Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-10-08
THE ENQUIRER.
LlTCHFIELD, OCTOBER 8, 1895.
TOWN OFFICERS.

TOWN OFFICERS.
The fall slecsion has passed. The notes Of prepara-
ton have died away-the vauntings OfOWr opponents
have once more met with meried rebuke-and the
republican wkigs, usual when they choose put
forth heir strength, victorious. The vain tavern
bOastings and the votes Of rejecting ireemen at the
polls sometimes very different matters. The meet
ing in this town pretty we'll attended. On the
vote for First SelecGman, which the highest dur
ing the day by about seventy, there $40 votes
given. For Sedgwick llate sheriff) 2s8-Dewey 300.
The town can give upwards Of 700 votes. The fol-
lowing genllemen elected the Offices attached
to their names respectively: -......
Assesscrs-Frederick Buel, William Ray, William
futile, Samuel M. Merwin, Daniel Keller.
Board Of ReEef-SamueI p. Bodies, Henry Skilton,
Daniel Hall. t
Standardization Sedgwick, William Harrison,
Levi Frsbe, John Garnsey. Stephen Russell.
Tom Clerk-EIihu Harrison.
1'opn Treaswer-Samuel Buel.
Fast Constable and Coilector-Se,h Catlin.
- Censtobles-Alanson Hall. Lyman Carter, Chester
e. Gosee, Henry II. Woodward, William Norton.
Grand Jurors-Siephen Trowbridge, Ozias Lewis,
Frederick WhiuIesey, Willis Gibbs, Ard W. Warner,
Norman KIborn.
The ex-Presideni OF the United States, J. @. Ad-
ANS is again a, his old trade Of rendering himself RI
diculous. He has lately written letter to the mem
her elect 10 Congress from Rhode Island, congratula
ting him his triumph over Mr.. Burgess. The New
York Times, the organ, and at present the only organ
Of the jackson party in the city ofNew-York, thus al
iudes to his conduct. II seems that all parties look
upon his with establishment f not with disgust
II 10 surprising that with the vast knowledge
and extensive requirements Of Mr.. Adams, and
with so much experience he must be supposed 10
have had, should still possess little ofthat every day
commodity. common sense. Great men not unfre-
queptly possess great failings. SIS.
tNIohn Quincy Adams-Well did Timothy Picker
ing say Of John Quincy Adams. that he crook
ed yhat you never knew where 10 find him. Whether
this crookedness 10 thai Of an independent man, who
always from conviction. a1d not how much
he differs in opinion from his friends Of weak and
vain man, who is determined TO be conspicuous, no
matter in what way, ola tai,hiess man, who is in
capable Of heing true TO his political friends,
not say. We speak Of John Quincy Adams as Of
man whose influence as politician is past and gone,
whose course has ever been such to cOnfouHd his
friends, and Of whom predict hat the
day I'll. bring forth. He asionshed the public
last winter by his eloquent war Speech and produced
equal establishment by his explanation of that speech,
wherein be virtually reracted every warke argument
he had previously Msed, and made, in effect speerh
ON the opposite side Of the question II has been SO
with him through life. Ii is now stated that he has
written to the Hon. Duiee J. Pearce, congraula,ing
him his election Tristan Burgess, the great
gun Of the wings in Rhode Island. The announce
ment Of this piece Of information has excited n"ta
surprise, and created good deal Of speculation. We
surprised IL, for cannot be surprised at
denr.s w neither ,his like other OF his strange dongs,
proceeds from wisdom vanity, from iciion n
notion of policy, IL pass the wisdom OF those who
know him best TO 6nd out"