Litchfield enquirer., 1860-01-12
LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS.

LIrcHF1ELD.-At Convention of the Repub
licans of Litchfeld, held at the Town Room, on
the 9th inst, the following Delegates were ap
pointed to the several Conventions:
State Conrention.-Henry A. Hull, David T.
Wooster, Henry S. Griswold Thomas NJ. Coe.
Subshtutes-Charles Adams, Hrmap Beach
Henry Bissell, A. NJ. Turner.
County Concenion.-David E. Bostwick, D.
c. Churchill, Almon J. Beach, John A. Wood
ruff.
substitutes.-Hiram Spencer, Sherman Keel
er, William Norton, John Garnsey.
Senatorial Conuention.-W. L. Ransom, Sam
uel Smith, Chester f. Smith, Frederick Plumb
Substitutes Samuel BROKER, Silas E. Che
ney, John E. Sedgwick, Willis Law.
Probate Observation-Disclosures Buell. Ar.
thur Catlin, A. M. Turner, Henry Kenney.
Substitutes. o. Peck, Frederick D.
Mcneil, Garry G. Potter, f. P, Dickinson.
Henry Bissell, Henry A. Hull, and David E.
Bostwick, were appointed Town Committee fol-
the ensuing year.
For the convenience of our village readers we
give the following Time Table of the arrival
and departure of the several stages from this
place, and also the time of closing and opening
the mails.
Stages for Naugatuck r. R. leave daily at 6
A. NJ, l21a and p. NJ. arrive at A.. NJ, 80 and
9r.M. Mails close at II and 81 Pm.
Stage for New-Milford leaves Monday, We'd
nesday and Fridays at 81 A. M. Arrives Tues.
days, Thursdays and Saturdays 61z Pm.
Stage for Cornwall leaves Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at 61s An. Arrives same
days 6k Pm.
Stage to Kent leaves Tuesday, Thursdays and
Saturdays at 61a Am. Arrives Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays 61sp.M
Stage to Woodbury. leaves Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at 31s Pm. Arrives same
days liz AN.
Mails close a quarter of an hour before the
stages start-per order of the gentlemanly Post
master.
An enumeration Of the Dwelling Houses
inhabitants, &C., of this village, by MIR. II. Bis
SELL shows the following result Dwelling Hou
ses 1876; 1872 inhabitants; 1877 males 1872 fe
males Foreigners So; colored It, There arr
ten persons over so years Of age. The only
married couple over so, are Jonathan Buel and
his wife, who are respectively "a and SO year.
old--both in good health, and bidding fair tt
continue yet many years. There are owned il
the village 1874 COWS and 40 dogs u
A party of our towns-people went up te
Winsted on Tuesday evening of this week, il
Mr.. R. Smiths mammoth sleigh " Tuscarora'-
had a hop and supper at the Stevens House
and returned sometime during the large hour
this "wednesday morning. "Rufus' informs u:
that Winsted is placid under the .tow of thu
Herald last week and shat the flow of spirits
is yet unlimited in that direction.
BErHLEHEM.-The friends of REv.A. g. LOOMS
made very pleasant and unexpected demonstra
ton of respect and affection for their late Pastor
on Monday evening Jan. 2. A surprise party filled
the cheerful parlors of his residence while boun.
tiful tables of refreshments were spread in the
spacious dining room-and presentation of g
beautiful service of plate was made by the ladies
through Deacon Bird, who expressed in grace
full and afectionate address their high apprecia
ton Of their Pastors services and esteemfor hi.
character. The gift consisted Of apitcher. salvel
and goblet; the pitcher bearing the inscription
"A token of affection from the friends Of Rev
A. G. LOOMS, their late Pastor Bethlehem, Jan
I'd, 1860"
Mr.. LOOMS gratefully and feelingly responded
70 this expression Of kindness and friendship I'D.
ding his wishes for the unity and prosperity Of