Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-07
New Preston.

On Jan. Both, Fred Cable caught and placed in bottle four young grasshoppers, which he found on the south side of stone wall on Kin. ney Hill. They were brisk and lively when we saw them. They are so small that it would appear that the uncommonly warm weather matched them from eggs deposited last fall. Ii this be the case won't the sharp weather of the past week be the means of diminishing the grasshopper crop for next summer?
 Mrs. Sherman Cogswell and her two sons returned from Harlem, last week, where she has been visiting her parents. Among the ar rivals may be mentioned Miss Fannie Turner and Miss Etta Jenks, of Lakeville. They are the guests of F. B. Jenks also our old friend John Lyman, from Cohoes, N. Y., one of the boys that have ''strayed away" We are glad to hear his laugh once more among us. Major Walter Burnham has also returned from an extensive tour of the western states, looking as hale and hearty as ever; also Miss Louise Glover, from visit to friends in New York city.
 The fellow ship meeting of Thursday was well attended considering the day. Old Boreas manifested an exceedingly evil disposition that day and night, wrangling and wrestling with the beautiful snow'in fearful manner Pre- cious little travel, the next day. Snow banks ? Some It took 12 men half day Saturday to get from one end to the other of Kent Hollow.
 Ice men begin to smooth the wrinkles out of their phizzes.
 The excitement the past week has been the breaking up of the ''beef ring" by the ar rest and trial at Union Hall of Mrs. Nathaniel Lyon and her hired man, Albert Barney, for butchering other peoples COWS; Turrell of New Milford for the prosecution, G. c. Hitch cock for the defence, Ralph Buckingham Esq, justice. The prosecution only offered testimo- ny, and the parties were bound over in $500 bonds each. The trial occupied Friday and Saturday, and was attended by full house, all eager to hear.
 This is the story as we hear it: One Ferriss became intimate with Barney, the hired man, and at last had bad attack of the Black Hills
 
 country with him. Barney was persuaded, but told Ferris he couldn't go, for the old lady had him where the hair was short, 80 to speak, and wouldn't let him go. Then Ferris questioned till Barney, enjoining secrecy, made clean breast of it. Ferriss kept quiet till this winter, afew daysago, when becoming hard-uphe wrote to Mrs. Lyon saying he would like $25 fol keeping quiet; or, if she wouldn't give that, perhaps he could get $50, for letting the cat out of the bag. She refused his request and he proceeded to unite the bag and let the cat right out, and the result has been as serious as might be expected. She immediately sent for 0. c. Hitchcock, through whom she effected settlement with Mir, Albert Hill and H. S. Wheaton by paying them each $10O, for theil COWS. H. s. Wheaton's was butchered five years ago, and Albert Hills three years ago, in the old lady's barn, one Rufus Terrell assist ing the said Barney. It seems that when the animals strayed upon her premises they were driven into the barn, butchered, and the hides and horns buried, and, she says the beef sc0s ytcc|e N Gtc pOOV AluO HceuICu OIu 1du9 How generous This is an entirely new way of worming charity out of other people. Int lady is the possessor of considerable property in the shape of farm with good buildingl thereon, and what could have induced her te take part in or sanction such proceedings ii more than anyone can tell. Par aaobiye tfratruna Many say the end is not yet Mr. Noble Bolles gave bonds for their appearance at the Apri Term of the superior court
 We hear that the Temperance. Union is soon to give an entertainment at Union Hall. The New Milford T. U. have extended cor dial invitation to our organization to be pres ent at their meeting in the Congregations church of that place on Thursday evening oi this week. If pleasant they may expect a large delegation from this place. DD. | DONATION, for the benefit of the Rev. H l Lancashire, at the Union Hall, on the after noon and evening of Tuesday the 18th inst All are invited