Litchfield enquirer., 1879-10-30
LITCHFIELD.

We hear from Ansonia that our townsman y-r- E. B Sanford is clerk at the hotel there -Txeuiy-one new electors were admitted 2, he recent meetings of the Board of Select men
 A new barfser has arrived in town, and Cvr-uTenc4si business in the shop at the rear of rcck's stnTe-
 -Messrs WesselIs & Gates, Buel & Wheel ,r. Jos H Watson. W. H. Crossman, E. l.. IIheIrs. and Harry ScovilIe of East Litchfield, have applied for liquor licenses.
 The legal voters of the Town of Litchfeld are invited to meet in the Town Hall on Sat arsiay. Nov at D. m, for the purpose of terminating ticket for School Committee.
 Two new stone sluices have been put un- 'L-- ,he rrads in the village during the past vrrk one acrlss West Street, near Meadow, I--,l-h needed.
 The Republican electors of this town are T,sIlessed to meet at the office of D. c. Kill Ipuru, town committee, on Saturday, at 3 p. n, for the purpose of nominating Representa- tivts to the General Assembly.
 The buggies, wagons, and a good many 'r the aIei=hs of the Litchfield Carriage Com IaHy were sOld at auction pursuant to notice, week before last. The real estate, tools, &c., i'll he disposed of al an adjourned sale. For particulars see advt
 -Dr- Buel is making great provision for w1er supply. \ reservoir is being built on the Sol Marsh place and from thence water is tO be taken in pipes to his house and to Spring Hill IL is an expensive undertaking, but gyod water is worth good deal of expense. Conductor Bradley has resigned his position on the Shepaug road NIT. Bradley is an old employee of the corporation. having been there about seven years. He will be greatly missed by the patrons of the road with whom he was always great favorite. Mir David Kenney is his successor.
 The Shepaug road ran an extra train Sun day afternoon, we understand, for the accom- mOiation of milk shippers. This line of their business has been lately largely increased by the transportation of the dairy products of Echo Farm, there being about seven hundred quarts of milk sent from there, daily, to New York. The lecture of Mr. David H. Beach, on Woman Suffrage as the remedy for Intemper- ance at the Town Hall last Saturday evening was great success. Only few friends were invited, but the citizens kept pouring in, un til there was quite a large attendance. The argument was unanswerable and there were passages of true eloquence. With little practice MT. Beach would make very effec- tive public speaker. His voice is well modu- lated and his manner is earnest and graceful. The Superior court begins its November Term on Wednesday next Judge Granger on tlic Bench. The first business is the trial of criminals and the States Attorney announces the following assignment of cases:
 "Wednesday. w. Phillips, Seymour Crofut, Eugene l.. Phelps
 Thursday y.-Gustavus Cornish, John Mack Geo. l.. Blakeslee, Frank P. Warner, Hugh Brady.
 Tuesday, Nov 11-David H. Abbot, Sey- mour l.. Buckley, Mortimer E. Dutton, Ares tus w. Thomas.
 Wednesday.-He Henry J. Lynch, Michael Boyle, Warren A. Thompson, ct Gl Geo. E. " tu I@. l 1uOHpSUH.
 Cases not Assigned for Days.-Charles B. AndrewS, John Graman, ct d., W. T Gar raghty. John Girsch, Daniel Griffin John DonnOvan Conrad Barreuther, J. M Benia- min, Patrick Myers, c. J. Soudant. Merrick NJ. Rice, Paul E. Herter.
 - The following extract from letter writ fen by Lieut. Geo. o. Webster commanding Co. C. 4th U. s. Inf, now with Gen. Merritt's cXpidition against the Ute Indians will un- doubtedly be of interest to many of our will lage readers:
 .'CAMP ON MILK CREEK, CoLORADo,l
 October, Eth, 1879. !.
 We received our orders at S. a. m. and by II, a. m. were ready to start, but the train was delayed and we did not get off until 8, D. m, reaching Rawlins at midnight three com panies of us. There we found Gen'l Merritt with four companies of the 5th Cavalry and Maj Bryant with four of the 14th Infantry. Companies from Fetterman, Laramie Mo Pherson and Omaha were on the road, but had not arrived when we left, at 10 next morning. Our march was constant rush without rest or comfort. The first day we reached camp at midnight, were up at five, travelled all day and reached camp after midnight. The next day up at five, travelled, with but one stop for dinner, all that day. and all that night, until z, a. m., next day. never, never was so tired in my life, believe Every one was perfect ly worn out; still in all the command there was not a word of grumbling or complaint for no one knew but that at that moment every man of Thornburg's command might be dead or that every minute gained might be life saved. The Infantry rode in wagons and whenever hill was reached would jump out and shove the wagons. As fast as an animal gave out he was taken out of saddle or har. ness and left by the road side. The first camr we reached was Prices, which he had fortifi ed. He had only twenty five men.
 "From there to Thornburg's was seventy five miles. which we made in the next twenty four hours, reaching here just after daybreak AS we reached it the Cavalry (ahead with it headquarters flag flying and were challenged and answered, a more delighted lot of men i would be impossible to find, except in a part, who had been besieged for week with death staring them in the face every hour. Some cried, others embraced General Merritt and his party, and all testified in their way their joy al their deliverance. To see them was sufi c'ent reward for our long and trying march.
 ''The camp or rather small entrencbment Ill WHICH were three companies of Cavalr, ana one or the 4th Infantry, beggars all des crlptlon' The breastworks were composed o wagons grain-sacks, dead horses. Tn fact an, thing which would serve as cover. Hole, were dug under the wagons in which ,av dooI and wounded, and other holes in which ,h. remainder covered themselves iron, tbo h,, '.