Litchfield enquirer., 1880-06-17

{ 1 bolt struck tall sycamore or buttonwood tree 1 standing at the corner of the woodshed which adioins The house. The lively fluid ran down 1 the tree like streak of greased lightning, peeling off the bark, and jumped from the tree to the shed where it played around like a boy in garret; melting piece of lead pipe which hung on nail boring holes through pieces of hoop iron about as large as gimlet holes, and melting other scraps of iron as if they had been the softest lead. Then it put for one of Toms ''worm boxes, |" melted the solder and kicked the lid off i; went through an old churn 'like sixty" ran across the floor and charred the boards so that it is wonder they didn't catch fire: slid along the lead pipe which brings water to the house, till it got out of doors about rod away, where it melted a hole in the pipe about as large as your little finger and tore the earth up good deal and quit business. In the morning it was found that no water ran into the house and in endeavoring to discover the cause of the stoppage the above facts were ascertained. The inmates felt shocked, but tho't their neighbors had been hit and their neighbors tho't tlSeir neighbors had been. If it had not been for the conducting water pipe perhaps this report might have been very diff ferent.
 -Rev. Mir. Lancashire after two week absence, returned in time to occupy the desk last Sunday.
 Our village nowadays is quite free from drunkenness, not a circumstance of the kind having occurred in long time. But cases of slight mental alteration, attacks of visionary ophiology, excessive garrulity, and neuro- graphical excitement and prostration, have become alarmingly prevalent and appear to have taken tine place of what heretofore have been politely called getting intoxicated"
 If there is any one thing upon this num- dane sphere that we wouldn't do if we were fortunate enough to be woman, it is to dec- crate our new hat with red ribbon. Some of them are ugly enough make them as pre- sentable as possible, but add the red ribbon and-words can't express the effect. There isn't dooryard in the village but what has fine exhibit of vermlion flower pots and flow CT stands, neither a veranda at any house but what has grand and imposing array of chairs of the same dazzling hue. This, of course, is fashion, but vermlion embellished hat of indescribable shape on fair woman's head is-is not ''too lovely for anything"
 We have had considerable unharnessed electricity of late, but shall soon have some that is harnessed and we'll broke under our control. The telephone poles are all in posi- tion around the lake and from this village to Marketable at the present writing. They give all impressive business look to the village which it is pleasant to see ....
 -Upson Seminary students are ransacking the country for geological and chronological specimens. Yesterday Brady came in from an expedition with four pounds of frogs hind legs, Twas enough to make French epicure lose his senses. Churchill was lucky also, and had six feet aad two inches of live black snake twisted about his arm which he held by the head. This ugly specimen was dossd with chloroform and pickled in alcohol.
 -Rumor says one of our bachelors of long standing goes away tomorrow to return with a blooming and blushing bride. This sad event is the first break in the solid ranks of New Preston's "Old batchelor Brigade" Pity 'tis, 'tis So Alas! PEN DRAGON,
 REMEMBER THIs-Dr. Kennedy, of Ron dout, N. Y., would have you remember that you will avoid mistake by bearing in mind the nGnae of his new medicine, "Favorite Rem. edy," and the price, One Dollar. For the cure ofU:inary difficulties, Kidney Complaints, Constipation of the Bowels, and III those dis eases and weaknesses peculiar to females, there is positively no medicine offered to the public at all equal to it. For sale by all drug gists. The Dr's address is Rondout, N. Y.
 PREJUDICE KILLs.- -"Eleven years our daughter suffered on bed of misery under the care of several of the best (and some of the worst) physicians, who gave her disease various names but no relief. and she is now restored to us in good health by as simple remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had poohed at for two ycars before using it. We earnestly hope and pray that. no one else will let their sick suffer as We did, on account of prejudice against so good medicine as Hop Bitters "- The Parents - 7'ehylam.
 Straighten your old boots and shoes with Lyons Patent Heel Stlfeuers, and wear them again. i.s... .s .E. s
 Of all the places to buy Dry Good The House of NIessrs. w. B. Hall tS Go, which is the leading DrV GoOds HOuSe of Rridpennrt