Litchfield enquirer., 1861-01-31
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LITCHFIELD.- succession of gentle snow-storms has mark cd the weather for the week. The snow falls "mighty easy," as if there were an abundance still Sup aloft," but we have quite an abun- dance here below. Such winter for sleighing is rarely known. Ten weeks of almost constant and uninterrupted "good slipping!" The Moon too is now at the full, and witnesseth each night many happy sleighing party here and through out the county.
 The Court adjourned on Tuesday, until Tuesday of next week. The pro gress of its do- ings thus far will be found under the "Court Head" The case of last week was long and painful one. The Litchfeld Bank has been the source of many calamities but none, we opine, more unfortunate, than suit for mal-feasance against citizens of ours, with whom all our sym pathies are enlisted. Judge Park re-opens the Court next week, and will preside for the re- mainder of tho torn.
 We are requested to call attention to an Exhibition of Experiments in Recent Electri- cal Discoveries" which is announced to take place at tho Town Hall this (Thursday) Even ing, by Dr. Joseph Bartlett Burleigh .Dr. Bur- leigh" informs us that he "ranks among the most entertaining experimental lecturers in the union;" and we learn from our Milton friends, where he has lectured once or twice, that he is really successful in one good experiment he has tried on some of their people,. e., breaking them of using tobacco. We wonder if it was h>,-x Burleish also exhibits q Grand Electric Yum bier" and "wonderful Electric Kiss" In short, in Dr. Burleigh we recognize and apnre- cia'e live Yankee, who will give you your moneys worth if he exhibited nothing but him sself; and as we have six free tickets. ve moan to go. "For further particulars, see small bills"
 We acknowledge the receipt of an "Appeal for the Children's Aid Society," from MT. c. L. Brace of New York, setting forth the objects, aims, influence, worth, wants and homes of that society, and asking us to commend it favorsbly to our readers notice. As the Ladies of both the Congregational and Episcopal Churches in this village, have already taken the matter in charge, and are busily engaged each week in sewing and making up box for this Society. we need only assure Mir. Brace that Litchfeld is already aroused in the matter, and will do her entire duty in this worthy cause, without the ne- cossity of printing his somewhat lengthy appeal in the ENQUIRER. However, it is work we can cheerfully commend to the Ladies of other towns; and besides, it will afford some of the fair sex an opportunity for those dear delightful reunions, where children and grown up chil- dren are discussed as well as clothed-over but tered toast and the hissing teapot. selah!
 An Otter" which has been seen upon and around Bantam Lake for several days, rivalling all the fishermen who fish therein in catching suckers, and which has been several times shot at without effect by the indignant sovereigns of Harris Plain, was on Tuesday finally shot by Dwight Bunnell, and it's career brought to an un- timely end. He weighed when killed, fourteen pounds, and notwithstanding his luck at fishing is described as lean one.
 For the benefit of our readers who never saw an otter (as we never havet we give Webster's definition of the animal:
 "Otter-the popular name of the digitigrade carniverous mammals, of the genus Lutia, of which about nine species are described. They all have large, iattish heads, short ears, webbed toes, crooked nails, and tails slightly hattened horizontally"
 That's plain.
 Our Litchfeld readers will very generally be surprised and gricved to learn of the death of Dr. George Seymour of this village. He died suddenly on Tuesday evening about 10 o'clock. In every relation of life, as a gentleman, a friend, and skillful physician, he was greatly beloved, and will be greatly lamented by large circle of friends.
 At the Democratic town caucus held on Wednesday afternoon, the following delegates were elected to the different coventions:
 To the State Conpention-Lemuel O. Meafoy, Henry B. Graves, ChaA W. Scovill, Edward W. Seymour.
 Congressional Convention--Geo. M. Woodruff, Cbas. M. Kilbourn, Lewis H. Moss, David T. Welch.
 Senatorial Ccnpention-Geo. Horace Baldwin, Everett H. Wright, Erastus P. Moulthrop liar ey Morse.
 Probate Convcntion-David c. Bulkley, Asahel Morse, Garner B. Curtis, Freeman Stoddard.