Connecticut western news., 1873-11-07


 flee should be equal to that of any country office; that the work we sent out should ne first class and the price for the same as low as we could make it. That we have succeeded, is evident from the numbers who have voluntarily expressed themselves IS having received better work than they ''xpected to get at a country office. Illus 'rative of the above stated fact. we publish 1elow letter received from Norfolk the other day, which tells it's own story Such words of good cheer, indicative of due ap- preciation of the efforts of others in his behalf, cost the writer but trlfle to say. yet the amount of encouragement they Carry with them. to perseYere in we'll do- lng,is n't to be determined by any ordinary method of calculation
 J. l.. PEAsE, ESQ. Dear Sir: Enclosed please find $5 50 and good cigar Cor the pr'ce of one) for bill-heads received today l W IS very much pleased with them: they were in better style and of less price than expected. Very truly yours.
 H. A. SrANARD. Norfolk, Oct 30th. 1873.
 SheDseId Cemeteries. Some months ago we noticed an appeal (from lady) in your paper concerning neglected cemetery in Salisbury, and we also noticed that her complaint had the desired result; therefore we are encouraged to hope that our wal! may rouse the attention of some man of spirit who will act in the matter and see that our burial places are better cared for. In no neighboring town can be found so many burying grounds as in old Sheffield. One cannot go amiss of these dreary places flor dreary indeed they are-overgrown with hriers, weeds and unmown grass i; | fences moudering to the dust and tomb 1 stones falling. We noticed some strangers Tn one ot these lots the other day searching for the grave of some friend, and they with difficulty parted the brush and 5rirrs to seek the names on the headstones. Let us enquire whose friends lie buried in these places. snd we shall find the wives and families of many thrifty farmers in thls vicinity. whose own farms and homes are kept tidy and fresh, while the last resting places of their once dear ones is never vis- tied, never cared for! Is this right? Shall 1t be go with us when we are gone? One cemetery we have, which IS more preseta- ble, but even there the walks are overgrown. and the fences inappropriate for grounds made sacred by the presence of the re- malns of those loved and lost. x.
 Our Neao School Hoase The school house, which has been in process of erec- ton in this village during the past season, is now very nearly completed, and school will commence very soon. It is two and half story building, painted white, with large windows and green blinds It is SUD- piled with cupalo in which is bell. In front is d wide piazza extending across the entire width of the building, and which is supported by very finely wrought posts. About the building, the ample grounds are nicely graded, and this week a suitable fence is being built. Altog 'ther the exter- nal appearance of the house and it's sur roundngs is very satisfactory. The inter nal arrangements and appointments cannot fail to satisfy the most fas idious. The dimensions of the main school rooms are 3Oxs5 feet, the upper and lower rooms be- ing the same size. There are two spacious hat closets on each floor. The interior fin ish of all the rooms is really much finer than we had expected to sec The floors are of Georgia pine; the boards being about four inches wide and run the longest Way of the rooms The wainscoilng is of ash. and the window and door castings of chest nut. The wainscotin black boards, win dows and doors are trimmed with very heavy blackwalnut molding, which, as is the case with all the internal wood work. is simply oiled and polished. The desks. Gall of which are not yet here. are of the most approved pattern, with iron frames, and when they are in, the rooms through out will be all thai could be desired. Alto- gether, for convenience, taste, and indeed we may say elegance, our new school house cannot easily be surpassed, and re- fleets great credit upon the architect and builder, MT. Walter Niver, as well as a very reasonable amount upon MT. George Mel win, who has had charge of the painting MI. Niver has seemed from the first, deter mined that the work should be executed on the frst-class plan, and we think the whole district will cheerfully congratulate him on his success.
 ,New Conn. Western Time Td5le.-We have received an advance sheet of the new time table which is to go into effect on the Conn. Western railroad next Monday. (Nov. 1Oth). The prominent changes in the running'tme ot trains wrought by the new table are as follows: Conductor Eg- gleston's train, which has formerly left Millerton at 5. 20 A. M will leave that place at 1O.l0 A. M., instead, and will pass Lake vile at l0.27; Salisbury, 10. .33 ; Canaan. 10. 53. (making connection with forenoon train down from Pittsfed, and to Bridge port, each train waiting for the other pass irg Norfolk at II 25, Ninsttd II 55. and arriving in Hartford at l.25 P. M The af- 1ernoon train going east will leave Miller ton ten minutes earlier than on the old ta- ble. and will run about so much earlier all tue way to Hartford. There is no change in the evening milk train going east.
 Going west the first passenger train will leave Hartford ten minutes later than on old table, leaving at lOIO A. M. instead of 0.OO, passing Canaan at l2 59 P. M; Sails bury, l.l9 and arriving at Milerton at I 43 The next train to leave Hartford is d milk train, which leaves at l2.5O P. M., and pass. es stations west off eWinstcd al same time as on old table. or very nearly so. Conduct or Egglcston's train will leave Hartford