Litchfield enquirer., 1859-09-29
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THURsDAY. SEPT. 20, 1859.

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THURSDAY. SEPT. 20, 1859.
fB-Tbe County Agricultural Society had a sal
time of it at their Cattle Show and Fair last week
The eqninoctial storm commenced on Tuesday eve
ming, and continued through Wednesday and Thurs
day, raining most of the time. The consequence, of
course slim attendance, and short receipts
The exhibition of neat stock was nevertheless nnu
s,ally excellent, especially in working oxen cows
and Young cattle. The exhibitors from several of
the towns particularly from Washington. Winches-
ter. Harwinton, Norfolk and Torrington-deserve
great credit for the fine animals offered. and on
which they took liberal premiums. The premium
list will show who are foremost in improving the
various breeds Some very fine sheep were exhibit
Cd which received substantial commentator from
the committee. There some very fine horses
and colts but it was too rainy and muddy to exhib
it them to advantage.
In the line of General and Domestic Manufactures
there was but little competition. The specimens of
pocket cutlery from the /" Northfeld' and "Uni-
ted Knife Companies were creditable exhibitions
and highly extolled. The leather exhibited by the
Northway Company proved that the very choicest
sole and upper leather and calf skins be tanned
in from three to six weeks, and elected much sur
prise, as we'll as commentator, from those who cx-
amined it. Mr.. Dudleys Road scrapcr was com
mended by the Committee, and ought to have re-
ceived a premium for it is a most useful and val
liable article for road and farm yard work. The
harness manufactured by Mr. Camp of Norfolk, was
specimen of exquisite workmanship. In the We
getable and fruit departments the exhibition was
very crettable. The ladies' adorned the tent with
choice collections of flowers, but the lady commit
tees were not present to examine them, and award
the premiums.
At the meeting of the Society on Wednesday
evening, new Constitution was adopted, and the
annual meeting changed to December when the
officers for the next year to be elected and ar
engagements made for the future. We have never
seen better spirit manifested by the members, or
stronger determination to sustain the Society and
increase its usefulness The receipts being short.
members by the payments of $40 each, and thus
replenished the treasury, much to the qualification
of the Financial Officers of the Society.
A RAIL ROAD TO LlTcHriElD.-A strong desire
has been expressed by numerous visitors the past
season, as well as Ivy our own citizens that there
should be a branch road built from the Naugatuck
or Housatonc Railroad to our village. That such
an enterprise is entirely feasible, at reasonable
cost, there be no doubt. Practical men say
that road can be con structed from some point on
fha no itrhti,
Wolcottville stations Our opinion is, however,
that the most desirable project, and that which
will enlist the most support, is the one which shall
connect us with the Housatonic road at New Mil
ford. Such road would command the travel and
freight, not only from Litchfeld Village, but from
Goshen, Morris, Bethlem, Milton, and Bantam
Falls It would pass, and bring into use, the ex
cellent water privileges on the Bantam and She
paug rivers, and render more valuable the mines
the mountains in the western part of this town
There is wealth enough between Litchfield and New
Milford to construct the road and if its cost could
be proportional among those whom it would d.
rectly benefit, it would be valuable investment,
even if it paid nothing back in dividends. A pub
lie meeting, it will lie seen. is soon to he held to
ties of communication to and from the village and
We trust it will result in nothing short of direct
railroad munitaton with one of the main roads
through the County, and eventually with both
6S The :" little town meetings are to come off
next Monday. We trust they will generally result
in the election of good men for town officers which
ever party succeeds Every man who is taxed to
sustain the public burthens should be on hand and
aid in the selection of these officers Where the de-
mocrats insist on party tickets let the republicans
meet them with full turn out, and show that the
fires of freedom yet burn brightly in old Connecticut
fg In the Clark Liquor case, which has recently
been argued before the U. s. Circuit Court, Judge
Ingersoll has decided that the warrant under which
the liquor of Mr.. Clark seized, was irregular
and void. The points raised upon the plaintiff s
objection to the warrant were, that the seizure
clause of the law of 1854 not in accordance with
the provisions Of the constitution relating to search
warrants, because it requires no description of the
property to be SEIZED and oath of probable cause
but only sworn belief Of the complainants that an
offence existed. A verdict was consequently render
ed against Mott, the oficcr in the sum of $780, the
full amount and interest claimed by Clark-a hard
verdict for the constable if he is obliged to foot the
bill.
gS ihe Temperance movement commenced at
San Francisco is extending over the country In
New Haven, preliminaries of an organization to
unite all the temperance sentiment of the conlmu.
nifty there, are nearly completed and energetic nea
sures are about being undertaken to commence