Litchfield enquirer., 1876-10-05
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The Republican voters Ot GhlS town nel0 their caucus, to nominate town officers. last Wednesday evening. The Democrats held their caucus last Friday evening. The Harwinton Mutual Fire Insur- ance Co.,, have levied tax of four per cent on the policy holders, toipay the in- surance on MT. Hopkins barn, and Mir. Barbers house.
 The Brooklyn summer visitors at MT. Bryant's have fled away.
 We forgot to mention last week that Mrs. Lydia Cooke had the misfortune to fall on the wet grass, thereby receiving injuries that have confined her to her bed for the past two weeks.
 The Calithumpians paid their re- spects to MT. ard Mrs. Erwin Coy, on Monday evening of last week
 A dozen young couples stripped the light fantastic toe" at Mir. Wm. Humis- tons, in Poverty Hollow" last Saturday night. Three fddlers furnished the mu- sic.
 The Mountain Scrubs, played against some of the Wolcottville boys last We'd nesday. The Mountain Scrubs scored 37 and the Wolcottville chaps 31.
 MT. Anson Johnson has beautified two of his houses, shop and door-yard with new coat of paint, and Messrs Page & Dains have improved the appearance of thelr mill, the past week, by painting.
 Rev. Mir. Mclaughlin. of Litchfield, preached at East Litchfeld last Sunday, and prayer meeting is appointed to be held in the Chapel next Sunday evening.
 A citizen of East Litchfeld. who keeps livery stable of two teams, let one of them, the other day. Soon afterwards one of his sons, unknown to his father, took the other team to go to Wolcottville. Presently another customer came and wanted team; so MT. - went to the stable for his horse, but found that it was gone and concluded that it had escaped from the stable. and started in search of him, wearing a pair of veteran rubber boots which had long ago seen their best days. In the meantime the down train came along, and the engineer discovering some cattle on the track blew his whistle accordingly. The livery man was out of sight, but hearing the whistle supposed that his horse had got on the track, and started for the Station in a hurry. The old rubber boots impeding his progress, he hastily kicked them of by the road side. On arriving at the Station and dis covering his mistake he returned for his precious boots. In the meantime, a ped lar of medicines happened along, and see- ing pair of worn-out boots by the side of the road thought it was good oppor- tunity to make penny by selling old rubber at half cent pound; so handing the ribbons to his lady companlon, he descended, picked up the boots, put them in his wagon and went on his way rejoic- ing. When Mir. - arrived at the place where he had left his boots, he found they were like his horse-missing, and his grief was inconso1able; but one of his neighbor's boys, who had seen the pedlar pick them up, gave the information to their disconsolate owner. Just then his first team returned home; so he got into the carriage and started in hot pursuit of tine pedlar, whom he overlook at Thomas ton, and demanded his boots and 'dam- ages" The pedlar delivered up the boots gladly. and for damages" he gave MT. - two dollars worth of patent medicines, etc. wherewith to alleviate his choler(a), and the livery man was happy again.
 The following tow officers were elected on Monday:
 Assessor. Catlin.
 Board of frelief.-Martin l.. Goodwin, Cyrus L. Barber, Lucius N. Olmsted,
 Selectmen.-N. A. Wilson, Charles Will COX.
 To,on Clerk.-Martin Cook. ..-..
 Treasurer.-M. l.. Goodwin.
 Grand Jurors.-Abijah Catlin, Ed. Ca pei.
 Co,astabtes Julius Catlin, Geo. AL fred, Geo. Dains.
 Collector. Isaac T. Rowe.
 Register. Catlin.
 School Visitor.-Geo. Curtiss.
 The Republican ticket was elected with the exception of the Town Clerk and Collector, who are dem- ocrats. &<z
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