Litchfield enquirer., 1879-11-13
New Preston.

At tLC UupluCoo uCCtAIiS VI bIkS 4OaAPOs oINe Union, last week E. H. Beardsley was chosen president This is an instance of the right man in the right place. .f
 -"Little Ghonnie" is great one, he is. We never yet hit upon plan by which we could manufacture items, but behold When he runs short for news he hitches his prancing steed to hls chariot and ''drives rapidly down west hill," gets flung into the ditch and nearly breaks his neck; jumps up, runs home and straightway pens an item to the Enquirer. This is something new to us, but we cant't put the idea into practice because, first, the pract- tioner must have the steed and chariot. Not possessing these, precludes the secondly" etc., but, if we were to speak secondly, as is the case with boils, we had muchrather some one else had them. No, MT. Editor, although we are welded to our calling and can stand being called pragmatical idiot, misty head. 8 mis- summationist, etc., yet don't expect us to break our neck gathering items We have bent for following novel examples, but ''Ghon- nie' must'excuse us, this tune. Without a twinge of jealousy we place him at the head of your staff of reporters. .31 I,6 i
 Edward Brague has moved into his new house. 3.
 The Warren B. B. O., came down Satur- day and played the "Agile Lightnings" again beating than by score of il to 15.
 ID. Burnham is enlarging his barn and making sundry other improvements. .-e.
 Some farmers have not picked their corn yet. The weather made such look rather du- bious, last week. h.,.i!
 Henry Lancashire. snn of Rev. H. Lanea- shire, whosis Tn business atSaratoga;@ IN. Y., is home on weeks visit. ,---v~
 Mrs. F. E. Jenks and Miss Myra Cable have gone to Lakeville on visit.
 We must say, IS, that things are ''pecu. liar.' Other folks besides the Heathen Chi nee, it seems, manage to carry an extra ace concealed in their voluminous sleeves. Still, considering hUw tHrutiSonaely- ond altogether right the election returns rolled in from every state, we can almost forgive you Judeans "for ways that are dark, and tricks that are vain, '' by which you send both representatives from your side. We are sorry to be thought of not sufficient importance to be represented in the Legislative halls of the Nutmeg State; howev- CT, there's no use crying over past events. We made up our minds, long since, that no people on the face of this terrestial sphere could exer. l else such wit and shrewdness as you of Judea have shown in dramatics, turkey suppers, etc., for raising the filthy Iucre'' to build ''tab. ernacle" to the Most High; unless, indeed, the grand opening fandago of the magnificent ca. thedral of the worldly minded and far-seeing Roman Catholics may have been an exception. In flnanciering, o, Washington;ans, you are great? We have always acknowledged that, and have always had proof that you could surmount obstacles that others dare not en. counter; and, knowing and feeling your great superiority, we, like little children, have put | our trust in you, and now-O, ''unkindest cut of alf-how have you manipulated the cleo. tion The vote-for- me-and- Ill-vote- -for.you, scratch'em principle was too many for us, but adds to your renowned financiering mighty faculty for electioneering heretofore af.nsus. |'pected. Now, truly, how many tickets were scratched? But let it pass, the earth will still revolve, the sun still shine. 'Tis only another verifcation of the old saw, ''Big fish eat the little ones," or an ampliication of Darwin's Natural (politicaD Selection" 5 a5s, 5,,s cd, -The temperance meeting, Sunday night, was lively go-a-head, progressive one. There was much larger attendance than usual and more speakers. Among the latter, was Mr.. Robert Hall of Bantam who entertained the audience for twenty minutes or so We should like to givean extended report; but, suffice it to say, from the gist of some remarks, it will hardly dot preach ktaaabsahenceaiifch ifchurch- es do away with fermented wine in their sac raments and it does seem as if the mystery of the miracle of turning water intow wine when there was no necessity for it, ought to receive lucid explanation. The temperance workers expect to held -saaOcsing Dautam WedneS- day night, the 18th inst PEN DRAGON.