Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10

Seth P. Beers died at his residence, in this yesterday Wednesday, morning, aged s2 The intelligence of his death will siartle most of our readers, and he will be widely and pro foundly mourned. There is hardly man in the State who has been SC largely known and Co highly esteemed through his long and use- ful life and here in the village, where his earliest and latest years were spent, he was universally respected, honored and beloved. ] Mr. Beers came to this town from Vcodhu. ry, webslieve, in 1901, was graduated at tn e Law School hero. and was contemporary at the Bar with those earlier lights who have now all passed away. For more than twenty five years he was the State School Commission CT. and under his administration, and oviur in great measure to his careful and shrewd man. sgement, it was that the School Fsnd grew to | it's present ample and renunerative capital. He was also the U. s. Tax Collector for this district after the war of 1812-13; has repre- ssnted this town several times in the State leg islature, and has been Speaker of the House Returning to this town after more than 1 quarter ofa eentury's public service, he has passed the remainder of his life in unes.enta tious privacy, renewing the friendships that clustered around him in every stage oflife,an ripening the regard and affection in which he was held by all who knew him.
 | Mr. Beers seemed to unite in himself the past and the present. Possessed of the most wonderful memory, he easily recalled the faces and characteristics of the leading men with 1 whom he was cotemporary in his younger life, and was, full of "reminiscences of men and events which have long been numbered with | the past. Possessing also in marked degree the buoyancy and elasticity of mind and body which years seemed only to quicken and inspire, he took an unfailing interest in the affairs of tho present day, and was as conver- sant with this generation as with the older. He was one of the most genial and affable men we ever knew, and added to his quiet dignity, I his kindliness of heart, which knew no limit, rendered him the eagerly-sought comI anion of old andyoung. We know not that in his whole long life he had an enemy, but we are sure that few men were so universally beloved and esteemed by the present generation as was he. | Many who have been accustomed to meet him at home and abroad will miss his familiar | form and features, and will mourn his loss It 1 is hard to realize that we shall see him no more among us. So youthful and vigorous and healthful he always appeared, it was difficult to believe that hewould not out-live most of l our generation. And to the last he retained the same vigor and activity and strength that characterized in so marked degree all, his later life. Only on Tuesday-the day before he died-he was walking in our streets, with the same sprightly step and hale fresh counten- ance which we all so well remember.
 But it appears that of late he has had seve. ral premonitions of his approaching change A frequent difficulty of breathing betokened disease of the heart from which he hardly expected to recover. On Tuesday evening he l retired at his usual hour, but soon after expe- riencing return of his difficulty, he seemed to be conscious that the hour for his depar- ture was near. He fingered, however, during the night, suffering at times excrueiating pain, | but retaining his consciousness to tho very last, until, at about six o'clock yesterday morning, he closed his eyes and sank away into his last slumber.
 Thus he passed away, full of years and hon. ors, crowned with the fruits of a life we'll spent, and with the graees that will keep his memory ever green in the hearts of his mourn | ing townsmen. The clouds of heaven hang | like pail over sorrowins community as we | write, bxt beyond them we know that the sun is shining, and that the spirit of the just man on earth has exchanged mortality for the brightness of an immortal life.
 1 MT. Beers funeral services will be held in St. Michars (Episcopal Church, on Sunday afternoon next, at 2 o'clock.
 THE HANDBILLs for the Twenty third Anuu- al Cattle Show and Fair of the Litchfeld County Society have been issued this week, and by this time should be found in every town and village in the County. The E1hibi tisn promises to be the finest this year that has ever been held by our County Society and though the time is short-only week from next Wednesday and Thursday-ample prepa' rations will be made to provide for all the stock and articles that may be offered for ex- hibition, and for the visitors who will be sure to be present. The Premium List is the lar |gest and most liberal ever offered in this County, and the liberal course always taken by the Society, will insure the success that al- ways attend these Annual Exhibitions in ia verable seasons. At Litehfeld, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 25d and 24th.
 THE SUPERIOR COURT opens it's September session, on Tuesday next, as hitherto an. nounced. Judge McCurdy presides.
 tI HARwINToN.-On about forty acres of the . farm of Deacon Chester Hayes, is nearly 6
 mile of stone wall averaging five feet on the