Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-08
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 IITCHFIELD, CONN.
LfrCHFIELD.

-Messrs. Benjamin and Frary's piano timer will be here early next week.
 Frederick c. Webster Esq has com menced the practice of law in the office of E. w. Seymour Esq.
 Attention is called to new advertise ment of Vessels and Gates: and W. H. Braman.
 Col. Vessels has sold his place on North St. to Mrs. Frederick ..Deming of Brooklyn, for S7, 900.
 Rev. c. R. Dufie, D. D.. of New York, has bought Mrs. E.sR ..Wadhams' place on South St. for g, 200.
 The Shepaug passenger car jumped the track at South Norwalk, last Thurs day, smashing the platform and damag- ing the car somewhat.
 The Hampton Singers had full house on Wednesday evening last. Their performance was excellent of it's kind and the audience greatly delighted.
 MT. Charles Kirchberger and A. A. Grosiean have gone into the shoe business together ct the shop heretofore occupied by Mir. Kirchberger.
 Mir. F. D. McNeil has raised 78fb squash this season. A few such would leave little room for anything else in small garden.
 There is a fine exhibition of prize po- tatos at Vessels & Gates, raised from seed bought of them last spring. Compel it0rs should forward their specimens at once.
 Our Picked Nine played the Milton club on the Green at that place on Satur- day last, winning the game on score of 3S to 18. On the Litchfeld side the pitch ing of Mower was very effective. He sprAined his ankle badly early in the game but stuck it through nevertheless. Hub- bard caught extraordinarily we'll behind the bat. The Milton catcher and first basemen played particularly we'll. We look for lively ''home and home game on Saturday next at the Fair Ground, about 2 PM.
 We learn that Edward W. Seymour, Esq. intends removing to the city of Bridgeport about the first of January next, for the practice of his profession there. We could not express our regret in any terms that would not seem extrav- agant for the loss this town and county sustains in the removal of so able, popu- lar and valuable citizen, and for the loss the bar of this county suffers in the with drawal of one who holds such leading position in it. Least of all can we under take to write out in words the personal regrets which VIC hear so constantly reit- erated throughout the large circle of Mir. Seymour's friends and acquaintances. It is some satisfaction to believe that Bridge port will appreciate the extent to which it is plundering Litchfeld.
 Mondays election passed off quietly with the Iightest vote we ever knew on a good day: There were but 300 votes cast in all, of which only 95 were Republican. Nobody seemed to care about coming in nefgnDoE. Ine ecnIei-suaeFetnhipq...s .snpae spect was Mir. Linus T. Gilbert of North field. who was about the only Northfeld man present at the Democratic caucus, was on the nominating comittee, and was somehow put on the ticket in the place of Mir. Garner B. Curtiss, select mna last year. This substitution proved unpopular. Northfeld turned ont to man and worked for Mir. F. s. Por- ter, the Republican nominee from that locality. who was elected by T majority, Mir. Gilbert polling only 1O9 of the 2O5 Democratic votes. A spirited attempt was made to defeat Mir. Eugene Ward, our popular jailer, for constable, and, as Mfr. Walter K. Peck had declined the Re- publican nomioation for that office, many Republicans substituted MT. Wards name for his on their tickets. There is something of a muddle about school visi- tOra. only five having been elected to 6il six vacancies. The following are the chief officers elected:
 Selectmsn.-Jacob Morse, Anson c. Smith Harry ClemOns, John McNeil, Frederick s. Por- ter.
 T0ssn Clerk and Registrar.-Willis J. Beach, T.easWer.-GeO. M. Woodruff C0nstables.-Engene Ward, Edward P. Chee. ney, George VI. Seelye, James Campbell James Morse, John W. Ravenscroft, Seth c. Pond Grand JurOrs.-William c. Buell., Joseph Tanning. Horatio P. Griswold, Albert B. Hal { AOek, Homer A. Hopkins. Charles Carter.
 School PtsitOrs.-For three years, G. M. Wood run, George W. Bement, Marshall R. Gaines For two years, G. M. Wilkins. J. R. Farnum
 Asssssors.-Erastus P. Moultrop. Darius P. atisw0ld, Jerome D. Wheeler, Joel Tharp. Will Board of ReIieC -Lemuel o. Meafoy George Cook, George W. Bement, T. Leander Jennin gs, Anthony Newton.
 The reports of selectmen, treasurer, and pchOOl visitors were read and accepted and he latter voted to be published in the village papers. The following vote was passed regarding schools:
 Hoscd That there be paid to the several school astF1cts in this town for the ensuing year. pro. 1ded they maintain schools for the period by " required, the following sums, viz: to Litch- 1S5; to North Street, Bantam, Bradleyville, onth Plains. Chestnut Hill, and East Chestnut ali, each @1S5; to Depot, North Farms. and neFnsey Hill, each S2O4; to Beach Street. Mt. on, Marsh, Head Quarters, Gilbert, Prospect. nd ftutsville, each S192.
 Thomaston.
 On Thursday last, our usually quiet ommunity were favored with A grand