Litchfield enquirer., 1877-04-12
G ew Preston.

IMPRovEMENTs.- We are glad to note the many improvements being made in New Preston this Spring. Fred Cogswell has been making great improvement on the building known as "The old store house." Mir. J. B. Wilson doing the work. It will be when completed, very good house. MT. Holt, one of our oldest in. habitants, has much improved his resi- dence. MT. Walter Burnham has recent ly made the place bought of W. Cogswell very fine one, having filled in the road running in front of the house and graded the grounds around it. The house has also been repaired making it a very desirable residence. The new factories of MT. O. E. Beeman are drawing towards comple. tion, and in few weeks, they will be ready to occupy. Rumor says that our esteemed fellow citizen. Walter Burnham. will commence running the we'll known Twine Factory in the near future, he be-. ing one of the owners of the factory. We hope that the report will prove true.
 District school, No To- commenced on Monday April 2d, with MrsG. W. Corn ing. as teacher.
 On Friday evening the Lyceum de- cided "that the raising of tobacco should be discouraged. The debate was long, but quite interesting. H. O. Averill, vice. President of the Lyceum, was chairman. There was some dissatisfaction with the decision, the lovers of the weed having made strong case. The subject for dis cussion on Friday evening of this week is, Resolved, that country life is prefera- ble to city life." The exercises for the eve- ming will consist of a Reclamation by D. Burnham; select readings by F. c. Bee- man; and a composition by Gould c. Whittlesey; large audience is expected. Doors open at 6 45; exercises commence at 730p. m.
 The Rev. Mir. Lancshiere and family arrived in New Preston on Saturday last. On Sunday the services were again con- ducted by the .deacons, the new minis ter being somwhat indisposed. A large congregation were present, many of them expecting to hear the new minister for the first time. Dea. s. J. Averill lead very instructive sermon. by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. It is expected next Sabbath that Rev. MT: l.. will be able to occupy his pulpit. He and his family stayed at Mir. Geo. W. Cogswell's, in Marbledaie, over the Sabbath.
 Mir. David Kinney has rented the residence owned by Chas. D. Camp, and will open it the coming season for sum- mer boarders. MT. H. A. Bennett will also open his pleasant house for city boarders. Many more. private houses will be in readiness to receive all those who may desire ''summer board" With five hotels around the lake, and any num- Der of ''private house. in the village. we expect to be ''full to overAowing
 Mir. Geo. Wells and family arrived m New Preston on Monday April 2d. Having rented large house owned by Mrs. M. s. Beeman, he will keep Hotel such as has been long needed in this village.
 Some very fine designs in marble can be found at the marble shop of H. M. Bolles. They are of all styles and pat. terms.
 Mir. Geo. Lyman is running mar. ket wagon between this place. and Wings station on the Harlem Railroad. He will leave New Preston on Thursday of each week and make the trip in one day. Far mers cannot do better than to send their produce by him.
 We hear that Mir. Edward Hull re- tires from the firm of Cogswell & Hull, leaving MT. Cogswell the sole preprie- tor. c. B.