Connecticut western news., 1871-12-22
On TO Hartford.


 running on the Connecticut Western rail- road yesterday, CThursday.) Four through passenger trains from Hartford to Miller ton, (two each way, and a mixed train between Millerton and Winsted, are run ming daily. We publish the time table below. This is fine ''start off, and can- not fail to accommodate all Wednesday evening, Lawyer Warner, accompanied by that inevitable Hubbard, unceremoniously entered our sanctuns, and ordered us to report at the depot in this village at l-2 o'clock Thursday morning, armed and equipped for Hartford. Notwithstanding the unreasonableness of this demand, (only think of the idea of starting out an editor at o'clock these cold dark mornings } we managed to get there on time and found Messrs. George Coff1ng; D. J. Warner H. Hubbard; D. T. Warner H. P. Harris Wm Conklin !; w. E. Hicks and John Rapp, waiting to receive us-and the train. But such delightful morning to start on trip to Hartford The thermometer 5 or
 
 the hair 'clean off" from every dog that dared to venture out.
 The train from Millerton drawn by the "City of Hartford" arrived on time, and we found it heavily loaded with MT. Geo. Dodge of Lakeville. At. Canaan, Mir. Frederick Watson and three others were added to our number, and at Norfolk Messrs. E, T. Butler; J. K. Shepard; Rob. bins Battelle; Grove Cowles; Mrs. M. Humphrey and Miss Sarah Dewell came on board, and away we glide toward Hartford We were informed the thermometer stood at IA degrees below zero at Norfolk that morning. We find that comparatively, only few of the sta aiions on the road are supplied with dcpots, and the stars In the time table below, not only represent the flag stations, but those at which the depots are not built, and which will probably, nearly all of them, become regular stations as soon as their depot buildings are ready for tue businest. At nearly all the stations, passengers were found waiting for ride on the first regular train over the road, and when we arrived at Collinsvile, it was filled almost to overaowing.
 ''Saten's Kingdom" is decidedly the toughest looking country we have ever seen in Connecticut, if we ever saw its equal any where else. The Canal railroad runs through it nearly parallel with the Conn. Western. The rocks on one side of the cur are exactly perpendicular and as we saw them, ran up entirely out of sight, (being several hundred feet high, and a noisy river runs rattling over the stones in the almost unfathomable gulf below, on the oeher side of the road. It was proposed to put Dodge, who had made so much noise thus far on the route, off of the train al this place as it was thought he had been asoay from home long enough. Itwas with the utmost difficulty that Lawyer Warnei could be induced to step out on the plat form of the car, to view the domains oi ''Old Nick" fully realizing as he undoubt. edly did, that it will be the ultimate home of all lawyers.
 At Stratton Brook, where the train awai ted the arrival of the morning train iron Hartford, we were met and cordially wei comed by Roadmaster Greer to the easterr portion of the road. At this place news boy from the Hartford train came on board and gratuitously distributed among the pas sengers, copies of the Hartford Coura1et fresh from the press, which were thank fully received.
 At Tariffville, the road runs directl, through the center of a large brick church that being the only possible place for it t get through the village, at anything like feasible route. Four or five years ago thls place was very largely engaged il manufacturing, but a fire at about tha time destroyed all the large factories. Thi stroke of misfortune resulted entirely i destroying the vitality of the village, an tho acres of ruins only remain, as mon, ments of what once was in existence there The train arrived in Hartford only 10 mil utes behind their time, loaded to its fulles capacity. l being crowded with customers and trade said to be very good indeed. People frol this region can now go to Hartford in tt morning, and, having tiUe hours there, ca return to their homes in the early evenin, ]. A ride over the heavy and continuous raj ; of the Conu. Western, and the five hou for business or pleasure there is indeed rare treat, and is convenience our peop will appreciate, and will not be slow improve. While there, we chanced to drc in for a moment at the extensive wholesa and retail establishment of Messrs. Pea & Foster, and very unexpectedly found
 one of their head clerks, an old scho mate, Mr. Frank w. 'Jaque. This your and rising salesman, is among the few WI appear to be built expressly for that bu ness. He is bound to succeed and scSU.
 The train for the return trip started time, Cat half-past three Tn the afternoo and all went well until arriving at Winste where we were obliged 10 wait two hot
 for the Millerton train which was delay
 on its morning trip to Millerton at u E. place, by a baggage car getting off t
 track, caused by the breaking of Q swift
 iron.
 , This. the result of the first days runni e' of regular passenger trains, is unlock
 for success in the amount of patrona
 received, and considering that the prec
 time of the commencement of these trail
 not being known till the day before th
 commenced, augurs well for the busin'
 of the road.
 People at this end of the route, who
 conversant with the fact that 1t abounds
 curves and heavy grades, will be interest
 to know that the eastern part is most
 the way straight road, and the grades re. quite even, yet with the exception of