THE ENQUIRER.

LITCHFIELD, MAY IA, 1899.
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GJ7 In consequence of the preoccupancy of our CO lumns with the long message of Gov. Tomlnson, and other matters the Circiar Letter from the committee of the Medical Association of this county upon the subject of forming Temperance Society. arc luciantly compelled to postpone until next week.

 For the same reason," Aqua,icus' cannot have hearing this week.

 The Circular recommends and we would earnestly call the attention of our readss 10 tue subject, tha, meeting of delegates from a professions, mechanics, farmers, merchants, &c., and from all parts of the county of Lchfed be held in this town on the third "Wednesday in June next, for the purpose of forming County Temperance Society.

 State Temperance Society.--On "Wednesday oflast week a meeting of gentlemen from various parts of the state took place in Hartford, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of forming State Temperance Society. After the appointment uf Chairman and Secretary, resolutions were intro- duced, and passed, unanimousy-that It is expedient to form such society; that it be formed in Hartford on "Wednesday the 20lh inst that committee of five be appointed to draft constitution, and make the ne- cessary arrangements for the meeting; and that the Rev. Joel H. Linsley, Oliver D.. Cooke, Esq. Rev. Leonard Bacon Francis Parsons, Esq. and Rev. John Marsh, be that committee. ,s

 This committee have by public notice invited all the Temperance Associations in the State to send delegation to the meeting next Wednesday,.

 Ertract of letter from correspondent, dated

 HARTFORD, May 2, 1929.

 Election day is over The Governor YVES met at Welhersfeld on Tuesday by the Horse Guards and considerable number of citizens and escorted into the city, At the lower end of the town he was met by the Light Infantry, Artillery and Rife companies of this city, and escorted his lodgings the City Ho- tel.

 Yesterday morning the legislature met. The House have made choice of Elisha PhelpsGor Speaker, and Charles Hawley and Samuel Ingham for Clerks--.all of whom were nominated in caucus. Mir. Phelps was opposed by MT. Hawley, and chosen on the second ballot. Alter the formation of inc two houses, and the customary communications had passed brtween the executive and the branches of the legislature, vovcS~sgu rufers were escorted byIfe Horse and Foot Guards to the Centre Church, where an arpro. priate discourse delivered ny the Rev. Mr. HilI

 The day was fne---the clear and bright-..the air soft and balmy---the beauty and fashion of the country made fine display; and the military never appeared better, or showed to more advantage.

 This day Governor Tomlinson transmitted his mes- sage--t is plain business-like document, giving fair and honest exposition of the internal concerns of the state; and on this account will be perused with pleasure by all classes of readers. M