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Litchfield enquirer., 1877-02-15
Naugatuck Railroad.

nomnmenclng June 18th. 1876, tfains will leav OAA1Chf1ELD STATION as follows T'O0 A. M.-Freight Train for Bridgeport 7.2S A. M.-Passenger train for BridgssDort .,,a
 New Haven (through car)l eonnect-
 ing at Bridgeport with local Fxnress
 tram to New York; at WaterI nrv
 for Hartford 1.29 F. M.-Passenger train for Erido.r,r.
 connecting with Lightning Express
 train fol New York, arriving at b.45
 P. m connecting at Derby for New
 Haven (through car). 4.4o m-Mllk train with TasseHgt ca r attached
 connecting at Bridgeport with ex-
 press train to New York, also with
 steamboat leaving Bridgeport at II
 p. m. (SaturdsyS Cxtepttd). On
 Sundays, milk train leaves liridpe-
 port for Winsted at 700 q. m re-
 turning leave Winsted at 4.0O, Liteh-
 field 35 D. m. Tickets sold and baggage checked to Canaan. and Albany via Winsled. l0.58 A. M.-Milk train forWinsted vitb nas.cr.
 ger car attached, connecting at Wa
 terbury with train from Hartford at
 Wlnsted, for Canaan, MillertOn and
 Albany.
 12.S7 P. M.-For Winsted 4.46 P. M.-Freight train for winsted. TAO P. M.-For Winsted.
 WATERTOWN 6 WATERBURY F. R. Trains leave Watertown at 7.30 A. M., and % P. M., connecting with passenger trains to New York and Hartford.
 Leave Waterbury at II 50 a. m. and 6S5 D. m., on arrival of trains from New York, Fenn's stage to and from Liichiield connects with all passenger trains at LitcLfield station. . Thomas stage for Bethlehem and Morris leaves Watertown daily
 Stages for Woodbury Harwinton O,;s Co1a brook, and Goshen connect with no, i0 r, tram from Bridgeport. ." '' Discount of cents made to Passenpers Ds,. chasing Tickets at the Office, f
 GEO. W. BEACH, Superintendent. Bridgeport. June 10th, 1876
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WATERTowN.

MT. E. M. Smith has sold out the meat business to F. B. Hand. A new fish market has been started in the place formerly occupied as meat market by MT. R. J. Potter. Mr. A. Hamilton has also commenced the butchering business. We have now three meat carts and two fish wagons, so the people of this vicinity need not go hungry.
 H-Whooping cough is very prevalent; some of the schools are nearly broken up with it.
 Mir. E. B. Dickerman, one of our prominent citizens, is very sick and but small hopes are entertained for his recov- cry.
 --Our annual town meeting takes place next Tuesday. The road question will probably occupy the most of the time as it generally does.
 -Messrs. D. F. Hannon and A. Y. Blakeslee caught in one day, last week, 90 pickerel besides a number of smaller fry. It was by far the incest string of fish we ever saw caught at one time. If anyone tor two) can beat it Tn Litchfeld Co.,, we should like to hear from them.
 PRosPERo.
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SHEPAUG RAILROAD.
Commencing December list, 1876,
 Trains will run as follows.

Trains will run as follows:
 Leave Bethel at l04S 8. n., connecting from New York at 8.O5 q. m., south NorwHlk at gS5 s m and Danbury at 1O.O0 d. m. (Mondays 920 amO will also connect at Haweyvile with Housatonic train leaving train from New York and 9S5 Express train from New Haven, arriving at LtcLfeld at 2 IS D. m,
 Leave Litchfeld at 3o0 p. m, connecting for above named points. ~ Saturdays, special train from Bethel at T 25 p m connecting from New York at 4.4O D. m and south Norwak at GIG p. m.; connects at Hawleyyille with Housatonic trains both north and south arriving at Mondays, speclal train from Litchfeld at T.OS a. m connecting for New York, BridpepOtt and Nev Haven via. South Norwalk
 Sunday Milk Train leaves Litchfeld at ( 3o n m - connecting with milk trains Housatonic and Dan- bury NOrwalk railroads. Returning leave Hayley- vile at T. 30 P. arrival of trains from Danbury and Pttsfied.
 0. H. FLATT, Supt Litch field, Ct., Nov. 2Ith, 1876 ltf
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1877 NEW YORK. 1877
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tests that criticism, deliberation and in- dependent judgment are becoming more active and potent factors in our political life.-N. r. Eveni7aq Post
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ATLANTIC MONTHLY
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The publishers have the pleasure of announcing the following attractive features of the Atlantic for 1877 HENRY W. LONGEELLOW will contribute an un.
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 and CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR., series of
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 some some charming essays on New England Country MARK TWAIN will be frequent contributor MRS: KEMBLE'S chapters of ''Old Womans Gossip"
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 year and will continue to furnish delightful pictures
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 CHARLES HALE will write few brief papers
 Egyptian Life, and
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The following letters were crowded over.
WARREN.

The following letters were crowded over, last week:
 WARREN.
 The funeral services of Mir. H. Per kinss little daughter, Mary, were held at her home. last week Wednesday. She was bright little girl of eight years. Her sickness was severe-typhoid fever which terminated in brain difficulty. There was good attendance at the dramatic. and those who braved the storm and bad travelling felt we'll paved for going.
 The softened snow banks have been and are to be shoveled through so as to make the travelling better. There is plen- ty of snow yet and the streams are as frost-bound as ever. X.
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Have been made by the indefatisable explorers of Africa.
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THE AMERICAN CYCLOPE EDIA

Within the last ten years the progress of discovery in every department of knowledge has made a new work of reference imperative want.
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Rev. Talmage thinks Jeremiah was the journalist of the Scriptures. Jerry was a very unhappy man, you know; but thous- ands of persons will refuse to aband on the belief that Mr. Annnias was He jour- nalist of that period.
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J. II. Christian & Co.'s ssSubIin1e ENlOur..'
 the best made. Also other Minnesota add Michigan brands. Heker's Prepared Flour, and Griddle Cake Flour.

Ca171aed Goods, In great variety; including Soups. Corned Beef, Ham, Tongue, Chicken, Turkey C''deviled'D, Lob- ster, Clans. Oysters, Sardines, ] Salmon. .aas Corn, Succotash,
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 Particular attention invited to Br1dgewood & Sons Celebrated CROCK FRY (''Porcelain Opaque''), almost equal to China, and to my stock
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Jones says he don't think lie will like the reduction Tn car fares. When he walks down in the morning now he saves seven cents; hereafter he can only save aix
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0 I Q day at home. Agents wanted. Outht and P14 terms free, TRUE Y Co.,, Augusta, Maine
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II have turned many woman's head" boasted young nobleman of France. ''Yes. replied Talleyrand, "away from you,"
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"It was a New Jersey wife who said [, My dear, if you can't drink bad coffee without abusing me, how is it that you can drink bad whiskey without abusing the bar-keeper.
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People are feeling a good deal more tenderlY toward Adam just now. The fact that he fell aad fell badly, has led to the belief that they must have had a city government Tn Eden and an ordinance directing that the ice should be removed from the sidewalks and that the other residents never paved any attention to it.
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"I had nine children to support, and it kept me busy" said Smith to Jones, as they met; ''but one of the girls got mar ried. Now have" Flight ?'' inter- rupted Jones. ''No. ten-counting the son-in-law ?" said Smith, with sigh which might have been heard afar of.
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A criminal in Cincinnati court being asked whether he was guilty, ,Ianswered: 1T guess I am, judge; but I'd like to be tried, all the same."