Litchfield enquirer., 1881-12-15
New Preston.

9*8 VI &As Whew! Great Scott Weather viii be weather whether Venor prophecies or net. Now that the ponds and lakes are frozen over somebody will ..see stars'' besides H. N, you bet. and it will be. a perfect milky-way of Venuses too. We've viewed such a galaxy and know.
 -Leman and Hiram Cogswell have finish. ed painting A. F. Barnes residence. It is a different combination of colors from any place in the village and consequently is very con- spicuous. They are now at work painting George Taylor's residence at Lakeside.
 E.. J. Cable has relaid, and remodeled the wall in front of Jesse Bardens house, thereby much improving the appearance of Mir. Bardens place as well as that part of the street. @ E@
 -E. H. Beardsley's wife is in New York City visiting friends.
 .;-Mr. Charles Lemnion is.quite sick at Dr. E. P. Lymans. The rest of the village are in their usual health, as far as we know, with the exception of the inevitable ''cold."
 MT. Sam Brown. of New York, was m the village over Sunday.
 Eddie Lloyd who has been sick so long. but is BOW fast recovering. intends 10 leave for Florida in quest of health, the first of January. We should like to go along and help him hunt alligators in that balnly country, but owing to th. r,rnr. r;oue candit inn of ,n,r finances nof knowing how our bank and immense stock may turn out, we daren't do it. The spirit is willing but the pocket book is weak. rs
 Tine sociab!e held it's meeting last week at the residence of Mr R. N. sCogswelL Chris tian street The exefeisess~ere literaiy and games. There seelncd to be more interest manifested in the games than: the other exef- cises. Tue next meeting will be held, Tues day nigh, at W D, sperry's. All are invited to attend. t-@--s
 Rev. Mir. Wait preached the gospel, both afternoon and evening, to us New Prestoners, last Sunday, in a manner pleasing to all. Variety is the spice of life. !" This, probably, is tire reason why we have new minister every Sunday.
 1.-The young peoples prayer-meeting is held every Wednesday evening. These meet ings have recently been resurfeeted from the past and ought to be fully attended by all It is hoped that they will become popular and that the young people will keep them up to a high standard of excellence.
 G. c. Hitchcock has sued the town for six thousand dollars damages occasoned by the run away winch occurred near J. M FOrd's Marbledale, last September. He main tains he aud the team of horse have both re- ceived permanent injuries. What time was that, ''Hark, how Trey roared How He cuba cried out How poor Andromache shril- led her dolors forth! Behold, destruction, frenzy, and amusement, like witless antics. one another met and all cried Hector! Hec- tors dead {! o Hector!' We heard the town offered to pay him six hundred dollars to set tleb but the offer was refused. The young man Dwight Gregory, of Marbledale, who was rid ing with Hitchcock at time, has sued the town, also, for the sum of six hundred dollars dam ages. Tax payers. walk up and chalk down. and never neglect an opportunity to feed the hungEy and clothe tue naked. Walk right up to the captains office and settle.
 Yes, Christmas is coming. Matchi ng worsted now occupies nearly all the time of the obsequious dry goods clerk
 We are fast becoming city, The tunes sung Sunday night were familiar, but the words sounded like german or tyrolese. We defy anyone without book before them to tell word sung. At one place in the tune it sounded like '..wah ho, wah hol" ,Whetherit was not we could not tell as we had no book by which to translate the sounds.
 F. P. Boles left Tuesday for New York to bring in another assortment of hosre blank ets This with his tombstone business keeps him pretty busy.
 Mine New Prestonites are asserting tobacco in New Milford.