Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

 following is record of some of the best scholars:
 Throughout the entire term, Mary Ball missed but thirty words in spelling. Eu- gene Labree missed but 33 words out of 97O; 97O words being spelled during the term.
 The record for the absent and tardy scholars shows that during the term, Hattie Niver was neither absent nor tardy, and as a consequence takes the lead in punctuality. Ada Warner was absent but one-half day and but once tardy. Charlie Labree was once tardy but not absent. Sammie Labree was absent one-half day and tardy once.
 Ru6,as.-A writer in an exchange recent ly complimented us by speaking of the sign of the NEWS occupying conspicuous place on the ''deserted hotel,' which he too truthfullY calls "ruins." We can en- dure this left-handed compliment very well, but isn't it little rough to have it exten- sively known abroad that these ''ruins" are also occupied by the town as place to hold their meetings, and is their only place in which to transact the business of the town? It is said that there is no great loss without some small gain. If we cannot afford as good building for town business as our more thrifty CD neighbors, we shall probably have material for tirst-class item, by counting up the sore heads when the general tumble-down comes, as it surely will before many more meetings are held there; perhaps we had better say that we'll have the item if they shouldn't happen to tumble on us and ''mash" us.
 Camp Meeting.-The camp meeting at Pine Grove. near Canaan, will commence next Monday. The Housatonic railroad will carry passengers to these meetings at greatly reduced prices as will be seen by the following: Excursion tickets good to return on any regular train any time during the meeting, will be sold from Bridgeport at $500, Stepney $2.75, Botsford $2.5O, Newtown $2. 25, Hawleyville $2OO, Dan- bury $2.OO, Brookfeld $1.9O, New Milford $I.75, Merwinsville $l.4O, Kent $l.oO, Cornwall Bridge COG, West Cornwall, soc, Lime Rock 35c, Falls Village 25c. From Pittsfield $2,OO, Lenox $l.75, Lenox Fur mace $l.55, Lee $1.5O, South Lee $1.45, Stockbridge $l.4O, Glendale $1.30. Housa- tonlc l.25, State Line $1.5O, West Stock bridge $1.5O, Van Deusenville $l.1O, Bar rington $1.OO, Sheffield soc, Ashley Falls 4Oc, and Canaan 25c. The meetings at this grove are becoming of 4l64e end more i'm. portance every year, and we expect this season will bring together larger crowd of worshipers than ever before.
 Union Depot.-The Union depot at Ca. naan is sufficiently advanced in it's con- struction, to give very definite idea of what it is to, be when completed. It is To- cated in the northeast angle formed by the intersection of the tracks of the two roads, and is ninety feet front on both tracks, and twenty five feet deep. The first floor is di' vided into waiting rooms for the passengers and baggage rooms. At the end of each wing is freight shed forty feet long and twenty-five feet wide, open for the storage of heavy freights, such as moving ma chimes, castings, etc. At the extreme angle of the building rises the tower which is 1Ox18 feet on the ground floor, and rises te a height forty feet above the rails. The first floor of the tower will be devoted to offices. the telegraph office being at the front where the operators can obtain cleal view of both roads, The second floor o1 the building will be used as restaurant, and will also contain several neat lodging rooms. The roof of the building is slate, and the sheds, tin. A platform sixteer feet wide is being built along the front od each wing, and one ten feet wide in the rear for the purpose of transferring loca freight from one road to another. The carpenter work is done by MT. Bundy of Lakeville, and the tin roofing by George P. Strong, of Canaan. The building will be supplied with water on both floors, ane will be heated by furnace, which Jinkf $ French, of North Adams, furnish When completed the new depot will have cost $l5 1000, and will be one of the fines structures of it's kind in the country, em bracing in it's plan not only every conven fence desired, but an elegance aud grandeur in its construction, every way worthy tht combined efforts of the two roads.
 The GTJnd EGcursi0n.-Every prepara ton seems to be made for one of the pleas antest excursion trips our citizens hav' ever enjoyed. That of Saturday over th' Conn Western road to Hartford and dow1 the Connecticut river to Middletown, O which we made mention last week, is th' one to which we allude, and what furthe particulars we are able to give concernin! the trip, will of course be read with interes by the many who wish to go. We hay learned that the distance from the depot il Hartford to the barge is about three-fourth of mile, and although carriages will be il readiness to carry all who may choose t. ride, the greater number of the party vii undoubtedly walk over, as an hours tim
 will be given to get there, and a wall
 through the city, after the long ride t
 Hartford, will probably be regarded as a
 agreeable change. Conductor Eggleston
 who will have charge of the train, has se
 cured the services of two policemen, wh
 will accompany the train, to proven
 any disturbance on the part of any of tn
 boisterous class, who may possibly ge
 among the party, yet it is hoped and ez
 pected that there will be no occasion fo
 their services. The tickets were distribute
 along the route last Tuesday evening, an
 all who can do so, it is desirable that the
 should purchase, or at least engage whs
 they need at the earliest possible momen
 in order that sufficient numbe
 of cars may be provided to accon