Litchfield enquirer., 1860-10-11
Bridgewater.

Bridgewater. - horrible double murder was perpetrated on Monday evening, in Bridgewater. A man by the name of David Villeto, natter by trade, murdered in fit of insanity his two daughters, aged Il and Is, and then attempted to cut his own throat.
 His age was 36, has always lived in Bridge water, and has been notably steady and temper ate. He was brought to Litchfeld Jail. Bethlem. - EE.z.t l The following mixed ticket was elected in this town, at the annual town meeting: Assessor.-Samuel L. Bloss Sezecimen-Henry Catln, F. M Crane, Sam uel L. Bloss.
 Board of Relief:-Walter B. Lake, Marvin S.. Todd, Nathan Crane. 1orn Clerk and Treasmer.-H. W. Peck Cons5ables.-William R. Harrison, Benjamin T. Lake. Collector-George A. Wattles. Grand yuyo7s-William Andrews, David B. Doolittle, Nathan Crane.
 School Visitors-M. s. Todd William K Harrison.
 As the Democrats have been in majority in this town, they have usually denied the Repub, licans from holding any of the town offices but by their mismanagement of affairs, the town has become badly in debt, therefore, they consider, ed it expedient to nominate what they called a Union Ticket.
 The Young Men are all joining the "Wide Awake Club,'' and the leaders of the Democra cy are beginning to tremble in their shoes, fol they Anoeo that their reign is nearly over. Cornwall. l The burying ground near the North Cornwall Church is to be enlarged and divided into family lots and otherwise improved.
 -The district schools are all closed. The re port of the School Visitors at the Cornwall town meeting was generally favorable as to the condition of the Schools the past season. The town voted about s2OO in addition to the amount raised by the one cent tax provided by law fol school purposes, they ought to be made free. Gosssem.
 The Ltclf,ld Wide Awakes under Captain Peck, visited Goshen, on Monday night last, al (which time. the Hon. o. s. Ferry, addressed the Republicans of that place. After the address the Wide Awa;es escorted Mir. Ferry to his rooms at Gen. Cooks.
 After short parade the Wide Awakes were handsomely entertained by their Republican friends under the direction of Ger. Cook and Moses Lyman, Esq.
 At the collation., speeches were made by tho Hon. o. s. Ferry William K. Peck, Esq. o Norfolk, Nessrs. Gaylord and Rice of Goshen and Messrs. Peck and Vaill, of the Litchf>l, Wide Awakes.
 A vote of thanks was tenlered by the W id' Awakes to the Republican citizens, and the Re publican young ladies of Goshen for their generous entertainment.
 New Preston. A little the tallest lightning that they get uI anywhere, appears among the mountains aid in the valleys of New Preston. Here is one of its last freaks:
 1 On Tuesday, the 25th ult. q bolt of lightning passed through house in New Preston, occr,- pied by Mr. Judson Gables. The fluid entered room where sat Mrs. C. holding babe in her arms bo,'eld q hcIe M,ough he,' shoe and split one of the floor boards on making its exit. No one received any injury except Mrs. C., and she only in the temporary paralysis of her foot. New llEzSe1d. | The Fair opened well on Tuesday, and prem ised decided success. There was large display of Cattle and Sheep, and large crowd in at- tendance.
 The School Teachers Institute for Litch- field County. will be held this year in New Mill ford, commencing on Monday evening, October 22d with Lecture, and continuing over until Friday evening.
 On Tuesday of next week, St. Johns (Epis copaI Church is to Le consecratcd by Bishop Williams.
 TorringeGn.
 Somebody requests us to insert the follow ing: The "upper ten of Torrington, had quite 8 surprise party at Mir. Rouse's on Tuesday night of last week, and afterwards took "gay ride in teams, coming into I.tchfield, about A. N. of Wednesday.
 WoOdbgIry.
 At the Annual Town Meeting on Monday the usual Union ticket for Town officers, was elected without an opposing vote. For years politics has not been permitted to enter into the local af- fairs of the town.
 Warren.
 The following officers were elected at the an- nual Town Meeting on Monday, Oct. lst.:
 Selectmen.-Ford Beardsley, dem., F. A. Cur tis, rep. w. B. Strong, rep.
 7oun Clerk. F. B. Taylor rep.
 Assessors. Amos Hine, rep, c. k. Beeman, democrat.
 Board of Relief. Fred. Beardsley, dem., w. E. Farmer, rep, H. V. Taylor, rep.
 Grand Jurors. David Strong, rep, George Hays, dem. A
 COUNT ANOTHER !-One of the Speakers at the last meeting of the Republican Central Cam paign Club, in New York, was s. E. Chittep-