Litchfield enquirer., 1878-11-28
New Preston.

over to old Judea, last Thursday, and got married te Miss Bunnell. We would write the circumstances up to the last round of Fame's ladder, Dut-we were not there, and must leave it for the gifted Washington correspond ent. However we wish him and his, health, wealth, happiness and long life.
 Rev. Mir Pogson, of Bridgeport, will de liver 8 temperance lecture in the Congrega- tional church, Friday, the 18th inst, under the auspices of the T. U. of this village. Subject of lecture, Leaves from Drunkard's Diary. A cordial invitation is extended to all to be present.
 HUSBAND MIssING.-Last Saturday Walt Kinney packed up his valise while his wife was away at a neighber's, and suddenly de- camped. He went to New Preston station and took the cars-we mean the cars took hm-somewhere. There's nothing strange in this, but the stage-driver returning met lady, grief-stricken, who, like Niobe, refused to be comforted. She however, took seat with him and returned to the village and her rup. tured home, )achrymating profusely by the way. She expresses determination to follow him to the ends of the earth, but we doubt if that will be necessary. .g
 The remains of Mrs. Joseph Hatch. who died at Eagle Mills, N. Y., Nov. Fist, aged 71 years, were brought to New Preston, Sat- urday,s and buried from the church, Sunday afternoon, Rev. MT. Lancashire preaching the funeral sermon. She was laid to rest beside her hslsband, Dea. Joseph Hatch, in the vil- lage ceme tery. They were both efficient and exemplary members or the church here, and begOved by all who knew them. Since the death of her husband, some years ago, she has resided with her son-in-law, Rev. MT. Griswold, at whose residence she died ''The sleep of the aged is peace"
 The New Preston grist mill runs nights, now, to keep pace with orders
 Wasn't it rather moist, last week Most every tobacconist has taken down his crop and stripped it, and sold it, too: We never knew the tobacco crop sold quicker or at more even prices.
 Rev. MT. Griswold, of Eagle Mills, N. Y. occupied the Rev. Mir. Lancashire's pulpit. Sunday niela.-- Tl~-.-.S~.;ns n0J very we'll attended, as nearly all the temperance people went up to Warren to attend the tem- perance gathering there.
 David Jacus has erected a new barn at his Marks Hollow farm. W. Burnham, also through the instrumentality of J. B. Wilson. is going to build small tenement house on the left side of the highway going towards the lake, exactly opposite the house which he pur- chased of MT. R. Smith, and has just finished renovating. Who's the next man We are anxious to record more of this kind of improve ment.
 -Mr,.and Mrs. Elijah Baldwin of Mil waukee, Wis, are visiting friends in this vii cinlty.
 Rev. E. Beardsley, of Worthwhile, was to have addressed the temperance meeting, last Friday night, bnt the inclemency of the wealth CT spread damp sheet over the whole proceed ing.
 Services will be held in the church at Il o'clock, a. m., Thanksgiving day. There seems to be the usual amount of banquet prep arations going on for that day, and we expect the usual amount of nightmares will be let loose that night over gorged humanity. The following ode was written before dinner, 90 you can't lay ttat to any nightmare. 2 THANKSGIVING ODE. <.,1 Now cans, hear th larion notes
 Upon the chilly breezes, } eAs Of roosters destined to be chewed }@-s At the evening jubileeses Z And smothered sounds of woe are heard
 From cartilaginous turkeys,
 As proving man, he seeketh them
 And from the pole them jerkseys.
 And rushing to the chopping block
 The ax exulting seizes,
 Forgetting quick "Ihou shalt not kill"
 The poor turks head he cleaveses,
 And stopping not his mad career,
 Carniverously demented,
 He rusheth forth agaln, returning
 Almost sooner than he vented
 With gay old gander in his hands
 Whose neck he ruthless sQueezes,
 And lsugheth most triumphantly
 AS the dinner he foreseeses.
 So mans perverted appetite
 Makes him a gormandizer,
 And indigestion maketh then
 His stomach all awryser.
 My muse much further yet could trOt
 But my Thanksgiving dinner,
 Is hot, and must quickly stop
 And to masticate beginner.
 I PEN DRAGON.