Litchfield enquirer., 1880-07-08

to believe as it saves all immense amount of 1 uahappiHess. The rains of last week have 1 done the country more solid benefit than the nominations at Cincinnati can ever hope to, 1 and for this we smile broad smile. l The picnic at Rev. H. Upson's was suc- cess. He knows how to enjoy himself and help everybody else to besides. The heated denizens of the city arrive | faster and thicker. The lake houses are filling up rapidly. The -four hoss' tally -ho has more passengers than it can bring some even l ings. ,. .-....- .-..---- -.-., -.-.-..s
 -F. Starr, the smiling and genial Warren stage driver, retired from the active duties of that route on the 1st inst. We New Preston ties miss the dapple-gray laundering down the hill into the village every morning with Frank strengthened back hanging with death-like tenaclty to the ribbons. At Mir. Stars resig- nation the route comes, once more into the hands of Mr. Jerome Graniss of this village. As MT. Starr retired the poet rose up and thus expressed the sentiments of the people:
 One year he drove the Warren stage As no man drove before; But now-alas. that it is so,- He driVeth 1t no more
 He driveth it no more! N" more
 We see his countenance.
 He's left both us and Uncle Sam
 To trust in luck and chance.
 For, o, what man in all the states
 So steady and so true!
 Sad fact, he's left us to our fates,
 Q now what can we do
 No more he takes the U. $. mail
 Upon his daily round
 No more-We cannot write but weep,
 Our grief is so profound!
 Among those who are spending the holi- days in this village we may mention Miss Ida Graniss at Jerome Graniss; Fred Hurlbert at F. L, ShermaR's and Mir. and Mrs. Weston Graniss at Julius Glover's. Several of Mir. Upson's old pupils are also with him during the week.
 The Warren cornet band serenaded all the residents about the Lake, Saturday night, the 3rd inst, and made the occasion very enjoy able to their numerous audiences. Now that our bands have played out" we have to de- pend upon outsiders to furnish us with that which ''hath charms" and ''delighteth the ear" Pity 'tis.
 The village school closed last Friday Thursday afternoon was occupied with inter esting exercises, consisting of readings, decla- nations ,etc., and edifying remarks by acting school visitor G. c. Whittlesey. Worthy to be mentioned is the fact that Miss Ellen Cogs- well has missed only six days from school in the nine consecutive terms during which Mrs Corning has taught.
 Miss Bertie Corning re;u urned Saturday from 8 several weeks visit among friends in New York City.
 Henry Becker who worksf H. O. Aver ill and Miss Lilly J. McBath who works for Geo. Wheaton. recently took pleasure ride over to South Dover in York State, the Utopia of frantic lovers who see Helens beauty in brow of Egypt, and Santa Wheeler spake few soothing words to them and gave them a passport to the Elysian fields of matrimony "One more unfortunate, rashly unfortunate" etc. But why dwell on the subject. We think that Dover man has been the agent in making more souls happy than-than-a good many ministers, but whether it is of the last ing kind or not it takes time to determine. All the same, though, we toss up our chapeau and cry, long live this Dover splicer!
 Before this is printed we shall be able to talk with New Milford as well as if we stood at her doors. Hurrah for the telephone!
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