Litchfield enquirer., 1868-03-19
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 THE DERBY EXTENSION -The committee on roads and bridges, New York legisla- ture, reported bill for the building of a suspension bridge across the Hudson river atFort Washington, the same being part of the proposed railroad connecting the Erie and Derby railroad, G
 gg1Yhe down train on Wednesday 4th inst en the eNaugatuck kroad ran off the track near Waterbury. delaying it number of hours,
 The last cold snap froze up all the water pipes in the Eastern Division, Bridgeport, Some of the wells are also dry, and water is consequently scarce. aHr 70
 Coal is so scarce in Bridgeport, in con- sequence of the ice, that few tons have had to, be carried to that city on the cars from New York to supply the pressing de- mand. ss''> -' 11-.'' ---
 a Two men walking on the track of the New Haven, Railroad, a short distance be- low9Darien depot, were run over last Fri day night, about 10 o'clock, and one of them killed. They stepped on to one track to avoid the Shore Line Express from New York; and were struck by the Express from New Haven: One of the men was instant Iy killed, and the other seriously and prob ably fatally injured. They were black. smiths; and reside in Darien. -azr. saThe Bridgeport Business College, like its kindred establishments in Hartford and Springfield, has failed.
 The Episcopal church at Wallingford. destroyed some time sinco by fire, is to be replaced by stone building at 8 cost of nearly S4O,O0O, and the First Ecclesiasti- cal society are also about to erect church..
 Shad are retailing in Bridgeport at from 5Ocents to $1 each.
 The parish of Trinity church (Episcopal of Newtown, has voted to bnild a $4O. .OO0 stone church. r s'.t1 E-.t
 Rev Alr. Murray of Meriden was invited out to tea on Thursday evening last, when hefound under his plate purse contain ing two hundred dollars, present from few friends in his congregation, being 6 slight token of their esteem and good will Last Tuesday one of the ssunterrifed'' Tn Danbury, was calling loudly for mus ket, that he might go to Washington to defend the constitution against a revolu- tionary Congress. A by -stander shut him up with 'three or four years ago the gov ernment were calling for just such men as you. Where. were you then?"
 Daniel D. Lord, one of the old leaders of the New York bar, when the bar was in its prime, died on the 9th inst, at the age of 7S. He was native of Lyme, Conn.
 The town of Bridgeport has paid the past year the war bonds, amounting to 10000, and reduced the floating debt about $7,0OO
 William H, Mansfield, of Canaan, late mail agent on the Housatonic railroad, and sacrificed by Congressman Barnum to "my policy" has been appointed station agent at Great Burlington, Mass. His predeces- sor in that position had been in the en- ploy of the Housatonic road, as station agent, for twenty-five years.
 Radical restoration. Its good effects are permanent. It not only restores the color of the hair, but the quantity and natural glossiness. This is sad by every one using Mrs. s. A. Aliens Improved new style Hair Restorer or Dressing in one bottle, Ev- cry Druggist sells it. Price One dollar.
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 man about 50 years of age, while play ing cards with three other persons at Holmes Hate Perkins') tavern, in the up per part of Bethany, on the 7th inst, was noticed suddenly to straighten out his body and gradually slip out of his chair on the floor. In moment he was taken up, 6 corpse. having expired without speaking a word or reciving moments warming