Connecticut western news., 1876-06-30


 cert of the Winsted Choral I1n;on To
 (Wednesday) evening was the best ente
 tainment, without an exception, the peop
 from this region have ever been invite
 down there to attend. If the Union wi
 repeat it, we'll fill long train chock fu
 Of Western Litchfield county. What sa
 you, Conductor Frary?
 That Early Train..-We are crediblv in
 formed our suggestions concerning an earl
 train between Millerton and Canaan are b,
 ing duly considered. It is thought the nee
 of early connections at Canaan and wit
 the morning train for New York in Miller ton, will be met. but perhaps with differ ent arrangement of trains. The plan unde consideration is something as follows Tn engine, "State Line," will leave Winste early in the morning and run through t Millerton, taking passengers from Winste, and all stations west of there to connec with the morning New York train at Miller ton, getting them into New York earlie than by any other route, also making a con nectlon at Canaan with the Housatoni early train north. The present evenin. milk train from Millerton will leave tha station in the morning instead. and makin, the connections with the Housatonic at Ca naan, go on through to Hartford. thus giv- ing all stations west of Winsted an earl, train into Hartford, which they now have not, and thus are not able to reach that city till past one o'clock in the afternoon, The engine ''State Line" will leave Millerton ir the evening after the arrival of the New Iork train, and run through to Winsted By this arrangement the people in Norfolk and Wlnsted are better accommodated than at present, as it will give them connection with the early Millerton train to New York, which they now have not, and they will have their evening train from New York all the same as now. The stations on the extreme western end of the road will thus have everything they can desire in the way of railway accommodations. All this will be done by simply running the engine "State Line' from Winsted to MilIertou and return, and with the multiplicity of connections and advantages the plan pos- sesses, will make train that will pay as well, if not better, than any other train on the road. The people hope the arrange ments Will be cohsummated, as their ac- commodations for the early part of the day are now decidedly meagre, and the railway company, desiring to do about the fair thing with their patrons, It is presumed will bring it about at as early an hour as is practical.
 The Flag on Union Hiu.-No longer shall the eminence at the south of our vl- iage be known as Town House Hill. Union Hlll IS now it's name, and the star spangled banner floats proudly from mast 83 feet high securely anchored on its summit. Last Tuesday forenoon large company of la- dies and gentlemen assembled on this hill in response to the invitation in THE NEws last week, and while the gentlemen raised the mast into position and drew aloft the nag ot our Union, the ladies stood gallant)v by and superntended the work.
 It was pleasant just at the instant MT. Wells was giving the word to raise the mast, and in fact had the command partly given, a telegrapbic despatch was placed in his hand, of which the following is copy:
 CHICAGO. ILL, June 26th. To tSilas Wells, tSummit of 7own House
 M0untdSp:
 lreJolce with you and the patriotic clti- zens of Salisbury, in raising Union flag at the appropriate time and place. Long may it wave. GEO. l.. WRIIs
 MT. Wells had seen in THE NEWS the ar engagements for raising the flag, and thus at exactly ''the appropriate time," caused to be placed in his fathers hand his words of rejoicing, and which were hastened over the pralrles ot the west at lightning speed to arrive in time for the ceremony.
 Just previous to the raising of the flag, Mir. Wells proposed that the hill should he chrlstened, and should from henceforth and forever be known as UNION HILL. The proposition was cheerfully accepted by the company, and voted unanimously to have t established as such.
 After the cheers had died away, which were given to salute the flag on it's first ap- oearance at mast head, Mir. David Lyman was introduced, who addressed the people briefly, and in remarks that were very ap- oropriate to the occasion, at the close of which the gathering adjourned to their homes.
 It was Mir. Wells purpose to place the mast where it would raise the large flag high to be visible from large 'eglon about, but slight error crept into lls mathematics when he calculated the lngles ot vision from this village, for while t IS seen at LakeViIle and extensively at he south of the mountain, it is not visible n this village till view is obtained from a ways at the north. This, of course, is very unpleasant feature of the project, for he numbers who were present and assisted n the work of it's construction and raising nto position, returned to their homes 10 ind 1t was, to them, "hid under bushel." The work of it's removal to the hill few ods at the north of it's present location is probably too much to encourage change, put Ii 1t scared above the trees on that hill, t could be seen equally as we'll at Lakeville md all other places where it is now visible, md would be seen here and further on the way to Lime Rock, as well as many other points which are now not permitted to gaze lpon its sacred folds.
 The Diference.-The outside pages of he Winsted News are made by matter cast nto blocks in New York city, and the ir- ide by matter cast into NockAead and 'alled henbills. Bills Cheek.-MR. EDITOR. The mem. 'ers of the General Assembly visited the Centennial exhibition in body few days ince, and each member was privileged to invite friend or two to accompany him. Bills of the Winsted News went, and it is ,nown positively here in Winsted that he vas not invited by anybody, but checked is way in like any other ''dead beat" The members generally knew that Bills was an nterloper. but suffered him to go along The members from Winsted felt exceeding annoyed and humiliated at the presence 'f this nuisance from their own town.
 Winsted, June 2Gth, 1876. NIX.
 Bills in 1859.-1n an editorial by the