Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-06
REPUBLICAN.
DEMOCRATIC.

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 MT. McNeil received about 45 Democrat ic votes ; and MT. Hale about IS Republi- can. MT. Pierpont lost some 26 Democrat ic votes, of which MT. Porter gained about seven. MT. Hale was elected by only 13 majority. Had the Republicans stuck fast to their ticket, McNeil would have been elected; but the same reasons which lost Hale about one quarter of the Democratic vote gained him enough Re epublican votes to ensure his election. ~------3 .
 The following town officers were also chosen by an average majority of about 95
 Assessors David c. Bulkley, Joel Tharp, Harry Clemons, Anson c. Smith, Wm. G. Miller E Board of ttekef Thomas l.. Saltonstall, David Morse, Anson O. Beach, Aaron Baldwin, Albert Hallock. ..,
 Io,on Clerk and Reyistrar. O. Belden.
 Treasurer of Ios0n and ef Deposit Fund Cleo. M. Woodruff
 Constables-Stiles A. Wheeler, James Campbell. W. Jerome Bissell, George w. Tharp, Darius P. Griswold, William H. Palmer, Edwin B. Sanford
 Registrars of TOters.-L. w. Vessels, G. H. Baldwin, A. M. Turner, w. s. Eos ter.
 ISchool Visitors. Rev. W. l.. Peck, Geo. M. Woodruff, A. J. Pierpont.
 For Grand Jurors the persons legally elected were Chas. s. Buel, John Catlin, Milo Beach, Dorsey Neville and James H.. Smith, all Republicans, and Thomas L.. Saltonstall, Democrat. The Democrats nominated and voted for seUen grand jurors, whereas the law expressly declares that not more than sie shall be elected. All the votes for that office with more than six names thereon were plainly illegal, and should have been rejected. They were counted, however. and the six names hav- ing the largest majority on the Democratic ticket were declared elected. By another blunder there was no Treasurer of the Town Deposit Fund nominated on the Democrat ic ticket, and Mir. Woodruff was elected to that office by Republican votes alone.
 The usual reports were accepted, that of the Selectmen showing balance of nearly $7.OOO in the treasury and no indebtedness except the orders of the School and Depos- it Fund. An appropriation of $4523 (in- cluding amount received from the School and Deposit funds) was voted for Schools for the coming year, at the rate of $8 a week to each school for each weeks ses- sion. A vote was also passed authorizing the Selectmen to borrow the necessary funds for payment of the railroad subscrip- l ton. ~
 - The Democratic caucus, this year, in view of the developments of October '69. promised some fun, but turned out rather tame. The old selectmen were promptly re-nominated-very promptly some say and then the interest nearly died. MT. Darius P. Griswold was paid the pool compliment of Q nomination for fconstable MT. Graves asserting that he had of late voted the Democratic ticket. MT. Henry Gilbert couldn't seeit in that light. In a few explanatory remarks made after the nomination, he doubted Mir. Griswold's Ii tie to Democratic regard. He didn't be lieve he had ever voted the Democratic ticket. He didn't believe he ever would vote it, unless he changed from what ht scondesfmly was!" MT. Gilbert's view. were undoubtedly correct, but they were offered just little too late. fs fa 1 MT. Charles Kirchberger brings us ir magnificent specimens of Peach Blow Colebrook Seedlings and other potatoes fweighing nearly 6 pound each. ..