Litchfield enquirer., 1881-03-10
New Preston.

The weather continues. It's time now to spring that old but ever new trap on your best friend. As you pick your way along the street, of course you'll meet her. and with sorrowful cast of countenance and melan- cholly twang in the words, you must say, after passing the compliments of the day, "Well, Mollie, have you heard It's all over town" Here pause omniously as if to col lect your thoughts so as to adequately ''tale unfold to harrow up her inmost soul" Dur ing this slight pause she will surely ask, as her face fushes with breathless expectancy, "What is ?" Then say, ''mud," and "git" for dear life.
 The last meeting of the sociable was at the residence of D. Burnham. The exercises consisted of declamations, readings and cha rades as usual. We did not arrive soon enough to hear all the program, but what we did hear was very enjoyable. Its next meet ing will be on Tuesday evening March 18th, at the residence of George Hopkins lakeside
 Geo. McCamm, Jr., has been confined to tue house nearly two weeks with a badly swollen arm, but is now able to be around though the arm is still useless.
 The following item has been handed to us and was evidently penned by some one who knows "Item for Enquirer "P. D." arrived at church late last Sunday. Cause, ooer soork on newspaper article" We send this because it gives prominence to a fact which "wlthin the memory of the oldest in- habitant," never before occurred within the precincts of this village; namely, case of over-work. Tally one for New Preston.
 Henry s. Gillette having bought farm near Litchfeld will rent the house where he now lives and move upon said farm April 1st Mr. Gillette has sold part of his property here, consisting of land, to E. J. Cable
 George Taylor, of Lakeside, has cut his foot again, severely this tune. This makes twice he has cut his foot this winter. Wood is getting scarce or else the docrine of fatallsm is true.
 Frank Grants dog went out fox hunting on his own responsibility the other day, and run down and captured fine specimen
 A heart-reudiug thing has happened in our village. You see, the fellows girl was taken with tremendous attack of the measles along towards the last of the week, but he didn't hear of it and bought pound of candy and went to see his darling as usual Sunday night. The old gentleman answered his ring, and when he asked for the adorable Angelina, l ushered him right into the sick-room. What a meeting was that It is easy to imagine how handsome she looked, if you know how lobster boiled too much appears; and worse, | the poor fellow himself never had had the measles, and now can't tell an oyster stew from mush and milk, CT pickles from sorghum syrup. but he everlastingly tastes the measles. The match is broken off, two hearts are sum- dered, irrevocably severed, and the old man laughs from the uppercrust of his cranum, clear down to the epldermls of his foot.
 If Mr. G. c. Hitchcock doesn't recover pretty soon sufficiently to be arrested, our will iage will tumble into comparative quietness. We hope his recovery will be speedy, for this dull monotony will drive us mad. and every. body will fall into the intolerable, absurd, and obsolete fashion of minding their own business and letting every one else's alone.
 1 Real. genuine, A. No. news is scarcer than handsome women, for our best gossips begin to talk of cleaning house, and so haven't time to manufacture any. P.D.