Litchfield enquirer., 1867-10-10
LITCHFIELD.
The Town election in this place resulted in the choice ofthe following officers.

in the choice of the following officers:
 Assessors.-Davd c. Bulkley, Lucius Griswold. Lorenzo Wheeler, William L. Hopkins, Francis M Hale. r, Board 9t Re'ieG-Lemuel O. Meafoy, Henry Frisbie, Albert B. Halock, George H. Westover, Arron Baldwin.
 Selectmen.-Jacob Morse, Charles D. Wheeler, Chester c. Goslee: Garner B. Curtiss, Andrew J. Pierpont.
 75son Cerk, Registrar and 7,easurer-George M Woodruff.
 Grand J1uors.-Homer Sharp, Anson c. Smith. Seth Pond, Joel Tharp, Alanson Wilcox, Thomas L. Saltonstal.
 Consta5les.- Charles L. Perkins, Seth Whiting William H; Palmer, John B. Hopkins, George W. Wheeler, Charles Carter, Charles Booth.
 ScltOol Ttzitors.-George M Woodruff, William l.. Peck Andrew J. Pierpont
 No effort was made on the part of the Republicans and the only interest was oc- casioned by little squabbling among the Democracy which, however, did not ma terially affect their maj ority
 The Town indebtedness, aside from the $9,O00 due the Deposit Fund was reported at 1928, 342, ,66 Deductlng taxes due S,O3l, 70 Total debt to be paid --
 by future taxation $15,31O, 90
 While we do not intend to find fault un- necessarily with the party which has political control of this town we feel it. duty to note their growing illiberality in regard to the Board of School Visitors. There seem- ed formerly to be- feeling among them that this Board should not be partisan in its composition, and it was deemed espe- cially proper that Ministers of the gospel should be placed upon it. A list of mem- bers in 1862 with subsequent changes will show by what steps the Board has become 8 partisan and almost sectarian affair:
 In 1862, tho Board was composed as follows = B. w. Seymour, John Catlin, J. G. Beckwith, G. J. Harrison, E. H. Wright, William s. Southgate, J. Vinton, George Richards Since then tho yearly lists composing the present Board: 1862 c: M. Kilbourne, E. W. Seymour, J. Cat lin, J. D. Berry. 1863. E. w. seymour, E. H. Wright, c. NJ. Kill
 1864. G. M. Woodruff, A. J. Pierpont, G. J. Har- risOn.
 1865. W. s. Perry, T. Leander Jennings, J. G. Beckwith.
 1866. E. w. Seymour, Eli D. Weeks, F. S. Por- ter.
 1867. G. M. Woodruff, w. L. Peck, A. J. Pier pont.
 MT. F. s. Porter was put on the Demo- cratic ticket, last year, for member of the Boards of Relief and of School Visi- tors, as part of an arrangement with Con- servative Republicans by means of which the Democracy hoped to gain some access sions to their party. Mir. Porter repudia- ted the arrangement and they managed by extra effort to defeat him for the former po- sition. but allowed him to retain the latter. In this way the single Republican on the present Board of School Visitors obtained his election. If ministers are to be chosen, it would seem to us that they should not be taken from single denomi- nation. Moreover, in one case, at least. a position on this board has been given to one utterly unqualified, in payment of small political services.
 - MT. B. W. Greene the wealthy banker of Hartford who, in fit of insanity, some months since killed his wife and endeavor- cl VO ttihS 1IS OWn 1i1c, ulcu dt LIT. Du0l 5 private hospital in this place last week. His estate is computed at $200,000. It is a queer coincidence that two men of the same name each charged with the crime of wife-killing, and each having attempted suicide, should have been in confinement here at the same time.
 - The second service in the Episcopal church will be held hereafter at the usual time on Sunday afternoon.
 MT. Green, late of Cornwall, seems to be of rather too active turn to be con- fortable boarder at MT. Pecx's. He start ed conspiracy last week for an insurrec- ton and general jail delivery, which luck fly leaked out through one of the prisoners. He was then confined by himself in the dark cell, whereupon he tried to beat Lis brains out against the door, but the space vas so small, about 3 feet square, that he only succeeded in gashing his scalp fright fully.