Litchfield enquirer., 1880-10-14
New Preston.

Now that the Agricultural Fairs are all over
and passed into the unrecallable past, we ex-
pect to settle down to our accustomed rnntino
of inactivity, and sleep away the coming WIN
Till spring opening" shall revive US from
our torpidity unless the coming election lays
its strong hand upon us in which event we all
expect another verification of the old adage
there's no peace for the wicked" Speaking
of fairs reminds us that Danbury, as she does,
ought to feel proud of her fairs She beats
all in fairs as she does in hating. We don't
remember ever having seen better or more
extensive floral display, or ethnographical ex-
hibition in Our life, the Centennial excepted,
than at Danbury. The genealogical show was
good, everything was good, even the majority
of the women was good-lookipg, which can't
be said of any other fair ono. yes, we will
except the Harwlnton Fair for Little Ghon-
MES sake
native grown peaches stolen from his prem
Uses the other night. 1t is hoped they will
give particular fits to the gastric juices of
somebody's stomach. .
The Autumn apparel of the mountain
was never more beautiful than at this present
writing. The harmony of colors with the
sky and the rising and setting sun, is wonder
full in the fitness of things, all of which can
not be said of the wishy- washy, lop-sided,
dilly-dally, soft-felt hats with which the fash
| nabledapper young man now bedecks him
| sell. You remember when ladies wore hats so
small that in derision they were called ''clam-
Shells" Well, if those were ''clam-shels'
these must be dish-rags However, fashion is
fashion and cut of mode is out of the world,
80 give US hat.
Last Thursday, Alfred Cable, who is boss
workman at the marbleshop of A. ii. Bolles,
while moving the marble base of tombstone,
caught his thumb nail under it in some man.
| ner, and the nail was torn out entirely. He
now carries the injured member about with
excessive carefulness.
| The Hon. A. P Bradstreet, of Thomas
ton, will address our citizens ON the why's and
and wherefores of political questions. al
Union Hall, Tuesday evening, on the 18th,
inst, commencing at 1880 o'clock. We send
our letter so early we can say no more abou,
it a present.
Rev. Mr.. 1sham, of New Preston Hill,
gave us an interesting temperance address,
Sunday night, at the regular temperance
meeting.
Our recent election was the most mixed
up crooked affair that ever took place in this
town, yet, Notwithstanding the scratching
and counting, most of the republican nomi.
nees were elected as you already know. The
mysterious figures 329 have ''struck" good
many places, but thus far the good will age OF
New Preston has escaped this disease, only te
be ff1icted with the greater one of 12and Il
make 40. The fact that twelve and eighteen
added make the sum of forty has only recent
Is been demonstrated. Our ancestors knew
nathing of such addition and, perhaps, il
ought to be explained how old usages hav,
passed away and have been superseded BY
new ones. We had read of Maine elections
and counting in" &C., but never dreamp
that New Preston, although quick to seiz
any new discovery, would begin the count
ing" business so soon. At every election it i
the custom to 'sswear in" one democrat ant
one republican to count the votes. This wa
done at our late election in regard to countin!
the votes in the ''Town Officerssbox Tht
prominent democrat, In fact the most prom
inent democrat of their side, and the republi
can, took their seats at the table and emptiet
and counted the contents of their box, th,
prominent democrat setting the figures dow
upon a sheet of legal paper. Then came tn,
new process of adding by which 10 and II
were made to make 49, Either the man VIII,
added the figures made an egregious mistake
or he did not, one or the other. That the fig
ures were not added correctly is fact Tn.
republican who, according to his oath, shout,
lave counted the votes to the best of hi
ability correctly, says he did not do the ad