Litchfield enquirer., 1865-11-09

village. He was a workman upon the First Church edifce, (Presbyterian) erected here in |l807, and afterwards in company with Messrs. Soper & Brainerd, built the First Methodist the Episcopal and the Second Presbyterian Chufches. The same firm put upon the stoskks the first boat Oneida Chief that piled upon the Erie Canal between Rome and Utica He was also engagedin the construction of several locks on the same work. beside having consid erable contracts for excavation. He was after wards Superintendent of the section of tbe ca nal lying between Herkimer and Syracuse. II is remembered by some of our citizens at what an advantage he appeared on horseback, as be rode over his section in the incessant discharge of his duties. His personal courage; as well as fine horsemanship, had notable illustration ir that correction. when a constable who had ar rested upon the line of the canal desperate Indian criminal, was afraid to undertake his conveyance to the County Jail, and Superin- tendent Darrow took the offender before him upon his horse, and brought him safely to his destination.
 His integrity was as characteristic as his en. gergy, and gave him an hoDored place among the early business men of Rome He became member of the Second Presbyterian Churcf between the years 1881 and 1883, under thu ministry of the Rev. Mir. Heifenstein. 3,. In his later years his hearing had become very defective. rendering communication with his friends exceedingly difficult. Nevertheless he maintained cheerful and equable tempera ment and was enjoying hale old age when z cancerous affection ended his days, and gather ed him like shock of corn, fully ripe, to tn. heavenly garner. He had raised a family o eight children, seven of whom still survive. ,
 WINsrED-Dsar Enquirer Being somewhat pleased with acindy editorial in the Litchfelt Seminal of Nov Sd, under the following cap tion, wis: Great Excitement! Petroleum Petr oleum! He is Struck r Everybody. :, Millionare!' Sc. was particularly strucl with the bare announc ement of the sagaciou gentlemen who presides over the destinies o the Democracy of the County, that the olt and aristocratic families of the place Glitch teld) are seriously thiaking of removing t some foreign land.' .s.s, .ss, et.ss' 5 ss
 Now, Mir. Editor, by careful investigation
 find that the adove is substantially correct : only it is prospectively speaking, : the olt and aristocratic families !. C. the Democrats are in the habit of making an annual trip soor after the April Election, and we are informed from perfectly reliable source that the edit or of the Sentinel, accompanied by one or two distinguished representatives of the lega profession from Litchfeld. together with Burr of the Hartford Times, Osborne of the ,Nev Haven Register, and Pomeroy of the Bridge port Farmer, have engaged passage. All O the above are tieketed Salt Greek !'l AZ ? s-
 Postscript No. g. dated Thursday F m, says: Although the lie has not yet beer tapped, the village IS now fUed cith gas. One would think 90, and should anybody asl our private opinion about it, we should say that the editor of the Sentinel has s quantun su6fcit of gas to last him till he; embarks 0, the above trip. ...-. .,, .. +.....
 Yours truly, 3i't
 @g& ANTI GAS.