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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
New Preston.

Hi Beardsley has heretofore been one of those fishermen of whom it is said He sat on stump, and baited his hook,
 For to cat. h fish, trOw,
 Anu watched his hook with a steady look, As it dangled in the water below;
 He sat, and ne looked. and he looked, and looked, Yet Lever fish had he ever hooked
 Hi, however, has been and gone and done it now as far as piscatorial business is concern ed. Last week, one certain day, he baited his hook with uncommonly exact nicety, and cast it with the utmost precision, and the landed and brought to the village bass which tipped the scales at four and one-half pounds. After many days, he has been rewarded.
 Jesse Barden is putting new roof on his barn. --C. w. Pickett is having 6 new and large refrigerator built at the Barn Store. F. E. Jenks, formerly of the barn store, starts out this week as drummer for the gro- cery firm of 'Morford & Trubee," of Bridge port.
 Oscar Beemans new cider mill is fast ap- preaching completion. The indications are that the times will be tremendously trying for that little strip of blue. P. Councils mill at Worthwhile, has four large presses, the juice from which flows right into his distillery close by, and if these truths coupled with the fact that there is large crop of apples don't pre- figure a hard time for teetotalcrs, why then '"Tis too much proved, that we do sugar OCT the Devil himself"
 III. Lancashire has been adding to his stock of brackets at D. Burnham's store. He now has quite large and varied assortment. Among the curiosities is ..a strangely construct ed, miniature wheel barrow for card or photo graph receiver.
 -The aqueousness of last Thursday and night pretty effectually quashed the moonlight excursion which has to have gone forth on the steamer Flirt.
 HI. A. Bennett's tobacco becoming fearful of a frost, Sunday, proceeded to cut itself lively; but, after all, Monday morning didn't see frost,
 -Rev. Mir. Lancashires remarks, Sunday night, consisted of advice addressed to the sev eral young ladies who are about to leave homo for school. Quite an audience was present, in cluding some from Washington. Miss Nellie Bolles and Miss Gussie Cogswell will attend West End Institute at New Haven. Misses Abbie and Lorain Beeman, Julia Averill and Emma Bcardsley, go to Tilden Seminary. West Lebanon, N H. Misses Jennie and An nie Lancashire will study at Saratoga, N. Y. This, must give us pause" What on earth will the Washington, Warren and New Pres ton young men do with themselves Sunda nights now?
 J. Minor Taylor, secretary ot Consolidated Silver mining company, of Virginia City, Ne vada, was at Joseph Whittlesey's and visitin! other friends Monday and Tuesday of thi week. His stay was short as business neces sitated his return MIA.
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Goshen. Eo g !.

RAINPow-We l;afi fine rainbow iH tle West, last Sunday u.'raing, wlic; wis exactly before the moor.
 MINISTERS. Mr. Hagen has not ye: returned, and Rev. Jel,n r. Norton again SUD- piled his pulpit last Sabbath.
 .ARRIvALs.-Prof. Halls son at Lyman Halls at Mrs. s. B. Tuttle's, Mir. and Mrs. Brooks from tii- White Mountains <t;ic tri,;e brought me beautiful mineral from the top of Mt. Washington; at Mr. Sanfp, d'j Miss Lula Barber, of Torrington Mr. Harlow G. Buell. from Port Richmond Staten Island, and Mrs. A. H. Hart, of San Barnidno Cal.
 DEPARTUREs.-Mr. Samuel Lyman and family, and Mrs. Chas. Sewall, all of N. Y.
 BIRDsEYE HALL.-Last Wednesday evening, being the anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kirkham, about B invited guests as- sembled at the brick house in East Street. The Goshen Cornet Band gave good music, and they were told how the Goshen Band assem- bled in the same rooms many years ago when Mr. Goddard said, If you have certain amount of air to breath, and then you will die, the sooner you blow it out, the sooner you will die," Besides the nice fire works there were 15 Chinese lanterns sus- pended in front of the mansion. After doing justice to the splendid table spread in the spa cious room where the NOrtons, Stars, Beaches, Goddards, Van Wrinkles, and Sewalls had faacfad in dave hat fhQ left.
 REPUBLICAN DELEGATES TO THE CONvEN- TIoNs.-S -Stote.-Frank w. Griswold, Moses w. Gray Henry Norton, and Elisha A. Bald win.
 C0ngreSsionGl.-C J. Porter, s. A. Bar tholomew, Robert I. Allyn and Edward NJ. Norton.
 Pro5ate.-W H. Brooks, Morris A. Futile, Wm. Bushy and D. N. Lucas Jr.
 All the delegates were authorized to send substitutes.
 AsTRoSoMICAL.-The Astronomers have made long list of calculations giving the times of the eclipses, transits and occultations of Jupiter's moons for Sept. These moons, varying from 2, 200 to 8, TOO miles in diameter, revolve around the great planet exactly over it's equator, making eclipses very often, for Jupiter itself turns on it's axis perpendicular to the place of it's orbit around the Sun, so that the inhabitants have no change of seasons. 1 went two miles on the evening of Sept. 9th to observe these wonderful changes with Mir. Edward Norton's telescope. AS the time had not yet arrived, we saw the moon Number3 West of the planet, and No. about half way be- tween them, but numbers 1 and were in front of the planet and invisible. At the pre- dicted time. 26 minutes after 2, No 1. came out into sight on the West edge of the planet, and started West towards No. 9 which was hastening on to meet it; and at IS minutes before 10, No. actually passed before No g., so that we could see but one of them, and soon they were both in sight, and No ? con- tinued on so as to go behind the planet at little after midnight. did not wait to see, neither had No showed itself. Last evening large company assembled to sec this same No, go beeind the planet at 12 minutes before 10, and and it was thought to be great sight at the same time one of the others was either in front of or behind the planet H.. N.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
An Outrage.

Mr. Editor. cut the following from to- days Neso For; 15mes.
 TYPHOID FEVER IN CONNECTICUT.
 Special D.s,:ateA tc iAe Ns,o ro,E Ts,aes.
 LITCHFIELD, Conu., Sept. 16.-The heavy frost of last nigAt has been welcome to this To- cality, ill hopes oi it's staying the spread Of what is claimed Co be typhoid fever of the most malignant type, which has developed it. self in this town. Sucl thing as so many people Deing afflicted nltl typhoid fever on Litchneld Hills, q: the same time, Was never known before, no less than 20 people now be- ing sick. Although the disease has not gener- ally proved fatal to those afflicted, many New York people who had been Summering here becau.e uneasy and started fer their city houses Tine lady superintendent of the re- nowned Echo Farm was taken sick with the fever. and demanded that she should be at once removed to another place, that the farm might not lose any of it's popularity by her sickness.
 I have inquired of all the physicians in the village as to the accuracy of the above intel ligence, and am happy to say that they deny the same te toto and they also further state that there have not been more than twenty cases of severe sickness from fever or G7ay other dtsease, in the village this season.
 The next time the author of the above spe- cial telegram of one hundred and thirty-six words, desires to pay for communication to the city press, he will much oblige the work CTS for the prosperity of our beautiful, and healthful village, and our entire community by stating facts.
 J. DEMING PERKINS.
 Tuesday, Sept 17th.
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W Washington.
MIA.

RELIGIOUS, MT. McAllister, of the M E. church, Litchfield, exchanged with Mir. Thral on Sunday, and preached very accepta- ply to large congregation. There Was an in- teresting session of the Sabbath School; sing ing good, MT. s. H. Peck, of Harlem, N. r., presiding at the organ. MT. Porter D. Ford gave brief but interesting report from the Y. M. c. Association at New London. We shall expect more complete report from 'H. N.," or was he lost on Ivy mountain? The Ladies Home Missionary Society will meet at the Ladies Parlor on Wednesday afternoon JuDIcIAL.-Martin Judson was brought be- | fore Justice Guy c. Ford, on Tuesday last, for an assault on Carr Lyon, of New Milford, and fined two dollars and costs, amounting to about twenty dollars.
 Miss Ellen s. Clark is appointed assistant post-mistress at Romford.
 1 PoLITIoAL.-At Republican Caucus holden on Saturday, Sept. 14th, 1878, the following persons were chosen delegates to the several l conventions:
 State. Charles H. Mason Sheldon J. Lo- gan. Congressional. Henry W. Seeley, Al fred H. Wyant. Senatorial. Earle Bucking- ham, Fred. N. Galpin. AcCIDRNTAL.-The first serious accident oc- cured on the Shepaug Railroad on Saturday, by which Patrick Sullivan and Patrick Me Graw were killed, and John O'Brien seriously | x,nf ov,A Soi, The accident occurred in Roxbury, between Roxbury Falls and Shepaug stations, on the gravel train of ten cars laden with gravel The first car jumping the track, four, others rushed together with tremendous force, crushing then to atoms, hurling Sullivan on to the bank with such force as to destroy life, as no marks were found on the body, and crushing McGraU beneath the ruins, Two wives are left wid ows, and at least ten young children, orphans McGraw resided in the first house west of tn
 Episcopal church and we understand was il comfortable circumstances. His remains wer taken to Waterbury for interment. Sullivan resided in Bantam, although working sectiol in this town. We commend his family to Hin who is the widows God, and the Father O the fatherless, and to the sympathies of tn good people of Bantam and Litchfield. OBri en resides in the house occupied by the lat Euuice Plumb. His life is in danger, but it hoped he may be spared, as his wife and eigh young children are mostly dependent on hi labors for support. Such disaster has neve occurred in this vicinity before. The cause ( it we are unable te ascertain. We understan 2 no blame is attached to the engineer. s. 1ne... .Aa. 1u.. frA.n.uallan mont |
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
M 1arr1a2eS-

At Winsted, Sept. 10th, by Rev. L. H. Halleck, Cyrus P. Weaver, of Washington, and Miss Rubie l.. North, of Torrington.
 At Winsted, Sept. 10 by the Rev. L. H. Hallock, Truman J. Smith, of Watsrtown, and Miss Hannah J. Derry, of Winsted. and Virtue Amelia Jaques, all of New Hart ford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
Deaths.

At Winsted, Sept g, Hiram Rockwell, aged 84 years.
 At Winsted, Sept 8, Joseph, twin son of John O'Keef, aged months.
 In Winsted, Sept. 8, Annie, infant daughter of MT; and Mrs James 4cGrain. In Sterling, Illinois July 6 MT. Shelden Wilson, former resident of Harwinton, aged 7S.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
Births

In New Milford, Aug. 23d, a daughter to Henry E. Clark.
 In New Milford Aug. 31st, daughter to William E. Butcher.
 In Woodbury, Aug. 24, daughter to Frank and Minnie Spencer,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
Harwinton.

Mir. and Mrs. Lloyd are visiting friends in the West.
 Geo. E. Taft is now teaching school at Milton.
 Arthur Burlington has returned home to Fall River, Mass, having spent the summer with the family of Orange Hubbell.
 It is rumored that Rev. M B. Boardman is going to New Britain with the intention of keeping boarding house.
 Miss Nellie Burr, of Burrville, has been visiting at her cousins S. A. Andrews, and returned home on Monday.
 MT. Benjamin Hart has again come to town.
 Mrs. c. D. Hull has returned to Sey- mOur.
 MT. Merritt has couple of young sports men, from Greenwich, visiting in his family.
 Our agricultural fair has been appointed for Oct. Sth. We shall probably give more particulars before that day comes.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Frisbie, of Plainville, were in town last week. k The Naugatuck R. R. Go. have placed handsome new safe in the depot at East Ltch- field.
 Our ncighbors and ourself went to the Advent Camp meeting, last Sunday. An un. usually large crowd was in attendance, and good order prevailed. Horace L. Hastings, of Boston, preached in the forenoon and A. A. Hoyt, of. Philadelphia, preached fine dis course in the afternoon. The lovers of music were favored with a free concert during the intermission, and again after the services had closed.
 We with many of our townspeople went to the soldiers reunion, last week, and thorough ly enjoyed ourselves. Litchfield had no light task to do, when she undertook to feed the large crowd assembled on that day, but Litch- field doesn't ''do things by halves;" but we thought when we got jammed in the crowd that was waiting to be fed, that some better provision ought to have been made to maintain order, for greater tumult and babel it has never been our lot to witness. A crowd of country people needs to learn to keep their mouths shut and keep still when they have nothing to say. The manners of many of them might be improved. One piggish biped helped himself to the good things on our own plate which we held in one hand while we passed another dish to our neighbors with the other. We only hope he relished them, LITTLE GHoNNIE. The THoNAsToN Sunday School excursion | to High Grove, on the 9th inst, came near
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW RICH BLOOD!

ParsOns' Pureative Pills make New Rich Blood and will completely change the blood in the entire system in three months. Any person who will take pill each night from to twelve weeks may be re. stored to sound health, if such thing is possible Sent by mail for letter stamps. I. s. JOH SON & CO.,, Bangor Me 254w
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
.(q5ticura

The Great Skin cure is warranted to cure Salt Rheum. Scala Head, Dandruf, Pimpies and Come dones. Prepared by Weeks X Potter. Boston. Sold everywhere. Sent on receipt of price, Small boxes Soc, large $1O0. 2S-4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19

Fifty-thFee West Cornwallians went to Rockaway Beach. There was a Ministers meeting at the Chapel, on Tuesday of last week.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19
Water town Fair 1!

THE twelfth annual Show and Fair of the Water- town Agricultural Association will be held at Hill Side Park in WatertoWn Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, September 24, 25, and 26.
 Premiums offered over $2O0O.
 Send for Premium List to O. B. King, President, or to c. F. ulckox, Secretary. a 3w
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The THoNAsToN Sunday School excursion to High Grove, on the 9th inst, came near being signalized by a sad misfortune, says the Courant. One of the boats with three small boys went over the dam hear there, but 6o harm was done The Seth Thomas Clock company have just completed ssmall fire proof building for the preservation of valuable tools, dies, etc.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19

THE Waterbury Ct English and Classical Sehool
 prepares boys for the best colleges and aeientNc schools. Year 38 weeks, course years, Healthfnl location. church socety and literary surroundines the very best. Discipline kind and fr but no red tape Small classes hour recitations Each teacher devotes entire term to one branch. Expenses from SS75 to. $45o per annum, no extra.. Begins Sept. 12th.
 2V-Sw l. JENNINGS, A. M. Principal.
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&1A +o &1AnNlTnvested in Wall Street Stocks 04O u WASSQI make fortunes every month. Book sent free explaining everything. Address BAXTER CO, BANKERS, 7 Wall St., New York.
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Price, 25 Cents.

Be careful to call for COLLINS voLTA1c PLASTER lest you get some worthless imitation. Sold by all Wholesale and Retail Druggists throughout the United prtetors, Boston, Mass.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-19

Dl A AfnC Retail price 5000 only s275. Parlor TtHNUS Organs, price $S40 only $95. Paper free. Daniel F. Beatty, Washington N. J.
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Each package of SASFoRDs RADICAL CURE contains Dr. Sanfords Improved lnhalng Tube, and full direc. tons for it's use in all eases Price S O. For sale by out the United States and Canadas. WEEKS 6 POT TER, General Agents and Wholesale Druggists, Bos. ton, Mass
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Climbing Rates.

Tn t,oanty subscribers offer the following peri olic.1s si,h the Enqu.rer, at ike folio wing yearly
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21
Oni OF Tune.

When the tones of a musical instrument be-
come harsh and discerdant. we say it is out
Of tune" The same may be said Of that far
more wonderful and complicated piece Of
mechanism. the human structure. when it be-
comes disordered. Not only actual disease,
put tnose iar more common causes. overw0rk
mental anxiety, and fast living, may impair
lis vigor and activity. The best remedy for a
partial collapse Of the vital energies, from
these as from other causes. is HOstetter's
Stomach Bitters, which is at the same time an
agreeable and mind cheering cordial, and the
best possible inyigOrant in all cases of debil-
ity.. ~ is an Incompatible stomachic and
anti-bllious medicine, eradieates fever and
ague. and prevents subsequent attacks. 1t
remedies with certainty and thoroughness
bowel and kidney complaints, dyspepsia,
aervoHsness, rheumatic troubles, and many
other bodily ailments. II also oounteracts
Influences which predispsse TO disease.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21
a Paper Carpet.

A description is given of a paper car
pet now made in Eogland, and designed
to initiate parquet flooring, the paper
being printed in patterns to initiate dit.
ferent woods from photographs, so that,
as it is stated, the resemblance is abso,
lutely p~arfect. The floor is first pre-
pared by being perfectly level, and the
crevices filled up with plaster Of Paris;
ever the surface bus prepared, hession
is stretched, aud on this, first, lining
paper, and then the pattern paper is
pasted, the whole being finished with a
peculiar kind of varnish, described as
wonderfully hard and wear resisting.
This kind Of carpet can be kept perfectly
clean with the greatest ease, and though
the wear of paper carpeting may be
thought problematical, the inventor
states that he has had rooms covered
with it for some sixteen months, without
showing any appreciate signs of wear.
Its appearance, also, is very satisfactory.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21

Purchssing Agents In Convention.
New YoRK, May 2l.-The purchasing
agents of the various railroads through
out the United States and Csnsds, who
met in a Western city last year, assem-.
bled in convention here this morning
A. @. Armstrong was elected president
aud A. G. Thompson, Of the Southeast
ern railroad. secretary. The following
delegates were present: G. G. Breed,
Louisville and Nashville and Great South
ern railroad; W. s. Guddy, st. Louis
and Iron Mountain railroad; G. M. Hig-
ginsou, Chicago, Burlington aud Qoiney
railroad; G. W. Sumner, Northern Cen
trail railroad; C. D. Miller, Indianap-
oils, Bloomington and Western railroad;
Frank Il. Iddings, Camden and Atlantic
railroad; Mr.. Elliott, Eastern railroad;
j. H. Holloway, Atlantic and Great
Western railroad J. II, Campbell, Mary
land, Kansas and Texas railroad; Geo.
logger, indianapolis Cincinnati and La.
fayette railroad. During the convention
the agents will confer with each other in
regard TO the quality of railroad material
ard state their experiences concerning
the wear and tear Of the numerous ar.
ticles used in the equipment of railroads.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21
GOVERNOR PORTER AND THE INVIs.
TIGATION.

In 90 interview with an American re.
porter Saturday. Governor Porter was
free to express bis views upon the Potter
resolution. In his views of the meas.
nre, Governor Pesse= ssya
The State Of Maryland has declared
through her legislature that due effect
was not given to her vote because the
choice of the people was annulled By
fraud, stimulated by the corrupt inha.
enee Of the secretary Of the treasury the
minister to France, and others. When
this allegation Of fraud was made By one
of the States, no alternative was left to
the congress. in my Judgment, but 10 in.
vestigate the charge. / hope for The
honor Of the government, and that Of the
distinguished names impugned by the
STAB Of Maryland, that there lie no ioun-
dation for the allegation; bat the coun.
try vents the truth, and will not be
satisfied short of the fullest investiga.
ton,
/ cannot say what effect the inquiry
provided by the Potter resolutions will
have upon the title of Mr.. Hayes to the
Presidency. II matters not what the re
suit may be, no revolution viii be in.
augurated. The idea is too absurd ior
discussion. There is no danger Of a
condition Of anarchy; aud | am very
certain that the investigation coniem.
plated will have no injurious effect upon
the business Of the country.
The Nashville American thereupon
says:
The legality of the inquiry is bey ond
question. The necessity for it is not ap,
parent, but it is reasonably certain thai
no congress could well decline to make
it when q State alleges that certain off.
cials were engaged in fraud aud received
Office as q payment for corrupt service.
The country will surely not be satisfied
with anything short Of the fullest inyes
tigation. Governor Porter scouts the
idea Of revolution. Certainly investigs.
ten is not revolution, aud the public
mind is in no frame 10 allow sny ~reyoiu.
tionery measures, while insisting on full
investigation. Until it was made certain
that investigation was to be had, there
was no call for it in the South. When i,
was certain, there was an unanimous d..
sire that it should be complete.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-21
THR INVESTIGATION.

Our evening contemporary, the
LEDGER, which approved the law Great
ing the electoral commission, which
favored aeuuiescence in the work OF that
commission as a final. though not salts
factory settlement of the grave issues
involved, and which afterwards asserted
that Mr.. Tilden or any other mar would
have taken the Presidency just as Mr..
Hayes took it, now says OF the Potter
resolutions, just forced through the
house:
"There will now be an investigation
that may land some high heads in the
penitentiary. What becomes of Hayes,
few care on either side Of the political
fence. If connected with the crimes, by
propsr evidence, be will be i~mpeached.
This is not 'reviving the Presidential
struggle 1t is the first step to justice. I"
A conclusion that an investigation
which looks to an impeachment as one
of its probable results is not reviving
the Presidential struggle" Of the early
portion of 1871 is certainly unique.
The Avalanche 10 entitled to its opin.
ion, for it has more than ordissry inter
est in the measure which looks to the
the exposure of a fraud on the side of a
party with which it has been, and is now
in sympathy, and from which it has
received no little official encouragement.
The investigation which will be made
does not necessarily implicate Mr.. Hayes
as a particeps criminis. However, one
would judge from the violent apprehsn-
sion expressed by the Avalanche that
Mr.. Hayes is a guilty man and conviction
the inevitable result OF investigation. II
i the duty ofthe committee to investigate
the alleged" fraud, irrespective Of the
revival of any question. The title to the
presidency cannot be made illegal or
annulled by this investigation, though
the question may come about in the re
suits that ensue. If it is established
that Mr.. Hayes was a party to any fraud
or illegal act by which he was declared
President, then he is amendable to the
Law, and impeachment would follow.
This would be certainly unique" 1t is
due the people that the matter be inves-
tigated. And there viii surely be an in
V~sstigaton.