Litchfield enquirer., 1845-10-09
THE TOUCHING MATCH.

THE TOUCHING MATCH.
 On Thursday morning of last week, the Plough 1 ing Match in connection with the Cattle Show took place on the West Plains, about mile and a half west of the Court House. The scene was one of lively and exciting interest, and drew together crowd of animated spectators-who came on horseback, on foot, and in carriages and vehicles of almost every description. The exhibition was conducted with the most perfect order, under the direction of the Committee on Ploughing, Gen. FREDERICK BuEL, Chairman-asssted by Chief Marshal. Maj. Whiting, and Assistant Marshals, Frederick Deming and Col w. F. Baldwin. There were eight ploughs on the gre urd-six ui,h oxen and two with horses. The land marked out and allotted to each tcam was an eighth of an acre. At given signal the teens started; during the first three four rounds, Mir. David Plants team was ahead, but those of Mr. Peck and Mr. Hays subsequently, gained upon him and finally took the lead. At the end of twenty minutes at which time the five 1ainutes' rest took place Messrs. Peck, Hays, and Jerome each had less than one round to make. At about 10 o'clock, the ex- hibition concluded, and the crowd dispersed.
 For an account of the award of premiums, &c., we refer to the official report of the Committee, which will be found in another column. WATERBURY, Three and Half O Clock,
 Monday Afternoon.
 DEAR SlR-Presuming you would like to heara rspofe fraFour Town Election, have the pleas Issgg 10 say. that the Wings carried their Town 1orl- b,,n th, and Selectmen, by average majority of about 45 votes.
 The votes for Special Commissioners have not yet been counted; but there is no doubt, the Tenn perance Ticket will prevail by considerable ma jority Yours, Sc. E.B.C. P. s. The Wings have also carried oH their mi- nor officers by all unchallenged viua voce.
 Three OClock.-The Commissioners votes have been carried, though not declared; and there is over two to one in favor of the Anti. License Law.
 YANKEE CLocKs-It seems from the extract below, that Yankee Clocks have obtained admis- sion even into the venerable halls of Old Cam. bridge, England, and that our little town of Bristol, situated far back amongst the hills of Connecticut affords means of measuring time in the oldest U. diversity of Great Britain.
 young gentleman of this State, writing to his friends from Cambridge, says-"O On Monday, in company with Professor Chevalier. I breakfasted in Catherine Hall. The clock in the room struck during breakfast and the sound seemed natural to me-so turned round and behelu one of we'll known appearance. bearing on it's face Bristol, Conn.,, U. S. A.! Twas sorry to part with it,
 Hartford Courant.
 Tevyifc WhIl,cind.-A most terrific whirl- wind passed through the northern part of the county of Orleans, in this State, on Saturday last, which, for it's magnitude and extent of devastation, was perfectly frigbtful. It commenced at John sons Creek, in Niagara county, took northeast course through the towns of Yates and Carlton, in the county of Orleans, and spent it's fury in the lake. IL is reported that it's track is 16O rods wide, and seventeen or twenty miles in length.- Huge forest trees were twisted from their trunks, and hurled in mid air, like feathers Orchards ale uprooted. barns and houses unroofed, and many so completely destroyed, as 10 leave scarce wreck behind. Some of the best and ablest farmers arc completely ruined, and many have sustained heavy losses in the destruction of the corn and grains, wherever they were stacked.
 woman and child have disappeared, and have not been heard of since. Her house was situated ai the mouth of Oak Orchard Creek. It is proba- ble that she was carried by the strength of the storm, into the angry waters of the Ontario, and lost.-.V. Y. Jour. cf Comm.
 Col. Johnson says in of his letters, that the President is the "great father of the red people,. If ever the Colonel himself shall get to be Presi- dent, that funct,onary will be the father, not only of the red people, but the black ones too. Louisville Journal. .An El0pement.-A love affair, or rather an elopement, came off in Gardner, last Sunday eve- ming, which has occasioncd no little excitement in that otherwise staid community. The parties had been frustrated in all their attempts to bring things around to their liking, by the father of of the young lady. who, had he vay of gallantry left, would not have used the horse whip on his lovely daughter. The lover was forbidden the house. but while the father was absent few mo- merits, the lady, who, it appears, was locked up, leaped from the window into the arms of her lover who was prepared with fleet horse, and ere the alarm was given, they were or the road to our Gretna Green, (Brattleboro', Vt.,) with letter of introduction to Dr. Washburn, who is Justice of the Peace, and soon they were bound in the silken bands of matrimOny - Worcester Spy.
 ExrENs1vE RoBBERY.-Mr. Reuben Rowley, of Wrentham, Mass. while on his way from Boston to New York in a steamboat, on Friday evening last, was robbed of his valice containing $o7,S0O. A reward of q, 500 is offered for its recovery