Litchfield enquirer., 1871-12-21
MInsted.


 The Railroad Commissioners, with fh. officers of the c. ". R. R. Go. and dels. gations of citizens from the towns alo,e the line of the road, passed over the sams on Wednesday of last week. They pro nounced the masonry first-class. and tha road in such condition that trains may ba allowed to run from Hartford to State line. a distance of little over 67 miles, in three and one-half hours. That, as will be seen allows the running of trains at about ths rate of twenty miles an hour, which is ful ly up tosthe time made by passenger trains on the Naugatnck Railroad. Millerton h a little beyond the State line and is 68 miles from Hartford. Winstedis is 35s milss and West Winsted 36s miles from Halt- ford. The grade IS so heavy from this place to Norfolk it is not probable that trains will ever be able to climb the ascent at a greater rate of speed than 20 miles an hour. The passenger fare from this place to Hartford will probably be $1 ,O0, saw ing of S, 75 on the old rate via Waterbury. The distance from Winsted to New York via. Bridgeport is 119 miles, via. Millerton it is 125 miles. Nearly all of our travelling l population will be apt for time, to adopt the route 0io. Millerton on account of the picturesque and varied scenery that pre- sents itself to the view along the line of 10. " R. R. Spaulding's summit, one mile south of the village of Norfolk is passed over at an elevation of 1924 feet above tide water. That is 524 above the village of Goshen, State of New Hamp- shire, where the Grand Trunk R, R. pass es through the White Mountain range, and is but 276 feet below the far famed Glen House on the eastern side of Mount Washington. If you want cool bracing breeze, such as is had among the White Mountains of N. H., take a ride over Spaulding's summit on the cars of the O. ". R. R. Co.
 e- The oyster and fish market of w. H. Thorpp < Go. was broken into. on Satur. day night, the 9th, by thief who evi- dently meant 'ssmall stealings' as he only took cigars and few other things of like value. It is certain he was no relation .oi Boss Tweed, or he would have taken at least a codfish in addition to his other stealings. Thorpp followed the fellow te Waterbury and there lost his track.
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 The public schools have just closed for the Holidays. In West' Winsted they were examined by school visitors, B. B, Rockwell and c. F. North.
 t- The friends of the Rev. w. Fl. Simon. son, pastor of the Methodist Church, gave him donation at Camps Hall, last We'd nesday night. About $3O were. left on the cash table and other presents made calcu- lated to cheer the heart. MT. Simonson is highly esteemed by all classes here. ssil < -S. D. Tilden, of Hartford, is canvass ing the place for new map of Conn Il has all the little villages plainly indicated and is gotten up in very neat style. He 1S n0ot1LR WlGu OACclOut SttCCSSS.
 -Ex-Postmaster Cleveland spoke or the subject of ''Life Insurance, Pat Camps Hall, last Thursday night. His audience was very select, if ene' should judge by the number present, being but about 3( persons all told. Undoubtedly he would have drawn larger house had it been an nounced that the Hon. gentleman was to have spoken on some political question oi the day. sya-H t7f'
 U James E. Noble, boot and shoe deal CT, was carried out from the 2d Congrega. tional church in fit, last Sabbath after. noon. This is the second time that he has had fit in church with in a few months.
 HI. H. Barbour, Jr. of Hartford, spoke on temperance at Good Templar's Hall, last Sabbath at clock, P. M. Heis an entertaining and instructive lecturer and calculated to do good among those to whom he is sent to speak.