Connecticut western news., 1871-11-10

hotel in New York. It was fforWarded 10 her on the next steamer, and telegram sent to inform her of where and when to expect it. Miss Clare Coffing, daughter of MT. Geo. Coffing of this village, who makes one of the party, will spend most of her time abroad, with Miss Holley ID Germany, studying the German language. Tco Neao 7rdins.-For the accomoda- ton of through western freight, the Housa- tonic railroad company, commenced run ming last Monday two regular freight trains, in addition to those they have previously been running. These new trains start from Bridgeport at 12 o'clock noon, and arrive at VanDeusenville at 20 minutes past z o'clock in the evening. Going south they will leave VanDeusenville at 10 minutes to o'clock in the afternoon, and arrive in Bridgeport at half-past 10 at night. The second passenger train north, or, as it is more familiarly known, the evening milk train" starts from Bridgeport on the same time as formerly, but runs faster than heretofore, getting into Pittstield at half past eleven being l3 minutes earlier. The Housatonic railroad time table, published in another column, will give the time ut the several stations. These additional freight trains added to the road, are only still another evidence of its rapidly increas- ing business, and not only that, but cannot be otherwise than a most satisfactory evi- denee.te-tAe stockholders, that Superinten- dent Franklin is muster of the situation.
 -An0thcr Ne.O Engine. e.-Engineer John Barton, who for few weeks past has been peddling gravel between this village and Millerton, went to Bridgeport last Friday and got another new locomotive, -the Salisbury, and has brought it up onto the Conn. Western. i4e came to Ga naani with it last Monday, and Tuesday morning commenced drawing gravel again between Canaannnd Millerton. It is design, ed for passenger engine, having five foot drivers and l5x2+ cylinders. IL is supplied with the Westinghouse Atmospheric brake, 8 description of which and it's manner of working, we gavein last weeks NEWS. As stated at that time, one of these brakes ap- piled by the engineer will stop long train going at rapid rate, in nearly half tue time it would take to stop the same train managed with hand brakes. The City of Hartford" another passenger eng inc, is to be supplied with one, the brake being in Bridgeport now and ready to be placed on the engine. We should infer from this, that these brakes are to be used on all pas senger locomotives of this road which certainly indicates that every precaution will be taken to insure the safety of pas sengers. The Norfolk" q freight engine also for this road, is in Bridgeport, and will soon be OF the road. It has the same size drivers us the Salisbury but it's cylinders are larger, being I6x24 inches. The various loca! journals of this region are constantly announcing the rNpning of regular trains on this road. We for just little time longer, as we are posted and know whereof we speak when we say that regular trains will not run on the Conn. Western railroad till they get to running regularly. This is the first relid6ze information concerning it we have been able to publish. "~''
 "Some5ody's Ne,0 Feaae.-We have so many times heard the remark that in some papers there are seldom many items of more importance, than u thrilling account of the building of new fence for some body, or that their fence is being repainted, or perchance with an extraordinary effort, they will announce the startling intelligence that some contemplating citizen has recently erected q new barn. This is all very well, but we hope the NEWS will contain no more of that class of items than it's readers de- mand. To occasionally speak of various improvements in the villages hereabouts is no more than what is right and is what we think we are called upon to do, as for instance, Nswe should say that Mrs. Chit tenden last week had the upper part of her fence repainted white, and the wide bot tom boards painted lead color, and that the result is it looks us neat as new stove pipe hat, and that Mir. Geo. Melvin was the man that did the job, and also that he is the chap who has just finished painting her barns, and has given them very neat coat of light brown, with darker trimmings. we should be telling not only what Is true, but that which is of interest to GH the former residents of Salisbury, who take the NEWS for the purpose of learning all that is goug on at their old homo, and these newly painted fences and other minor improve ments are precisely the items of news which please them most, but perhaps to tue mass of our readers, such items are not of the slightest importance. To these we have to say that it is our purpose to be very sparing of them, but if they should occasionally see one of this class, we ask them very politely to dodge them with all the patience at their command, and shy over onto some other section of the paper where we shall try to have something that will be precisely what they are in search | of, yet if they should happen to continue SO. far as to read about the new barn which Mr. William Conklin only week or two | slpce had finished for him, and which is l located very near to his old one east of his residence, and that Messrs Niver & Dan ] iels, who have a peculiar knack of dolng first class work, were the men that built it for him, why of course it will not be our fault.
 Cornwall.
 A little son of Wm. Bennett met with sad accident one day last week, while en gagged in playing with an ax. He severed nearly the whole of his left hand at his wrist, which may prove as warning to small boys to let axes alone.......Th fol lowing are the particulars of an attempt to