Litchfield enquirer., 1881-11-17
New Preston.

New Preston.
 Last week was notable for the many tobac co buyers about. Some crops were purchased for prices ranging from 15 to 22 2cents apound, while other crops remain unsold. Tobacco, tobacco is all we have heard for week.
 ID Burnham has got s.brand new" twelve-foot show case in his store, very nice one. You can look at the things inside of it without any charge. Call early and often.
 The academy opened on the 7th. for its fall term. with G. c. Whittlesey as prinei- pal.
 Mi. Howard Green, who wentto Illinois about year ago, and who has just recovered from severe fever, has returned pretty well used up but is now fast convalescing.
 J. E. Wilson has built a fine cupola upon w. Burnham's barn. It is surmounted with fine golden Maud S., weather-vane.
 Mrs John Ludgate, who has been great sufferer for the past five years, died suddenly at New Haven, Wednesday, the 2d inst, where she had gone for medical treatment Her remains were brought here the following Thursday and the funeral was held the next day. She leaves husband, two sons and four daughters, who have the sympathy of this community in their bereavement
 Someone told HIN that we burn the midnight oil, ehp Well. We did try it a little once. when young, but gave it up as bad job, long ago. Working all day for bread and studying nights for Knowledge is down. right foolish thing but it will assist one to cut bis eye teeth, you bet. Boys should be taught that knowledge is power," and also that wealth is greater power, fifty times greater It will stir the wheels of nations when every thing else fails. Knowledge without wealth is like peanut shuck without any meat in it, simply good for nothing "Money makes the mare go," as anyone with half an eye can see, and all the knowledge man needs in this world is accuracy in fractions and per cent. Science, philosophy, arts '! man is blamed fool, worse than madman, who'll burn the midnight oil for them. It is we'll known that only one man in two hundred thousand gains living or makes money by the learning he possesses, and then not unless he already pos- scsses fortune. There may be and are few grand, isolated exceptions to this rule but they are 30 few that, igiean6d from the whole world they could all stand on square yard of oil cloth. Look at the money kings who con- trol railroads and legislatures as a farmer 'gees" his oxen about, did they burn the mid night oil for the sake of science, art or law3 Never Look where you will and the most successful man that is, the men who are the wealthiest and consequently hold the highest offices, are those who never thought of burn- ing the midnight oil. They wouldn't be so manner. A wealthy man IS always looked up to and called smart whether he possesses learn ing or not. What is the use or sense, there fore. in burning the midnight oil in the pur- suit of knowledge which is useless. In view of this and many other things that might be mentioned, and the fact that we are obliged to labor for our daily bread or starve, we con- cluded that we must have bread and butter rather than study nights for knowledge which is useless after 1t is gained .,, aqat:. g 4.
 MT. Ivan Lloyd, of New York, was in the village last week.
 Miss Nellie Sperry, who has been visit ing friends in New York city for the past week or two, has returned.
 MT: Wm. H. pougal, our frst-class paint CT, stole march on all the old bachelors here and went off on the sly and was married to Mrs. Mamie E. Cisco. of Houston, Texas, by Rev. Gurtiss T. Woodruff, in St. Barnahas Chapel, New York City, Nov. Sd. Nobody knew anything about it till he returned with his bride, and now the gossps are in a terrible quandary because they can't ascertain how Cupid brought these two souls together Some say he advertised for wife Others say she was an old acquaintance which he made during the war when he was s'soger," and it is really very trying to gossiDs not to be able te know for certain about it. Speak, ing about matrimony reminds us that one of New Preston's falrest daughters is about to assume the galling yoke. So you see Cupid is about doing his duty as he ought
 Election passed off as elections usually do. It was ''nip and tuck" who should go to the legislature, but the final choice was E. J. Hurburt, of Judea, and G. c. Whittlesey, of this village. whereas, everybody thought two would go from the other side. ser
 70. W. Pickett's barn looms up some.
 -Qur stone cutters are rushing their fall work along as freezing weather may be ea- pected at any time when no man ought to work. ....-.
 Work has commenced on the large addi- tion to the Loomarwick House.
 B. Grisweld, Jr., and wife have gone to Bridgeport and elsewhere for two weeks visit.
 Rev. Mir. Wilcox, young man, supplied the pulpit last Sunday and Sunday evening, as a candidate. There are good many can- didates but no one has yet been engaged.
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