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Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
Warren.

Rev. MT. Moore, of Hartford, addressed us Sunday morning in behalf of missionary work, especially in our own state, giving statistics in his usual interesting manner, and asking the church to contribute more largely to the home field of labor. He also addressed the Temper ance meeting in the evening" as did many oth- CTS, making it altogether an unusually inter- esting occasion.
 MT. David Parmely, who has been con- fined to his bed for months, died last Saturday afternoon.
 At the annual school meeting of the Gen. ter District, Wm. F. Curtiss was chosen Con- mittee with instructions to look into the matter of repairs on the school-house, and the removal of the same, if thought best. At subsequent meeting, it was voted to remove it upon higher ground at the southeast corner of the lot. A building committee was appointed to proceed at once with the work but, after consdera- tion, the removal was not directed and further action will be taken at another meeting early in the week. .......f
 MT. Strong family, to the number of thir- ty-twe, held picnic at Kent Falls, one week ago, having friends from Ohio, descendants of MT. EBen Strong, formerly of this town. twenty of our young men met last Saturday to organize base ball club.
 MT. B. Gilbert was in New York, last week, purchasing goods &c.
 A Miss Robinson, of Wethersfeld, is a guest of the Rev. Mr. Cotton.
 Miss Emma Colton is teaching in a young ladies' school in Stamford
 Miss c. Booker is teaching at the Lake and Miss Bentley at the Farms. Our other schools have not commenced. ..,.e.
 The roads are being thoroughly repaired.
 -Droves of cattle from the West pass through town frequently.
 We have had slight frosts and little rain, recently yet it is W arm and pleasant for the season.
 A collection was taken up one week ago last Sunday for the needy ones at the South, but Ihave not learned the amount contributed.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
WatertoWn.

Mr. Henry E. Scott has just commenced to made through the property of o. B. King.
 Tine Photograph car of Mir. Hills will leave for Litchfeld, Oct Ed
 Democrats will nominate town officers at a caucus to be held at the town hall, Saturday evening, Oct 5th
 -Three-quarters of the game in this place is killed every year before Oct 1st. It is hop ed that spertsmen will take the matter in hand another season, by forming game club, and devise some way whereby this wholesale slaughter ofgame out of season, can be stopped.
 The 18th annual exhibition and fair of the Watertown Agricultural, Horticultural and Horse Association, has been again favored with good weather and success, through the man. agement of O. B. King, Pres, and c. T. Hickox, Sec. The largest exhibitors of Devon stock were o. B. King of this town and s. Ti- tus of Washington. The former shows about % head, one of which is the six years old COW that took the first prize at the Centennial. F. R. Starr, of Litchfeld makes clean sweep on Alderneys, taking nearly every premium of fered. ..
 MT. Anderson, one of the. gate keepers at the Fair, was severely injured by runaway horse, the End day of the exhibition.
 Potatoes are selling at from $1.25 to $1.5O per bushel; apples, 25 to 50 cts. for picked fruit. PROsPERO.
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ter, and last winter showed himself a close guardian of the state treasury. The resolu- tions bearing on the financial issues are '.just the thing. - Iosland County Press
 The ticket has our warm approval. We can, from years of observation and from personal knowledge, endorse Charles B. Andrews, of Litchfield, as one of the best men that ever received the Republican nomination n.-Neao HG0en Journal
 The nomination of the Hon. Charles B. Andrews of Litchfeld for gubernatorial honors is well pleasing to his many friends in Litch- field county. MT. Andrews has never been clamorous for political preferment, and in se- lecting him for place on the state ticket his political friends have made a very proper ac- knowledgement of his fine ability and his su- perior fitness for the high position. We are confident that Mr. Andrews will carry vote in all towns where he is known in advance of the regular ticket + Wsnsted Her0ld.
 Mir. Andrews is we'll known to the people of this section as man of ability, and would undoubtedly make an excellent Governor. We regret that he is in position that we cannot wish him success. ss.-Neao Mi!ford Gdzette
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.

6ysUt Britain. The British Cabinet is di- vided on the Afghan question traces of Rus sian intrigues at Cabul have been discovered. Queen Victoria has recommended the Greek Government to come to terms with the Turks.
 Ge7na0ay. Emperor William was enthusi- astically received at Cologne;
 Dr. Petermann, the geographer, is dead. ! Further amendments have been made in the Socialist bill
 Haly.-The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is increasing. E S512e, lea.
 Turkey. Russians continues to retreat on .Adrianople R
 The Turkish paper currency is depreciating rapidly.
 The British fleet has retired to Artaki Bay. seventy miles southwest of Constantinople.
 Montenegro has demanded from Turkey the territory ceded by the Berlin Treaty.
 Austria. The war in Bosnia seems to be nearly ended by the Austrian occupation of the country.
 India -The Government has proposed to send an nltimatum to Shere Ali and steps are being taken to begin hostilities against Afghanistan
 Russia says her Afghan Mission was simply an act of courtesy to the Ameer
 It is intended Co extend the East Indian frontier largely in the event of war With Afgh- anistan. i.'. ''t;ssii i7s
 Pau- Resumption of specie payments is proposed in Peru, but the scheme is deemed impracticable.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
Town Officers.

On Monday next occurs the annual election of town officers. The minority rule now ap- plies to Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Re lief, School Visitors and Auditors, and there ought to be some concert of action, at least in towns where either party has decided ma jority, about the proper distribution of these officers throughout the various sections of the towns in which they are chosen.
 In Lltchfeld, for instance, where the Demo crats will almost certainly elect three of each board of five; or two of each board of three, it is worse than useless to nominate three Re- publicans where one is sure to be beaten. The only contest is then between the the three Re publicans, to determine who shall or shall not, be sacrificed. The sensible way would be to have both caucuses held on the same day; and to send out committees of conference to see that the joint boards of three Democrats and two Republicans, or of two Democrats and one Republican, are conveniently distributed throughout the various parts of the town.
 A very important law was enacted by the last legislature providing for the appointment of auditors of town accounts. We give it in full as follows:
 Section 1. Every town shall at it's annual meeting for the choice of officers elect two au- ditors, whose duties shall be to examine and verify. the town accounts and all matters ap- pertaining thereto, prepare the same for pub lication, and report thereon as may be directed by the town.
 Sec. 3. The powers and duties of the audit ors of such towns as have already chosen au- ditors, shall be the same as those conferred and imposed by the foregoing section upon auditors hereafter to be elected.
 Sec 8. The said auditors shall be paid three dollars per day each for the time employed in the performances of their duties-and they shall be voted for on the general ticket, and the two persons having the highest number of votes for that office shall be declared elected; but no person shall vote for more than one auditor.
 We infer that it will be the duty of these officers, appointed next Monday, to audit and verify the accounts of the board of selectmen and other officers elected with them, and to prepare the same for publication in the fall of 1879, and not to audit the accounts of the re- tiring boards elected last year, unless specially directed so to do.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
The Republican Nominee.
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS OF HIM

Mir. Charles B. Andrews, the nominee for governor, is native of Sunderland, Mass, a graduate of Amherst college, and lawyer by. profession. He is forty-four years old. In 1868 and 1869 he represented the Fifteenth district in the state senate, serving in the last year as chairman of the judiciary committee. Last year the citizens of Litchfeld showed their confidence in him by electing him to the legislature many democrats voting for him and giving him an election in town where the democrats have large majority Mr. An drews received a handsome support for speaker of the house in the republican legislative cau- GUS, though the nomination fell to Judge Briscoe, who appointed MT. Andrews chair man of the judiciary committee. The admira- ble manner in which he peformed the duties Of this important position was often comment ed upon by members and others during the last session of the legislature. He showed clear, sound judgment and therough knowl- edge of law, and His presentation of the business of the committee was always concise and to the point. He is an able and forcible debater, and by his course on the floor of the House won many friends. The nomination for governor came to him entirely unsought. The manner in which it was made was in it. self high compliment to him, and genuine tribute to the ability and worth. Mr. Andrews will make an able and excellent governor if elected, as there is good reason to believe that he will be.-H0rttord COurGat.
 All the nominations are good and will com mend themselves to the republican voters. of the state. Hon. Charles B. Andrews of Litchf1eld, the nominee for governor, although comparatively young man, being only forty three years of age, holds the leading place in the legal profession of his county He has had considerable experience in public affairs having served as state senator and also as representative. At.the last session of the legislature he was chairman of the house com mittee on judiciary and leader of his party. Mir. Andrews is an able man, of good executive ability and will do credit to the office of poy ernor. He IS graduate of Amherst college class of '58.-Neao Haoen Palladium.
 Mir. Andrews is a lawyer, and was last win ter a member of the legislature He is man of considerable ability, though he has not been widely known in state politics outside of his own locality. Personally he is pronounced and bitter in his party politics a good speaker and pretty fair candidate, under all the circumstances. -Hdrtt0Sd ISnaes.
 Mir Andrews, who is lawyer of Litchfield. was last year chairman of the judiciary com mitte in the legislature, and is the man whose name has been oftenest suggested for the place in the event of a change in the ticket. He has been twice a member of the senate also and has been prominently named for places on the state ticket ;p previous state conyen- tions, and had handsome support for inc speakership in the republican legislative caueus last year. He is an uncommonly clear deba-
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

AN UNDENIABLE TRUTH. You deserve to suffer, and if you lead miserable unsatisfac- tory life in this beautiful world, it is entirely your own fault and there is only one excuse for you, = your unreasonable predjudice and skepticisn, 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, palpitation of the heart, sour head, nervous prostration, low spiritss &c. Its sales now reach every town on the Western Continent and not Druggist but will tell you 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 & Co.,, of Lttchfield.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
DOMESTIC.


 The Faneuil Hall Democrats have nominated Josiah G. Abbott for Governor of Massa- chusetts on 8 hard-money, free-trade, fraud, and public economy platform
 Ex-Naval Officer Lafiin of New York has committed suicide at Boston.
 The Nevada Democrats have renominated Governor Bradley on a specie payments platform.
 Testimony in regard to spiritualistic inf1u- ence was excluded in the Vanderbilt will con- test. ... .s
 Night trains have been put on the West Side branch of the New ork Elevated Road Senator Conkling presided at the Republi- can State Convention at Saratoga and spoke at length on public topics; George William Curtis seconded the platform, and also spoke : the platform declared for hard money, public economy, Civil Service Reform, and the va lidity of the Presidents title; The Democrats at Syracuse nominated George B. Bradley for the Court of Appeals, on hard money and fraud platform. Governor Hampton has offered to collect the revenue in South Carolina, and hand ii over to the Government; the offer has beer | declined Professor Riley believes that he has found a way to kill off the cotton-worm. A Black Hills coach has been robbed oi $25, ,000 of treasure by highwaymen. Mrs. Lillian Stoddard has testified in the Van derbilt will contest, to an alleged conspiracy. The troops have had fight with the Chey- ennes in Kansas; Lieutenant-C Colonel Lewis. of the 18th Infantry, was killed; the Indians were routed, but without much loss. The Chinese Ambassadors were presented to the President on Saturday. An Atlantic Avenue train in Brooklyn killed three persons and wounded four in a funeral procession.
 The Nebraska Democrats have nominated J. R. Webster for Governor, on platform in which there are home rule, fraud, free trade, resumption repeal and greenback blanks.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
Registrars Notice.

THE undersigned Registrars of Voters for the first voting district of Litchfield, hereby give notice that they will be in session Thursday the 17th day of october, 1878. at the Town Ha from nine o'coc ln the forenoon till five in the afternoon for the pur pose of making list nearly perfect practicable or those who are Electors in said district and who VIII De entitled to vote at electors meeting to be holden on tie first Tuesday of November next. and for the purpose of receiving the applications of those who have never been made electors in said town and who claim that they entitled to be made electors
 A. B. SHUMWAY, Registrars
 H. H. PRESCOTT, ! of Voters Litchfeld, October, 2d, 1878. 2T-2w
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Registrars Notice.

THE undersigned, Registrars of Voters for the 2d
 district of Litchfeld hereby give notice that they will be in session on Thursday the 17th day of Octo ber 1878, at the Post Office in Northheld from nine o'clock in the forenoon, till five in the afternoon for the purpose of making list nearly perfect as prac- eaDie or those who are electors n said district and who will be entitled to vote at an to be holden on the first Tuesday of November next, and for the purpose of receiving the applications of those who have never been made electors in said town and who claim that they are entitled to be made electors sa4 r si4h A. Ms TURNER, D.. Registrars,
 GEO. GUERNSEY, ] of Voters.
 Litch6eld, Oct. 2d, 1878. 27-2w
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Mir. Tilden's lawyers in Michigan, where the government has been examining the books of the New York Mining Company to see what that gentleman's income was during the during years involved in his tax suit, were apparently parties to a very remarkable piece of sharp practice, last week. While the U. S. Commis- sioner was examining these books, some un- known person suddenly managed to grab them and carry them away in carriage. We have known church records seized in that way, but the style is not popular in ordinary buslness transactions.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
WAsB1NeToN DRpor Sent aotb

Mr.. E0itOr. interested in dramatic re- ports will please pardon the mental alteration that caused us last week to write that the character of Mathilde was omitted, when we should have said Susanne. The Amy Stone company gave another play the following Mon day which gave much pleasure.
 A. G. Baker, W. Grannis, and Vincent Weaver, started for the wilds of Maine, last Friday. Their destination will be forty miles from Post Office and not telephone with them to speak into. The last twelve miles of their journey must be accomplished in the most primitive way, and they will probably understand what Sidney Smith meant when he wrote he was located twelve miles from lemon" as well as Gail Hamilton did,, when she made that phrase the title of one of her ra- cy books. T
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

INTEMpERATR TEMPERANCE. The Frost brothers, temperance advocates, recently fin- ished their Norwich campaign with the follow ing abominable personal attack by Daniel Frost upon the Rev. Leonard w. Bacon. formerly pastor of the Congregational church in this place: s...
 There is a hell for such men as he Rev. Dr, Bacon) l say here, publicly. mean what say; am responsible for every word say. Dr. Bacon is a mean, low, miserable, nasty. stinking minister, that's the kind of oyster | am. Ii he wants to fight, Il am ready for him. I'll meet him at morning, noon or night. and measure off twelve paces anywhere, and then fight him. L told the ministers in Westerly that hell was made for just such men as they are. defy Dr. Bacon, I defy the Bulletin, i defy the devil, defy them all
 The better the cause the worse it is injured by such advocacy as this. Mir. Bacon may be wrong in what he says of the ''ditch-d delivered" orators of the Temperance cause, but Mr. Daniel Frost is unwittingly doing bis best to prove that he is right. Modesty is the surest sign of a real repentance Without it. the reformed" advocate of temperance will not easily convince judicious listeners of the sim cerity of his reformation,
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
2 Notice 7!

THERE will be a meeting of the Democratic and Liberal Electors ot the Town of Litcnteld at the Iown all in said Litcheld, Friday the 4th day of loI8 at o'clock in the afternoon for the pur- pose of nominating Town Officers for the year ensu- ing. Per order of CoMMifTrEE
 Litchfeld, Sept 27th. 1878. s'. | -- 27-Iw
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This is unquestienably a very sickly season. Six deaths from diphtheria in Winsted were re- ported in the papers of that village, last week. We hear of aR unusual amount of sickness in many other places in this vicinity. In fact, the atmospheric conditions which lead to vel low fever at the South seem to occasion very considerable increase of sickness at the North.
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Wanted.

A copy of Hon. Geo.C woodruff's History of Iitch "A held, and copy of Kilbeurns History of Litch held. liberal price will be paid for either or both of these books, by ".
 GEO. BRONSON FARNAM, M. D.,
 27-lW- North St., Litchield
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

Gtsnada Lord Dufferin proposes that Niagara Falls and surroundings be purchased and set apart for an international park
 The Ministry are expected to resign this week
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

RESTRICT OF LITCHFIELD, ss. Probate Court, U Sept. 9th, 1878.
 Estate of Wm. M. Ensign, late of Morris in said district, deceased,
 The Court of Probate for the district of Litchfeld hath limited and allowed six months fo the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect present their uts properly attetted within said iime will be debarred recovery, All persons indebted to said estate requested to make immediate pay nent to
 JULIA A ENSIGN, AdIninistratrix.
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BIHclksniIaRinSI !

THE subscribers respectfully announce thqt they ! have opened the shop, known as the Homer Sharp Blacksmith shop where they are pre-, ar, to do all kinds of work in their line. They solicit share Of the patronage of the public.
 263w* J. H MAIdlY & co
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The Russian Court invited Dr. Aver and his family to the Archdukes wedding in the Roy al Palace. This distinction was awarded him not only because he was an American, but al- so because his name as physician had become favorably known in Russia on it's passage round the world. -P1ebzo (Col) People
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

It appears that Butler paid his delegates to the recent Democratic State Convention their railroad fare and hotel bills. He is said to have spent $2O, ,0O0, already, and is ready to give ten times as much more to be elected. But that is nothing to what his election would cost Massachusetts. <E
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

Hartford has already lost $59,00O, by yell low fever, says the American. and good nancy additional claims are not Yetin
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Edwin Hoyt, of Sherman, was tried at Bridgeport, last week, for the murder of his father, in the shocking way reported not long since in the Enquirer. He was found guilty of murder in the first degree, will be kept in jail year, and then hung, unless reprieved, in the meantime, by the legislature
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
The War in the East.

Or the conflict between Russia and Turkey is the on- ly success of the year. Agents everywhere do we'll one. sold 800. No other complete work. Contain: full statement of the Eastern questioo and comcas tions. 4 =. !. |
 Has 750 pages and 152 engravings. Price only $30O Best terms ever heard of. .r, Agents address. H. s. .G00DSPEED. CO., New York or Cincinnati O.
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The Hartford Dime Savings Bank suspend.

The Madison murder case was finally dis
 posed of by the justices discharging the Rev. Mir. Hayden from custody.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

An awful steamboat disaster occurred Sat- urday on the steamer, Adelphi, plying between New York and South Norwalk The boiler of the steamer exploded, killing twelve people and wounding twenty. It is said that the ac- cident was owing to careless inspection of the boiler which has been long unsafe
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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 save you from consumption. Will you weigh Life against half. dollar Sold by all Druggists. 4-4w
 Pikes Toothache Drops cure in minute.
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03

CONSUMPTION 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 positive and radical cure for nervous debility and all nervous con- plaints after having tested it's wonderful cur ative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fel- lows. Actuated by this motive, and desire to relieve human suffering 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. W. Sherar, 149 Powers Block, Rochester, New York. ... 21-4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1878-10-03
The snccess of the Read Garnet Co,s c

The success of the Read Carpet Co.'S Car pets is something wonderful, commencing 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. StewartT& 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.