Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-09
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:Iaatn1ully Tor foftnightboyond 1ts advertised time, and gave us it's annual blessings on Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday of last week, the days appointed .tof the Litoh- field County Agricultural Cattle Show and Fair. Preparations had been made for the finest Ex. hibition ever held in this County, and fully one -tnossand head of Cattle; in spite of the rain. ,weref brsagAt iptof town from various parts ofs she Count fof ekhibitioa.f n A large numlbar 4 sheep, swine and poultry, were also on ths. gfesad,=snd . fine =steek of horses promised The grounds were never, iu go fine condition as they were on Tuesday, and every thing promised successful and gratifying time to all interest," ed, (and the whole County was interested, ! ss cept the East wind .r nassaif ! >3 r&s Wednesday, dawned damply, the rain mizsled moistly, and every thing on the hill presented the usual appearanceo of aJCattle Show morning. The Exhibition of umbrellas was very fine, but only the Presidents face bstokened the usual serenity of the mind within. A meeting of the Executive Committee was called. and the Presi- dent smilingly proposed the Society should "wait on Providence for another day, in hopes of brighter and more suspicious dawning i; and wait the Society did, with their cattle, their horses, their oxen, their asses, their apples, pears, peaches, potatoes,5 and---"umbrells.''--- All day long the. wind held Eastsrly, with now and! then a ,eheerfnlE variation in favor of the Northeast the rain beat down in. torrents, while the bAromec or beat up {; but the President still presented tranquil front, and smilinglyt spoke of the morrow. The morrow came-all Nature was still in tears, and the President never smiled again. .t...
 And so the Society held an informal meeting, took moist look at the matter, bes tow ed Q pleasant recognition to the never-lying barome- ter, which still held up while the rain didn't, mingled their counsels together, (with sugar,) reelected theirold board of officers for the en- suing year, and then adjourned, to meet on the best rainy day next September .~
 The subject of the purchasing of the present lands used by the. Society, was discussed and decided upon, and four acres, or 50 nuch of them as may not be washed away by. next year, was purchased of Col Baldwin at $l25 per acre. The Exhibitors of Cattle were paid their expenses by the Society for bringing their stock to exhibition, and homsward they went their weary way, wetter and wiser than when they came the dews of Heaven still descending ill gentle benedictions on their heads.
 Altogether it was damp time. On Friday it cleared up, of course, and Saturday was as smiling as basket of chips, but then the Cat tie Show was postponed until next year. Had it been held we should have been glad to speak, among many other things, of the splendid dis play of stock that were sent here-the town of Washington rather taking the palm from other towns this year-and, especially, of the stocks of Messrs. Logan, Bennett and Hartwell of Washington, Hurlbut of Winchester, Thrail of Torrington, and many others; of the number of fine horses that were present from various parts of the County, including the President s thorough -breds of the splendid display of dahlas sent by Mrs. Frost, of Falls Village, and the elegant bouquet of flowers by Mrs. Ed son Staples of this town, which at this present time decorates the editors sanctum. Nor ma y | ertions of President Hitchcock to rendsr the present the most successful exhibition of the Society ever held in this County, and which the equinox alone could prevent the accomplish ment. In conclusion, we may venture humbly to express the hope that nest Fall we may have better luck, even if the Cattle Show be post poned as late as the 3lst of November, which we are sure would bsa better date than taking the chances of getting another equinox.
 The Town Election passed off with no ex- oitement. and very little interest, that we could observe, except among the inhabitants of "Blue Swamp" who worked we'll under their admira- ble .sdictator," and turned out in full force.-- l The consequence was the election of the follow ing Blue-Noss ticket, by majorities ranging from 40 to 65;
 sELEor4Es, Isaac Morse, Henry R. Goslee, Jacob Morss Jr., Everett H, Wright, Royal A.
 GRAND JURORS, Homer Sharp, Anson C.. Smith, Andrew J. Pierpont, Freeman Stoddard, Lorrin Tharp, Frederick J Braman. .... j. e55a. CossTABLEs, Edward Crossman, Chas, L. Per kins, Horatio P. Griswold, Isaac W. Nose, Ephraim Wedge, Edward H. Smith, George E. Adams (Union). .s.!. -s.sT z-.. [
 Tows CLERK AND RzaIsraAR, Geo. H. Bald win. - -" ''"
 Towx TREASURER, Geo. NJ. Woodruff.* x
 ScHooL VIssroRs, Josiah 6. Beckwith, Joshua D. Berry, John Catlin AssEssoRs, Joseph A. Newberry, George Guernsey, Chas. D. Wheeler, Abner Landon, Asahel H. Morse. K ....g..fr. 7.....-.l... 1 | BOARD OF RELIEF, Thomas L. Saltonstall, Garner B. Curtiss, Amzi Beach, Wm. P. Kill born, George Cook. ,'..i 1.-.1 aars Non eoeu .icAets' 9s.. ~-.. -,. :: LA ]
 The annual farce of choosing Haywards, Key Keepers, Tithing- Men, Sextons, &c.,, was gone \ through with as usual, and the great annual joke of putting men in these positions, who either won't accept or else are notoriously unfit for the places, was accomplished amid the gulf
 flaws of the assembled 'freemen.' The names of these officers, so chosen, of so little con sequence in the present state of the public mind, and so soon forgotten, that we forbear 1 publishing them. si, r
 The retiring board of Selectmsn, and the Town Treasurer, made their usual annual Re- ports, which, as they are unusually interesting, and will be useful for general reference hereaf- ter, we give in full: .s a. ... ae.z. s.. ,...- . @ SELEcrMtN's REPORT. a:.aL 2.
 The selectmen submit the following statement of Town matters for the year ending Oct. 1st, 1862. s.. e-t r, 5,s. .s-,..t. ...-. .>t l u Orders have been drawn on the Treasurer for the following items of ordinary Town expenses, to wit :.sl G3 s.Ht--j Fa. a.E5s 1sa s8a s7