Litchfield enquirer., 1869-09-23
LICHFIELD.

'--'' ~ LICHFIELD. i 'h'' g. -.-i : The Superior Court is engaged this week in the trial of criminal business.s The fol- lowing cases have been disposed Of bsa
 Ssote cs. Eagens Banker. for Burglary. Plea, guilty. Sentence years in Reform School h0A s.iaq .t.1sgmj 915 ea a-isG
 'ssass =. yoaa F. graaas.. Burglary.
 Plea' Guilty. Sentence AZ years in State Prison. lasTEaa Las ,3swlj 8i.aF e5qT ]
 The trial of Wm. H. Green, charged with poisoning his wife. commences this i've dnesday) afternoen.l otei h31sso baa. .elsd
 - The annual fair of the County Agri. cultural society. though. not such 2 sue cess as in former years, before so many To- cal organisations started up., was by no means tho failure many had anticipated. $348 were taken in on the first dsy, and the Horse Tret drew . large orowd and brought $42s into, thss Treasury, on the second. Among the animals on exhibi- tioniwe the noted prizs sheep belonging to MT. HartwelL of Washington. and the Aldsrney stock belonging to MT. Colt, of |Hbetheenem.ou t 4o tssda4 4G9iqo44 a .a We hear the address. by Rev. WIS. Col ton. of Washington, highly commended.
 F At the annual election of officers, Ma than R.aHart, of Cornwall, was elected president. the usual number of Vice Prssi. dents were chosen. and Theodore s. .S,dg- wick. of the Arm of Bishop & sedgwick was elected TDeasnrer.4 John D. Cham pin, IT,. late editor of the Sentinel. retired. of course, from the Secretaryship. and So- lon B. Johnson, Esq., it's present editor vas chosen in his place. An unprincipled faction tried to break up the natural order of succession and elect some other Score tary, but an attempt 50 uneonstitutional and revolutionary met with the ill success it deserved. 9,tt .sGw oss t,a~a. s.,sr a We subjoin aIreport of9 Thursdays trot .l srA1lIoMs.
 Purse of $70 for stallions; $40 to first, $40 to sec -ond, $10 to third. Nile heats 3 m. Ave.
 J. HoIcomb enters br. .. Col. E. Allen, -'L H.. aosdSy sdaiye. dh,ss.,on Rs%Sasn h0o1 4 a G. 0. Hitchcock [" b. .. Nestor, T ,ar-. 33.l Time, 2474, 244a, AS. -t~:1, ..'-.,. '.- IT. DOUBLE TRAM rRor, ,.t.
 For purse of 80, $50 to first, $40 to second, $l 1 to third. Mile heats three in Eve.
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 Purse of $40; $z5to first. 50 to second SIS to E. 4 Squires enters b. 6. Britain, .eyos5 ALI 4. Warren blk. 2. Pnnee, .5I I2.2; 'cfa as, seaa ass, as7 as1 2; fas ss Name 1 sss: Michael Bray vas brought before Jus tice Hiokox on Tuesday, fined $7 for. ar assault on his wife. and committed in de. fault of payment of fine and costs. ''' @o~ On trial of case from Sharon this week, for an assault with attempt to kill, 6 Juror from this town arose in his seat ani asked to be exeused on the ground that he had scruples against capital punishment Such conscience in a petit juror is phe
 nomenon worthy of record. 1o9ga ,eo.tg9tr y- Joseph Hammer, an insane convict, died at the iail on Saturday. He was . resident of Colsbrook, tried for arson,l ae quilted on the ground of insanity and con
 fined, in accordance with the statute for 2 period ef eleven years till his death. a.. | t3 z MT: Pestiboneis, school. North St. ' 4 tJ-tsa <
 commences it's fall term today olWednes day).a3i 4at3Gl aai .48su3 no t4J'U'.
 The October Magazines s3 and week lies can be found atJ. w.. Wheeler's. Wes, Street. !en-3s.sA Asof)'' ,93loy zllojE