Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-01
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEVIS
LITCHFIELD.

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 PROCEEDINGS AT THE REPUBLICAN CorsrY Cox. vxS11ox. The largest and most enthusiastic Coun. | ty Convention held for years, assembled at the Court House, yesterday Wednesday )Feb. 29th to make a nomination for Sheriff of Litchfseld Coun- ty. The convention was called to order by ". D. Sperry of Washington, Chairman of the com mittee. -s.,...-, s-.r-a = a-"'e Geo. D. wadhams, Esq, was appointed Presi- dent pro lem, and Ammi Giddings, Clerk, pro tSn. A committee of three on organization wss ap- pointed. consisting of L. w. Cutle1, L. B, Futile. and Moses Cook.
 On motion of Mir. Garfield of New Milford. a committee of three were appointed on credentials. They were:
 Xvth District, Daniel C. Churchill. xv1th |" Nathaniel smish. ..... XVIIth " John w. Beers &H committee on Resolutions appointed by the Chairman Nathaniel Smith, woodbury Julius Catlin. Harwinton E. B. North, Cornwall. Committee on permanent organization report. ed as follows % -a,
 GEO. D. WADHAxs of Wolcottville, President. Richard 1ibbals of Norfolk, l @ gADr. B. B. North, "e Cornwall, v;a S.S. Newton s Winsted, wee fresi | Cornelius J. Miner, Woodbury, oenu. l Austin Lee, q Barkhamsted,
 Ammi Giddings, Reuben Rockwell, and Ralph E. Cantield, Sscretaries
 The following is . list of Delegates attending tho Convention:
 Ltchfeld-Almon J. Beach, D. c. Churchill, John A. Woodruff, Hiram S. Spencer.
 Salisbury-Silas Wells, H. A. Gibbs, Frederick Miller, Philip Rockefeller. '..
 Hsrwin,on- Julius Catlin, D. A. Wilson, Willis Catlin, A. S. Johnson. --+ ?. -"
 Nzc Alford-F s. Bartram, Cyrus Bostwick, George Lockwood, R. E. Garfield.
 CornwaW.--Bnrritt B. North, J. w. Beers, Al bert B. Hart, Samuel s Reed. ,s,s g4 ,a .ifsse
 Wincheskr.-S S Newton, o. D. Hunt, James N, coe. L. B. Luthill.
 Norfolk. Ralph Brown, Richard Tibbsls Pit cairn L. Yale, 0. J. Wolcott. l ,WoodJry -N Nathaniel Smith, Oh, g. W. Kirt. land, Henry Minor, Cornelius J. Minor. l Washington. on.-David G. Platt, Edward J. Pord. Walter D. Sperry, Ralph Morehouse. .-.e.. l Harm-Wakeman 3. Johnson, F. Goldman I canada-E. W. Spur, o. N. .Brinton. M
 NorM Canaan-Henry D. Stephens, Alderman Ives. .---5
 Pymesta Thomas Scott, Andrew E. Wood ward 3a g5 f.7z E''s'
 Fatersown.-L. W. Cutler, R. s. Beers. o
 7brringon Willard Brgs Rollin c. Logan, Edward B. Birge, George D. Wadhsms.
 Ao'ris.--William L. Hall, James Nj. Benton.
 Behem.-Thecdore Bird, George S. Giles.
 Gossen.-George s. Brewster, Watts H. Brooks, J. L. Hart, Moses Cook
 Sharon.-Horace Dunbar. Stephen Brown, Au- gustns l.. Peck, James A. Berce. aa .t
 Rorbury. y.-Lewis E. Judd, Frederick L.. sher- man. ...-.. /, si;'
 Kemt-J. M. Ingersoll, S. w. Hopson, J.. Straight, L. Bcecher. ..., -'-I z
 Barkhamsted--Austin Lee e. ... '.... E.
 Nsse Hartford-v. s. Abbott, samu el Allen.
 On motion of R. E. Can6eld an informal bal lot was taken for Q candidate for Sheriff of this County withtbe following result
 Whole No. of votes, s,.............6 .66
 2. w, Wessells, AS
 d. Minor,
 J. E. Sedgewick. ..................
 Then on motion the conve ntion adjourned for dinner. s.ts, .s.r.
 AFTERNOON SEssIos.-On motion the Convention proceeded to formal ballot for candidate for Sheriff: ..a.h .a-. F12 sa7 1
 Whole Mo- of votes .59
 L. W. Wossells. ..65
 T'.S1"s .,....... ...............
 biank. ................ .. . On motion of H. s. Spencer, the nomination ras made unanimous. 4.. . s- x Y z
 The following resolutions were offered by tho committee. ,..,es s.s .l-.,, ..,.. :.
 Resolved, That in presenting the narne of Leye- rltt w. Vessels to the people of this County as tne Republican candidate for the office of Sheriff. we feel assured of hearty response from the pco- pie. He has been often tried, never denied. and we are ready to try him again. ;}a '5TH Resoiced, That we will spare no exertion. either oelore or during the election, to secure the suc- cess ot Republican principles. and not majority only, but a greater majority than ever heretofore for the candidate of this Convention. as well as the several nominees of the late Republican State Convention .sI71 - ." -N"- o's''s ''''s
 Nathaniel Smith, Esq of woodbu,y, and R E. Garfield of New Milford, offered remarks and m eloquent speech on the Resolutions was made by Ammi Giddings, Esq. of Plymouth and they were adopted unanimously amid great applause. ; The following gentlemen were then selected as County Committee for the ensuing threo years F. s. Beebe. Jno. NJ. WadhaEs, Leman W. Cut Ter, after which the convention adjourned, sine die @ 3e a
 A gloom was spread over our community on Sunday evening by the sudden death of MT. Willis Law, g wellknown and highly esteemed citizen of Iitchfeld. He had been sick for some time, but appeared to be rsllyinr until Sunday morning his disease took m unfavorable turn and he died at about sunset.
 I His funeral was largely attended fiom the Congregational, Church ua Tuesday. '. ;. I CoRNwAIL.-The recent violent snow storm followed by the rain of last week, and sudden thaw, raised the Cornwall streams to an unusual height, and cleared them wholly of ice. Tho dam across the Housatonic at West Cornwall sets back the water about mile, on which tn. ice forms to a great thickness, and usually zoe, out in body, and on it's passage is fine sigh to the beholder. It took it's leave last Thnreda,
 evening. sSaf l88.98 s;.Fa S3& tgs ssrr5ei4a4 s- fs3sEs sffE gif t-. 91z