Connecticut western news., 1877-06-01

Agent of the Postof1ce Department, who
 has recently made full investigation of
 the matter of consolidating the postofices
 of Winsted and West Winsted, has just
 sent in his report. After going over the
 entire ground, he decides that the offices of
 Winsted and West Winsted should be con-
 tinued, and that the consolidation thereof
 should not be ordered.
 You will, therefore, say to the patrons of your office that approve of the report of Special Agent Bigelow, and that the propo-
 sition to consolidate is now fiually settled. Respectfully, &c.,
 (Signed,) JAMES N. TIMER,
 Acting Postmaster General.
 Postmaster, West WSnste5, Conn,
 The following telegram was received
 this morning from the Hon. Lynde Harri- son, counsel opposing consolidation of postoff1ces
 NEW HAVEN, May 28, 1877. J. H. VA1LL: congratulate all of you
 upon the triumph of fair play and equity May Brother Moore's ''cheerful bird" brood
 over your beautiful town forever.
 LYNDE HARRISON. Salisbury.-Last Sunday afternoon as
 Henry Clark and family were ascending
 the hill just east of A. J. Spurs, in Cha
 uinville, young Ed. VanDeusen came up
 behind them in beastly state of lntoxica
 tion, and attempted to pass them ln a nar-
 row place of the road, when the h!nd
 wheels of each wagon came in collision.
 upsetting Vandeusen's wagon, throwing
 him out into the ditch, breaking both
 shafts entirely off and otherwise injuring
 the wagon. The horse and buggy belong
 to the town of Salisbury, which votes to
 grant licenses, and the selectmen sign the
 death warrants which send dissolution and
 degradation to many household. Van
 Deusen's wife left him some ten days ago
 and went home with young babe and a
 boy eight years old to live, being heart-sick of the cares and burdens of drunken hus-
 band. VanDeusen was picked up an hour afterwards, wholly unconscious of what had occurred. It is supposed that he pro- cured his rum this time at our unlicensed whiskey shop. Our town affairs have been run by the advocates of the rum traf- fic, and no man could have position un- less he belonged to or favored the ring, but as our present legislature has passed 8 law that the money paid for licenses shall be paid to the State, and not to the town, it is hoped there will be less number of whis- ky shops, and less drunkenness and va glancy may hereafter occur, and thereby hundreds of dollars be saved to the town that cannot now be made to go in the treas ury by the sale of privileges to debauch, degrade and destroy our people. DIXIE.
 The Change.-As will be seen in anoth- CT column, the meeting of the preferred stockholders of the Conn. Western road at Hartford last week, made something of change in their board of directors, and at Saturdays meeting of the directors, elected some new officers. That the retiring direc- tors have conscientiously performed their duties to the road as such ficers, we have no reason to doubt, and it is said some of them utterly refused to permit their names to be again used for reelection. Of the new directors we are personally acquainted with but three; MT. 0. J. Camp, D. J. War ner, Esq. and MT. E. T. Butler Mir. Camp, who retired year or two since from a most successful business. in which he has spent great many years of his life, is cer- tainly eminently qualified, for not only the position he occupies on the board of direc- tors, but for the more responsible office of president of the road. MT. Camp has prob ably not given great amount of attention to railroad matters till within short time past, but his lifelong experience in a suc- cessful merchantile business, and which has been of no mean magnitude, has made of him scholar that it will not take long to fit a railroad harness to, and who, we think, will give his whole time and best eff forts for the road; and if it be possible to better its condition in any way, we have no hesitation in saying MT. Camp will do it Another director, Donald J. Warner, Esq.,, of Salisbury, will prove himself to be a very valuable member to the board. His locks are made white by an almost half century of practice at the bar, and his legal advice, his wise counsels and matured judgment will be sought by tbe other mem- bers. Donald J. Warner IS one of sound, solid men of Litchfeld County, and the friends of the road rejoice that he is to-day %l~ Dos1r MT. EgbeEt T. Butler, another director elected last week Wednesday. formerly oc. cupied the same position on this road, but for some reason or other, and reason that was not at all satisfactory to his numerous friends, who were also the best friends of the road, he was relieved from his duties as director and another substituted. As Mr. | Butler probably did more than any other man to push this road up over Norfolk | hills, [and indeed there are very many who think that had it not been for the indefati- l gable efforts of MT. Butler, we to-day should have no Conn. Western road,) it l was not at all satisfactory to the people, | who, ss mass. do not like to witness un- AalA PlayS Lo ECU MI" OuIlcI, HOW lnaL the | road was completed, thrust one side in l about the same manner as man would cast away the remains of an orange after he had got all he thought was good out of it,-but thls is the mistake. MT. Butler, un- like the unfortunate orange, still lives and possesses more merit than ever;is better able to work for the best interests of the road. and he will do it too. and his honest and we'll directed efforts will be of great value We congratulate the true friends of the road that the old adage is true. that It must indeed be a long lane that has no