Connecticut western news., 1872-06-21

Safe Home.-A F. Roberts is behind the counter again, looking as happy as clam at high tide, and as blooming as a green bay boss.
 Neso BriGge.-Not built but needed, for the highway over Bostwick brook. The present structure of course is hallowed by time, and venerable in its antiquity we know, but after all, bridges must have their time to fall ss well as leaves, and we are all under the impression that the sooner that time comes for this bridge, the better it will be for the public. If the Colonel is the coming man to do this work we hope he will go contrary to the Scriptural injunc- tion and let not his moderation be known
 Camp Meeting Grounds. The directors of ''Pine Grove camp meeting association" met on the camp ground in Canaan, Ct., on Monday, the 10th inst, to direct Mr. Ensign, lheir surveyor. in regard to laying out the grounds. The superintendent of the Hous- atomic railroad had kindly directed that ex- press trains stop at ''camp meeting station" that morning. giving all chance to reach there. Rev. MT. Ferguson, presiding elder of the district, Rev. MT. Townsend of this village, Rev. MT. Champion of North Eger- mont, and several other clergymen were present. Among the laymen were John R. Ward. Jos. Csntield, P. M. Jaqua and MT. Storm of Falls Village, and MT. Van Deusen and Mir. N. Ward of Canaan, and others. They gave specifications as to directions and dimensions of roads and lots and the position of preachers stand, prayer meeting tent, boarding house, &c., Sc. The maps of the premises will be completed as soon as possible, when lots will be offered for sale, and parties can proceed to put up permanent homes. The Pine Grove camp meeting is destined 10 be an institution in the Housatonic valley. y.-Berkshire Courier
 fl Neso Departure.-Ye editor of this sheet suffers from an attack of the Jubilee Hopes were entertained few days since that the violent symptoms which have mani Tested themselves for several weeks, would yield and let him remain with us to point 8 moral and adorn the NEWS as he has hither- to done. But these few hopes have been blasted Reports of the accommodations prepared for the Press at the Coliseum have inf1amed his imagination, visions of cold lunches, and freedom from calls for copy" and finally the departure of the main body Monday morning, all operated so powerfully upon his sensitive frame that he too has joined "that innumerable cara van which moves ito Boston, and the sanctum which knew him don't know him this week. But before he left, in the height
 of his fever, he appeared to youth of his acquaintance who has never suffered from a lack of gullibillity, and with glowing elo. quence unfolded to him the beauty and de.
 sirability of the "posish " of an editor pro
 tenn. In his pleasant way he alluded vague. ly to subscription renewals which would
 probably come in rapidly and afford excel
 lent picking; he promised sharp pair ot
 scissors and fresh pot of paste; he agreed
 to administer opiates to the d-l; and
 thus subtly beguiled the writer, who, say
 ing he '.would neer consent, at last con
 sented ito walk in the way of the printer
 and sit in the seat of the editor. One thing
 was awfully impressed upon us by our de
 parted friend. Said he, "These local col
 umns must be filed" Said we, "Pease
 troubled soul, these local columns shall b,
 filled either with sense or nonsense" Hert
 they are.
 | Legislatioe TSssi.-The Legislative com
 mittee on humane institutions accompanied by 50 or 60 other gentlemen, members O
 the legislature and prominent educators O
 the state, visited our state school for imbe
 ciles, at Lakeville, Friday of last week , Among those who were present we caugh the names of Hon. H. M. Stannard of West brook, Senate chairman of the committee and Senators A. O. Miles of the Sd district w. H. Potter of the 7th, H. c. Ives of tn 9th, F. E. Hurlbut of the 17th, c. A. Buel
 of the 18th, Geo. Maxwell of the 2lst
 From the House of Representatives wer Ex-Lieut Gov. Douglass of Middletown . chairman of the committee on the part o , the House, and his associates on the com ' mittee, Messrs. Chapman of East Hartford
 Scranton of Madison, Thompson of Mort , Stonington, Sheffield of Fairfield, Tainto
 of Hampton, Goodwin of Sharon, an Leonard of Holland. We could not obtai . the names of the majority of the member
 present, but were informed that from thi lt vicinity were Messrs. Taylor and Buckinl y ham of New Milford, Wickwire of Corr j. wall, Cowdrey of North Canaan, Ward an
 Harris of Salisbury, Strong of Wincheste a Merrill of New Hartford, and Rev. Get Curtiss of Harwinton. Dr. Hatch, Sup't ( ]. the Reform School, and Rev. MT. Brat ], ford, Supt of the Industrial School ft girls, were of the party. After bountif' As collation., which was somewhat hurried c t account of the short time between train n the visitors gathered in the largest scho ], room, where Dr. Knight called group ( little people to demonstrate his method ( e' teaching. Beginning with articulation, rea' t. ing by the word-method, he carried the n on by successive stages in the process ( learning to talk, read and write at the san n time, The interest of the visitors increase a. eacb moment, and soon one and another D. the committee were rapidly asking que "a tions, and the request was made that u 'e Doctor would employ the remaining tin 10 in talking about the work to which he h. y devoted himself for 50 long 8 time. H II remarks were listened to with profound g pr tention while he described the history al le progress of the institution and various ma @ ters connected with 1t. He stated tn "a there were about 900 imbecile and feeb IL. minded persons in this state to-day, al 'o about 800 under the age of twenty years 'n nearly that number who draw the publ b. monev and ara entitled to such an amou