Litchfield enquirer., 1877-11-08
15e Gilll)tleIn Gn1uirer,
 uTCaFlELD, CONN.
LtTCHFTELD.


 Apples are both scarce and high. this year. They retail at $I25.
 The Superior Court commences its November term this (Wednesday) after noon. esa. els F. E The flag poleroosts lover.for the win ter. It took cuite large and excited crowd ofI,ystanders to see it itsuccessfully done. CA .,.s, .s.g., We trust that the cattle, horses and other miscellaneous stock which have been browsing in East Park. lately, are retired to better quarters for the wiuter. Mir. Win. P. Pickett. of this place, now iu the Senior class of Cornell Univer- suty has been chosen the orator of tue class for the exercises of 1878. ..
 Mir c. B. Lane has meat, veee. tables. apples and other groceries at his market an South street, as we'll as fine shell oysters. F-s.a
 The members of Co. H, are hereby no- tined to meet at the armoFy. on Monday evening next. for the purpose of choosing n2 2d Lieutenant iB place of Lieut. Peck. Fesigued. .-sF ,s t. . ..-,. ar We were mistaken in saying, last week. thas Mr. John D.SYale had been deputy sheriff We confounded him with MT. Prkin Yale. formerly deputy in Norfolk.
 The earthquake of Sunday mo ming was only beard here by one person, la- .iy on South St, so far As we can learn She noticed a perceptible tremor that set articles rocking in her room. This was at a few moments before ? o'clock in the morning.
 A candidate was Aheprd Eo remark. Monday. that if he was beaten, the next day. he .'wOuld take the wings of dove and flee to the uttefmost parts of the earth" It may have been g mere poeti, cal flight. but ws warn Fl. N. to be on the look out with his telescope for the queer est cherHb that ever sailed over the up- lands of Goshen. ss ..s ..ss,s,.'s -,s .l The LitchfieId election of Tuesday was thA most remarkable we have ever known. Only day or two since we had 6 discussion with some Democfats in which we charged that while their marty WIS ve. y glad to see Republican indepen.. dents smashing their party machine, they acre mt willing to veatnfe on Q like re- form in their own paEty-that they held their own reorganization firm, trustinga tos profit by the differences in ours. We must confess that certainly as far as Litch- field is concerned. and apparently else. where in the State, we have been mistak. sa. The Democrats spent Tuesday in ''smashlng the machine wherever it de- served it. Here, especially, out of about 2TO Democratic votes cast. nearly half were against their caucus nomination. MT. Charles B. Andtess had majority of tsVo hs0adred aud seven in q town that usually gives sixty Democratic majority. This action is smphaticalIy Democratic repu. diation of machine polifies.and defiance Of King Uancad. which, we hope will not be forgotten. What makes the lesson more effective is that the Democratic nom- inee who suffered most is not an unpopu- lar man, bnt one who is much liked pet- sOnalIy. The vote of the town was as fol. lows: ..s.- -@. .ns,s7.s2rs ..t,
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 Yale. 2e1. Spur. 25s.. s'',, sas < ,,T
 Steele, 261. Coe, 260. .,s
 REPRESENTATIVES.
 Roberts. 152, Andrews, 359. r
 Bisssll. 294, Catlin, 225.
 The scenes of the election were very strange Prominent Democrats were Tn Opeu revolt; the most promiscuous split. ting prevailed; and the completeness of ths revolt was a surprise to everybody.
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