Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1860-01-05
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.


Sunday evening, when lighted.
| At the Annual Communication of St.
Paul's Lodge No. II, F. A. NJ, held at their
Hall December q, 1859, the following Officers
were elected for the year ensuing, viz:
D. E. Bosrw1cK, W. NJ.
Levi Curtiss, S. w.
FL. B. Graves, j. w.
G. FL. Baldwin, Treas.
/ q. Crossman, sec'y
delegates to the Republican State Convention
from the town of Ltchfeld, and also to the Dis
trict and County Conventions, will be appointed
at the Mansion House on Monday next (Jan 81
at o'clock P. NJ Per order of the
Town COMMITTEE.
The following persons were appointed Jurors
ing of tho civil authority on Monday ,-Garwood
Sanford, VIM. F. Baldwin, E. B. Webster, F D.
NJ Mel David c. Buckley, Daniel 7. Wooster,
Jacob Moss jr., Garner B. Curtis, R. Newton,
Fl. S. Griswold. Edwin P, Dickinson, Arson c.
Smith, Daniel Stoddard Henry r. Goslee, Abner
Landon, John 3. Candae. Royal A Ford VIM.
Norton.
-THAT Clock, after spasmodic effort of
few days, has again become stop-clock. sRhein'
says it keeps "mcan time
| The Rev. DR.. Richards of Elm Park, was
blessed with Donation Visit on Tuesday of
this week. All Northfcld' seemed to turn out,
and pleasant time was the result,
CoRNwALL.-The towns of Cornwall! and Shar-
on have recently settled the damages occasioned
by team backing off the end of the Bridge
across the Housatonic River at Cornwall Bridge,
| by paying two hundred dollars $1,000 to the own
ers Of the team. The place was not protected by
railing.
There are a number of Bridges in the town in
like condition. Has not this something to do
with the heavy taxes upon their property?
NoRFoLk.-At meeting of the Republican
Voters of the town of Norfolk, holden on the
I'd day of January, 1860:
Oh. Wolcott Z. T. Adams, Ii. B. kapp and
R. A. Geer, were appointed Delegates to the
Senatorial Convention.
c. H. Hill, P. n. Yale, Ralph Brown and
Richard Tibbals, Delegates to the County Con-
vention.
W. W. Welch, W. R. Peck, Jr, Plumb
Brown and S. D. Northway, Delegates to the
State Convention.
Henry J. Holt, F, A, spaliing, O. j. Wolcott,
S. Swift and William G. Odell, were appointed
Town COMMITTEES for the year ensuing
Vated, That the Delegates have power to ap-
point substitutes.
Tosed, That the doings Of this meeting be
published in the Litchfeld Enquirer and Win
sted Herald. PLUMB Brown, Chairman.
c. II. MILLS, Secretary
We have the pleasure Of mentioning, this
week. as is proper in our province of collecting
and recording County Items, the gift Of an ele-
giant silver service of communion plate, pre-
scented to the Norfolk Congregational Society,
by the daughters of the late Mrs. Sarah Battell
of Norfolk. The articles are all of massive sill
yer, together with silver haptismal bowl, pre-
sented by Joseph Battell of New York-each
engraved with suitable emblems, and an inscrir-
ton from the Holy Text.
The presentation was made on Friday last, in
were given in accordance with an often exprcss-
ed desire of Mrs. Battell, during her life, and in
devout reverence for the Master, whose table
they were to serve The gift was received by
Mr.. William X. Peck, in behalf of the Church.
in subdued but eloquent words of thanks, but
with the higher desire of consecrating the offer
ing to Him in whom only is the Bread of Life.
New MnFoRD.-At the Annual Meeting of
County, held on Monday the 26th ult., the old
Board of Directors were reelected, viz -
DAVID MARSH, President.
II. W. Booth, II. S. Sanford, George Taylor,
John G.. Noble, New Milford.
Glover Sanford, Lyman Smith, Bridgewater.
| George Briggs, Sherman.
John Hopson, Kent.
dividend of per cent. was declared pay
able January 1Oth, 1901. Inc Bank was never
in more furnishing condition than at present
PLYMOUTH CENTRE.-The dry goods and gro
Gerry store of f. II. Wilson was entirely consu-
med by fire, between two and three O'Clock on
Sunday morning The fire broke out in the
countingroom ia-which no stove was kept and
the cause is unknown. The building was of
brick, owned by Henry Terry Esq, and was
worth perhaps $4,000. Mr.. Wilson lost every
thing but portion of his books. which were in
his safe. He has always inventored about SO 0o0
at this season, and thinks he has ,st that much
now. Insured for $1,000. The upper story was
partly occupied by F. J. Candee, dentist, who
lost even his clothing, which he kept there. Loss
about Sse0; insured for 500.
SHARoS.-The following named gentlemen
have been chosen Jurors from Sharon fer 1860 :
John p. Goodwin, Fitch Landon, Ichabod S.
Everitt, Grin Ticknor, Albert Rowley, Solomon
Bierce, David S. Cartwright, Ezra Ii. Bartram,
Erastus A. Demming, David W. Woodward,
Daniel Hall, John Boyd, Edgar j. Reed
WooDBURY.-The Young Mems Institute in
Woodbury., discussed, on Friday evenings, of two