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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11

In Plttsburg, man gives ali his pro-
perty In part payment for his taxes,
and the city gives him years time on
the rest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11

THE s5,O00,0oO dowry of the late
queen Mercedes falls to her husband.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11

The number of car-wheels in use on
the railroads in the United States is
5,50O,OO0. The average life of whee,
Is about $4,000 miles. On fast passeng-
er trains wheel lasts about ten months
but on freight cars wheel lasts from
three to ten years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11

The stage that left Pendleton at 6
o'clock this evening has just reached
here, and brings intelligence ola courier
at that point, who reports thai the UNA
tillas had been defeated, and were fall
ling back toward the reservation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-07-11
AN EXPRESS ROBBERY.

A Cincinnati dispatch of July Sth
says James Gilmore, an employee Of
the United States Express, is missing
with some $4,000 in money packages.
The robbery was committed on the 4th
and the plunder consisted of packages
for local delivery that were contained
in a tin box in the oompany's safe of
which Gilmore was custodian. Suppo-
sition is that the packages were re-
moved by rim on the afternoon of that
day and that he left town on an
early train Friday morning with the
booty. Detectives and officers of the
company have been quietly working at
the case, but as yet have failed to find
him.
SHOOTING AT SHADOWS.
A Montreal dispatch of the 9th inst,
says the mayor to-day issued the fol-
lowing proclamation:
WHEREAS, There are strong reasons
- flof f,,n,,I11o ~, "a
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 Great Britain.-A meeting of the manufac- turers is to be held at Manchester to consider the depressed state of trade. .ry 9 The excursion steamer Princess Alice, re- turning from Grayesendto London on Tuesday evening of last week, with about 800 passen- gers, was run down off Barking, about 8 o'clock, by a screw steamer, and dover 600 peo- -ple were drowned.
 It is agaIn rumored that the British Parlia- ment will be dissolved three weeks hence.
 FTGaace. e.-Aslong lstgof awards received by American exhibiofs atsParis is published. GormonT1 Parliament opened Monday with an Imperial speech expressing the hope that the anti-Socialist bill will be passed.
 Russia--The Russians have occupied Ba- tum.
 Austria. General Philippovich defeated a band of 1000 Bosnian insurgents on the Sd inst.
 General Szapary defeated the insurgents on Thursday. The Albanian insurgents have murdered Mehemet Ali, twenty of his suite, and the Governor of Ipeka.
 The Austrians are resuming operations on a great scale.
 1Mrkey The Porte has declined to appoint delegates to determine the new Greek frontier until it receives reply from the Powers. Upon the solicitation of Greece Prince Bis marck has issued circular to the Powers on the nonful-flment of the Berlin Treaty.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
W0lcattville.

sssYhe annual cattle slow and far will be held next week Wednesday and Thursday, the IS and 10tlfinstss at Valley Park. s
 The Congregational and MethSaist sau- bath schools will picnic at High RsSk Grove, next Saturday. starting at half past eight by special train.
 A COW belonging to Robert Stone, disre- garling the fualamental law that no two bodies can occupy the same space at tie same time, got in the way of the down milk train, last Sunday, and was killed. She was carried several rods on the cow-catcher before the train could be stcppesl. l
 MT. Thomas Alldis had the misfortune to be struck in the eye with 2 splinter of steel from drill while boring hole in a rock few days since. New York physicians whom he consulted advised the taking out of the eye as the sight was destroyed. This was done. and piece of steel quarter of an inch long was found imbedded therein. Mr. Alldis has the sympathy of the community in his affiic- ton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
DOMESTIC.

The yellow fever continues to spread at the South the total number of deaths up to Tues day being 3,900, The mortality is increasing at Memphis, but at Grenada it is on the de- cline. Bishop Elder (Catholic), is dead.
 Tammany officials in New York city are accused of exacting illegal fees.
 New York contributions to aid the yellow fever sufferers amounted to $159, 450.80 on Monday.
 The Oxford Iron Company, of New Jersey, has suspended with over $5, 900, 900 of liabil ities.
 Rev. MT. Vosburgh has resigned.
 Dennis Kearney addressed crowd of 5000 people in Union Square, New York, Friday evening
 There was fight on the floor of the New 2 York Produce Exchange between two meni- sbefs, last week z@ -&.-. : 7 z @s5
 The election returns from Vermont indicate a Republican majority of F, 900 forgovernor, the election of two Republican Congressmen, and no election in one district The New York street car drivers strike of last week failed. e.l <.s llEI0
 The President was warmly received in Wisconsin and Minnesota, last week, and his speech at St. Paul is to be printed as cam .paign document. LAT y.l atsArD.
 negro was lynched in Ohio, last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
New Preston.



 Fishing and pienc parties still continue te haunt the lake. Fisherman 'sHarrison'1 aI ways has good luck whether any one else is favored in that manner or not.
 Henry Beeman expects to catch over three bushels of eels as soon as the ''ine" storm commences. Nothing in that line can escape that eel pot of his. za'< On Thursday night, the 18th inst, there will be moonlight excursion on the steamer Flirt. The New Preston orchestra will fur nish music for the occasion. Tickets 9 cents
 The boarding season is nearly ended, and but few city people remain with us. The number of visitors to our village this year has been less than half the number who came last year. If we knew the cause why, or reme- dy therefor, we should be happy to state it.
 A party of young men from Lanesville have been camping week at Point Beautiful They went home Saturday. .@s.*sh 4- Fred. B. Jenks has retired from business at the Barn Store; and c. w. Picket, having leased.the same, will continue the mercantile business at the same place. We hear Mrs. M. $. Beeman who owns the building, bought the goods of Mir. Jenks and then sold out to. MT. Pickett Success to him in this his new undertaking. .s ,, s<~@ '-''i-s - William Barney's little glrl Mary was buried in our graveyard on Wednesday, the 4th inst She died in Morrisof diphtheria. Rev. MT. Palmer of Bethlehem, having exchanged with Rev. Mir. Lancashire, occu- pied our pulpit, last Sabbath morning.
 The Sunday School will ride to Bantam lake and have a picnic on Tuesday, if the weather permits. If the reporting pen could be stayed till Wednesday we could tell you all about it but it is safe to presume that the occa- sion will be like Sunday School picnics in gen. eral. s ss ls5 g,5~r
 The regular monthly religious temperance meeting was addressed, Sunday night, by Mir. W. J. s. McAllister. It was an interesting and forcible lecture; but weJlo hope that com mittee business will be arranged at least by the next meeting. -- .r. -- It is no fault of ours if the Rockaway ex- cursionists don't have good time. This is the best day we had at our disposal. ls=
 The cemetery is being moved and the grass raked up. A needed improvement.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

books. Congressmen, who never write books, but who sometimes buy them, have naturally concluded that a law which would net nonly offend large business interest, but which would raise the fpriceof certain goods would prove unpopular.
 E Whatever is unpopular is wrong, in the eyes Of the Cong greasman and the prospect of an international copyright law is as remote now IS it has been any time these hundred years. Nevertheless the time may come when Con- gress will be elected which will be wise enough to see that national literature is one of our grayest necessities; that no. amount of~thefts will ever give America such literature; and that while American authors need no such, pro lection as our manufacturers are always de- manding, they are entitled to more eff cacious application of the Eighth ComMaad- ment to literary property.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

-' The success of the Read Carpet Co.'S Car few years ago making not,more than five or six thousand yards per month they have in creased to an enormous production which is all mediately taken up by such leading houses as A. T. Stewart & Co.,, & W. & S. Sloane, N. Y. They are not only the handsomest designs, many of them rivalling the best Body Brus- sells, but they are superior in quality to any Carpet made, and are sold at prices lower than. the same grade of any other make. David M. Read, of Bridgeport, is the sole agent for the United States, he supplies all other merchants with them and cuts them up to his Retail custimers at wholesale prices.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

At the New England Fair, last week, Dr Loring, president of the society, made time ly and instructive address. He showed that of near six hundred thousand Massachusetts workmen, less than one in sixty is out of en- ployment. He claims, also, an increase in the value of New England farms and farming tools during the past ten years. This may be true in exceptional localities, but in this part of New England 1t is certainly untrue
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The result of the Maine election is a surprise to everybody, even to the Greenbackers' who are chiefly benefited by it. The Republicans have plurality on State ticket the Greenback ticket coming next, and the regular Democrat ic ticket last of all. The election is thus thrown into the House where the Democrats and Grecnbackers have majority. The Re publicans elect their iCongressmen in the first, second and third districts, but lose certainly in the fourth and probably in the fifth.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

It is said that a truce has been agreed on between Bismark and the Pope. The former is to let up on his fines and banishments, and the latter is to appoint no Prussian parish priests who are objectionable to the Govern ment. The Catholic bishops and clergy are also to help Bismark put down Socialism.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The Springfield Republican thinks Butler not 60 very easy to beat after all He has made economy his text, and breaches pretty powerful sermon upon the cxtravagancies of the Republican administration of Massachu- sets. Nobody ever could quite match Satan in the art of rebuling sim s
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The tremendous rush of bankrupts te take advantage of the provisions of the national statute indicates very little loss to creditors. In most cases the assets are nearly nominal and the bankrupt is merely going in for a full discharge
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Birdsey & Morgan, of Bridgeport, whose advertisement will be found in another col umn, have large and we'll appointed Dry Goods establishment and it will pay any one going to that place with the intention of pur- chasing articles in their line to give them a e0u
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The President has finally removed Filley, the St. Louis postmaster, for playing the pol itician contrary to the ordinance in such case provided. He ought never to have reappoint- od him
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The British medical association has voted against admitting women to practice medicine. So there is some fogyism left in the medical nrnfessionh s-.1 .-.-lL ;. t.o U.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

James Barry, 21 years old, of Utica, while catching in game of baseball at Boonville, N. r., this week, was hit in the stomach by foul tip. He picked the ball up, threw it back to the pitcher, and dropped dead.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Vermont has gone Republican by 17,0OO majority on light vote. The Senate is unan- imously Republican, and the House four to one. Two Republican Congressmen were elected, and there is to be a second trial in the third district. -t.-. -.-.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The Boston correspondent of the Spring field Republican reports the manufacturers of Massachusetts in healthy activity; and that there is more building in the business portions of Boston, this year, than for several years naaf ... .s-
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The New York Young Mems Christian As sociation gets SlO0, 900 by the will of Wm. Niblo. founder of Niblo's Garden.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The recent Catholic Total Abstinence Convention, at Indianapolis showed over 600 societies and membership of over 10o,- 900. ,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Any of our readers visiting Bridgeport should not fail to call at the 99 cent store on Main st., No. Al, where they will find great variety of desirable goods at exceedingly low prices. .
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Scott Goodwin and wife, recently brought against them. They have compromised most of the TariffvIlle claims. ~
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Health is an inestimable jewel. The cough that deprives you of it may take your life too. One bottle of HALE's HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR will avert the evil, and saveyou from consumption. Will you weigh Life against a half. dollar Sold by all Druggists; 24-4w
 Pike's Toothache Drops cure in i minute.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The recent petition in bankruptcy, of Peter Herdica great Pennsylvania lumber dealer con- tains the following statement: }t s.
 ''At the beginning of the present long con- tinued depression 1 estimated that I owned real estate to the value of over $6, 000, 900 l; stocks, bonds and securities to the value of ever &1 ,5O0, 600. It is no exaggeration to es- timate my loss on shrinkage in real estate at $5, COG, 900 and my loss on shrinkage in securi- ties, including stocks and the like, at $60O,- 900, and have lost by the failures of others the sum of over $1, 200, ,OOO." L #
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Plus Ninth is working more miracles dead than he ever could alive A piece of an old garment of his is said to have cured boy of eYlilanov
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

LIVER IS KINa.-The Liver is the imperial When it is;distlrbed in it's proper action, all kinds of ailments are the natural result. The digestion of food, the movements of the heart and blood, the action of the brain and nervous. system, are allimmediately connected with the workings of the Liver. It has been success fully proved that Greens, August Flower is suneqdalled in curing all persons afflicted with Dyspepsia or Liver Complaint, and all the nu- merous symptoms that result from an uIl healthy condition of the Liver and Stomach. sold in ali towns on the Western Continent. Three doses will prove that it is just what you want Soldby A.aS.i Wright 6 Go.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Colonel R. B.. Fairchild, of the 4th Regt. 1, c. N. G., died at Stratford, early this CThurs- day) morning.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

The amount of U. 5. bonds now outstand ing is about $1, 800, 900, 900.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
The winsted Press IS good deal stronger

Ine WInSteu Press IS good deal stronger on agriculture than on finance:
 The potatoe crop is failure in these parts The potatoe isn't thirsty bird. It luxuriates in dryness laughs and.grows fat in drought, but the rain that revives all other vegetables is . wet blanket on it's aspirations. This has been g wet season. Potatoes are retailing here ct 70 cents bushel and the chances seem to be that they will be higher before snow flies.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

other days. A burglar was caught stealing in camp, tried and sent up to jail.-Joseph Breen
 had new buggy smashed, recently.
 The THqsfAsToE Temperance Uficn had a a very pleasant blue ribbon sodiablein the basement of tie Methodist church, recently Rev. J. " Backus presented his resignation to the Congregational church on Sunday after noon of last week. MT. Backas has persorm- ed the duties of pastor of this church il, very acceptable manner for about twelve years.- G, Perry Bennett's residence on North Main stnset-is nearly rly&esasPletetl.--6aee Piefpont's on High street, when finished, will be the finest in town-Col. Geo. Ager has just moved into his new house-The Wolcott drum corps paid Thomaston g. visit, recently.-The Thom- aston hotel has new iron front fence.----A very interesting address was given Aug. 18th. in the Cong church, by the Rev. c. w. Buck, of Bristol, setting forth the rapid progress of temperance during the past fifty years. 2 z, 7 FHBR4 y44E public schools began on the first Monday of the month. c. s. Palmer is principal, Mrs. Dr J. H. Treat has the inter- mediate department, Miss Nellie Hall the pri- mary .. and Estella, Hotchkiss is stationed at P&iuabuck. 44The DEanAtic Club is preparing a play for carly prostitution. s
 #ToRRIsesroo TON Sunday schoa had picnic to Bantam Lake on Tuesday Of last week. They had fine time.
 WATERToWN is troubled with unlicensed liquor selling, says the American; also with street cattle -Ontile Both tilt,' about 50 of the relatives andpeighbors of Capt. Merritt Barnes gathered at his residence to celebrate his 9Oth birthday. Capt. Barnes and his wife are both residents of Watertown and have both been church members over half century. He walked to New London in 1912 when drafted to serve i'll the defence of the place The Warren house has not been as full as usual, this season.,
 At CORNWALL Wm. Marsh and family are visiting his brothersvC. w.. Marsh They came from Memphis Tenn, to escape the yell low fever. Mrs. J. B. Harrison, from Ohio, and Mrs. Kate Hewitt, of New Haven, are visiting at their father's-John R. Harrisons --Ray.-A grand daughter John Ocain (east side) three years old, died of scarlet fever last Thursday. Deacon Acors Lawton, though over 80 years o1 age, is yet able to superintend cheese making from 30 cows Miss Post closed her school last Friday to return to Mt. Hol- yoke seninary.-HerGld
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
other if he had done SO years ago.

Orville Grant has finally gone mad. It would have been better for ahis- distinguished
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

nIsTRICT OF LITcHFTELD, ss. Probate Court, O Sept. 9th, 1878. ##E
 Estate of Wm M Ensign, late of Morris, in said district, deceased, The Court of Probate for the district of Ltchhed, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settIement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly atested within said time will be debarred recoYeiy, All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 JULIA A ENSIGN, Administratrix.
 aass 2A-3w
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

AN UNDENIABLE TRUTH. You deserve to suffer- and if you lead agmiserable unsatisfac- tory life in this beautiful world, 1t is entirely your own fault and there is only one excuse for you, your unreasonable prediudice and skepticism, which has killed thousands
 Personal knowledge and common sense req soning will soon show you that Greens August Flower will cure you of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with all it's miserable effects, such as sick headache, spalpitation of the heart, sour stomach, habitual costiveness, dizziness of the head, nervous prostration. low spirits, &c Its sales now reach every town on the Western Continent and not Druggist but will telfyou of it's wonderful cures. You can buy sam pie bottle for 10 cents. Three doses will re- lieve you. Sold by A. s. Wright S Co, of Lttchfield .s
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

RIyERroN has been quite lively with sum mer visitors, this year, list of s1 of whom is given by the Herald.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

}. CONSERVATION CURED. !-An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formu- la of simple vegetable remedy, for the spec dy and permanent cure for consumption; bron-. chitis, catarrh, asthma, and all throat and lung affections, also, 3 positive and radicals atiye powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it knownto his suffering fel- lows. Actuated by this motive, and desire to relieve human suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it. this recipe, with full directions for preparing and using, in German, French, or English. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W. ". Sherar, 149 Powers, Block, Rochester, New York. 21.4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

There is much excitement in Madison over the alleged murder of Mary E. Stannard by Rev. H. H. Hayden, Methodist minister. She was loose character, had had one ille- gitimate child already, was about to become the mother of another she told her sister. whose father was Mir. Hayden. The woman was killed in an out-of- -the-way place where the prosecution claim she had gone on ap- pOintment with Hayden who had met her that day. On the other hand he claims that he was at work in field mile and a half away. It also appears that one Stevens knew where the woman was going, and that he went near the place of tho, murder not far from the time when 1t must have been committed. I m
 The congressional committee on labor troub- les has been taking among other testimony that of Mir. J. H. Walker, wealthy leather and shoe manufacturer. He maintains that,
 There never was a time when it was more easy for 6 journeyman to rise to the ranlS of manufactures than now ; a workman of estab- hshed character and known ability has no diff ficulty ip obtaining credit The failures have been caused chiefly by investing money out side the business, and then drawing money out of the business to protect the investments. Twothircls of the workmen I have known have saved money, and large proportion of those living in the country own their houses and some land. have never known an in- dnstrious, temperate workmen, except in the case of some calamity like sickness, who was not in comfortable circumstances. I do not believe that any man works so hard and con. tinuously as the capitalist.
 Cenkling's letter reminds us of the new con. vert who arose in prayer-meeting and, with tears of penitence streaming down his face, spoke of himself as "a d--d unworthy Chris tian. ."--B B0st0n Post.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12

Thursday Sept. 12, 1873, :.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-12
PROBATE ADVERTISEMENTS 4

A T Court of Probate holden at Piylnt uih within A and for the district of Plymouth the 2Sth day of August AID. 1878.
 ..,.sras Present GEO W. COLE, Judge On motion of Caroline Robbins adluiuist at ix on the estate of Henry D. Robbins, late or Ply mouth within said district deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months bL allowed and limited the creditors of said stae to exhibit their claims against the EanIe to the Admustratrx and directs that public notice be given of shs order by advertising ill new paper plished i LtrhfieId and by poSting copy thereof the pabc sign-post in said town of Plymouth nearet the place wherein the dece sed last dwet. st
 Certified from Record,
 1s 23-3w GEO. w, COLE; Judge