Connecticut western news., 1878-07-11
Inorease of Travel.-The huge piles ot

{ Increase of Travel. The huge piles of baggage daily transferred at the depotf nm the Connecticut Western to the 12:4V rain on the Housatonic rail road, show cbnclu- sively the great increase of travel by this route, from Hartford and the east, to Albany, Saratoga and the West. The thro' car to Albany is usually crowded, and is sure to receive at this place large addition to the number of its passengers.
 Indian Troubles, ,--Advices from the West indicate that the Indians in Oregon and Idaho, to the number of two or three thousand, have taken the "war-p path" in earnest. Captain Sperry. with fifty volun- teers, had fight near Willow Springs, Or egon, and himself and nearly all his men were killed. The Umatillas have had a fight with the Snakes, and war party of Indians which tried to cross the Columbia river were turned back by steamboat load ed with troops, the soldiers landing after wards and destroying the Indian camp. A heavy battle is likely to take place at any moment.
 Is It So ?-1t is reported that three young men from this place, started about nine hours after the midnight of last Saturday, for Barnum's at Twin Lakes. where they spent some time smoking, talking aud lis tening to stories of fellow who, the day previous, being little the worse for 'oh. be-joyful." in getting out of boat, fell on the beach and sprained his arm by stepping on hls shoulder and of the sail boat Ada: turning wrong-end.up, spilling out the sall- or and Cap and two other bags of sand, besides (some say) 5000. .25 in silver, etc. After which they hired boat and rowed across to the island, where they indulged in good swim; then embarking again, they proceeded to to the western shore of the lake, where they came upon jolly camp of good-looking New Britain boys, who were just then engrossed in a pleasant emulated discussion as to who should (not be the one to dress string of fish in ques- ton. After spending some tune here they rowed to the Twin Lakes depot. near which they landed and proceeded to the house of Mir. Dibble, where they enjoyed the boun- full hospitality of Mrs. D., and partook of a most excellent lunch, and highly recom- mend the place to visitors to the Lakes who may chance to be ''grub-struck. En- barking once more, they repaired to the starting point, and thence home, after a day of refreshing rest from daily toll, and productive of recuperated energies, mental and physical.
 Our Park Even Ashley Falls can boast two ornamental little plots of green grass in the middle of the village. But what has become of Canaan's park9 Our "Village Improvement Society" has earned it's name by it's work but here is 8 neglected oppor. tunity and one out of which fresh laurels would certainly spring. First impressions are sure to last, and therefore, we ought to desire that the passer-by should form a pleasant idea of us and our village. But when the tram rolls up to the depot on the Hous. R. R., what does he see The walls of the building and the hct platform on i one side, and hole on the other. When the train starts up, the aspect is in no wlse improved, for in order to see the hotel front the neatly kept places of Messrs Watson, Pequigney, or Beckley, or the green little hillock crowned by the Episcopal Church and it's shady trees, n order to see these, the dusty tired traveller is obliged to look across dusty, barren, tiresome blank. The opposite side of the track, rises out ot the hollow, simply to present the equally interesting view of the white sides oi Humphrey'e drug store, or Fuller & Peet's beyond, with a glimpse up main street, the redeeming feature of the whole picture. What do we need then? First, to grade somewhat, and then seed down that un- interesting waste in the rear of the depot running from the R. R. to MT. Pequig- ney's. Put fence of single rail around it. and leave the necessary roads open, SC as not to interfere with free access to the depot, and freight cars. A few trees would also add great deal to the appear ance of things, and cost but little. On the other side, friend Humphrey would be con ferr:ng public favor, if he would lay out nlce path from his corner, to the end oi the platform, and sod it on each edge, pro tecting the grass by some slight guard of wood, or wire. A tree or two here, would also improve matters. It Can be done who will do it ? Village Improvement So ciety to the front.
 P. S.-A few Reeds and Roots, of suitable kind. would also add much to the good looks of the R. R. bank | X
 Much Obliged. NEws:-If youl correspondent H had been aware of the death of his friend Pease, or had knowr even, that he was seriously i'll, he would have withheld the communication you crit icise in regard to chirography etc. But i had passed from the hands of the writel before the above facts were known, and H was also prevented from attending Mir. F. funeral, having to leave the state on tha day. His respect for Mir, P. was too genu inc to admit of any bantering between then except upon the suppostion that MT. P
 was quite restored, anc probably in his usu al good spirits. There was no design or the part of H, to find serious fault with tn, editor on account of a few inaccuracies il publishing his communication. H. hat too often confessed to the editor the wretch edness of his own chirography to lead hin to presume that said editor would be dis turbed by little pleasantly, or even littl' irony in regard to the printing. Ipdeed H
 confesses in that communication, tha