The Newtown bee., 1878-08-22
New Preston.

The ruins which were made by the tornado are fast becoming invisible. Bl idlngs that were old and in tnir way of becoming ruins without the Hld Of q torna!n) have lcen rebuilt. and River St wiu soon present very pleasing appearance. The several owners are having their buildings thor. oughly improved, without regard to expense. John $. Gum twhO had his barn ruined by the tornadol has Luilt | very neat and costly one the draft for the same being drawn by Gregory X Braguc architects.
 It scrmS strange that New Preston cannot have n telephone. Washington has one established, and muat the New Preston people be outdomc by their rich lie ghbors? Who will be the first tu give a helping hand? Com, citizens, show your public spirit
 The temperance address which was given by Mir Ne lister of branfOrtl, recently, was very inter. estin9. Owing. however to the great excitement cnrt was present. He is all honest temperance work r.
 On Friday evening of last week the regular yearly business meeting of District No. 10 ca ne of in their school building. It is reported tn two gentleman tried very hari to have one of thcn number elected aS committee, but failed. Our worthy Sla9c-irver, Geo. $. Cogswrll, was elected
 Upson Seminary is in ranpat "Sprctaclc Lake, '' q snall but plcasaut lake, situated in our neigh boring town of Kent The Guuncrys arc still in camp on Point l!eautilul." Several other camps can Lo seen around our beautiful lake. Large numbers of the New Milford people are enjoying camp life near the lake.
 The regular monthly temperance meeting, which Was held on Sunday evening, August 1lth. deserves more than q passing notice. The meeting was conducted by their new president, E. II Beardsloy, and the exercises consisted of select r"aliugS. dccalnatiuns essays and short addresses Mrs. Walter iurnham delighted the audicuc, by Tea ling fine selection, which was well received Miss Lizzie NmttIeScy had prepared an able aud instructive essay, and Miss Annie Lancashire fa- vprcd the audience with beautiful Reclamation entitled Found dead in d doorway in Chestnut street. Certainly she done honor to herself and any professional clOcutiOuist might feel satisfied Rev. AIr. Lancashire and Upson made some appro. pliatc remarks after which the meeting closed. t will be long remembered.
 The New Preston people and several hoarlers have given Frank Kccler some very valuable pres. ents. It is said that two hundred dollars have been given him, which will more thal cover his loss by the tornado.
 Mrs. Mary Boild ia servant in MT. Upson's fami. ly) received serious injuries last week Thursday evening. While walking upon an embankmcnt she fell and broke her limb near the kncG HelI soon arrived and being placed upon a cot-bed she WAS safely conveyed to her room. She will prOba ply be confined several weeks.
 Rev. Mir. Lancashire selected very appropriate topic for his sermon on Sunday, following the tor nado, namely, " Gods voice in the storm" Ger
 
 kLows Letter than we do what is good for Hi children. His voice should be needed.
 very handsome and perfectly -inishcd mon ment was erected to the memory of C. A. Camp O. Hawleyyille last week. The monument stauGs about thirteen feet high, and is a model of beauty both as regards quality of marble and workman ship. The monument is the pride Of Hawl,yville and another fine specimen Of the work done by II M BOlles of this village.
 Hawlnyvile does very well regarding its corn but New Preston is still ahead, for in a certain field some stalks q mean corn stalks measures twelve feet and nine inches Would like to hear from " Jim again in the near future.
 Your correspondent has had the pleasure tu visit the several hotels and boarding houses quite recently and he was sorry to note that the business is very dull. This season has been thus far very poor one for Lake Waramaug. It Was thought ill early Spring that the visitors could be counted by the scores laterin the season but indeed we have all been greatly disappointed, f>r no hotel has had more than twenty at one time, while last season the number was more than double the above.
 Why is this has often been asked It is a question that cannot be satisfactorily answered. fer there are several reasons which might be ad- Varced towards an explanation, but none we think %oul" be very satisfactory one. Steamer Flrt has hardly paid running expenses, and the same might be said of the boarding houses
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