Litchfield enquirer., 1865-12-14

l .NEw HARTroRD.-Thanksgiyi was opened l here, on the 1th instant, in church, by sermon
 and singing, by an evening meeting in honor
 and memory of the living and dead soldiers of
 our town, and by saltatorial exercises in Hall
 The preacher spoke most complimsntally of ! our Governor and President. and of their Thanksgiving Proclnmations; spoke of our Congressman as conferring together on the 1 first day of the present session more. like prophets than politicians and comparing our | our freedmen to the "lost sheep" said they are now more rejoiced over by the philanthro. pists of this country and Europe, than are ninety and nine times their number who have nevsrbeen bondmen !; took notice of the remark. able fact that these formerly despised ones,
 thacugh the President and Congress, were ex- purging the unchristian slave codes from the
 statute books of their respective States and Ijudging from the freedm en's present influence in Congress, it did seem as though they would henceforth rule over us until allowed to vote with us As was fitting, he concluded by re-
 hersing the names of as many of the dead and
 wounded soldiers of the town as had come te
 his knowledge, and by calling on his auditors ] to admiringly cherish the memories of those
 who he'd given their lives that the Republic mi ght live, and to highly honor every man
 who had brayely harnessed himself for battle
 and heroically fought in defence of his imper-
 fled Government ,s-
 At the evening meeting, Walter Beany Esq. presided An incomplete list of the enlisted
 men of the town was read, and opportunity
 being afforded, during the reading, to any Person to relate what he might know relative gave most touching narrative of one John
 Beatty who died of neglect and starvation in the Andersonyille prison. This mans family, consisting of wife and three children, have
 not received cent from the federal Govern
 ment, the first of their dues dating back more than two years and but for the liberality of
 Mrs. Wheeler, the family would now be con the town " which has already generously giv- en them two dollars and Q cord of wood.
 Only one New Hartford man preferred Can
 ada to the United States as place of resi- dence, during the war. Two of of our men besides Beatty, it is fear ed have died at Andersonville, vis: Hull and
 Miuehin. Of about two hundred and twenty five enlisted men, it is supposed that not more than thirty lost their lives in connection with
 the army.
 A committee consisting of some of our most influential citizens, Fitch Burwsll, Richard Wheeler, H. H. Stone, and Walter Beany were appointed to prepare as correct liet as pos sible of the. enlisted men of the town, to state such facts respecting each as are eff public in- terest, and to report in due time, at : public meeting to be convened for the special pur- pose, when an opportunity will again be af
 forded the auditors to contribute what they may toward perfecting the list and report which shall then be presented.
 Pained was the writer of this article, to learn by the Enquirer of last week. the sad death of Master Hollsy Porter Lyman of Go shen, aboy ofuncommon intelligence for one of his age, sprightly and amiable, model of obedience to his parents and of politeness to all The lad was nephew of Governor>Hol- ley of Lakeville.