Litchfield enquirer., 1880-02-19
New Preston.

.CuplQ mas been uncOmmOnly busy dlStrlOu- ting his loving missives hereabouts the past week. He does most of his enchanting busi- ness through the medium of Uncle Sams post office, and it is a pleasing occupation, with your back to the stove, to watch the various recipients. Some in their eagerness to see the contents of the missive, whisk into a corner, and burst the seal with trembling fingers, and if it proves to be alive with protestations of love broad and happy grin spreads over the features, and the lines are tenderly folded and placed in the left ssde pocket if it tulns out to be an ugly picture with "Iines to Block head" beneath, the features assume an un- mentlonable look and the document is placed with stern and determined hand in the pock. ct situated over the diaphragm, liver, and spleen and combatveness assumes such pro- portions that the cranium is fractured and the auricuar appendage is pushed into an abnor- nal position. .
 'You play strange tricks St. Valentine.
 In many loving, fluent line."
 Prof. Vennor's rain storm prevented
 
 they anxiously await hepredicted cold wealth CT. If the Professor doesn't ''come to the scratch" on this last prophecy, he had better never travel thro New Preston for there would be such clash of ice-tongs, rattle of useless lemonade pitchers and poignant ice- picks about his head as he never even dreampt of.
 MT. R. G. Fuller, C. w Pickett's gentle manly clerk has returned to his home fin Great Burlington Mass.
 Simon B. Cameron has gone to Pough- keepsie, N. Y., as the guest of James l.. Bush- nell.
 The whooping cough has got strong hold of several of the younger citizens of thls place
 J. B. Wilson has laid by his jack plane and scratch -awl, square and compass, for few days and sings
 Where art thou, Muse that thou forgetst so long To speak of that which gives thee all thy might Spend'st tbou thy fury some worthless song, Gardening thy power, to lend base subjects light? Return, forgetful Muse and straight redeem In gentle numbers time so idly spent ing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem, And gives thy pen both skill and argument" This is what ais him: born Feb. 9th 1880, | son to MT. and Mrs. J. B, Wilson Mir. Wilson has contracted to build home for Mr. Baker at Washington Depot and this young carpenter and joiner we hope will prove efi- cient help.
 MT. Walter Burnham returned home from his long western trip last Saturday. MT. Ezekiel Newton has been quite sick, but we hear is better at the present writing. George Davis little girl is quite sick with lung 1 fever.
 l On the thirteenth inst. two deaths occur red in this village. One was that of Mr. John Ackley an old and respected citizen aged 76 years, who has been in failing health for sev- eral years past, and who has been confined to his bed tor the last six months requiring con- stant care and attendance His funeral was attended from the church, Sunday afternoon, Rev. Mir. Lancashire officiating His ailment was general breaking down of the whole sys. tenn. The other was that of Mrs. David la, GUS, aged 67 years, who was taken suddenly and severely with lung fever, and at the end of seven days succumbed to the fell disease She was a regular attendant at church, and much loved and respected by all who knew her. The far away sons and daughters, and the husband, friends and relatives, have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole community, in this their great affliction. Her funeral was attended from the church, Monday afternoon, Rev. H. Upson officiating.
 1 ''What is this death "a quiet of the heart? | The whole of that of which we are psrt7 | For llfe is but a vision-what see Of all whi ich lives alone is life to me, | And being so-the absent are the dead" l On the morning of the 14th the village was alarmed about half past three o'clock, by the fearful cry of ''fre!" and ''the loud alarun bells in the startled ear of night,
 In a clamorous appealing to the mercy Of the fre Tn mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic fire | fsv Leapng hisher, higher higher !" 1t proved to be c. w. Pickett's store and mar ket. The fire was first discovered by Mrs 1 Watson Cogswell and the alarm immediately l given. In less time than it takes to tell it more than hundred persons were on the spot but the fire had gained such headway that il was impossible to save anything from the store. Jerome Graniss' livery stables were at tached to the store, and there was barely time to get out the horses and wagons before that was enveloped in flames. All his harnesses were destroyed. The fire seemed tOeburst from all parts of the building at. once, and il was immediately seen that by no possibility could anything be saved. It required the uni