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Litchfield enquirer., 1881-10-06
DEFERRED LETTERS.
WEST CORNWALL.

Owing to the protracted drouth of over Ave weeks duration, the springs are failing and what fall feed is left is nearly. dried up, but we are thankful that we are saved the devasta- 'tion of fires withal and it has been the means of ripening our corn crop which otherwise would have hardly been matured, and of checking rot in potatoes.
 On receipt of the sad news of the death of our President, the bells were tolled and the ladies very f1ttingly and gracefully decked the church in mourning. Rev. O. N. Fitch has been absent three Sabbaths, visiting his native State, Ohio, and expects to attend the funeral of President Garfield on Monday at Cleveland, after which he is expected home.
 ] The West Cornwall Cornet Band chartered three cars and sold enough tickets to fill them with excursionists to Parlor Rock, which place is becoming quite fashionable resort. ! --One of the sensations of the day is an iron ore mine below Cornwall Bridge, by J. Q. Adams. Work has been commenced on the sinking of shaft some four weeks, but owing to the hardness of the rock encountered, little progress has been made
 Local news is scarce, but, with election in the near future the article may be more plenty hereafter. JUSTICE.
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A PLEASURE TRIP 70 THE NORTH.
FOREST FIREs-DOwN THE ST. LAWRENCE THE THOUSAND IsLANDs-SHooTING THE
 RAPIDS Ds-MoNTREAL-'CAM Our. |"
QUEBEC, Sept. 24th, 1881.

a.s & QUEBEC, Sept. 24th, 1881.
 la.. Editor.-On Monday morning, Sept. 18th, our party consisting of seven persons. male and female, might have been seen board- ing an eastward bound train at Terryville At Springfield we ticketed for Montreal, Uia. AL bany, Utica, Clayton, Thousand Islands, and St. Lawrence River Steamer. We reached Albany at about o'clock, p. m., and Utica at 5:3O. Here we booked up hotel and stayed for the night. Part of our crowd attended thea tre in the evening About midnight we were awakened bp the tollng of bells which car red to us the sad news of the death of our President. Tuesday morning we are up and take the five o'clock train for Clayton, 0ia. Utica and Black River Railroad. Flags are at half mast all along the line, morning pa pers are all dressed in deep mourning. Every face on our train looks sad no matter what party they belong to, the feelings to-day are identical
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THE SEAL AND THE OYSTER CATCHER. While the seal hunters proper have been for tifying the inner man with solid food-for a seal hunt may be a long job-and ''caulking, |" as the late Professor Wilson would have put it, the whole meal with venerable Islay whis- ky. the seal boat has been got ready with har- Doons. seal cartridges. guns and an enormous hook with fathom after fathom of iointed shaft. Four stout oarsmen, silent, clever rowers who never speak nor splash, supply the motive power. There is harpooner also at- tached to the crew, and presently the steam launch takes the boat in tow, and the expedi- tion slips out into the Sound skirting the low lying ranges of rock, and sweeping them with field glass. No sooner are seal discovered basking on the green, slippery surface of the rocks than the steam launch is forsaken and a stalk is carefully organized. It is almost needless to note that any attempt to approach the animal from the windward would be fu- tile. Getting well under the wind the boat creeps up silently, as near as may be judged prudent, and then the use of efficient protec- ion to the knees and elbows is soon made out.
 To those not to the manner born. this crawl ing flat on the ground, like the serpent afte. the curse, over long ridges of slimy rock, is hard, awkward and almost dangerous work Abrasion and dislocation, however, are ac- counted small matters if only the stalk be successful. If the seal is asleep. as is most likely the case. he is sure to be bagged but for one awkward chance. AS he worms himself along, the huuter utters prayer that the hated '.oyster-cateher" may be far of. This oyster catcher. known in some places as the sea pie, is a black aud white bird with red beak and red legs, who appears to fulfil the same duty to the seal that another bird does to the crocodile or the pilot fish to the shark. No sooner does his acute vision perceive any. thing unusual than he proceeds co wake up the seal by his furious chattering and to warn him of his peril. Then, of course, 1t is all over. The creature awakened to his danger. rolls off the rock into the sea- and all chances of a shot at him are lost for the day
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(aStOria-ssno.s. -ss Dose.

~35 cents. A MOthers' remedy for sleepless and irritable Children. The Recipe of Old D.. Pitcher, Free from Morphine, ana not Narcotic. Formula published with each bottle. For Flatulency, assimilating the food, Sour Stomach, Feverishness, Worms, and Disor- dered Bowels, Castcria has the larg- est sale of any article dispensed by Druggists.
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5u-4ili
Notice.

VXTe will meet at rooms in the LitchieId County w jail buildings the 3rd, 4th. and l6th days of november. and on the 1st Tuesdays of each month, at one o'clock, D. m. for the purpose of acting on applic9 tons for cense receiving reports of pros- eenns ageuts and transaetng other county business LYMAN DUNNING,
 JOS F. CALHOUN ; County Com,rs
 GEORGE PIERPoNT,
 Litrhheld, October 9th, lSsG
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S@OA WEEK. $l2 day at home easily made Vs Costly 0utht free. Address TRUE & Co. Augusta, Maine. 4S-Iyr
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PHOTOGRAPHS AND FERROTYPES.

DOONS open from a. m. to D. m. Good pio 1O lures can be had here. Building next south of the Mansion House.
 Litch6eld. June2sth, 1881. I4-n
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And, ih history hts name will live Through long succeeding years Embalmed with all our heart can give Onn t1rafaaa and n.,r kon.a

Rev. Charles Bradley has bought build- ing lot of Mrs. Richards west of her residence, on which he is about to erect a new dwelling house.
 We are happy to welcome among us the widow of our former Pastor Rev. Ephram Ly- man. Besides her, among the visitors present, are the Misses Wheelers, of La Crosse, Wiscon- sin, at Mir. Frederick Frisbie's Mir. and Mrs. Francis H. Smith, Dr. J. Curtiss Smith and wife, of Washington. D. O., and Mir. and Mrs. Romeyn Smith, of Southbury.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Hollister, have return. ed from four weeks visit to Medina, Ohio.
 September 22 Born, daughter, to Mir. and Mrs. s. J. Nettleton. s.
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He was wealthy but penurious, and this is what he said to the suitor for his daughters hand: ''Yes, you. can have her.. But you must elope with her. I can't afford the ex- pense of a swell wedding, and the romance of the elopement will make up for the lack of show and we'll save $500 on expenses. Go it."
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Meyers has bad voice, but is all the time humming snatch of a song. The other day he was talking to Gilkerson about himself, saying "That he would cultivate his voice. J That's right" said Gilkerson; 'splant it deep"
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SHOOTING THE RAPIDS.

"We are nearing the rapids of the Long Soult," we hear several of the passengers on our steamer cry out, and there is rush for the bow and stern of the boat. We take position at the bow. Away ahead we see the long line of white waves lashed into foam as they go rushing down the rapids. Our an- .ticipations had already been raised by several passengers relating their experiences in going over them, and by being told that it is the most dangerous time for running them ever known, because of the river being so unprec- edentediy low. The Prince struck rock in running the La Chlne Rapids, last week, but glanced of without serious injury. The Brit ish line of steamers have all hauled of on this account. The excitement grew intense as we neared and entered the rapids, and could feel our boat being drawn farther and farther into the rushing waters. Now she enters and is tossed up and down like piece of drift-wood down our Shepaug ID 8 flood, hurling waves over and across tue deck. ..'The Long Soult" are nine miles in length, and we glide out into smooth water In an incredibly short space of time. We all unconsciously draw a long breath.
 Thirty miles farther down we enter ssThe Cedar Rapids" fully as exciting as the Long Soult, but not as rocky and dangerous. We rush through them like the wind, with the combined force of the current and a full head of steam. Other rapids are passed, but ffa they seem insignificant, but we are told that by far the most dangerous and exciting ones are yet to come. i. e., the .'La Chine, seven miles above Montreal, and opposite the h. dian Village of Cognagawa These are es- pecially dangerous on account of their precip-
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
 James A. Garfield, the peoples President is dead. His death was announced on Tuesday morning by the tolling of fifty strokes in re- sponse, from the Congregational and Episco- pal church bells. On many dwellings tokens of mourning soon appeared. On Wednesday, Mir. Van Ingen came up from New York with a quantity of black broadcloth with which the congregational church was draped in front of the inner doors. around the galleries, and pill lars about the desk, while the organ was sur mounted by the American flag draped in mourning. On Sunday appropriate hymns were sung one, to the exalted strains of St. Anns. Op Monday at o'clock, memorial services were held, appropriate Scripture read, an able discourse on the dutIes of the hour was delivered by our Pastor, interspersed by the singing of the hymns prepared for the occa- sion. At the Episcopal church at four o'clock, tue Rector read the burial service of the dead, and made some fitting remarks on the life and character of the departed President with some incidents in history of peculiar and touching interest. We cannot write an obituary. His life is before the nation. We are unable to pronounce eulogy, but will you give us space in few words to give expression to our views of him whom the nation mourn. He was one from the people, of the people and with the people. In executive ability, he has shown himself not lacking, although he might not equal 6 Jackson or Grant. He may not have been gifted with the studied el- oquence of Clay, Calhoun, or Webster, but in the native eloquence of the heart, in the in- tegrity of his life, the honesty of his purpose and in all his domestic relations, we think he will rank amor g Americas greatest statesmen. We had expected great things from his admin istraton. We are taught by this event not to put our trust in man. AS the blood of the mar tyr was the seed of the church, so if the blood of our martyred President shall draw and bind in closer union all sections of our com. mon country, blind party spirit disappear, and from his trief administration and the closing scenes of his life, higher, purer, and better resurrection of political lfeshall be developed, his tragic death may accomplish what his ifa .inl,kN l..
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FOREST FIRES.

About fifty miles north of Utica, a dense cloud of smoke envelopes us, from which we do not escape until we reach the St. Lawrence River. The forests are all afire at Carthage, and for miles beyond, and many farm houses barns etc., are entirely consumed. No rains have reached this section for two months, and the parched pasture and meadow lands, burn over like finder. Our train passed through @ long distance of the burnt ana burning timber and in many places the ground is on fire to the depth of two or three feet. Large droves of cattle are gathered here and there, waiting for the eastern drover to take them away from starvation. At Il o'clock. a. m., we came in sight of the St. Lawrence River at Clayton. The winds here have drifted the clouds of smoke to the southward, so that we have fine view of the river, with it's Thousand Is. lands, though, properly speaking, It should not be called a river. for several miles down, but rather an arm of Lake Ontario, It is some eight miles wide at Clayton, but we no- tice that there s4uite perceptible current here s~1A
 DOWN THE ST. LAwRENCE-THE THOUSAND
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 andria Bay. The Pullmans, of palace car fame, also have fine residences here Our little steamer fits in aud out among the is- lands as gracefully as a duck, aud the run to Alexandria Bay is soon ended.
 Alexandria Bay is village of some 400 inhabitants. The two principal hotels accom- modate some 700 guests each, and, this season, they could not begin to take all that applied. We spend the remainder of the day and night seeing the sights about here, and Tuesday morning took the steamer, Prince Arthur, of the new American line, for Montreal, which lies 165 miles down the river. The Prince Arthur is solid, substantial craft, built eA - pressly for shooting the rapids and the only one ot the hne that dare run them. The others pass all the rapids by canal
 The trip down the river is like any first trip down large river, very pleasant and inter- esting, but we had no Idea (and, we think that as general thing the people in our sec tion of the country have no idea) of the mag. nitude of the St. Lawrence River We hear a great deal abou: the Mississippi, but the St. Lawrence is comparatively very little spoken and written about. Just imagine stream of water from two to eight .miles wide and from ten to 500 feet deep (the river opposite Que bee is 900 feet deep) running with the velocity of the St. Lawrence, and we have stream, the everlasting flow of which can only be comprehended by .those who have traversed the great lakes, and understand that the St. Lawrence is the only great outlet for them all By those only can the question, ''where does it come from ?" be answered.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-08-03
VIGILANCE COMMITTEES.

Alba-C. L. Crandal, Jefferson Loughhead G..
Albany-W. L. Kinyon, o. w. Fawcett, Andrew
Armena-Rchmoud Sweet, William Kinch, Eu-
gene Dumond. . - 49,
Asylum-Thomas Kinsley, Fred Cole, B. c. Chill
Athens Boro-1st Ward, 8. G. Hall, Harris,
EW Davis. End Ward Mercur Frost, Geo. A
Kinney, Fred Welsh.
Ter, Chauncy 5 wheaton. End Dist, Azel Knapp
Benz Mddaugh, James, Mustart: 3rd Dist, II G
spaiding. John Ovenshire, r hovey;
Burlington Twp-C Wheeler, w II Gustin, E
r Selleck.
Burlington West-w D Mexican, Horace Rock
Canton TwpwA j Conklin, H Cuttin, w T Law
Canton Boro-E j Cleveland, John Mix, II
Thomas.
Young.
Frankltn-O L smily, J E spalding, Merritt
Granville-H w Jennings, Hiram Foster, Adam
Innes.
Herrick-C Stewart, N N Barnes, L A Fee.
LeRaysville-G w Bailey E A Carl Z Van
Gelder.
Leroy-Robt Mckee, Wesley Wilcox, Leroy
Litchfeld-W Armstrong, H D Morse, Obed
Vanduzer.
Monroe Twp w Irvine, VIM kellogg, B X
Benedict. -
Monroe Boro-Dwght Dodge, DR. Rockwell, j
Sweet. -
New Albany-s w Wilcox, George Wilcox j G
Fowler
Orwell-Over Gorham, j o Alger, A G Frisbie.
Overton-Orange Chase, Lewis Rhinebold, Man
ming Matthews.
Pike-ES s Skeel, Jno. Ellsworth, Morgan Thomas.
Ridgeberry-Geo Miller,A E Stertton, Adelbert
Griswold.
Rome Boro-Orson Hickey II Stone, NJ L
Rome Twp L Gillett, Isaac Adams, Hugh
sheshqeuin-O Ayers, w Elsbree, t M
Vought
Standardization Phelps, Henry Hamilton, Q B
Sumner.
south Creek-John Gillett, Cyrus Burke, An
drew Brink
South Waverly-John Mahoney, Jno Thomp-
son, VIM II Plum.
Springfeld-Wm Brown, Lee Stacy Perry Hark-
ness.
Standing Stone-Peter Landmesser.Myr Kings
ley, VIM Stevens.
Sylvania-W L Scoutin, Landre Gregory. Heman
Burritt.
Terry-C Garrison, j IL SchoonoVer, Geo I'll
Terry.
Towanda Boro-1st Ward, ,Judson Hocomb |.
Harris, Daniel Savercool. End Ward, Edward
Frost, j Andrew Wilt, Q Manville Pratt 3rd
Ward, George Estell, w Dittrick, James Hees.
Towanda North-Allen Simons, Bishop Horton,
Addison Hicks.
Towanda Twp-H NJ Davidson, r A Bostiey,
Geo Fox. ,
Chison,
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-08-03
Republican County Convention.

Pursuant to resolution passed by the Republi
can County Committee in session Friday June "a,
1881 the Convention of the Republican party for
1881 will convene at the COURT HOUSE in TOW
ANDA BOROUGH on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
6, at ONE O'CLOCK, p. NJ, to make the following
nominations for county officers, to wit:
One person for Sheriff.
One person for Prothonotary, Sc.
One person for Register and Recorder, sc.
One person for Treasurer.
Two persons for County Commissioners.
Two persous for County Auditors.
And for the transaction of any other business that
may come before the convention.
The Committees of Vigilance of the several cleo
ton districts will call primary meetings at the usual
places of holding Delegate elections for their re-
spective districts, for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
3D., 1881, to elect by BALLOT two delegates to
represent each district in said county convention
The delegate elections in the BOROUGHS will
be organized at SIX O'CLOCK, p. M, and be kept
open continuously, to close at 8 O'Clock, p M. In
the districts of Barclay, North Towanda and Ath-
ems District No. 3, from FIVE O'CLOCK, P. M.
continuously untit7 o'clock p. M, at which time
they shall close. And in all other townships from
THREE o'clock, p. m, continuously until FIVE
o'clock p. ~, at which time they shall close. The
votes shall then be counted and the result certified
by the proper officers of said meetings to the Chair
man of said Convention and copy delivered at
once to the delegates elect.
The Committees Of Vigilance are particularly re-
auested to give at least three weeks written or
printed notice of the said primary elections end to
carefully observe the above rules in conducting the
aid primary meetingr.
Only Republicans can participate in said meet
ings. Ed. ANGLE, CHAIRMAN
JIM ELY, Republican County Committee.
Secretary.
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ed, he forgets the offered reward-the
same reward, undoubtedly, having been
solemnly promised to large number of
befooled people. He is a great humbug,
as fact of man in Washington, that
he has his offices arranged in small
rooms, so that when he has a crowd of
visitors, he can flatter each in turn by
taking them into quiet corners, where no
man can see them. In this way, the self
love of the cOnfidant is fiattered, and no
other admirer of the great man is wound
ed.-Ihe Anertcan.
Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-08-03

Troy Twp-L T Weller, Ava Cooper, Charles
Manley.
Tuscarora-Patrick Mahoney, A j Silvara, James
Lewis.
Ulster-C G Rockwell, j G Howe, Chas Vincent
Warren-Cyrus Bowen, ID a Sleeper, John Nor
ris.
Wells-Morris Shepard, VIM Rclyea, VIM John
son
Windham-T Lawrence, Job Shoemaker, Mar
tin Wheaton.
Wmot-Dr Quick, Richard Arey, Daniel Eey.
Wyalusing--C A Stowell, n y Frazer, @ Smith.
Wysox-M b Caswel, Geo Pool, s Ross.
The Members of the Executive Committee of the
County Standing Committee appointed by the
Chairman, are:
+. NJ. FUTON, j. N. ELY,
/. MCPHERSON, JAMES TERRY,
f. +. LYON, w. s. KINNEY,
B. Il. HALE, JAMES MATHER,
A. X. LENT.
The Committee to take into consideration and re-
port at the next County Conventian whether any
change be necessary in the representation at our
county conventions, is
JOHN n. CALIFF, j. II. SHAW,
GEORGE BROWN ii. w. THOMAS,
N w. WALDRON, MILTON LOOMS,
G. l.. SQUIREs
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The Successful Professional Politician.

When men of this class thrive, they
are even more disagreeable than wher
they are hanging on the skirts of society
not knowing precisely where the next
mornings breakfast is to come from, mol
caring much, SO long as they can procure
the mornings cocktail. Sometimes they
are very successful and 60 up to very
high places in the government. They are
the smart men of politics. There is moth
ing honest or substantial about them
Everything is false and glittering. They
are all spurious coin. Here is one who
has even gone into the highest official
circles. Men mention him for even the
Presidency; but he is simply larger edi
tion of the man who stands in the lobby
and plies his trade OF illegitimate money
making. Study his face closely, and you
can guess the character-a character
which has been developed by the life IL
which the man has always been engaged
and which, in it's turn, has placed it's In
delible mark upon the features. The face
is, first of all, q vulgar one. The nose is
large and fiat; the eyes are hard and rest
less; the fat cheeks betoken high living
and not over refined pleasures. Look at
his face and disregard his manner, ant
YOU know that he will take the last cent
from his best friend in bargain. Watcl
his eye, looking everywhere but at yol
while he talks to you, and you know tina
he is insincere and Seltish-that you arr
but some one who may some day be o
use to him-and that, all the while he
flatters you, he is looking about for some
one else in whose ear he can whisper ;
good word for himself. He feels nC
friendship; but he has many sycophant:
about him who really feel some regard
for him. He is the creature of his owl
manners. He is the man who slaps com
mon people on the back-who sends
home trembling with delight at the touch
ing exhibition of personal regard, a poo
government clerk, out of whose paper o
figs he has helped him self on the public
streets. Look at him on the avenne some
day at the beginning of session. HI
walks down the street, arm in arm, will
an acquaintance. His face is wreathet
with smiles, to which there is no respons'
in his eyes. Those sharp little members
are glancing rapidly about to spy ou
some one to whom it would be well tt
speak. He sees group of newspape1
correspondents-n the men who do th
work, nor have the confidence of the best
public men, but men who are shallow
enough to be turned into flattererS, ant
to be captured by the smart politician, be
cause he calls them by their Christian
names-and invites them to his hous
when he has all the rest Of the world
They, too, call him by his first name, bu
always behind his back. His manner
seem to inspire that kind Of familiarity
but, when his ardent admirers approach
him closely, they find something holdin:
them at distance. elbow are yOl
Tom?" 'I'm glad to see you, Billy.
Thus he goes down the avenue in his al
ternoon walk, shaking hands, advertisin;
himself to the crowd. When a man ca
no longer be of service to him, he forget
him, and when q service has been render