877.
 Estate of Henry T. Wentworth, late of Ltchfeld in said District, deceased.
 The Courtof Probate for the District of Litchfeld hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect te 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 46wSs EDWIN H. WENTWORTH Fxecutor
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

nIsTRICT OF LITCHFfELD ss. Probate Court, O February 18th. 1877.
 Estate of Anna Hogan, late of Goshen in said Dis- trict, deceased
 The Court of Probate for the District of Litcheid hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present be debarred recovery All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to 46w3 ORLANDO PERKINS Executor
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

The''tree bill" has gone through both houses of the legislature swimmingly. It provides that land not worth more than Sl5 per aere. when planted with trees (not lsss than l3o0 to the acre) shall after these trees have grown to the height of six feet be exempt from taxation for ten years. It is good looking bill, but we doubt whether it will amount to much practically. Land that is poor enough to he planted to trees hardly counts for much in the farmers tax list.
Litchfield enquirer., 1877-03-01

In the course Of the debate in the Con. aestisas House of Representatives on the paymeat of expenses of contestants for seaAs in lhs House. MT. H. M. Cleveland. cf Brooklyn (Ct.l. opposed dolng so. The debate then took the following form. e reported in the Coursnt:
 Be. Newhall of Middletown asked Mr Oisveland of Brooklyn how he would man. ege n case contestant were unable to pay the bills.
 4r Cleveland said if he were unable to loot the prospective bills he would not enter into a contest.
 Ir. Newhall-That IS not the way Ply. moath Church did. last year. Great laughter
 Mr. Cleveland said he could stand this soEs of warfare as long as his friend from Maddietown could, As. for Plymouth CAaFeh. he vas proud to say she stood togsther when assaulted by ths same spir. it that animates the gentleman from Mid dlstown;'the had iammed their accusers into the mud. He was. never afraid to have Plymouth G@Eeh brought into dis cassion- Plymouth Church paid her own bflla
 Prnkty bEOad Christianity, that!