Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1880-12-30
New Preston.

New Preston.
The holidays among New Prestonites were
quiet and serene, peaceful and calm. A few
turkeys lost their valuable lives, otherwise
these days were much the same as usual with
this exception that no law suits have been in
progress z VI 0A
Among those who returned to the pater-
nal roof for Christmas and New Year, is Mr..
Henry Lancashire who is pursuing the study
of medicine al New York; also Miss Jennie
Lancashire, home from Maplewood Institute;
Miss Fannie Lennon, also studying at the
same institution, is home for the holidays.
Mr.. H. G. Averill and his sister Julia
spent last week and part of this in New
York visiting friends and seeing sights. r
Charles Carter and wife have closed the
Cheeree Point house for the winter, and on
Wednesday last started for Geneva, Ohio,
where they have son and two daughters
residing, They intend to spend the winter in
Ohio.
Henry Epson butchered hog, last week,
which weighed 500 pounds. 1t is supposed to
have been the biggest in this vicinity
having four legs.
Theodore Wright, and family moved into
mill house" last week, and Alfred says he
fddled for them and their friends to sand
paper the floors Friday night. AL. says
SO. rs is better than nothing.
Charles Bolles of Bethel was in town o
few days. last week. It's an age since we've
seen him, bdt he doesn't grow old, so we con-
clude that the world uses him we'll.
Many of the students of Epson Seminary
have gone home to spend the holidays After
a season of festivity they will undoubtedly re-
tluu, blic kle. on the ar.nor of studionsness,
and pitch into mathematics and classics with
renewed yigor.
There was man down from Bromica,
last week, anxiously inquiring how election
had gone. He was told that as far as could
be judged by the meager returns received,
Bernhard was still ahead
The wind was Northeast all day Sunday,
wasn't it?
E Calvin is building an ice-house, or
rather, Jesse Bardeu is building it for him.
These are pretty icy times and we are
sorry to record that Mrs s. G. Holt slipped
and fell one day, last week, and very severe
ly injured her hip. We hear that no bones
were broken, but misplaced and bruised so
that it makes the case as bad as if they were.
1t will be weeks and perhaps months before
she can walk. Mrs. Marlin Taylor also fell
Oh the ice and injured herself, but broke no
bones, and at last accounts was recovering
rapidly.
p Ibid YOU ever notice What remarkable
affinity religion and heat have; how thorough
ly they blend one with the other? Now, at
church, Sunday mornings, SO long as the COM
Portable and right quantity of coloric perme-
ates the atmosphere, just so long will the au-
dience drink in the saving words of the preach
er but Jet little of Vennors cold wave from
Labrador creep in and begin to- waltz up and
down their backs, and how quickly each in
dividual loses the thread of the discourse. and
doesn't care hanged for heather or cannibal,
or anybody else.i Just watch 3the manifesta-
tons sometime and see if we are not correct.
The Gazette" says the ice houees in
New Milford are filled "by lightning" We
don't know what that II cans unless it was
done through the motive power of Jersey
lightning" Probably the compositor made
mistake
We met him yesterday and DER his face
There fiickercd a smile of seraphic pleasure,
He looked as if. at "a mighty pace s-.s,,...
10y had filed and rounded oe'r his measure.
And his voice shook and trembled with good cheer,
Or else he labered with a fit of madness,
But which, to us 1t did not plain appear.
So we stopped him. and alarmed inquired,
''Mi, old boy. what on earth's the IN after!
Has any loving friend of yours expired !? ss..
ssOr b it joy ttiat your sen ser scatter.$
That you're not in our proper mind attired 2"
He looked at us and stood agnast and said.
"Why, strange 1t is you haven't he ,rd about it
lam not mad, aud nothing ails my head,
Pm tremendous happy, and If you doubt it,
Come to m, house and I'll trea. you-not to wine
water,
But to a sight of my new and handsome baby
daughter"
Wish you happy New Year, every
body!
"A meeting was held in the church, Mon
day, at O'Clock p. m., for the sale of pews
for the ensuing year. PD.