Litchfield enquirer., 1880-08-05
Kew Preston.

The church which was recently struck by
| lightning has been repaired. The work wal
done by New Milford contractors. w. FL
Donegal puts the flushing touch to the job il
the way of new paint sc.
The Warren hucklebery trains do ire
mendeus business now, for berries are plenty
and boarding houses full. Balance of trade IL
favor of Warren, therefore Warren rejoices
Huckleberries eight cents per quart, blackber
ries, six cents per quart. But how those
pickers manage to gather three bushels in
time to drive to New Preston at six O'Clock
Monday morning, beats US, yet we suppose a
person can pick faster after resting all day
Sunday; besides, the berries would be ripper
and come off easier.
i. D. Patterson, Esq. raised the frame to
large tobacco barn, Saturday afternoon.
Although the Deacon is nearly eighty, old age
seems to SIT very lightly upon him. He is
more active and has more business on hand
than most young men.
There was large audience present, last
week, at the reading which Miss Annie Lam
cashire gave in the church for the benefit of
the church society, who appeared to be we'll
pleased with the entertainment. 1t was a
success otherwise, for the proceeds footed up
to the snug sum of 800, all owing to the
generous strangers who are within our gates
who bestowed their liberal patronage, for
which and for aid from all friends of the
society, those who had the matter in charge
are truly grateful.
Word has reached here of the safe arrival
and location at Fort Benton, Montana. Of
Henry Beeman who started from New Pres
ton for that PARKWAY country a couple of
months ago. This reminds US that there is
not particle of use for New Prestonite to
60 there to 90 into the herding business, for
the village streets and highways are open
commons for any mans stock to roam upon.
Droyes Of horses and herds of cattle may be
seen grazing with undsturbed serenity even
in some door-yards. to the great annoyance of
many citizens who seem not to have gumption
enough to stop the nuisance. Here's chance
for some enterprsing herder. Drive out
your flock and locate Oh the church green.
Mr.. A. M. Wooster, of Washington, D.
c., is visiting at bis mothers, MRS. VIM.
w oosters.
-Mls. Dtsho WhttloOny died Sunday after
noon, aged 53 years, leaving two dnush.ora
who are thus left fatherless and motheress.
They have the heartfelt sympathy of rhe
whole community. Her funeral was largely
attended from her late residence at p. M,
on Monday the ID inst. She was an esteem
ed member of the Congregational church of
this village.
There seems to BIT more summer visitors
at the lake than ever, this year, and the hotel
keepers complain that they haven't room
enough to accommodate the half Of those who
wish to come. Here is an opportunity for
some one who already has money enough, but
would like to make more, to do it,. A great
undoubtedly pay well. Now who is the man
to build 1t and run it. That IS thequestion
Some one may be foolish enough to ask why
we don't embrace such fine opportunity.
The answer is because we already have more
money than we know what to do with, besides;
we hate work and dislike to be bothered, and
more, as we already have enough and to spare
we are willing to stand back and let some one
who needs seize the wheel of fortune with our
most hearty approval.
-Four boys of this village together own
drum and last week they employed twenty
hours of every day in practcing thereon.
When one boy got exhaus ted he passed the
instrument to the next and ditto, &C., till at
last the first boy becoming fully resusctated
would seize it again as his turn came and ex-
ecute "Hey rub-a-dub-d dub, three men in
tub" that would knock the spots off the dem
ocratc presidential candidate or any other
West Point graduate; and the next grasping
the drum, would pound reveille that would
cause the skeletons Of Waterloo to rise and
gibber in ecstasy, and SO on through the ranks
again and again, day by day. At last num-
Der of citizens agreed to contribute three dol
lars apiece and appoint and instruct COM
mttee to purchase the drum at any cost, but
at second thoughts the project was abandon
ed as not feasible, for with the funds thus
obtained the boys might purchase half a
dozen drums and then Horrors, 0 hor-
rors!" The corner lyceum is now bending it's
energies and using its massive brains in the
endeavor to discover some method which
will be effective and sure Two all-night
sessions have been held but no conclusions
have been arrived at yet by that august body.
Meanwhiler'the music continues. One citizen
of substance who never before has shown
signs of alteration declares that he will hang
himself tomorrow morning; another packed
his vase and started for Patagonia, yesterday
morning, saying he shouldn't return till the
earth had revolved twice about the sun, and
then if his friends would telephone to HIM
that no boy in town had drum he would
come back; still another demented denizen
went ont and picked peck of green corn
and brought in for his wife to peel aud make
apple pies of. And so the folks go mad, and
still the boys practice and the drum appears
as good as new. If practice makes perfect
the boys must surely become drum-majors in
the regular army in couple of years. but it is
difficult to say what will become of their un-
willing hearers. P.D.
No, SIR!-A Scotch minister once said no
woman could bear pain as well as man.
That is not So The fact is generally the
other way. Mrs. Edward Meyers, of Rondout,
N. Y, submitted to the operation of the re-
moval of her hand by amputation, without
taking ether, or moving amuscle or uttcring a
groan. DIR. Kennedy, also of Rondout, n
T., who performed the operation, said he
never saw such herosm. The lauy's disease
was erysipelas, and afterwards the Doctor
gave his 'Favorite Remedy to cleanse the
Blood. Mrs Meyers is now we'll and strong.
''Favorite Remedy" at One Dollar Bottle is
the thing for Female Weaknesses and all COM