Litchfield enquirer., 1879-10-23
Flew Preston.

I Several persons went lo N;'w Milford 10 hear Pinafore, by New York company, aud returned, thinking the New Milford people lild it quite as wall last May.
 l --1oimcco in this section has pretty gcner- ally been sold and at fair prices, from fifteen to eighteen cents pound.
 B. J. Cable has begun bark malI !,c- tween his residence and the highway which will be quite an improvement when finished and the ground graded to it. | Oscar Beeman's cider mill commenced working on full time, after lying idle all sum- mcr, owing it is thought, to the great rise in tiic price of irop and the revival of business. It seems to have affected this like many other | institutions which, after years of rest, now hum | with the talk of many voices and swift nov | ing machinery. Everybody wonders if it is ali increased demand which sends iron up so, and if it is, how comes it about that the world wants such an enormous quantity more now than it did twelve months ago? And is cve rything else controlled by that staple, that they, one and al should rise out of the reach of most men? When will it stop and how long will it last? or it to be supposed that, like the cider mill, they will flourish for short season and then idly await the growth of another crop of apples? ...
 Apples are not abundant this fall so it is presumed that all of the cider made is for vin- egar.
 
 70. E. Beenlan is adding to, remodeling, and otherwise improving his residence. J. B. Wilson is ''boss" of the job, which insures that It will be done quickly and we'll
 Last Thursday there was case here for Bergh. One Smith, from Washington, and Garry Cahill, sAamefully abused pair of horses which they were driving. It is said Smith drove to New Milford and loaded on the wagon twenty three bushels of oats, which he drew to New Preston. Here he borrowed blackboard and drove around the lake for pleasure; and, returning, hitched to the load agaln which the tired horses refused to draw, and they received an unmerciful whipping. They then drove about the village some and at last the abused animals ''staked" again at the foot of school-house hill, near Mir. Up- soa's Here the iratc drivers pied the cruel whip again, but the horses wouldn't %. I'Luy then rcsofted to the inhunan expcdient of pulling o'it the animals tongues and tying strings to ;hG;a to pull by, ani kicking them iRthe nose til blood was spattered over the surrounding stones where it hay be seen at the present moment They were remOnstrat- ed with by bvstanfers, and after much curslng at the interference, desist"d We have since heard tbal one If the horses is likely to die as it's throat and tongue are so badly swollen that it cai.n0t eat or swallow
 The ''WainnH,rg Mills" has new miller, W. S. WEcele", l." takes tie place Of E. Calvin who resi@ns.
 Walter Burnhan arrived home Saturday. from his regular business trip through the west. He reports business as improving eye rywhere The farmers are as tlckled to get good price for wheat there as Connecticut farmers are to get good price for ''seed leaf'' here.
 Saturday night, Mir. W. D. Blacks new cottage at tile lakC was ufeu Dy some raScally incendiary but, owing to the driving storm, tho dia''oical scheme failed. A bunch of shing- les that had been tucked along under the yer anda floor was burned and charred, and this Was not discovered by MT. Black till he arose Sunday ,nmning. IL is thought the incentlia- ry is q discharged cook of MT. Blacks, W ith whom ile haG had some words. A warrant for lis arrest has been made out and every cf- foit N II Ge made to bring the guilty to jus tico.
 There avas Deacon's meeting, Sunday, at which Deacon Humphrey read sermon whose author we know not. We shail lit enjoy such another meeting for sometime to come as Rev. MT. and Mrs. Lancashire are expectes. nome some time this week.
 MT. herilass Hoffman, one of New Pres. tons young nienmho have gone west, is visit ing his parents and friends lierc He will shortly return to his l9me in l4tclitield, H., taking as his bride one of Connecticut's best daughters. We wish them any amount of success and happiness in their chosen far away home. And in the words which he repeated to LIS, we advise ali bachelors "Go thou, and do likewise" ,ss. ..a. ,FEy DEACON.
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