Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1859-11-03
TOWN LISTS or,L1rcHF1Elp COUNTY,

TOWN LISTS oF''LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
This list carefully compiled from statistics from
various towns will be found valuable for referenc.
and interesting to draw comparisons of the expen
ditures Of the different towns in the county
LITcnF1ELD.-Town Clerk, Georee H. Baldwin
selcctmen-A. s. Lewis, Edward Hopkins, jacob
Morse Jr., Daniel Stoddard, Royal A. Ford.
Total Town expenses last year, 81, 1861. 26; High
way expenses, s1.9782S; Town Poor, sa9554
Tax laid for coming year 8 per cent,
BARKHAMsTED.-Town Clc,k, Erasmus Ran
som-soiectmen, Daniel Youngs, George Rishv
william e. Howell Town Poor expenses $500
Highway Tax per cent
bErHLEN-Town Clerk. Henry w Peck Select
men-M.rv:n S. Todd, Henry Catlin, Phineas n
Crane. Town expenses last year, s961.75. New
Highway, $500. Total s1s6l.75. Tax cents Or
the d liar, same as last year.
BEIDaEwATEa.-Town Clerk, c. Fl. Sanford
Selectmen-Shcrman Peck, Charles c. Hatch
Orange J. Frost, Town expenses, S1606 High
way $3.50; Pauper, $3.50; Tax laid for coming veal
IL per cent.
CANAAS-Town Clerk, W. H. Kelley-selcct
men, S. W. Howe, Daniel Brewster. Expenses no,
given,
CoLEBRoooK.-Town Clerk. Reuben Rockwell
Selectmen, E. A. Phelps Silas Ives, Williams New.
grow Town expenses last year, S1613 Highway,
$1,000; Paupers $3.50. Tax last year 10 per cent
Road Tax G. per cent. Taxthis ear not yet laid.
CoREwALL.--Town Clerk Silas c. Bsers-Select.
men, R. R. Pratt. R. B. Hopkins, Myron Harrison.
Highway Tax $780,, Town Poor, about s7O0.-
Tax Is per cent. g..
goshen Town Clerk, E. G. Brigham Select:
men-E G. Brigham, A. w. Lawton, j. P. Bailey.
c. P. Wheeler John Beach. Expenses not given.
HAnwISroN.-Town Clerk, Lewis Catlin. Jr..-
selectmen. Sheldon G. Catlin, Lyman Perkins,
Highway expenses, s799. Town Poor, s4s5.
Total town expenses s2SS6 49, Tax, ~ cents on
the dollar
KESr-Town Clerk, Austin St. John-selectmen
Z. j Fuller, John Wilson, Moses Smith. Expen
not given.
MoRRls Town Clerk, William H. Lawrence
selectmen, William l.. smedley, George A. Smith,
A. J. Pickett,
New HARTFORD Clerk Norman Merrcll-
Selectmen, VIM. Watson, James Trowbridge. Tax.
10 cents on the dollar,
New MILFoRD-Town Clerk, Joel w. Northrop-
Selectmcn, Harry Buckingham, Henry w. Booth,
Robert Ferriss.
NoRFoLK-Town Clerk, Peter Curts--sclectmen
Plumb Brown. A. A. Sp,lding. Austin Haw.ey -
Expenses last year 81, 422. IS Highway $780, Town
Poor slO32 Tax 20 cents on the dollar.
NORTH CASAAN.-Town Clerk, William Douglas
Jonathan Davids, s. Root. High
way Tax, $3.50; Town Poor 1925; Total town ex.
penses, 81 100 Tax cents on the dollar
PLYMoUrH.--Town Clerk, Ammi Giddings-Sc.
George Langdcn, Charles S. Woodward
franklin J. Whittemore Tax 20 cents on the dolla,
RoxBuRY.--Town Clerk, Myron Downs-Select
men, Albert L. Hodge. Charles Beardsley. Levi
Smith. Town expenses last year, for Highways
s49s15 Town Poor sS95.3l. Total town expen
ses S1,578.bs.
SALrsBuRY-Town Clerk, Henry J. Reed-Select
men, John P. Mcneil. George WOOD, Calvin Sparks
Taxes-IIigh and Bridges, 81, 532.97 Panpers
ensuing year per cent. N. B. The expenses 70,
paupers mentioned above, are incidental Paupefs
The Torn Paupers proper are supported at the Asy
lum. The expense of their support is not given
SHARoN-Town Clerk, Henry Lockwood--Select-
men, Ichabod S. Everett Solomon Beers. David
W. Woodward Taxes--Highway 81, 400; Town
Poor, 81 900; - cents EN- the dollar.
ToRR1yGros Clerk, Henry S. BARBOUR
Selectmen, Harmon Cook, Levi Hodges, Charles
Hotchkiss.
WARREN.-Town Clerk, F. B. Taylor-selectmen
Frederick Beardsley, David Strong, Josiah Jen-
nings
WAsHlsGroN.-Town Clerk, DanielN. Garfield
S,lectmen, Bennett C. Fem, Rufus Smith,
Charles L. Ford. Town expenses, about So, 400
Highway, s1.11O; Town Poor, 1885; Tax, 10
cents on dollar.
WArERrowN Town Clerk, Leman W. Cutler
Selectmen, Caleb T. Hicox, Amos II. Judd, F.
. Partrec. Total town expenses, $500 %
Tax cents on the dollar.
WINCHESTER Clerk John Boyd-Select-
men, Elliot Bcardslcy, Frederick Murray, Hi.
ram Perkins. Total Town expenses Sc, os4.9 90
Highway, 1882 80; Pauper, $1,000; Tax IL IL
cents on the dollar.
WuopBuRY.-Town Clerk. Robert Peck-se!cct-
men, P S. Bradley, L. B. Miuor, Henry Lambert.
Total Town expenses s6,0e9.s9. Tax 10 cents on
the dollar.
JOHN BROWN.
Wolcottville, Nov 1859.
Mr.. EDITOR: As everything regarding John
Brown, of Kansas and Harper's Ferry notoriety. is
read with interest. 1 make the following tran
script from the records of this town Torrington.)
"Owen Brown now of Torrington, late Of Sims