Litchfield enquirer., 1880-10-07
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itc ldeld. Sept. 2Ist 1890. 26 3w
LITCHFIELD.

Hon. Geo. c. Woodruff has conveyed
about an acre of land meas the Fair Ground, tc
Mr. Michael Harrigan for $500.
Mr.. F. Morse Smith, Yale graduate of
the present year, has been employed as princi-
pal of our Center School. of which he takes
charge on Monday next.
There was rousing Democratic caucus
on Saturday night at which about 1875 were
present The exciting cause was the nomina-
ton for first selectman. On a vote, Mr.. Jacob
Morse was renominated by a vote of about
two to one over Mr. f. NJ. Hale.
Mr.. Foster, of West Winsted, will be at
the store of Vessels and Gates, on Monday
next. with a choice selection of foreign and
domestic woolcns. prepared to take orders for
anything in his line. Persons wishing good
custom work, should give him a call and ex-
anime the new line of Spring Goods he is pre-
pared to exhibit
There was a magnificent celebration of
Judge and Mrs. Seymour's Golden Wedding
on Tuesday, with large attendance of some
four or five hundred townspecple and visitor
from abroad. Among the distinguished peo-
pie present were Ex-Governor Horatio Sey-
nsour. of New York, Ex-Governor Ingersoll
and English of New Haven, Go vernon An
drews, Judges Loomis, Bearisley and Sanford,
and crowds of other notabiiities Judge Sey-
mOur's residence was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, and ample justice was done
the bountiful table kept constantly supplied
fOr.the refreshment of guests. The occasion
furnished a remarkable proof of the high es-
TEEN in which this venerable couple are held
both at home and abroad.
The town election of Monday went off
quietly and resulted in the choice of the fol-
lowing town officers:
Selectmen-Jacob Morse, Malachi Tracy,
Charles l. Page, Thomas C. Goslee, William
Hall
Town Clerk and Registrar j. Beach
Town and Deposit Fund Treasurer-George
n M. Woodruff
Registrars of Voters-Heury III. Prescott,
q A. b. Subway; Charles w. Talcott, Abram
NJ. Turner.
School Comniittee-Everett H. Wright,
Frederick s. Porter.
Town Auditors George E. Jones' Charles
n b. Bishop.
Grand Jurors-Thomas Donahue, George E.
Jones, Frank III. Earle, William III. Palmer,
Anthony Newton, Albert l.. Judd.
Constables-James Campbell, James HI.
Morse, William Howard, Homer s. Moore,
John E Sedgwick, James ID. Brakeman,
Charles w. Talcott
Justices of the Peace-George M. Wood
ruff, Frank w. Vessels, Samuel g. Beach
Gideon Ii. Hollister, George Bement, Eli d.
Weeks. Charles B. Andrews, Edward w.
Seymour, Dwight c. kilbourn, T. Leander
Jennings, Andrew J. Pierpont, William
Demlng, Daniel G. Turney, Garner B. Cur
tiss, Holmes o. Morse, Henry B. Graves
Darius p. Grswold, Everett H. Wright,
Charles Merriman, Frederick 8. Porter,
Willis G. Barton.
Assessors-Francis NJ Hale, Clifford c.
Newberry, Jerome ID. Wheeler, Henry G.
Tyler, Charles d. Kilbourn.
Board of Relief-Andrew j. Pierpont, Ho-
ratio p. Griswold, Garner B. Curtiss, Nor
man b. Perkins, Geo. w. Mason.
The Criminal Term of the Superior Court
begins on Tuesday of next week and the States
Attorney has made the following assignment
of cases for tIal during the term:
FIRST WEEK.
Tuesday, Oct 12.-William Mellon, Thorn.
as Worthy. Albert Rice g cases), Charles
Blackman, Patrick Donnelly.
O;t. 13. Zimmerman Josch, William J..
Rowe. Dwight F.. Benton, Nelson Hudson
alias Jas. johnson, Margaret Gleason, Rufus
West g casrs).
Oct i4-Edward Igo, Harry Berkinhans,
John Carr. James O'Brien, Richard Dennis,
George Fl. Call, Cassius Cole, George
Rogers.
Oct, 15.-tohn O'Hara ct al, Daniel Tay
lor, William III. OHara @ cases), John Leon.
ard, Frank P. Warner, John Mulcundry
SECOND WEEK.
Tuesday, Oct. 19.-Bigelow C. Garrett,
Michael Sullivan, David Wallace, A. E. Yale
q cases., Timothy CAVITY e casesl Danial
Griffin e cases).
Dot. 20.-Patrick 7. Gloster e cases),
Thomas Finn, Timothy CAVITY (2cases>, j.
Monroe Benjamin. Conrad Berrutha ct al
q cases), Mary Girsca Sohn Donovan ct al
Grove Thompson, Rollin Thompson, Grow,
Thompson, ct a., David Williams Thoma.
McCarty, James Grant.
Oct al. Monroe Benjamin 40 cases.
John Donnovon % cases), John Gimnin G
cases), Grove Thompson 6 cases., Rollr
Thompson g cases), David Williams e
cases).
Oct. s2.-John N. Girsch e cases. Chas.
j. Soudant casesl Mortimer E. Duttor
IA cases., Jno. Il. Mcmahon ct AL e
cases
The town reports show decrease in th,
town expenses of $2611.17 from last year
bringing it back to that of 1878 when our tota
net expenditure was about $21, 500. TIL
greatest improvement was in road expenses
which were about 81, 500 less than last year
There was also decrease of about $500 i
pauper expenses; 500, in school outlay Ono,
with standing the consolidation Of districts)
5000 less attachments of taxes; and $780, i
election expenses. Qnite serious item Q
expense in 1879 was the new iron bridge nes
Nortons, on the Depot road but there is
saving of $500, beside that
We are especially pleased to see that OF
school expenses have not increased under on
new system. A comparison with other town
in the county shows that we are expendin
much less in proportion to our grand lis
than they do. New Milford, for instanc
with about the same amount of taxable pro-
erty, expends 60 per cent. more on schoo
than Ltchfeld. Cornwall, with abo,
a third of our grand list, expends $4,000 {
schools while Litchfeld expendsabo 81, 90
Washington, with but half the grand list
Litchteld, spends nearly two thirds as niue
upon schools. Wetake these towns at randor
as 1t were, simply because their reports a
before us. If there is such school estabs
ed in the Center as village of this size plai
ly demands, there viii probably be some /
crease of expense during the coming yes
Even then, our school expenses will be low
in proportion than they average in the 9th
towns of this county.