Litchfield enquirer., 1878-07-18
New Preston.

Sherman Cogswell has raised a barn 3Ox4O feet.
 The heavy shower of Tuesday, the 9th inst, was accompanied by vivid lightning, and
 '.From rock to rock
 Leapt the live thunder"
 in such terrific manner as we have not ex- perienced in years. One bolt descended upon the southern part of Geo. .Lyman's house slivering the corner post, tearing oil some clapboards and sadly disconnceting the caves trough, after which it flowed across tho yard to the picket fence which it stripped of few pickets. Luckily none of the inmates were hurt though considerably stunned. A bolt al- so fell into Geo. c. Hitchcock's yard, killing a turkey and tearing lead water-pipe out of the ground If what we hear may be believed, every woman in the village was killed by the shower, for we have heard more than hun dred say, "Why, I was just frightened to death!"
 Hon G. H. Hollister's lecture ''Past and Present." was well attended.
 Mr. nIlils Whittlesey presided at the church organ, last Sunday.
 Rev E. P Herrick, of Sherman, preached an excellent sermon, last Sabbath, and Rev. N. H. Whittlesey will occupy the pulpit next Sunday. .&5t+54
 The Brass Band ''excurted" on the steam CT Flirt, last Tuesday night, Your humble correspondent didn't, but hears they had fine time, all owing to the kindness of MT. D. A. Miller, proprietor of the boat, who kindly extended them the invitation.
 Many, of our Warren friends were in at tendance at the temperance meeting, Sunday night, and remarks were listened to from Messrs Foot, Curtiss, Smith, &c. We shall hope to see them present again. Rev. N. H. Whittlesey made few remarks, also John Gum read an original temperance poem en- titled "Freedom." Altogether it was a very pleasant and profitable meeting. Mrs. E. L. Bushnell and daughter of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., are the guests of the Rev. Henry Upson. ><~.~.= Charles Cogswell is no better. n Fn.<f ri NIoBE A Sunday or SO since, two spruce fellows went to see their ''gals," one to the east and one to the west. One went out upon Christia n street. and the other didn't. They staYed-- 'T1n clomb above the eastern bar, The horned moon, with one bright star Within the neither tip."
 When the one who had ''been west" ," was on his way home, he met the other fellows horse and carriage near Camps, coming from the east. HiSpleasant remembrance making him | feel good-natured and sociable, he lifted his voice remarking, "Well, Ben, getting home early, ell ?"
 "But all still save that the hill, | @ Was telling of the sound" ~- He shouted ''Whoa!' to the horse which was pacing very leisurely along towards home, and peering anxiously into the carriage he en- | treated:-
 "Say quick, !" quoth he, "I bid thee say l What manner of man art thou" | But the carriage had no inmate So he ''hawed" and s'geed" the conveyance about and conducted it mile back with him, and hitched the animal to the accustomed post. Then he disturbed the owners pleasant tete-G- tete by loud raps upon the door and with the information that his horse, thinking it time for the meeting tobe adjourned, had nearly reach ed home. He received many thanks for his kindness, and but the moral is-''Let not the lunaey of love blind thee, nor addle thy brain 80 thou shalt forget to securely tie thy | GLon hoo of fLroo score again? BEATRICE.