Litchfield enquirer., 1879-10-09
NEW PRESTON,

| Parlor, Friday afternoon. s. | NEW PRESTON.
 l On Friday morning. the 29 inst, there wa the heaviest frost of this fall. It wound uI the career of pumpkin vines, and cut short tn. usefulness of the pickle-producing tomato and shot a shver of dread through the nerves of those who, having spent their last dolla attending fairs, must trust to kind but SC verely just providence for the winters over coat. One old lady forgot to gather her ac. customed winters supply of catnip till toe late, and the next mornings frost only glisten ed in the rising sun to set her into paroxysms of wild uncertainty as to whether she could possibly survive the approaching winter. Every effort will be made to assuage her fears and restore tranquility. Misses Anna and Jennie Lancashire left, last week, for Maplewood Institute, where they will remain the coming winter and wig orousy prosecute their studies
 Thursday, the 25th, inst, there was a | worry quiet wedding at Lakeside at the resi-. dence of E. R. Beeman, when Mr. George | Waller was marrled to Mary, MT. Beeman's eldest daughter. In fact It was SO quiet an affair that we have not yet heard who it was that officiated in the solemn business of tying | the Gordian knot. There are more parties under contract for similar alliances, but just exactly when the'magic words will be spoken olya pff ;e | the bonded parties, and such lawful" times making dresses for the occasion we have hint. ed at, you never ''heerd on!" If this state of things continues our handsome bachelo, sewing machine agent will be obliged to fore. go canvassing foreign territory and attend tc the home demand for "domestics."
 Remarkable That cold morning we arose earlier than usual. After great effort we built fire. Then we went out and milked | the COW, and when we came in there were two | quarts of flies on the fender warming their feet and rubbing their hands together with the soap of delightful satisfaction. Who says | flies cannot reason.
 The last load of ''city folks" went past, yesterday. They had boquet that would i'll a two-bushel basket, composed of such rare plants as cat-tails, rushes, reeds, tall swamp grasses, flaming branches of naples, loaded limbs of thornbush berries, and clusters o1 l golden blttersweet, gold-vine, devils'-hair and other conUolou6 too numerous to mention, etc etc., verify autumn hath it's beauties.
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 -P. Hatch Jr.. who for so long has beer the efficient sub-depot-agent, is shortly to GU, | loose from the Herculean duties incumben, upon him, and go to Poughkeepsie to be TUT through the business course at Eastman. College. Fred Searles, capable young man will take the place MT. Hatch vacated. While we shall miss the smiling physiognomy of hin who goeth, we have the satisfaction of know ing that he who cometh will be equal to tn, emergency.
 ID. Burnham has just returned from New York, with new lot of suitable seasonabt goods. o,-e
 What has become of ''Little Ghonnie ? We miss him. We turn the Enquirer in vail endeavors for feast on his pithy and neatly hrounded sentences. Has he defaulted anc l gone to Europe along with bank president and treasurers, for his health?s -, s.s~. l Some farmers find their potatoes rottet badly, digging only one-fourth of a crop, no1 a tainted one. Being raised on high or lev ground seems to make no difference, as tn disease appears to strike in where it pleases among rich or poor, Jew or Gentle. Tn average will be about half crop. i 's 'e.a...
 At the lawsuit, Monday, Garry Cahil was fined one dollar and cost, amounting in al to near fourteen dollars. G. c. Hitchcocl for defeadent, Baldwin tor state; c. C. Whit 1 tiesy and Guy c. Ford, on the bench. Nor cases at law are brewing but the clouds as ye are no bigger than mans hand and of n,
 distinguishable shape. PEN DEACON. l