Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-10
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battery, which we mentioned last week, was decided on Friday, and $50 damages allowed by the Judge for the Pl'f.
 For Plh, Elder Warner. For Deft, Judge Peet and Ex-Judge Granger.
 The following "Court cases" have been ar gued during the present week:
 Parmalee rs. Allen-Actien on an award of arbitrators.
 For PPf, o. s. Seymour and Andrews. Fos Dsf't. Graves and Cothren.
 Straight VI. Fanton ct al.-Action of eject ment.
 For PPf, Andrews. For Delft, Turrill,
 Wm. c. Negus vs. Jane Nsgus. Petition to recover custody of child given to respondent at former term of Court.
 For Petitioner, Andrews.
 Treats Appeal from Probate-Motion dis missed.
 A. s. Treat and Hubbard & Andrews for Appellant. o. s. Seymour and Turren for Appellee.
 Graves vs Lockwood ct al. For Prf, Graves. For Dsfts, E. W. Seymour.
 Hubert L. Ives of this town lost four val uable COWS on Friday night last. by the barn floor on which they were standing giving way, and leaving them hanging by the neck in the !" stanchels" to which they were fastened It appears to us that this Is an unsafe way of fas- tening cattle, to say the least, especially when barn is som ething less than fifty years old.
 A man up in Nor,hfeld took his fatted hog to Waterbury the other day to sell. The Waterbury butcher, in Q fit of unusual gener- osity, stated to our friend, that the hog was such fine one, he would make him present Of the head, which he accordingly did. th cn weighed the hog, minus lead, and paid for it.. It was some days before eur North6eli friend could get it through his head, that :he Water bury butcher wasn't very liberal man Now he thinks he was lsetle sharp.
 A notice for a meeting of our citizens to take into consideration the raising of our towns quota of volunteers, and the extension of the Boston Erie R, R. through this town, will be found in our advertising columns. We hope and presume the meeting will be largely attended, and that both objects will be fur thered. The meeting is called for to morrow (Friday) afternoon, at the Court House.
 Forty barrels of goods for our soldiers have been contributed by the. inhabitants of this town. to be sent by ship from Bridgeport. to Hilton Head next week. It will form a glorious New Years gift to the boys from old Litchfeld.
 OUR EAST BURYIKa GRoUxD-Contracted as it is, and with so little to arrest the notice Of stranger, few Cemeteries, comparatively, are the resting place of 30 many illustrious dead. Here are interred-not only those whose personal virtues and public services were known and appreciated in their immedi atc ghborhood-but soldiers and civilians, whose names are household words through out the land who have made their country their debtors; and whose history has become an impcrishable part of tue aalional annal, Families arsto be found, in nearly every State of the Union, who point with pride to an ancestry "whosc scpulebres are with us unto this day. -.
 Ought not something to be done and wi,h- out further delay to render .ihis neglected spot" worthy of the revered and honored names with which it is associated? The srea should be enlarge r-grsvslsd walks iai cut -shrubberY and flowers plan.ed-lo's' en- closed and adorned-leaning or fallen slabs set upright-the obliterated lettering renewed Shade trees in front should seclude tue ground from the dusty and travelled thorough giv ing it something of the privacy and retire ment which it so sadly lacks.
 An esteemed son of Litch6.ld-J. Hunting ton Wolcstt, Esq, of Boston-to whose gene rosity his native town has been before in- debtcd. has taken the lead, by contributing . liberal sum for this purpose. Ought he not to find many and ready imitators! Is not this tho moment for public spirited citizens 10 move in the matter to collect funds, appoint . committee, choose competent Supsrinten- dent. and be prepared, with the opening Spring-when tho birds and the buds will be at hand with their songs and incense--to pay tribute of respect. too long withheld, to the ashes of the great and good, who have made thls town their residence, sad it's East Bury ing Ground their resting place! R. -->>~-- CoRNwALL.-On the afternoon of Thanks giving day, as Mir. John Kellogg, of New York, was out gunning near Cornwall Bridge, he came suddenly upon a suspicious looking four legged customer, who turned and faced him, evidently in quandary whether to fight or run. Lifting his gun to sight, he let fly the charge and was 80 fortunate as to give the animal a death wound. It proved to be n wildcat, spotted like . leopard, probably a cross between the two. The animal measured three feet in length, and weighed % pounds Rather rare dsnizen of the forest in Connee. ticut Waterbury American.
 SALIssunr.-Twenty-one sheep were killed by dogs a few days age in Salisbury, ant about the same number were badly bitten ani mangled.
 l The manufacture of wrought iron Can nons is about to be resumed at Falls Village.