Litchfield enquirer., 1877-09-20
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exchanged pulpits with the Rev. Mir.
 Jones. of Roxbury, on Sunday last. DEPAR1JRBs. Se Miss lissie Rhfitlesy
 has gone to Everett, Mass. to school.
 Nj iss Emma Beardsley and Miss Abbie
 Beeman, daughter of Charles Beenlan,
 have gone to New Hampshire to school.
 The many friends of these highly esteem
 cd yonng ladies wish them success Tn the
 pursuit of knowledge.
 AsorHzR LAhek FsH.- Last week, N
 Staub of'New- Milford caught one of the
 largest pTckerei ever captured n Lake
 Waramaug. The fish weighed four ponnds
 and half.A This is-a fair sample of the
 fish that abound in the lake.
 E F RA1N.-There is nothing that would
 give us 50 much pleasure. as rain. The
 lake is very low. The Aspetuck river has
 almoss disappeared. and fit should not
 rain s6o6, She sells& uiI springs sil 6s
 dry.
 E ARRIVALS. s.-We are glad to note the ar=
 rlyal of Henry Laucashiere.p He has been
 absent visiting relatives and friends in . Canada during tLe past few months. Also
 Mir. Horace Sherman is home from New
 York. It IS sald that he has been recent ly married. q. Henry Lennon was also among theyisitors who spent ths Sabbath with us. f0"
 L1T1aATIoN-On Monday of last week four cases were brought befere justice Fl. s. Wheaton. Three of them were brought by MT. HItchock against parties out of town; and one was brought by fMs 1 Julius Glover against rpsidonss of LICcn.- field for grave stone erected by him in one of the cemeterieS theres He got his case before the justice, wbereupon the de. fsndant appealed to the Superior Court
 LYCEUM -The Lyceum Association have selected the following very interest ing question for debate. this week Friday evening; Resolved that poverty is more the result of misfortune than of misman- agement." We hope to see full house.
 BUSINESS, RAILROAD, PRosPERITY!-. There is activity in all kinds of business The business men of New Preston are reaping fortunes, and if the future should bring us railroad, nothing would be | lacking to bring prosperity and plenty to all classes of our citizens, No new fea- ture has come to light during the past week relative to the building of the pro- posed new railway. s5f3jIr l-rI r
 CHRISTIAN UNION. N.--Some weeks since were taken to establish a Yonng k Peoples Christian Unio on in this place. Committees were appointed and thetpros- ,ects were favorable at one time for form, ng such Union. Let us hope that so praiseworthy plan may. be at once car jed into effect.
 HrAndaiH11 IThefet hasdOt been q season before in many years when New Preston las been free from sickness and death There has not been one death within the limits of the, village the, past summer, which b lsomsthi6g quite remarkable. J 4l
 POLITICAL RINGS. it not, time that |, he political ring that has put incompe- ent men in local offices, and have packed ancuses to keep them there. should be ebuked byI the people. 1Washing gton has uttered enough through this means, to ake some decisivs measures to secure the omination of good officers and the defeat f bad.
 IMPROVEMENT. Since E. H. Beardsley emoved haf bnildihgs u . more concen \, ent lodation. His grounds have been Ie improved on the site of the old building dding greatly to the appearance of his 'aluable propertyr yx 2 zs JUSTICE d Mills whittlesey left hone Monday ! morning. Sept. 1oth,s to join the SsophoE nore Glass in the University at Rochester, New York. ~ l.. ' - -F.Iasf Pacss old Fdss give con- oncert Son Tuesday evening. the 25th nst. at the Congregational church. They re assisted 4 by the choir of-that church Admission 25 cents; reserved seats 35 cts. hildren 15. Doors open at '; concert 'eRins at P. NJ. t