Litchfield enquirer., 1881-08-11
New Preston.

The rain Saturday night was exceedingly welcome. Just what the poor dependent farmers wished for, and exactly what was needed. It came in the night and'was cloudy all day Sunday, which was excellent and very opportune as it gave the hired men a chance to rest Things do happen right sometimes.
 Miss Nellie Bolles has gone to Terryyille to visit her friend Oracle Gfanniss tH .-
 Hot! Nothing like it eyer known before. Thursday. Friday and Saturday, mercury rose very much in our estimation. For those three successive days it marked 93o 94o and 96 70 above. zero in the shade, and it re. quired a persons best endeavors to keep cool. ,,,-..: l.-,,.,,.. .
 MT. Eddie Lloyd made short visit to New York City, last week, returning on Sat urday. He reports that those hot days eggs could be fried on the red hot pavements and we can't doubt the assertion.
 MT. Ivan Lloyd is improving his place on Evergreen Avenue by building new fences covering the barn anew, placing veranda to the house, &c., MT. Jesse Barden being the chief carpenter. We wish more had the de- sire and peans to improve, and beautify their residences. thea after as time we should have pleasant -silhgeA8. 1s1 K .s&1A 1A&
 When woman opens the oven door, and, as the fiery heat rushes out into her face, snatches cut the white, puffy loaves of bread, it is all very sweet and nice till in her hurry she tumbles tue beast loaf on the floor, where it makes several elegant gyrations at last con- ing to stand-still under the sink, 'then-but why rise to explain? It suffices to say that her language on such an occasion is very plain, but, oh how forcible and to the point?
 -Upsoh Seminary students went into camp at Spectacle Lakes, last week. Vennor may now predict two weeks of rain.<,g| HD.iT :
 Horace Averill and daughter of Brook. lyn, N. Y., were visiting, last week, at Dea. $. $. Averil's. D -r.
 A boy came into the store, one day last week, and astopishedthe lclerk hycalling for "VulgarizedN sugar.' The clerk thinking it might be an insinuation that they sold grant, lated glucose was on the point of telling the lad they possessed nothing of the kind, when it struck him of sudden that there might be a wedding brewing somewhere and pulver- ized sugar was wanted. Happy thought l! That was it.
 Most farmers have finished hay ing and are harvesting oats. / E s 2 sT Little Ghonnie, can't you Induce your fellow citizen who is so sure that the world | will "burst up" in 1888 to indefinitely pi- geon-hole bis foreclosure ? And we'll persuade H. N., to ward of the fast approaching comet which bids fair to antedate that event by several years, for our citizens must have time to repent. d.. ...,.. -Wm. H. Dougal has taken the contract l of painting Wm. Cogswelps new barn and will commence spreading it on,' this week. . -Rev. Mir. Starr supplied the pulpit Sun- day and Sunday evening. In the evening his subject was Missions and their Advance | nent." sas ot Es i.#. l Fred. E. Jenks. of New Haven, is in the village, making his many friends short call "A. W. Page, Esq, of Sherman, is rrusti. eating at c. W. Pickett's. New Preston is just ths plaes sfofa Hedgsldg lawyer.
 | The'entertaind1ens given for the benefit of the New Preston Ecclesiastical society, Sat- urday night, by the guests of the Wilson House, was quite well attended, and very greatly enjoyed by all. The net proceeds were thirty-one dollars, for which the officers of the society extend their sincere thanks.
 Prof. Avon c. Burnham, of Brooklyn, Na Y.,swiil give teadngs aad.impersonations at the Congregational church, Monday eve
 ming, Aug 10th. Tickets 25 cents, reserved seats S5 cents. The performance will com. mence at se,rlodE. ex .->g- ,-s-k P.-D. 7