Litchfield enquirer., 1855-08-23
I.ocal Affairs.

Local Affairs.
 GEhERAl TRAIrlxG.An old fashioned miIitary muster is to be had here next week, such astheJ used to have twenty years sgo, when most every ybody trained and the req Elooled on The Fourth Regiment con. l Pnsing sLc several companies in Litchkeld county has been ordered out for an encamp. ment in this village on Wednesday and ! fhursday next, under cosnmand or Coionel John C. Smith of New Milford; Wm. E
 Bsidwin, Lieut.. EeiJHsl and ,f. D Bee. man. Chaplain. The new Cavalry Compa' lny from Ninssed aud Infapirys Coppanies from Fails Village, New Milford. sxclcott vile. and Wiassed, the Artillexy Company ief this place, and Ne don't know how many mors will be On parade. The Falls Village Brass Band will be on hand. BTigadie, Gen. Guyer wiH review the Regiment, and a great tisae may be expected. The tents are 10 be pitched near the West Park | r j. i
 CoKcERr -Ou people are 10 have ar Lopponnai,y next week of listening sola mn. sicas entertainment of superior character. Nearly thirty of the best singers in the toar have been pracucing for some weeks past under ti,e direction of. Bidwell Peek. aad will give psbiic exhibition at BaIkley's Hall an Tuesday and Thursday eveniags, We lave no doabt our citizens will show their appreciation of1aasise talent by greet. ing them with . full house. Mr. Peck dees eot desire to make any thing by this affafr but as he has expended considerable moae, beside his sime. we hope he wall not be al lowed to lose any thing. sSs at'a
 MORE VicrIas.--Wm. Osborne was tried before Justice Beijen last week for heinz fosad drunk. IL seems William and ar Irishman were at work togcti,er, but ahe field was not large enough for both. and an appeal to fists was had the former got the worst. aad cana down to the seat of justice to make complaint. But the officers con. sidering . bird in hand worth two ia the bush. arrested the accuser and imposed the usual fine, which with costs amounted so about &26. Bill swore some at such treat
 ment, bu, paid up and went ia pursuit ol his Irish friend.
 A man from Plymouth was committed tc ! the jail last week--a sale If liqnor having been proved against him. Ii'I,ardly pays to follow this business at present.
 | Rev. JOHN PIERposT is spending few days in this, his native place. Heis enjoy. ing good health, but the marks of age have grown visible since he delivered his poem at the centennial anniversary five years ago. Although over seventy years of age, Mir. Pierpont is now doing what few men oi half his years can acco,npiish-hayiNs travelled l7000 miles to deliver nearly one hundred lectures last winter .besides preach. ing every Sabbatl, to his own congregation We learn tisat he is now preparing a new poem for delivery this winter.
 TaAT WIcKEr-MATcH came off here on Saturday, but instead of being a trial be tween boys under eighteen, the Wolco,sville side included some halfdo1en full-grown men---one of them wearing an honorable head of grey. Two, lit.le over eighteen, were admitted on the other side, and oi course LiscAfeld was beaten, and paid fo, the supper at the Mansion House. We hear that the married men of Wolcottville talk of trying their hand with those Of this place-hope they won't suffer in comparison with their bachelor brethren.
 THE CoNGREoArioNAL CHrRcH in this | village was crowded last Sabbath afternoon to listen to the Rev. Df. Hickok. sPresiden, of Union College-who, after an absence ol nearly twenty years, returned to visit his former charge. After an eloquent sermon he indulged in few affecting remarks called forth by the occasion. THE SUPERIOR CouRr commences it's ses sion here next week, at which Judge Waldo is to preside; full docket awaits him Judge Seymour is now holding his 6rs term at Danbury.
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