Connecticut western news., 1881-07-13

cars are not crowded, and you have the luxury of window to yourself, to gaze from unob- structedly- Over the deep, red gorge at Ore- Hill, around broad curve, swinging close to the blue waters at Lakeville, through quiet, elm-shaded Salisbury, the road leads. Then, from the western window you see the beau. tiful, changing blue Taconic hills, crowned by the rounded Dome, and are beside the fa- nous Twin Lakes. There are lily-pads and tall purple blossoms, white boats skimming over the waters, and tents of campers dotting the shores. On goes the train, still in sight of the wonderful mountains, and Canaan's happy land is thing not to be dreamed of, but experienced. Then the climb begins, of which Norfolk IS the climax, among wooded hills abloom with laurels, daisied meadows. and the sunshine of buttercups scattered everywhere below. Did anyone ever see such beautiful daisies and buttercups as this same year of 1881 is giving us? And at Norfolk you catch the pure air for which it is famed and look down at the quiet valleys from your elevation. It is a better teacher ot patriotism than fourth of July oration, this journey through ones own home coun- try TOT It hlls ones heart with pride of possession, and with love for one's native land, strong and abiding. So you % on, through gum valleys and among hills until you reach busy Winsted, with it's old houses overhanging the river, it's mills and factories, and It's many stations. At the Naugatuck you stop, and have time to walk about the shady streets, to climb the hill where the convent stands and see in the church base- ment the little freckled, rosy children. under the care of calm-faced sisters of mercy in their bands and black robes, and to visit the manufactures, if you have the advantage of an "open sesame" And then gong hack to the station, you take the Naugatuck south ward bound train, which bears you through woods, deep and cool, bit of primeval forest left intact, for an hour, keeping the course of the Naugatuck river. You pass Wolcottville, now Torrington, pretty, fresh New England village, with plenty of life and energy, and you end your railway journey at Litchfeld station. There rattling old-fashioned stage takes you into it's comfortable hold, or per haps you have the good fortune of seat be- side the driver, and enjoy the uninterrupted view. Up hill and down you go, through wooded ways made bright with wealth of laurel blooms of deep and rosy pink, growing from impossible places among the rocks by the road side. You pass quiet, pleasant hos pitable farm houses, with rows of naples in front, and huge peonies a-bloom in the garden at the side. The sociable driver tells you stories of the people by whose houses you
 
 At last you are on the height of Chestnut Hill, where is MT. Starr's beautiful and ta- nous Echo Farm. Looking westward, just before you, lies Litchfleld, indeed ''city set on a hill." You see the line of it's beautiful trees, it's old stately houses, it's church spires rising above all. The cross on St. Mlchaels gleams golden in the light of the late after. noon.. You climb the hill, having crossed the Bantam river, and are under those won derful, arching elms, driving down the broad, old-fashioned street of Litchfeld, queen of the hills. DELEcTUs. Monterey.
 Sunday, 2 D. m., mercury 9Oe in shade. Miss Amelia Bidwell is home fom Elmira, N. Y. on vacation of couple of months. She is teaching.
 Having, hoeing and potato bugs are the or. der of the day, although the latter are not so plenty as yet as in former seasons
 The lager beer and liquors which officers Kellogg and Roraback took from Tryons hotel and stored in Ridwelps store cellar, were again taken one night last week and carried off by unknown parties.
 O. l.. Mansir was summoned to Ct. Bar | rington last Saturday, to answer on charge of cider selling, but was unable to attend him. self, and further proceedings we are unable i to state whether dropped or put over.
 The 4th passed off very quiet and pleasant ly, over 500 being in attendance. The lake was named Garfield" The day was ushered in by cannon shooting after l2 o'clock also ringing of the bells, at g o'clock a game of base ball between Monterey and New MarI boro, 8 to 12, in favor of the latter. a fine dis | play of fire works in the evening, also dancing till about l2 o'clock, oratiop by MT. Evans ol Stockhridge, also short speaking by 0. B. Scudder and others poem by B. W. B. Can ming of Stockbridge, and c. E. Slater o Tyringham. Everything went nicely. A lit tie shower passed over ln the afternoon, bu did not amount to much the sun soon came out, and in short time every thing was dry again.
 The report we got of President Garfield or Saturday week was that he was dead, ant my last correspondence was based on that re
 port, but we were happy to hear the repor
 untrue. PAUL.
 PittsTleld.
 Quite a number of events havo transpireG
 since my last report. Barnum's big show
 which crowded the streets, and threw lntC
 ecstasiesl npmberless small boys, who have
 been practicing ever since, initiating the clum sy elephant rather than the agile gymnast
 and receiving in consequence. many thump:
 and bruises.
 The examlnation at Maplewood seminary
 was very fine, also the literary exercises. On'
 young lady, by her elocution, caused many
 gentlemen to weep; that is not unusual, es
 pecially if combined with youth and beauty The High school examination took place Il the academy of music, which was handsomel.
 decorated. The literary pieces were sobe
 in their style but one of them was superior
 from it's terse, rapid expression. Not half 0
 the people who desired to attend could get il the room, which was crowded every inch, bu they consclad themselves, especially the mall portion, by gathering around "soap orator,
 who was holding forth by torch light, jus
 below, and who seemed to be in an ecstas.
 at his large audience, thinking like many oth CT orators, that he was the attraction tha
 called them out.
 The attempted assassination of the Pres
 dent was received here soberiy men looke sad, but none excited This is peculiar to New England city or village, especially i Massachusetts. Dr. Gale of Lee once said C
 Sheffield, that it would require an .earthquak to rouse the people there" It is true of oth
 CT places as well. Services were held il union to pray for the Presidents recovery
 There is no one so dangerous as a politica half maniac, especially disappointed offic seeker, and then if little communism mixed up in him, you have got the very ol one himself, and yet it is so difficult to te how much is sane, and how much insane, ths the most precious lives iE the country must b exposed to their imagined wrongs, and the , have such charming way of apologizing fo
 the:worst crimes, throwing the necessity ant blame upon thelr victims. Thank God tn
 good President may livel
 T A N1-~k ago Sunday night a service of som
 was held in the M. b, cnG."n c;i-"h It was yer,
 fine. Three little girls, two dressed in fleec. white and one in blue, sat before the alta
 like angels, the blue between the white. Tn
 effect was very handsome. The pastor, il closing. made some remarks, saying this