Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-18
New Preston.

Mir. and Mrs. Leslie Baldwin and son, of Wolcotville, are visiting at F. s. Cogswel's.
 Last week the fishing seems to have been remarkably good. Medad Goodsell, from Marketable, caught last Thursday at the lake bass which weighed five pounds. And an- other party caught the same day twelve which weighed forty-eight pounds. This is fisher mans luck that cannot be grumbled at.
 Mir Henry Lemon of Bridgeport was wis., iting at his parents for few days, last week.
 As MT. Burnham's staid and solemn-vis- aged clerk was grinding pound of coffee, the other day, which the young lady had just pur- chased, she said in a patronizing and comp]i- mentary manner, "What a good hand-organ grinder you would make" The poor fellow has ever since been nearly wild with uncef tainty. He doesn't know whether she meant to compliment him on his musical attainments -hand-organists are always excellent musi- cians-of not; or whether she meant to con- pliment him on his depth of learning uncom- mon intelligence and superior good looks hand-organists are always learned, intelligent and handsome, you know-or-but we would advise him not to let the steel enter his heart, for hundreds of other things, as well, are va gue uncertainties.
 A petition for new road at the lake is being circulated through the town. Mir. J ohn Jelliff, the prime mover in this enterprise is a resident of Newark, N. J., but visits the lake here every summer, and a year or two ago purchased some considerable property lying along the lake shore above Wilson's and back of Carter's hotel. Il is through this property that he wishes road built; and if sufficient meeting will be called to see whether a high way shall be built, commencing near the north end of the horse sheds at Wilson's hotel, run- uing north-westerly through the Wilson house property, through John Jeliff's and D. Bum hams land, back of the Loomarwick house through land belonging to the Loomarwick property, on through lands of Isaac D. Patter- son, to terminate in the lake road just east of Point Beautiful It is thought by two thirds of the property holders through whose proper
 
 will open up many desirable building lots, and thereby increase the taxable property suthci- ently to put enough dollars in the towns pock- ct to more than pay the expense of building the road, provided they give the right of way which they offer to do. It is hoped the pro- ject will succeed, but tbe chances are that it will not, for, probably, no one outs idle of the immediate vicinity of New Preston cares a straw about it unless to oppose it. Washing ton will hug its new iron bridge to it's bosom, and cry ''l have all want, I'm satisfied" and turn deaf ear to all petitions except those which pander to its own particular goodness and greatness. This is human nature and to be expected, and human nature always pre- vails, but nevertheless we should like to see this new road built.
 The flaming poster which gave notice of the grand excursion, last Friday, just under the table of fares read, .This train will keen out of the way of all regular trains" My stars 1! if we were a passenger we should hope 1t would Just think of au excursion train of twenty cars and two engines under full head wac meeting regular or any other train, be- tween stations, and undertaking to turn out for or run over the other train. To Uni 1k of 1t IS better than to wear Boyd's electric belt. A married man here says he doesn't want any of Cooks Monday Lectures" not much, not so long as soap salsoda and washing days continue on this terrestrial sphere.
 What do you suppose it is that makes a man who has just taken letterfrom the yiI- lage post office containing a check for fifty dollars always back up to the counter in such position to examine the contents that about half dozen by-standers can't help seeing it i; while the same man, when he receives a dun. breaks the seal, hastily glances at the super scription, quietly slides the epistle into his pocket and keeps right on talking about the weather2
 Rev. Mir. Thrall preached an excellent sermon. Sunday, to small congregation, from the words, 'What profteth man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" He would have had larger audience if it had been generally known that he was to be here.
 The horse which was stolen from Horace Bristol on the night of the 7th inst, was re covered last Thursday. It was found in the street at Washington Depot. Its back is gal led with saddle marks and it gives other evi dence of hard riding and rough usage. It k thought some one rode him away long dis tance, and turned him loose for some reason ol