Litchfield enquirer., 1865-12-14


 I Earl Buckingham: ..s-ia;53,a5Ts s..a-.sz a. | .Sttpt of Ients--:Wm. Norton, D c Bulkley. l :, CAief Aarshal- Henry A Bottsford.
 l \ Asst. Narshals-Wm. F Baldwin, E w Sey-
 mour, Henry Judd. Geo. Lockwood, Geo. c
 Hitchcock, T A Warren, Earl Rockingham, $ s Logan a6.3 g's-....ss-,- sseF sG 9@ . Sanding conm;i4eess----A $ 2 Agrricultare, Robbins l Battell, Titus l. Hart, Robert Pierpont Hor- ticulture, Geo. M Woodruff, Cyrus Catlin, Al va N Cowles. Domestic Animals, Morris Hum aston, Walter B Lake, Robert T Miner, Gen eral Manufactures. Lyman W Coe, Truman A l Warren Aaron Keys. Domestic Manufactures, Nathan sHI7art, Seth Thomas, H W Peck. sa fo1- The town meeting on Saturday. was large Ily attended q Some interesting speeches were made in opposition to the proposed new road to the depot, and . motion requesting the pc titioners to withdraw their suit for the eroad was passed 'As the suit was already in court of course any such demonstration of the op- position could not produce any effect either Eay We are sorry that the, meeting was called. when no possible good result could fOllew 1t. No one, we presume, denied tha. the majority of the town are stubbornly oppos- ed to the new, road, but the matter has passed beyond the control of the. town or even of the petitioners. We understand that the judge was to appoint commissioners yesterday and presume he did so too late for us to report their name -is q. s48s''s.S s'a. si}iss7 73 b2 a,iT-i The Rev. Mr.. Richards, has decided to accept the offer made him . fey weeks ago to preach in Bridgeport suH His removal will cause universal regret in the whole community. Mir. Richards is preacher of. marked ability, is kind and faithful as a pastor,- and patriotic and public spirited as a citizen. He goes to his new field of labor about the first of January, and t will be difficult to supply his pace asao Ess ai ed .,qasq ssas r. tsa aa-siA great number of falling or shooting stars have been observed every night during the past week. We have not counted them as the Professors st New Haysnn do, but have heard numbers mention the fact as something snusaal % One then probably.a meteor passed oyer the west part of the town last week having acourse from s. W :, to N. E. It left . trail of light and finally exploded with ! report as loud as 8 rocket sl s s3s:s uz ts --i Weihave cen shown an old umbrella
 that was in possession of Adam's grandfather forty years after his death. This old relic is now owned by q distinguished gentleman of Ratagenias end is in sperfset state of preser- sation, sxceptng the frame, staff and cover are slightly gone On the handle Is inscribed in latin @ characters :..Noer to, LENIT NEs.' We undsrstand that it. is to be stuffed and iodgsdgWith the Antiquarian Society. ag
 ' Last Friday the grinding room of the Northfeld l Cutlery Company was discovered Efle to be on fire IL was speedily extinguisbed however, andit was found to proceed from pile oftwood that had been placed back of the stove to dry the proceeding day A singular crcumstancs al unlt is related in connection with this ire 70 Two years ago fire was discovered ID the shop on the 10th of December, last year another nahe 9th and this year itooccurrea K on the sth Tie company must begin to be-
 llihsye inannnal fires, ws! stit bt.s .9ansbo,g
 ka 7=fThs State Board set Education has issued | circular quiiing the Boards of Education to to enforce the regulation 1 for q uniformity of Text Books in the severalschools in the State. only single series will be allowed in each de- partn'nt ead of I Iinstrucsion,o Ealons series of Arithmeties having been adoptsdiin thisitown, an exchanges of books of ahel same grade may. be made fst very adsantag geous terms until Jan f1a lak- - /
 s4lA>ttyltstf 7giass34 aIi }s, Haitagsf5s s8oa sh g- The following call for . Town Meeting is said to be a hoax .as Owing to it's doubtful ex pediency, the cost of eonstraetinng and expense of paiu.ainingsa the seleetmsn are requested tel call q town meeting for the purpose of .sre- menstratinge ssgainst and legally rssisting'' the attempt on the part Of anybody living, dead or yet to bs boIn, to strike ile anynhsres 9 .2 In eass any eiliwells should be bored. ts appoint committee to confer with tne Nau. gatuck R. R. relatirsto removing the same. togsther with the borers, .tcI the northeast part efthsstpwn. sbrn 4siaa72 liiss haa 8tiesa \ s1. oas-a man from a,the scouuntsy'. came. to | resident of thiis town few days ago and asked him hoy much he would give for United States yconpoind Interest notes He replied z three per cent premium, T The man would not take 1t, but haallS said he would lst him have one hundred and thiriy dollars of them. for one hundred end thirty .thres dollars, and 9rent away greatly sl.tsd ~ith tho bargain. ~ yf.ssea ,s.is5 e5asa kstH1ITssia s9e ssgl ssT limb efthe laN who rooms at the Man sion Honsegotoof sIprstty good note the other svsnings He was ssittiSg in' the bar room ip joyial crowd, when ks said ::aI have heard that ] , some men room vas fbstter than their |compapy. and LEness my .osm ii better thsn this oonpsny, U I'ilgs te itr saitinftke ac- .i tion to the word hs matehsd up .tairs. K. K. Ear-Ws Ars glad tprass that our Ssledsmsn IRavs pas n sood fspairths bridge tt fks east l@ili, thsta IT hssn II 2 so dshgsroas soadi.ianl for .some, ,tir,e. <. ,,x. sgs # As.s~a. spus