Connecticut western news., 1874-08-21

leave Hartford on the Conn Western road after the races next week Wednesday and Thursday as far as West Winsted. ant Friday will run to Millerton. Tickets, in cluding admission to the Park and return for sale as follows:
 Millerton and Ore Hill 0, Lakeville, Salisbury and Chapinvlle. B q canaan ana East Canaan. n........."..... 3.5' West Norfolk and Norfolk .. 8. 2! West Winsted and Winsted ............... 3.Ot New Hartford and Pine Meadow....... 2. 7! Collinsville, Canton and s. Brook coco. ?. 5( Simsbury and Hoskins..................... 2.2! aTl11Vllle 2.O( bloomneld.. ............................ l.T
 New Journal-The new New Haven pa paper, the Conn. Weekly Journaz,is before us. It is large twelve page paper containing great variety of most excellent reading mai ter, as well as all the news up to the mo- ment of publication. As weekly news paper for the whole people, it starts off al one of the very best in the state A noye feature indeed in its prospectus, is its prop osition to publish biographical sketches o1 prominen: men in the state, including sketches of the lives of each member of tht General Assembly of 1874. We admire tho enterprise of the publishers, but entertain an impression that the biographical sketch es' of some of our late legislators will-wil Representative Harris wont you please write up the rest of this item?
 "Go West."-An exchange says one veal ago MT. Wm. Lyman and son of Goshen located claims in the township of Alton, sedgwick county, Kansas, in the wild prai rie with not building in sight. They built houses and opened store, fitted il with a stock of groceries, drugs and Yankee notions. Now, says the Wichita Eagle, MT. Lyman can stand in the door of his house (which is one of the largest and finest on the prairie) and count over fifty houses in sight. He has good trade, and seems to be doing well. He has got post office established at his store that accommodates about seventy-five families, and with the first mail go letters to his eastern friends with accounts of remarkable enterprise of Yankee settlers out West.
 Dr. Eldidge Resigns.-The Rev. Dr. Eldridge of Norfolk last Sunday seat to his congregation letter of resignation. The Doctor was absent preaching ID Hartford at the time, and his letter was read in his absence. He has been settled over the church there for forty-two years, and is now seventy years old. His resignation of his pastorate is in accordance with deter mination frequently expressed that he should not retain the position after his age began to interfere with it's duties. And now finding himself unable to perform all the labors of the parish that devolve upon its pastor. The reading of the letter was received with great emotion by his congre- gation, and there were many manifestations of grief. Dr. Eldredge is only the third pastor that the church ever had.
 sid's Hedgehog.-Mr. Sid Ensign of Lime Rock has imported one of the home Hest hedgehogs from Vermont, the country
 
 ever knew. This hog is SO homely he is ashamed of his own company. MT. McAr- thur says Sid is trying to domesticate the animal. If he succeeds, he contemp]ates drove of them this fall for po- litical purposes. He probably is operating on the plan that it takes the devil to fight the devil, and if his scheme works well. he'll give the republicans particular thun- der at the next election. Mir. Goodwin says he is willing to contribute generously to the cause of democracy, but when he into partnership with MT. Ensign in this hog business, he didn't suppose it would take all the hemlock brush on his farm to feed the quill driving nuisance.
 Camp Meeting.-Everybody expects to attend camp meeting in the Pine Grove be- tween Canaan and Falls Village which is to begin next Monday. The Housatonic R. k. Go. will sell tickets to go and return at B low figure. as we announced last week, and with the fine weather that all expect. the preachers will not lack audiences to preach to. It is presumed larger numbers will attend this year, than ever before.
 The Conn. Western road will sell tickets to Pine Grove camp meeting grounds and return at the following rates: