Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-10
NEW PRESTON. FEB. 4th. 1870

NEW PRESTON, FEB. 4th, 1870.
 MIR EpToR:-Your generous proposi. tion inviting correspondence from the "a. rious parts of the County. should certain. ly meet with most cordial responses, and we anticipate the appearance in the. Ea. qstrsr of !" Letters from your regulars, : which shall rival all hitherto seen else. where in that department of journalism.
 We are wondering here why New Mil. ford should be 30 slow and indifferent in taking its quota of stock in the Shepaue Valley R. R. 90, too, in having g. voice its location. The appearances are now that New Milford is soon to be left out in the cold. A recent Poughkeepsie paper indicates that the Eastern railroad must soon be bnilt from that city to Kent, Then if the Shepaug shall be built, as it will be unless New Milford takes stock. to iatsrsect with the Housasonic near New. town, where will the mercantile and man ufacturing interests of New Milford bea and what will real estais there be worth at no distant day? s-z
 The same Poughkeepsie paper has an other item of interest to us of New Pres. ton. It says. our former merchant, E. l.. Bushnell. Esq, has invented and patented the best spring mattress in the world, one that obviates all that was objectionable in former inventions, and unites all possible excellencies. It is conveniently light and portable. cheap and durable. He has just begun manufacturing them in Poughkeep- sic. But Mr., B. has the real estate here that would be just the place for a Nam. moth Factory, such as he will certainly need in order to supply the large and growing demand for his matrass. A rail road might bring him here 'Archimedes thought if he could have place to stand upon, he could move the. world with his lever; but what is lever to a railroadp Our marble business, too, needs railroad
 For example, we were in at Mr. Noble Bolles' works, few days since, and saw there an elegantly beautiful parlor table, marble throughout. The base was circn
 lar. the pedestal octagonal, the top circu
 lar, between three to four feet in diane
 ter. Polished to perfection, it would adorn any residence. From the mon strous blocks of Italian marble in hi yard, one weighing seven tons, we inferred that he is ready to fill any orders for any thing whatever in his line, in 8 manne calculated to please the most fastidious And others of our many stone-cutters could do the same for that matter. But the. could do it more conveniently if we had
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 But we are not altogether devoted to ma terial things. We think something of edu cation and morals and religion. Oar vii lage psrson has a small private school il the classics. Two young gentlemen are il his family, fitting for college. 4 niece Q his is there also, pursuing the same stud ies, but not fitting. for college, since ou New England colleges seem to say tha women haveino right to education whic they are bound to. respect. One of tn iyonng gents referred to, is the grandson of the Hon. Simeon Cameron of Pa. th Isold Nestor of the United States Senate the other is from Berlin, Mir. Upson's for mer home. The pecuniary profits of thi n, IUppcuuaEo .-->il aalarv
 The annual visit at the parsonage oc cured on the eve of the 26th ut. Sine by mutual agreement the salary was raia ed, this visit is not called 2 donation,
 but sociable." More than hundre, filled the house. and havin g spent pleas ant evening, did. nevertheless, leave not few substantial evidences of friendship.
 On Thursday evening. the 10th inst, VI have an oyster supper at Union Hall, thu proceeds to be used for good purpose.
 |, On the score of Temperance, we have net yet reached high water-mark; and i is to be greatly, feared that many personl of standing and influence among us, ar' fearfully dead to their personal responsi bility ia this matter. and will not awak' until aroused by sad revelations and con quences tin bone of thelr bone; and aesl of their flesh. .' =,,a.. ....-as4, ...-.-F The Rev. Lucien Burleigh is to deliver : lecture upon Temperanes here,, on Tues day evening, the 10th just. ap if hsasisTo ss;1 ! Grs asIrf Oce4AsIoaAAL.
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