Connecticut western news., 1872-07-12

i5uottc Spirit. Frederick Holley of Lakevillc has removed his fence back from the road several feet, throwing quite strip of hss 0aon I0nd into the highway. This example of public spirit is pronounced without parallel in the history of this country. Some months since we lauded MT. Nj. M. Blake, for removing hls fences back from the highway, and giving the road its due. This was regarded as rather remarkable at that time, and excited won- der and astonishment in the mind of one CrowelI, of Lime Rock, who chanced to be passing along the road at the tune and dis covered Mr. Blake in the act of removing his fences, as the result of a notion he took into his head without any outside influ- ences, but now that MT. Holley, for no other purpose but to add to the beauty of the village. and to the convenience of the travelling public, has gSoes into the road some cf hss ooon Za,ad, we think MT. Blake, although he did nobly himself, will willing ly accord MT. Holley the honors of doing even more than he has done.
 Ca1aG0n Matters.-The merchants of Canaan Junction are carrying fine stocks ot goods this season, and are drawing to their stores large custom. They tell us their trade since the spring opened has been good enough to satisfy them fully, and they are feeling good over it, as well they may. The new drug store which MT. Lawrence has now under headway, is said to be dolng d good business, and although MT. Hum- phrey, the veteran druggist of the place, will hold his long established trade, there is and will be enough left for good thriv- ing business for MT. Lawrence He seems to have new kink to his soda apparatus something somewhat different from the general run of soda fixtures, and although it is apparently somewhat complicated, he manages to grind out soda that is decidedly good to take in hot day. The doctor, who, by the way, occasionally strolls through the store with an eye to business says he has business enough as well as the rest. Got more business than horse can draw, eh? Well, we'll let you have it all. We wouldn't be doctor for all the busi. ness that two horses could draw.-The new Union depot is raised, and Carpenter Bundy and his sturdy hands are heaving the tim. Der and nails together with a rapidity that promises an early completion. The struc- ture will be one that will be an honor to the Housatonic and Conn. Western roads, who are building it.
 Watering Places. Friday we had occasion to visit Bridgeport, and about two hours of the time we spent at Sea Side Park, which we regard as the most attractive spot in Bridgeport in the summer season. The greater number of the shade trees about the park, however, are yet too small to fur nish desired amount of shade, but they are conveniently and artistically arranged, and will in few years make the place one of the most desirable watering places. As it is now, the people of that lively burg make no pretensions to it's being anything remarkable. These two hours of last Fri day afternoon spent there, enjoying the re- freshing sea breeze, the fine views off on the sound, and !" fishing for klams," as the tide chanced to be nearly out at the time, gave us an amount of enjoyment rarely ob- tained in so short space of time. New port ill Rhode Island, Rocky Point, New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard are claim ing about as much attention at present as watering places, as any in this section of the country, and those in this region who have the time, means and disposition, will many of them probably go there this sea- son. Parties can start on the early train on the Conn. Western road and arrive in Hartford in time to make close connection with an express train on the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill road, and arriving in Providence at about noon, can take a boat at almost any hour in the day and go direct to Newport or any of those places at o'clock in the afternoon, which would give ample time in Providence for dinner, and would be good time to go, arriving in Newport early in the afternoon. We see by an exchange that the fare to Newport on the boat from Providence is soc, and as the cost of getting to Providence is not heavy, week, if no longer time, spent there could almost be afforded by anybody who had the time to spend and inclination to 50. The route we have marked out is the most direct and we think the cheapest. Of the scenery on the Conn. Western road to Hartford, all are more or less acquainted, but with the Hartford. Providence and Fishkill, comparatively few have been over it, and as consequence know less of it, and perhaps few words in regard to what would attract the atten- ton of passengers would not be out of place, yet as our space to be devoted to 8 description is limited, we must necessarially be brief. Leaving Hartford and crossing g half mile spile bridge, we hurry by Vernon. where branch from this road runs five miles to Rockville, and get up into Bolton cut, where we find ourselves 700 feet high. CT than when we left Hartford, having climbed 70 feet to the mile in our trip, yet somehow we have managed to get up here at by no means slow pace. Dodging past ''Baileys," 'sAnd-o0er" "Hop River
 stations, we come to WilHmantic, which we find is not only good deal of rail
 road center, but an extensive manufactur
 ing village; Sprague has here immense cotton and linen works, which, with mos
 of the residences whereabouts are built o1 the beautiful granite, with which that re
 zion abounds. Before leaving Bolton, VI
 should have said that Sprague has there ths
 largest manufacturing establishment in th'
 United States, it being 1000 feet long, ant
 near it are systematically arranged l2o ten
 ement houses, built all of the same pattern
 and like his immense manufacturing estab