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Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
Goshen, No. 431.

The Friends of Mir. and Mrs. Abner Gilbert, (who live in the South part of the town) from Milton, Goshen, Winsted, and Lltchfeld, met at their house to celebrate the 64th anniversa- ry of the birth of Mrs. Gilbert, and spent the evening very pleasantly.
 -Mr. Enos B. Pratt, of Decatur, H., who formerly lived in Goshen, made us a short visit, after attending the funeral of his moth- CT.
 Mrs Hall, the mother of Prof. Hall, is running down, and will probably live but a short time
 -1 wish knew enough to calculate how the light of the Sun will strike the planet Mer- cury, 30 as to know whether it will turn to us the dark side, as it evidently is doing, this eye. can hardly believe that it has been plotted out of existence or that the Sun has swallowed it up. am looking forward to the middle of April. But this cannot inter- take place on the evening of St. Patrick's day, March 17th If Mr. Vennor's storm don't come then, your readers will see the planet disappear behind tine moon, 37 minutes '21 seconds after sunset (Goshen time) and in an hour and 16 minutes it will show itself again. On account of the Suns light, inc last observation will be most likely to be success ful.
 Last week, the young man from Canaan, Mir. Robert Wilcox, was visiting here, and had an opportunity at the Post Office, in the presence of large company. to try his mathe- nautical powers again. told him that we would call this year 366 days, and asked the number of seconds. Before had time to set down, he said 31. .652, 400, which was right, and he extracted the square root of 39O, 625 in 8 very short time. We gave him $5, 684 and required the amount at per cent compound interest ? years. Before the company fairly understood the question, he said $6, 386 and 54 24-100 cents. He worked out difficult problems in fractions, and squared 36, 1S4 cor rectly, and all Tn his head. He ought to take the place of or clerks in some office where 1 there is great deal of figuring to bo done
 Mfrs. Hall, who has just died, was the widow of Asaph Hall, who died many years ago, and daughter of Robert Palmer. Her | children are Prof. Asaph Hall, the Astron- ,mer, Mrs. John Fox of Thomaston, Mrs. Geo. Humphrey, Mrs. Lambertson. and Mrs. Victory c. Hart, of Goshen. She was very active woman, and beloved of her friends. She passed away without any particular dis ease it was like the giving out of the ma chinery of life.
 Little Ghonnie called on me for few min- ltes last week, but he could not stay as he must take the mail from the Hsrwinton F. O. in an hour and m half, and get runaway with again.
 H N
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Cornwall.

dull week.
 The Ladies Sewing Society had large attendance, last week Wednesday, at the house of Mrs. c. B. Brandford.
 Two sweet gatherings occurred, last week, one to eat chocolate creams, the other to dispose of maple wax, at both of which one young fellow was taken with toothache as a result of too much indulgence. -..
 W. 0. Manville, one of the Housatonic Rays typos, spent Sunday with H. H. Cole, recently.
 E. D. Cole has purchased some type and a a"Moder press, and has set up for printer, Take your brother into partnership and start paper, Ned
 Glad to see by "Damon's" account that 'J. c. B." is doing so well at Yale. The editor of the Yale News compliments ''E. w." very highly on two poems that were recently published in the Yale Lit., and suggests that that Magazine would do wellto let him write all their poems. We believe the Enquirer complimented CD some poems from the same source once, eh '? "A prophet is not without honor," etc.
 By slight mistake, Mrs. P. R. Baldwin got the credit of being vice president of the Sewing society instead of Mrs. Thaddeus R. Baldwin, as it sh ould have been. WANDERER
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Wolcottville.

The public library and reading room will be moved from Granite block to, Wetmore's building about April 1st. Mir. Wetmore very generously gives the association the use of the rooms.
 A short time since a report was circulated about town and found it's way into the papers, that the Rev. Mir. sherman of Trinity church, had call to the Episcopal church in strat- ford. One of the officers of the latter church states that no such action has been taken, and he is at loss to know where the story or- iginated. Mir. Sherman's parishioners will be glad to know that he does not mediate any change. (
 An unfortunate accident occurred last Friday evening caused by reckless horseback riding. As the Catholic congregation were leaving church after service. several young men were riding up Main street at break-nech speed. Anold man, named Dunn. while cross ing the street, was knocked down and serious ly if not fatally injured.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
HarWInton.

Our pastor was taken suddenly very i'll last Saturday, and on account thereof our sacra- ment was omitted, and the young converts had to postpone uniting with our church, dis appointing many who came from adjoining towns to witness the ceremony.
 Cleo. Cook is now able to get to his mill on crutches.
 Mir. Cyrus Wilson has another daughter.
 A sociable will be held at E. Merritt's, on Friday evening.
 A spelling match was held in the 10th district, on Monday evening. ......
 Miss Helen Wilson stood up the longest at the spelling match in the 4th district, spel. ling 128 words after all the rest were 'sdown"
 MT. Kibbe has sold his place to James Heffland, and will soom move to New Brit ain.
 MT. E, G. Gibbs has just set up in the undertaking business and is now prepared to to furnish everything in that line at the lowest rates, with hesrse attendance free. ,
 March has just marched in.
 Mi. and Mrs. Edson Churchhave returned from Granby.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
Northfeld.

The roof of disused building near the knife shop, once the forging shop, has been favorte sliding and jumping of place for the boys. Saturday it was the scene of painful accident. A son of Mir. w. H. Gill, cutler, fell from the roof and his head struck jagged rock cutting open his forehead over the right eye and also farther back over the temple These wounds bled profusely but at last ac- counts he was doing well.
 -The young people of the Congregational congregation are at work getting up an enter tainment to be presented on the 17th, the pro- ceeds to go towards paying for the church kitohen. h, '. -. LANCE.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11

UNDER THE WEATHER "-How many peo- pie drag through life about half i'll, never really sick. but always miserable and doing their work in listless, reluctant way. Uncharitable pco- pie call it laziness, but it is really sickness It dulls the keen edge of pleasure and kills the zest of living. All this results from im- pure blood. A bottle of Favorite Remedy" will transform such sufferers into new creatures by cleansing the blood and toning up the sys. tenn. Hundreds are now living healthy and happy lives, who never knew "weil day" till they took & Favorite Remedy" Sold by all druggists. Dr. David Kennedy, proprie- tor, Rondout, N. Y.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
 Milton.

Monday, March list, was the 91st, birth- day of Mrs. Griswold, widow of the late Ja- Illus Griswold. On the afternoon of that day, some thirty of Mrs Griswold's friends from Litchfeld, Goshen and Milton. gathered to congratulate her upon the arrival of another anniversary of her birth, and the remarkable preservation of her faculties. '
 After season pleasantly spent in social inter- course, the company sat down to we'll spread tables, soon after separating, with the hopes of enjoying similar occasions for years still to come
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
LITCHFIELD.

MT. C. B. Lane proposes to move to New Haven, next week.
 Mir Thomas M: Beach has rented the Rhoda Taylor place, we hear.
 Miss Alice Douglass is to move into the Peck place on East St.
 The Town of Morris have laid eleven mill tax.
 MT. and Mrs Geo. Powell have conveyed their place ou Cheney St. to Robert Johnson and wife. of Cornwall.
 -Ormond Stone has deeded four acres of land near Granbury Pond, to Mrs. George Powell
 Mir Charles B. Bishop has sold his Chest nut Hill farm of thirty acres to Andrew M. Pepper. of this town.
 We hear that Mir. Rufus Terrell is to move from the Kirchberger place to Beach's Block.
 -Griswolds Pastiles, sold by Vessels 6 Gates, are one of the best medicines for coughs colds etc, etc, in the market. Mir. Hector Barber, of Litchheld, has sold building lot on the north side of the road few rods west of the Naugatuck depot, to Arthur H. ScovilIe.
 There was surprise party at Mir. J. W. Biglow's, Friday night, given to MT. Robert Biglow on occasion of his return. Some thir- ty couples were present.
 MT. Otis E. Gillette is to remove from the Peck place on East street, into Mr. Samuel P. Williams place on the corner of West and Spencer Sts.
 The next meeting of the Teachers Associ Ation will be held at Northfeld, on Friday he 18th inst, at p. m., A full attendance $ desired.
 Mir. J. J. Treadway is to move into the west part of Mrs. Vairs place on the corner of Meadow and West streets.
 Mir. Wm H. Hoffman moves, this spring, 70 the farm he recently bought of MT. Wm. T. Marsh.
 Mir. Charles McNeil, formerly of this place, now of Wolcottville, was in town Tuesday. E~s..- The ice is out of Bantam Lake, the earli- est of any season on record SO far as we can hear, except that of 1s40, :or whereabouts, when the ice melted away in the last days of February.
 Forty -four applicants for the schools were examined on Saturday at the Center District SchooLroom. The result is not yet announ- ced.
 -Attention is called to advertisement of the Dr. Osbourne place, recently occupied by Mrs. Hassard. It is pleasant place, conven- ent for summer boarders, near the station, etc., etc.
 -Wessells S Gates have in addition to Prangs complete line of Easter Cards, in sim kle Card, and Books of four cards bound to- kether, an assortment of Marcus Wards london Cards. Soon to arrive lot of Easter Eggs in all styles and prices
 We are paued to record the death of frs. Duffie, wife of Dr. Duffie, one of the ummer residents of this place. This gentle nan has also suffered severe and recent af iiction in the loss of daughter, who died lere in the summer of 1878.
 We regret to hear of the serious illness of he Rev. G. M. Wilkins, late rector of St. iichaers parish. It appears that he met with n injury to one of his legs while on board hip returning from his recent European visit. After time erysipelas set in, and very serious esults were feared, but he is now better, we re glad to learn, though still requiring the lelp of crutches.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
Washington.

After week of spring-like weather, in which the frogs cheered us with their songs, 3oreas sprang up last night as he did in ye lden time.
 ABSENT. MT. ard Mrs. Edward Logan de- 'arted on Monday to And home in Patterson, '. J. They were accompanied by Mrs Lo- ,an's brother, Mir. John Wyant.
 MT. Orestes Hickox and his mother left on Vendesday, for the West, Mrs. Hickox stop ,ing at Chicago with her daughter Harriet, nd Mir. Hickox proceeding to Fond Du Lac, pending the Sabbath with Mir. and Mrs. Elijah Hagen, at Edward BisseA's. TRANSFER OF REAL EsTAsE.-Simon D. Platt has sold his interest in the we'll known olatt mills, with two dwelling houses and grounds surrounding, to George A. Humprey md Frank Gibson, who will welcome all old customers as we'll as any new ones who may Patronize them. Mir. Platt has also sold one lwelling house and garden to Sherman N. deramble.
 SCHOOLS The school in the Center district, losed on Wednesday last. :. We are requested to make honorable men, ion of Lewis Logan, Julia Logan and Mary logan, who were present every day, and Laura logan, who was absent but one day during he term, in District No. 4, Miss Gertrude Hill, Teacher. ', RELIGIOUS J. Brainard Thrall preached for his brother, our Pastor, last Sab path week, in anticipation of another time this week.
 The new church furniture. consisting of 6 communion table, desk, stand aud three hairs for the platform, arrived on Saturday nd were in their appropriate places, Sunday. The chairs for the choir arrived previously. Two young persons were added to the hurch on profession of their faith, Sunday. SICKNESS. Colds are prevalent, with some fight cases of pneumonia. The whooping ough is raging through the town without re. gard to age or sex.
 DEATH. On Sunday, the 29th of February, he infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Simeon H. Calhoun.
 No bitter tears for thee be shed
 Blossom of being seen and gone,
 With flowers alone, we strew thy bed,
 o blest departed onei
 Whose all of life, rosy ray
 Blessed into dawn. and passed away.
 S..
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
Bantam.

Last week, Mr. M J. Smal moved into his new house, which is nearly finished.
 Mir. Henry Palmer had friends visiting him from Plymouth, last week, which result ed in his house receiving two good coats of paint, which adds very much to it's appear ance
 The Sociable will be held at the Hall, this (Thursday) evening, if pleasant; if stormy, the next evening.
 Rev. Hiram Stone will read his next lec- ture on the history of the church, next Sum- day evening, at the house of Seth Pond. W.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Feeble WIVES.
 MOTHERS, 2

| and every weakly, sickly person can surely strengthen and build up the broken-down system by taking ,,+r.vr 2arYfoTf. RICHARDS' TEET0TAL TONIC. No remedy has ever made more wonderful cures of DYS- PEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS and every WEAKNESS AND DE- BILITY.
 It is the best regulator of the Liver and Kidneys, and the saf- est and best stomach, brain and nerve tonic in the world.
 It makes the weakest nerves strong, and the most despairing mind bright and cheerful; it gives new life, vigor and energyto the ioverworked body and brain, and all who take it eat and sleep better and become healthier and stronger.
 Free from alcoholic dangers, Physicians pronounce it the saf- est. remedy ever sold. and it must be tried to know the per- feet health and strength its use lnSureS. r...s .s. ,38
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
Deaths.

In Northield, March 9th, John B. Elliot, aged 96. # .
 In Warren, March 4th, Mrs Margaret Meth, aged 70 years g@ ssa nB 9 f-F .sasgss>
 In Newark, N. J., March 9th, Alice, el- dest daughter of Wm. s. Ward, and grand daughter of Jas. H. Smith, of this town, aged 12 years.
 At Goshen, March z, Mrs. Hannah c. Hall, Aged 75 years:
 Ave-, on Fnday, March 5, Sarah Brush, wife of the Rev. Cornelius Rosevellt Duffie, D., D., and daughter of Joel Clark, esq, in the 43d year of Der age, s4 +.
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11

ssrHE BRsT CouGH MEDICINE in the World" :"
 The Old Vegetable PstimOaaryB Bdlsam. Cutler
 3ros.& Co, Boston. Small reduced to 35c; Large, $1. 47.8m
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11
BirtnS-

At Goshen, Feb. 27th, a son, to Mir and Mrs. Edward J. Wadhams.
 In Harwinton, March Sd, daughter to Cyrus Wilson.
 At Goshen, March 6, son to Mir. and Mrs. Geo. E. Colby. .,s s s
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11

'N1ss commence with January or July number.
 Subscribers who in arrears must make up ar- rear2geS before taking advantage of the foregoing .Ge~s-
 Money should be sent by post-ofce order. check or registered letter, possible We take all risks of re- 1a=ce to the clubbing periodicals but not of mon. ev sent uS-
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MHarrlageS.

In Bantam, Feb. 29th. by Rev.. H Stone, Mir: Clarence Senior and Miss Jessie Avery.
 In this village, March 4th, by Rev. A. Me- Lean, Reulus F. Sharp and Anna W. Wheeler, of Litchfeld. s
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For Sale or Rent k

TOR TERM OF YEARS. the place known ss the E Df. Osborn place, one half mile west of Court House. Address.
 48-tf Fl. c. HART, West Cornwall, ConYi 4
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Notice.

vT7e will meet at rooms in the LitehfieId County w jail buildings on the Ist and 3rd Mondays in November, aud on the lst Tuesdays Of each month, at three o'clock, p. m. for the purpose of acting on apDca for license, receiving reports of pros ecutng agents and transacting other county business
 GEORGE PIERPoNT,l aS La3 .ess 2 LYMAN DUNNING, County Corrs saz tFg JOS. F. CALHOUN. Litchhed, March 1, 1879. -ao2 s@8 ss
Litchfield enquirer., 1880-03-11

VAN BUSKIRK GO. IS vssey st. N. Y. 5O-4w. Druggists sell it. Pint bottles $l o0
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Gbe fitfb6elh Guauirer,
 uTCHFIElD, CONN.
Clubbing Rates.

To County subscribers offer the following peril oicAl& with the Enquirer, at the folio wing yearly
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0pG AC13 Stops, 8 Set Reeds, 2 Knee Svens On2 0Iy0stool, only s9s. PIANOs, Stool Cover { Book $210 to $l6OO Illustrated Catalogue Free. Address DANIEL E. BEATTY. Washington,
 4 GENTS WANTED For the Best and Fassest <A Selling Pictol ial Books and Bibles, Prices duced 33 per cent. National Publishing Co., Phiadei phia, Pa tjt 60-4w
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17
T.LDEN's CARD.

Mr.. Tilden has been presenting his
claims to the Cincinnati delegates in a
card which contains several questions of
the kind made familiar to the public by the
chronic complaints of that individual.
Thus he asks, Ibid the people elect
:" Samuel j. Tiiden in 1876? Is he not
to-day the de jure President? Have not
" he and the people by whom he was
" elected been defrauded out of their right
=" ful possession OF the office by con-
"spiracy, concocted and consummated I'M
-" der the forms of law, constituting a
" so-calied Electoral Commission :" OF
course every orthodox Democrat is bound
to answer these questions in the affirma-
tive, regardless of the logic or the facts
but MIR Tilden does not appear to perceive
that Il he is de j,re President now, lis term
Will expire next March, and that there.
fore it is in order to nominate a successor
to him. The conundrums which he
pats. to the Cincinnati delegates will,
however, be answered in very differ
ent way by dispassionate people. They
viii say that assuredly the people did
not elect Samuel j. Tilden President in
1876. That on the contrary he never
could have been made to appear to have
gained within one vote of election had not
his party violently and fraudulently stolen
the electoral votes of several Southern
States which were not for him on an hon
est and unfettered vote. That fraud
and force were the foundations of the Dem
ocratic claims, and that therefore their cry
of fraud subsequently was the most amaz-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17
sEymoUR'8 POSITIVE DECORATION.


At last MIR. Seymour ha2 written let
ter unequivocally declining the Democratic
nomination, and stating that he cannot and
will not accept it. As he is understood
further to declare that he would not run if
nominated, it may be considered tolerably
certain that he is henceforth out of the
race This of course will help Tilden, and
it may help other candidates 1t is ru-
mored that Tilden wants Payne OF Ohio for
Vice President, and that the latter has
been sounded, and has, as is believed, given
favorable response to the inquiry whether
he would take the second place on the
ticket. The withdrawal OF Seymour must
cause much embarrassment to the anti
Tilden elements, which thought they had
succeeded in finding al sligible opponent
to him. They may now be disposed to
bestow their attention upon Field,
whose strength certainly appears to
be increasing steadily, and who IS no
longer spoken of as an impossible candi.
date. The allegation that he has not much
strength in this State need not iniure him
materially in such contest as the pres
ent, for it is evident that the real struggle
viii not he on the Pacific Slope, but in
New York and Indiana. Had Seymour
consented to run, it seems probable that he
would have been a more formidable candi-
date in New York than Tilden, who can
not control the whole vote of his party,
and who would draw no strength at all
from the Independent voters, Seymour,
however, absolutely refuses 70 enter the
contest, and so some other man must be
discovered, and it is possible that the diff
fculty of finding enc may bring the dark
horse to the front at Cincinnati. a union
OF interests against rjldcn would in fact
be almost certain to result in the victory of
that mysterious qnadrupei.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17

In England, when the Conservative
party was defeated recently, the changes
in office did not exceed thirty-six in all.
A handful of heads of departments, polit-
ical chiefs, figure.heads of various kinds,
went out, but the great body of Office
holders who do the work of the country
were entirely unaffected by the change.
This is the result of system which has
at last, and after desperate contests with
the politicians, given England the best
civil service in the world. 1t is the best
because all its members are appointed for
fitness alone. Because they are all re-
sponsible to the departmental heads. Be
cause they are compelled to maintain their
positions by faithful and efficient service.
Because they have no more to do with
politics than citizens who are not Office
holders. Because they are not the pension
aries Of members Of Parliament or Ministers,
but independent and capable workers, hold
ing under government positions analogous
in all respects to those held by other en-
ployed persons in private business houses
and corporations. Neither Gladstone nor
any member Of either house of Parliament
has any power Of appointment. There are
no Offices to be given away. Faithful and
constant service assures every office-bolder
OF promotion in due course, and old age
brings a sufficient pension to preserve from
want. That is the right way to get the
business Of a country transacted, and that
is the way we must follow if we wish TO
sec economy and efficiency in our civil
service Whether the President or Con-
gress has the power of appointment is
therefore question which is of very little
consequence, since it is bat choice of
evils. Neither of them ought to have it.
Such a power ought in fact to exist
nowhere, save for the few posi-
tions which are essentially political.
Every appointment should be made
for fitness alone, TO be ascertained
by proper methods. The Chicago Conyen-
ton adopted plank the other day which
ti'nidly and in half-hearted way adopted
this doctrine, bat we should be foolish if
after the experience of the last four years
we expected from it any change in the
practice. No such change can be looked
for until the people take the question of
reform out of the hands of the politicians,
and demand its prosecution in the most
determined manner. We shall never OBJ
tain economical or efficient government
until we have discarded the pernicious sys-
TEN Of evolution in Office, repudiated the
abominab,e maxim " to the victors be-
SO long the spoils, and restored tone and
character to our politics by eliminating
the temptations which make them the prey
OF adyenturers, and the Utopia Of dema-
gogues