Litchfield enquirer., 1878-06-06
New Preston.

There's an impression on our mind that 1t rained last week Thursday and Friday.
 ID. Burnham's soda fountain fiZzleth, and -''the weary traveller, drawing nigh, bles- seth it.
 -C. Pickett has opened his market in Burnhanl's building and is now prepared to furnish the best of beef at prices within the reach of all
 -Cappie Griswold, only daughter of Benj- amin Griswold Jr., died Tuesday, May 28th, after lingering illness, aged g years. She was very patient sufferer, but now she sleeps. She was an exemplary child, beloved by all who knew her, and her parents have the sym pathy of the whole community in their great bereavement
 On Saturday, the 1st inst, l. J. Boards ley was tried before H. s. Wheaton for assault and battery upon the person of G. c. Hitch cock, the complainant, on Sunday, the 18th of May last. The alleged assault took place at the meeting house sheds on New Preston Hill, during divine service, and so much noise and IdChCI w IllduC bildG uCdIly Ol IIlC COuSIC- gation ran out to see what the matter was and interfered and parted the beligerents. It seems that Hitchcock drove under Boards ley's shed, and Beardsley requested him to back out, which the complainant was not at all inclined to do. Then the muss commenc- ed but who of the two used his horsewhip first we are not sufficiently posted to state, though public opinion places the complainant in that unenviable position. Leastways the defend ant IS not quarrelling with almost everybody and engaged in lawsuits by the score. The complainant managed his own case, and Mir. Beardsley was defended by Andrews of Litch- field. The complainant did all the talking, as no witnesses were examined for the defend ant, neither was any plea made by his counsel. The case being submitted, the defendant was fined five dollars and costs, but appealed it to Ltchfeld. Thus endeth the first act. Hitch cock has two other indictments against Mr. Beardsley, for Sabbath breaking and one for breach of the peace, which couldn't be tried Saturday, and so are postponed till the 18th lnst The interim will be filled up by the trial of the three Wright boys for perjury in the case of Sherman vs. Wright which was tried some time ago, and other cases too nu- merous to mention. Twont do to be without the law in the land. Not much.
 F. l.. Sherman had seventeen of last sum- mers visitors from the "city" come up to stay over Decoration Day with him. Pleasant day that 1! All the decorations we saw were over-shees and umbrellas.
 The collection of animals at the ''Royal Palace" has been augmented by the capture of the RarG Aois, for which "Hawkeye" has been hunting, so long time. It is one of those rare songsters, full fedged Bobolink.
 There are in in New Preston and its i'm mediate vicicinity eighteen men by actual count who are engaged, in one way or another, in the marble and tombstone business. Hay ing an eye to thelr pleasure we quote the fol- lowing pleasant morsel:
 The cucumber graeeth the festal board | Fnshrouded i'll condiments rare, And the epicure gieefully rubbeth his paunch | At the sight ot the treasures there The doctor smieth solemn smile, And gveth q crocodile groau, and the marble man goe'h out the while And polisheth up a stone. The undertaken mournfully asks, "What will his measure be ?' And the sexton mnrketh spot, "reserved," All under the willow tr (. 'Cs hard. the times; and tis scarce. the cash; And sO, with E. stiui joy, We welcome wait to the ftful fruit That glv. tn tha folks employ. The Temperance people went to East Kent and held a meeting, last Saturday night. | We haven't heard the particulars but presume that they had an interesting and profitable gathering.
 There will be a wedding this (Thursday) afternoon, at half past two o'clock, at the Cong regational church. The happy man is the handsome proprietor of one of the hotels at the lake, and he takes to himself one of New | Preston's fairest. We reserve our Epithal- mium till next week. Ho GARTH.
 On Monday of this week, prosecutions were brought before Justice Guy 0. Ford, against William Wright, Jesse Wright and Prime Wright, three brothers, charging them with perjury on trial of prosecution against Silas Wright before Justice Ralph Buckingham 8 few weeks since. The younger prisoners were children, seven and nine years old, and the cases against them were n0lIed by the State. Wm. Wright, young man of g, was tried; the evidence was very conflicting, and the Justice dismissed the complaint. Hollis ter for State; Hough for prisoners