Connecticut western news., 1872-02-09


 the afternoon the Lakcville cornet band ar- rived in their band wagon, playing some of their choicest music. Although, per haps not having quite as much practice nowadays as in the summer months. their playing Wednesday certainly indicated that they had not forgotten their old ways. They played nicely, as they always do. The Congregational Church was filled al most to oYerf1owing in the afternoon, and in the evening large audience assembled to hear the Hutchinsons sing. It was re- marked by some that they did not sing as we'll as they did last year, but as we failed to hear them last year, of course cannot judge of the accuracy of the comparison.
 Ne,o Roads-Messrs. Peet of Falls Village and Bushnell of this town, owners of the land through which the proposed new roads are to run, were before the selectmen last Monday, and the new routes mutually agreed upon, and will in few days be surveyed by MT. Pettee of Lakeville and ready for fencing. One road will make continuation of that coming from Factory street and passing 10 the south of the Con gregational church, will continue in nearly direct line with that road, passing the passenger depot on the north side and run directly to the foot of the east mountain. The other road will start in n the north of the academy, and run east dodging the freight depot on the south, and thence ( nE foiu At the east termini of the two roads, cross road will run to connect the one with the other It does seem as though this would be satisfactory to all. and it un doubtedly will be conceded, that Messrs. Peet and Bushnell have done good thing for the town, having given, as we under stand they have, the land for the roads. Mir. Peet was indeed liberal. He gave the land for one of the roads and for part of | the other. This new arrangement will throw into the market a large number of very desirable building lots, and if the prices fixed for them will not be too large, quite number of new houses will go up in our village during the coming season.
 Lecture The lecture of Gen. J. R. Flaw. ley, in the Congregational Church in this village last Monday evening, before the Wachocastinook Literary Association was a success. Not such large house as we had anticipated, but fair turn out. We call it success because the General succeeded 80 admirably in not only holding the atten- tion of his audience, but in treating them to one of the most interesting entertaining, and instructive lectures. His subject: ''Po l,ical Duties and Dangers" is one which We were indeed curious to hear handled. as we were scarcely able to see how Jec- lure, that would hold the attention ard in terest an audience, could be rendered on subject apparently so dry The General most surely proved himself master of the situation and gave us ideas which were de- cidedly new. He thinks that because poli- tics are full of corruptions, it is all the more necessary to roll up our sleeves and pitch into them, with 8 will and determina- ton to clean out the filth and place men at the helm, who will steer the ship of state with clean hands and honest hearts, instead of deserting the political interests of the coun- try, with the cowardly excuse that politics have become so polluted and so dirty that you will have nothing whatever to do with them. The above arc not his exact words. but they embody his meaning. The General is indeed an eloquent and able speaker, and although his lecture sent conviction to the minds of his hearers, he failed to make us think that it was our duty to make of the NEWS, political sheet. -.- ..t... lMaS1s.-The new departure on the carry ing of the mails can hardly be regarded as very much of an improvement on the old way of doing things. The stage between Mil lerton and Falls Village having ceased to exist last Saturday, we are subjected to the ex- ceedingly convenient arrangement of having our New York mails rest in Canaan, Falls 1 Village, or some other place over night, and brought to US the next day, only 24 hours behind time. Various were the expressions visible on the countenances of those who for SO many years have been in the habit of regularly getting their mails daily, as they approached the office Monday afternoon, and were informed that if they would be- have themselves pretty well and be patient, they nsight get that day 8 mail the following day, yet no great degree of certainty as to that fact could be promised. As it is at present if We wish to send letter to Lime Rock, Falls Village or any station on the Housatonic railroad south of Canaan, it cannot be done inside of two days, and of course reply would occupy the same length of tune in reaching us. This is so nice, and such an improvement on the old order of things To realise the fact that we can send letter to, and get reply all the way from Falls Village, distance so i'm mense, -four naizes and Aa!f, ID four days' time, is an epoch in our history that pro5a- ply few of the present generation expected to sec Truly and indeed, this is an age of wonders. ''Spread eagle orators" have for years referred with delight and in their most eloquent strains, to the grandness of modern science, as demonstrated by the snorting locomotive tearing along through our country at a break-neck speed the magnetic telegraph spanning the world and flashing instantaneous intelligence to every part of the globe, enabling our citizens to read at their breakfast tables the full partic- ulars of terrible earthquake on the, other side of the earth, which, owing to the differ renee in time hadn't occurred yet, and all that sort of thing, but railroads and tele- graphs have had their day. Never again will they be referred to as worthy of any special admiration. The magnificent ar- engagement for the transmission of intelli- 1 nonno inannurafad Inst Mnndau as ahnue