Litchfield enquirer., 1879-08-14
New Preston.
Who said we shiyered, last week ?

cursionists if, on the ''home stretch, he could have heard the ladies sing l. s "When cold, bleak winds do roar, . y lfN + And flowers do spring no more, CFe
 And fields eds that we've feen so pleasant and green
 See how the town-lass looks with her white face, And her lips SO deadly pale! But 1t Is not so with those that go Thro' frost and snow, with cheeks that glow, And carry the milking pail" And the gentlemen answering "The country lad is free 2. : From fears and jealousy, tsF- While upon the green he is often seen, . With his lass upon his knee; With kisses most sweet he doth her treat, And swears love shall never fail. But the city la-s. in every place, With brazcn face, despises the grace or those with the milking pail "
 It was jolly time, and worth repeating.
 The New Preston stringed band took 8 trip about the lake on the steamer Flirt one moonlight night, last week, dispensing dulcet sounds whereer they wandered
 Mrs. F. Beardsley, Mrs. N. Bolles and others, were guests at Mir. Upson's camp at Spectacle Lakes the past week. He expects to break camp and return to the maelstr0m of New Preston life this week.
 The New Milford campers at Holy Springs went back to business. Saturday. During their stay here, D. Soule caught four and one-half pound bass.
 Last Friday, the 9th, was the anniversary of the tornado One year ago, that day, it was very different weather, very.
 Walter Burnham started, Monday, on his regular extensive business trip through the west.
 The thrifty farmer now puts on his rubber boots, and mows over his scalamiferous grounds.
 Bill-Berry was in town last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Abbot, of Danbury, are vis- iting at Jesse Bardens.
 Rev. Mir. Smith, of Bantam, addressed the temperance meeting Sunday night.
 PEN DRAGON
 On Friday, the 1st inst, John R. Wood, an ameteur athlete from New York, accom- plished the feat of running around Lake War amaug, a distance of from ten to twelve miles, in the quick time of one hour, forty-one and one half minutes.
 Somebody should go out man. hunting with blood hound and shot gun. The wretch who placed Instructions on the Naugatuck railroad track below Bnrrville, or some one of the same ilk, is still at his pranks and had better be killed. On Monday morning last the engine Of the passenger train ran against a tie which had been laid across the track at this locality. The obstruction was seen in time to apply the air brakes and slow down the train. It prob. ably would not have occasioned serious acci- dent had the pilot struck it at full speed, but it showed vllainy just the same. - Wiasted Press
 Another chapter in Erie has been laid bare in suit recently decided in Chicago which related to the corrupt transactions of the Fisk. Gould ring. One of the smaller bits of rob. bery organized by these men was the forma- tion of the National stock yard company. which was to do the yarding for the Erie, and. through special privileges granted by Fisk and Gould in their capacity as Erie directors, was to turn stream of profit into their pockets as shareholders in the stock-yard. Shares in the new company were profusely voted away to different persons having influence" and as litigation was expected to result, 1000 shares were voted to one c. H.. Robinson, reported to have relations with Judge Barnard. Robin son has remained ever since president of the stock yard company by voting on these shares, and the suit was brought to recover them but without effect, the court holding that, as the complainants admitted that they voted the shares for an immoral purpose, they were es topped from recovering them, whatever rights they might otherwise possess. .-Sprinqfeh Republican.