Connecticut western news., 1872-05-03

M. w. Gray and family are expected in town about the first of May They have spent the winter in Bridgeport. The ice has disappeared from the ponds and the roads are nearly all settled. ''Bunker Hilp is in fearful condition for travel.
 A CITIZEN.
 Directory. ry.-Winsted has new directory. which is the first ever issued for that place: After it's examination the Herald man says he had no idea there were SO many people around there. Wouldn't it be good idea to get up such work for Salisbury? Who knows but what we could astonish some body, by the number of people and amount of business in the place?
 Neao Ioaom HaU.-When is that fourst ry brick block, containing a hall suitable for the business of the town, with accom- modations for stores, offices, &c., to be built? Isn'tit time to be thinking about such building? Do we not ,,eed such an one here? The one now used for the meetings and business of the town, will tumble down one of these days, and then what will you do?
 Fire Sn Me,iden.-The Hartford Cour- oni says that one of the most extensive coLfagrations known in that city for many years, occurred last Sunday night The fire broke out in the French grocery store of Oulett & Duplesses, on Main street, and extended rapidly over the entire area of buildings between Crown street and the furniture warerooms of Bowdich lS Co.,, including the large fiye-story frame build ing of MT. James Cook. The buildings destroyed were all of wood and burned very rapidly, making 8 total loss For some time it seemed as if the buildings on the south side of Main street, from Crown street to the railroad, would be destroyed, but owing to the flood of water poured in and the efforts of the fremen, the fiat iron buildings on Crown street, occupied by Perkins 6 Lines and others, Bowdich &, Co.'s, and Morse & Cooks new buildings on Main street, were saved. The flames shot up long distance and the heat was intense. Thousands of people witnessed the sight.
 Air BanEes.-We had occasion some months since, to allude to the Nesting house air brakes, such as are employed on the Conn. Western road, and by what was then known of them by the short time they had been in use here, 8 favorable impress sion as to their parcticability was made on the minds of the officers of the road. With their continued use, they are come to be regarded as the greGtest aSd to the proven ! tion of railway accidents ever invented. A slight lever within easy reach of the en- gineer, and so easily manipulated that one finger will manage it, when turned to one eide will open valve, which will send in. simultaneously to the air chambers under every car, an immense volume of air com. pressed to exert about sixty pounds to the square inch, which acts directly on the brakes of the wheels. It would seem for the interest of every railroad in the land to pro vide it's passenger trains with these brakes Their first cost is $35O. for locomotive and tender, and $100 for the apparatus necessary for each car. The saviug of thu fexpense of brakemen at $50 per month which this brake renders almost entirely unnecessary for train, would soon pay the cost, besides the consideration of stop ping train before it is smashed into fin ders, with everybody in it. So highly does Engineer Barton prize thls brake, he couldn't be induced to run wheelbarrow without one of them attached.
 LGkeviNs.-Mr. Editor Lakeville is no by any means asleep, although it is some times inclined to drowsiness, especially ir public improvements. We had fair shar' of entertainments last week. At the Meth odist church Sunday the 2lst, we had al opportunity of listening to two eloquen sermons by Rev. MT. Harris. The subjec in the morning was the ''barren fig tree," il which was plainly shown the duties ant responsibilities of 8 Christian life. Mon day evening there was select readings a the hail by Miss M. J. Bradley, pupil O. Professor Bailey. The audience was not SC large as it ought to have been for that clas of entertainments, which am sorry to sa, does not speak well for the place. Tues day evening the Millerton Dramatic clu! gave an entertainment at which the audi ence were no doubt we'll entertained, aht on Wednesday evening our worthy pos master spoke on the subject of temperance which every man knows is a worthy cause The past few weeks our streets hay been the scene of several drunken brawls but we are glad to learn that complaint are being forwarded to the proper authori ties to stop the selling of liquor on Sundays as it is said to be sold as freely on that da. as any other. .... Business seems to be O. the increase, as our friends, MT. Roberts counters are visited daily by numbers o the fair sex. The Misses Niver have jus returned from market with good assort ment of millinery goods, which they offe
 for sale at reasonable rates. They als
 make dresses in fashionable style at shol
 notice at the house on the corner opposit Roberts store. The tailor has also car of fashions in his window, which is yer attractive to the young gentlemen. Tn
 harness-maker we hear will soon take pos session of his new rooms. MORE ANON.
 The Great Bore.-The Hoosic Yum,
 connects Connecticut and Massachusetts, and is built through the Hoosic Mountain -Haape7's Basar.
 ? The above is partially incorrect. Th , tunnel connects the two states named, bt
 runs beneath Rhode Island. It's length i
 27 feet g 3-4 4inches.-1olaasd County (Ct Press.
 . Neither of the above statements al
 wholly correct. The Hoosic Tunnel TUT
 beneath the ground distance of four an one-half miles, connecting Boston an ] North Adams with all Gods creation [ Hoosac Ta1ey Nesos, (North Adamas.)