Litchfield enquirer., 1874-12-03
December Monthlles &c.

cleut OltJ, 4kHuStrateuJS @4uo SOulu8 Transit of Venus, QIlustrated); Decora- tive Art and Architecture in Englands sn- lustrated); The Ballad of Breakneck; Rape of the Camp, (continued); Pine Barrens; The First Century of the Repub- lie Qllustrated); A Character Mask; The Republican Movement in Europe, by Elm lilo Castelar,, ''On the Circuit" The Survival of the Fittest; Genesis of the New England Churches; Editorial Arti- cles. " r..t-.... ..-,.4 ,.s..r -.-.. .
 Harper & Brothers, New York: $4 a year. See Enquirer clubbing rates.
 BLAcKwooD's EDNBURs MAGAZINE for November contains: Modern Scientific Materialism; The Story of Valentine and his Brother.Xr; The Abode of Snow, III; British Association, 1874; Prussian Military Mannuvres; Ancient Classics; No Highlands this Year; Lord Dalling' S Life of Lord Palmerston.
 The Leonard Scott Publishing Go. New York; M year.
 LA CREME DE LA CREME contains Home ward Bound, Morceau de Salon, by c. Wagner; A Forest Hymn, Meditation, by Wilson; Le Crepuscle, Twilight, Andan- te, by Smith; The Harp that once thro' Tara's Halls, Reverie Caracteristique, by Bache ...g. +. ,.,,.,. .., r.f..t. .-....
 J. l.. Peters, New York; $4 a year. See Enquirer clubbing rates.
 NEW PRESTON. Nov. 3Oth, 1874.
 MIR. ED1ToR:-Dear Sir:-Noticing a neglect onsthe part of the many cores pondents of this place, to perform their duty, to the Enquirer, we take the liberty of furnishing some gossip, which, al- though it may not be of interest to the greater portion of those who peruse the Enquirer, yet, from those of this immedi- ate vicinity, may receive some notice. People are most interested in what con- cerns themselves. Country folk enjoy reading glowing accounts of their parties, sewing circles, &c., of improvements from the building of houses and barns down to the painting of garden fences: In fact, every thing that occurs. whether worthy or unworthy of it, is recorded in the coun- ty paper. The more ostentatious the re- ports; the more the truth is extended, the better. The reader, after gormandizing half dozen columns, has improved, intel lectualy, but slightly. It is we'll enough we suppose that our neighbors be inform ed that we are doing about the same things that they are; that we did year ago and have been doing for several years past; so we will proceed to business in the usual manner.
 We all ate hearty Thanksgiving SUD- pers. Some rested we'll; the slumbers of others were disturbed by h1deous dreams.
 There was a grand social hop at the Sherman House, the other evening, of which we heard much before it occurred, but have not heard anything since. There have been numerous other affairs of Q similar kind, though of minor importance, which we might expatiate upon, but for bear.
 MT. c. B. Whittlesey is married and has had reception.
 The members of the sewing circle meet weekly and make nicknacks. The young gentlemen attend in the evening and such time honored plays as "Jacob and Ruth," ''The Needles Eye" &c.,, in which great amount of affection is mani fested, are played. We think it would be well to substitute select reading or parlor theatricals occasionally.
 The Lyceum was organized but so few attend that it was not profitable to continue it, and now Lyceum Hall is con- verted into bloody butchers market. No more, will the eloquence and compost tions of our aspiring youths be heard there; but, instead, Fred. Cogswell will dispose of meats, fish, vegetables and groceries cheap. ~as@'l ".
 Mir. James Barnes has erected dom- icile.
 ID. Burnham will move into his new store soon. The building he now occu- pies will be demolished, and then the new building will be enlarged to twice it's pre- sent size.
 MT. Marlin Taylor is building house.
 Mir. George Coggswen has improved the school-house hill and meadow of his wonderfully. Rocks make excellent fill ing.
 Business, with the exception of the manufacture of tombstones, is dull. With one or two dealers in those articles, the trade continues brisk. T. A.. T.. Ungrateful SALISBURY has been paying MT. Martin Decker at the rate of $4 yea, for several seasons past for snow-plough. ing its streets. He strikes for higher wages. There are villages in this world where snow-plowing is done at cheaper rate. even, than A, year.-There was 6 pleasant social gathering at Mir. W. Mos hers recently. It was real surprise Drs. Bissell, of Lakeville. and Sanford o Cornwall, took cancer from the breas of Mrs. Hiram Bundy, recently. John Fl. Cofing has been placing in tht old and new cemeteries three fine pedes tals inscribed to various members of tn, Cofing family. One supports a horizon tai cross extending the entire length O the pedestal, some siX feet, and the other' are to have bronze statues. the work Q the sculptor Bartlett. i