Litchfield enquirer., 1864-05-05
Eueal aua Gonutn Nsws

er*AsN AsSta %pNMMAM eA$*~%
 LITcHFIELD.-Tho Mansion House, in this village, on Wednesday passed into the hands of the new landlord, MT. F. NJ. Hale, who is busy as bee, in making preparations for the summer business. while he will not neglec: transient customers. Mir. Spencer retires from his long occupancy of the house to private life Indications are that there is to be an unusually large influx of summer visitors to our village, and we are in hopes that Litchfeld will be somewhat livclier than it has been for few years past.
 MEDIcAk-At the Annual Meeting of the Litchfeld Co. Medical Society held at Litch- field, April 2stb, 1864, or. c. H. Webb, Chair man and Henry Davis, Secretary. The following gentlemen were elected Eel lows to the State Convention Dr.. J. G Beckwith, Henry Davis, J. W. Phelps, Jas. H Welch and II. NJ. Knight.
 Delegates to the American Medical Associa- tion at New York in June next, Drs. Deming, Webb, Beckwith, Phelps, II. M Knight. Geo. L. Lewis, gratuitous student
 The following resolutions, offered by Dr. H. NJ. Knight of Lakeville and seconded by Dr Jas. II. Welch of Norfolk, were unanimously adopted.
 Resolved, That ws find no evidence in the Military trial of Dr. S. T. Salisbury, late Sur geon of the Board of Enrolment of the 4th Cong. District which tends in any degree to diminish our confidence in his professional integrity :; therefore
 l Resolved. That believing ''bim to be more sinned against than sinning," we give him our cordial sympathy under his recent troubles,
 Dr. Beckwith presented interesting obitua- ry notices of the following gentlemen, which were ordered to be forwarded to the Committee of publication for registration in the volume of proceedings of the State Convention by Benjamin Tioknor, NJ. D., Norman Lyman, NJ. D. and A. NJ. Huxley, Al. D. The following gentlemen were then elected ] officers for the ensuing year :-J. W. Phelps, | M. D. Pres, J. G. Beckwith, NJ D. Vice Pres. and Henry Davis, N. D., Clerk. - We have this week 10 record, with un- feigued sorrow, the sudden death of one of our most active and beloved fellow-townsmen Everybody whe knew John W. Buel, knew him but to. love him for his many noble qualities, his genial disposition and his kind and cour- teous bearing. Always actively engaged in his business projects, and carrying 8 large business on his hands, he was ever faithful to his trusts, and was as justly and highly es- teemed by his business associates as by his hosts of friends His sudden death, after an illness of barely twenty-four hours, has deeply effected our whole community. His funeral was very largely attended on Monday from his late residence, and he was buried with Masonic honors.
 The Supreme Coart adjourned on Thursday morning, after the hearing the eases mention ed in our last. The following decisions were rendered or reserved :-Bartholomew rs War ner, motion for a new trial-decson reserved. 1 For Motion, Granger and Hitchcock. Contra, Warner and Graves.
 i Kellogg rs Brown, Motion for new trial. Motion denied. For the motion, Chittenden and Graves. Contra, Hubbard and Andrews. l. cery. Bill dismissed. For Petitioner, Chit tenden, Sedgwick and Graves. Fer Rcspou- dent Hubbard and Andrews
 i Parmalee rs. Allen. Motion for new trial Motion denied For Motion, Cothren and Graves. Contra, o. s. Seymour & Andrews Stuart, Hopson Co. rs. Corning, Winslow & Co, Motion to amend writ. Motisn allow ed. For the motion, Ilickox and Andrews Contra, o. $. Seymour.
 c. H. Stone rs. J. D. Stone. Petitioner in equity. Bill dismissed. For Petitioner. Hub bard and Andrews. Contra, Graves and Chit tenden.
 Booth tals vs Town of Woodbury, and Webster ps. Town of Harwinton, de right of town to give bounties to drafted men, Deci- slons not yet given. For Booth, Cothren; Town of Woodbury, Huntington and E. W. Seymour For Webster, Catlin Town of Harwinton, Hubbard and Andrews.
 Henry vs. Butler, de right of set off. Deci- sion not yet given For Pl'f, Hitchcock and Hall. For Delft, Graves and Peck.
 The Superior Court adjourned, sine die, on Friday last, after disposing of few minor court cases, and granting half a dozen more divorces
 ] . 1 CoRNwALL.-1n connection with the list of names of aged persons living in this town, published in the ENQUIRER few weeks ago, the following vital statistics may not be with out some local interest, as indicating changes in single generation.
 Twenty five years ago, there lived in the 7th School District of this town, within half a mile of the present sit of the sohool-house, and a mile of each other six families with an ag-