Connecticut western news., 1873-09-26

been said and written of the Shepaug rail- road, that has carried with it an impression
 that was far from being complimentary to it's success as an enterprise, we determined
 to take ride over the road and see how
 ''the old (new) thing worked" As would
 be very natural by what we had heard, we
 had expected to see road only partially completed; the trains as they passed over
 it describing about as much regularity in their onward progress as a fishing smack
 on the Atlantic; with small, secondhand passenger coaches and everything on worse than the halfway plan, but in this we were
 very much disappointed, as much so as would be possible with our expectations, to find exactly the reverse. The road is laid with good heavy, continuous rail. fas- tened with fish plates, and is as well bal lasted and rides as smoothly in every res pect as the Conn. Western. The masonry is all first class, the bridges being built in the most substantial and durable manner, and the rolling stock is as good as on any road hereabout. The passenger trains make good time. running quite rapidly as peo- pie care to ride around the many curves, and those we saw were we'll loaded, indi- eating very good business already being done by the road. To be sure it is crook ed, and it is necessarily so. The section through which it passes is exceedingly mountainous, and to bore through every mountain they came to, would have sunk more capital than would be advisable in the construction of any road. It follows most of the way, up the serpentine course of the Shepaug river, whence it derives it's name, and for grand and romantic scenery it is seldom surpassed. Roxbury falls, few miles up from HawleYville, afforded us view of one of the widest and most pic turesque scenes we ever beheld, it being quite equal and in some respects similar to Satan's Kingdom on the Conn. Western. At Roxbury, the quarries, which have all ready become quite extensively known, are furnishing vast amount of their superior marble for building purposes. At Bantam Falls, three miles out from Litchfield,. a nickle mine has been developed, the ore from which is sent to England to be smelted, and it will undoubtedly become very soon a large and important business. The Milk l Association, with Nr. Nathan Hart at it's head, as active and principle manager, is rapidly working up large milk transpor- tstion business for this road. Mr. Hart has had hold of the enterprise but two or three months, and his superior skill and extended experience is making itself felt. The pre- sent managers of the road, from President Perkins downward, are encouraged by the increased and constantly increasing busi- ness, to greater efforts in providing better facilities for conducting their business.
 Our visit to Litchfeld, the shire town of the county, was unavoidably brief one. We arrived there at about quarter past l eight o'clock last Friday evening, and to get back to Salisbury by Saturday night, found 1t necessary to leave the next morn- ing at 7.45. Being an early riser Gas every body who knows us, knows to be fact, we were up between five and six, and inn proved as we'll as we could the limited time before the train left, looking about the vil- lage. Litchfield is one of those old Puri- tanic towns which all delight to visit Those grand old mansions, whose roofs have shel- tered so many of Connecticut's most hon. ored sons, still remain. and to the eye of an admirer of the ancient and honorable, ap- pear indeed beautiful. They are now mostly occupied by that class of our citi- zens who have made New England so mo- torious for her thrift and substantial pros. perty. We strolled along the broad street known as South street, as far as the Fair Grounds, and with the rows of elms on each side, is as pleasant place for sum- mer residence as can well be imagined. 1n the center of the village we saw much that pleased us, and very little we failed to ad- mire, among the latter being the hen coop of court house. Surely, justice meeted out in building pinched down to the di- mansions of a coop cannot be full and am pie. We were much disappointed in the appearance of the Litchfield county court house. The people of Berkshire county point with pride to the massive marble building, which they were glad to be taxed to erect for thelr court house.
 The moment we have now left before going to tho depot, we will improve by looking into the SentineI office. Editor Farnham has not been yet long enough in 1 the editorial harness to have become an | early riser, and we found his chair vacant. l The lad was sweeping out, and-we want to buy that clock! MT. Farnham is making | the SentineI look well, and will undoubted- l ly succeed in the profession. We saw Ed | itor HickoX of the Enquirer on the train, ! and found that the impression we had formed of him by his paper was not an er- 1 roneous one. He is a gentleman, every l inch of him, and IS an honor to the edito- ! rial fraternity. We hope to know more of 1 him. One word more, and our account of ! our first visit to Litchfield must end, and | this one word is for the exclusive benefit 1 of Landlord Comstoek of the United States | hotel. If he does not manage to get his breakfast ready in time for his guests to | eat without so much haste, and compel | them to run their wind all out of them to get to the depot before the eight o'clock | train tgoes, we'll tell folks all about him. ] He is pretty clever sort of landlord, and will undoubtedly correct this slight "irreg- ularity."
 West Cornwall.
 Mrs, H. c. Crandall has just received a