Connecticut western news., 1872-06-07


 unknown. MT. Jerry New formerly bag gage master, &c., at Canaan station, but latterlY station agent at LenoX Furnace, has been assigned the position of freight conductor on the Housatonic road.-Mr. A. T. Roraback has seceeded from the office of J. B. Hardenbergh, Esq, and has se- cured rooms on the second floor of MT. P. c. Cummings new store on the corner of the street, and proposes to run a law office l on his own hook. His long course of study under the learned practitioners, D. J. Warner of this village and Mir. Hardenberg I of Canaan, together with hls natural tact and talent for the business, renders him we'll fitted to enter the arena of justice, and combat successfully the enemies of law and order. That Mr. Roraback will be suc- cessful lawyer is no prophecy, it is already fixed fact-While in Canaan the other day we improved an opportunity to quench our thirst at the fountain at Mr. Humph- rey's drug store, and have to say that who
 ever compounds better syrups than those | made by Willie Humphrey, must necessa- rily be better versed Tn the business than l the average ot those who attempt to cater 1 to the public taste in that line
 Ashley F'dUs.-The Housatonic railroad company have placed near their tank for wa tering locomotives in Ashley Falls, one of Beach & Co.'S tivc-horse power steam pumps, for drawing or raising water into their tank at that station. The water is taken from a cistcrn or spring 400 feet distant from the Toad, and drawn through a 3 inch pipe, and pushed up into the tank. This plan of get ting water appears to work very satisfac- torily, it being necessary to get up steam but once day. and ? l-2 hours pumping will fill tue tank, the capacity of which is l9O barrels. Another tank much larger than the one now in use is being built and will be erected on the north side of the de-
 pot, then engines going either way, may take water while the trains are taking pas, sengers or freight at the station. Over this small pump engine will soon be erected a good substantial house, but until this build ing is ready to shelter it, Agent Strong has borrowed and is using the house that Jack built" The spring is regarded by Superintendent Franklin, as the best ou the I road between Pitts6eld and Bridgeport. The company tried faithfully with water rams, to coax the fluid up into their tank, ! without any practical success, and have come to the conclusion that they will ram their rams out of use entirely, and hitching on an engine, see if that wont pull it along to the place wanted.-The depot at that station is constantly filled almost to oyerhowing with freight, and it would seem quite necessary to make of it a tele- graph station. Let this matter be thought of A telegraph station there cannot help but pay.
 Worlds Peace Ju6i5ee.--The Choral | Union under the instruction of Professor Stillman of Lakeville, are becoming rapidly efficient Ill the complicated and difficult music to be rendered at the forthcoming Worlds Jubilee. The society numbers be- tween forty and fifty members, but exactly how many will go to Boston we have not definitely learned, though it is hoped al1 will go. They will start on the early morn ing train, Monday, 17th instant, and on their arrival in Hartford will take an ex- press train on the Hartford Providence 6 Fishkill road and go directly through to Boston. arriving there at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, unless they choose;to stop over in Providence, which they can do, staying ? l2 hours, and then go on to Bos- ton, arriving there at 6, P. M. Their de cision to go over the Hartford Providence & Fshkill road, we think is indeed Q fortu- nate one, as the beautiful scenery along that route, and the comfort afforded by the attention given to every convenience for the accommodation of passengers by that company, is worthy of consideration by those contemplating d ride as far as Boston | in one day. This through express is posi- t50ely promised only for June 17th, but yet efforts are being made, and with fair pros poets of success to arrange for it's being run daily, during the time of the Jubilee. It would seem to be of but little consequence whether people go through Providence without q stop, as after riding from this re- zion as far as that, it would be rest to stop a couple of hours and go about Provl- dence, and examine the many objects of interest there, as for instance, visit the Ar cade, take look off on Naragansett bay stroll through the Park, viewing the sol diers' and sailors monument, &c.,, &c., and thus see much with no extra cost Af- ter this refreshing change of ? l-2 hours from the ordinary monotony of car riding, they go on to Boston, arriving there at 6 o'clock. As we said above as to whether this particular express will run regularly through to Boston, without delay in Provi dence during Jubilee days from the 17th inst, to July 4th, we do not know but we are informed that it will run from Hartford every day regularly, on the arrival of the morning train on the Conn. Western road, through to Providence, and then after de. lay of only about a couple of hours, pas. sengers can go on to Boston arriving at 6, P M. Returning from Boston, the con- nections of the regular trains of the Boston 6 Providence, and the Hartford Providence 6 Fishkil, and Conn. Western arc as good as could be desired. By this route, passen' gers leaving Boston at ten minutes after eleven in the forenoon, will make close connections, and arrive home on the eve. ming train on the Conn. Western road. We attended the Jubilee of 1869 in Boston, and regard it as an epoch in our existence never to be forgotten. This now so near at hand, being Worlds Jubilee, instead of confning it to our nation and calling it a National Jubilee, bids fair to eclipse the other, yet how it can possibly be done, we can hardly realize. One thing is certain, il