Connecticut western news., 1884-05-21


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 IN SOME respects the new time table of the H. & c. W. railroad is ''progres- sion backwards. land again brings to the front the old stage coaches which were supposed to have had their day and were laid aside at the advent of the locomo- tive. Withdrawing certain trains from Millerton makes 1t necessary to stage it from State Line to Millerton.
 Seated in elegant cars, drawn rapidly by the ''iron horse" over Norfolk hills, we have boasted of our wonderful achievements in annihilating time and distance, ,and have gloried in our modern rapid transit and pitied our ancestors who were compelled to stage it between Winsted and Canaan, but we are now compelled to acknowledge the truth of the proverb, "Pride goeth before de- struction, and an naughty spirit before fall" Yes, our pride has been humbled and aUe instead of our ancestors, are now the subjects of pity, and those old stage coaches which we have recently so much despised, would be blessing to us to- day, and would enable us to travel from Winsted to Canaan in time to connect with the 9:34 A. M train south on the Housatonic railroad.
 In this boasted age of rapid transit we can leave Winsted by cars at 9:52 A. M., but must wait in Canaan four hours and twenty-two minutes or until 8 P. M., before going south on the Housatonic railroad.
 The H. & o. W. railroad do not make any desirable connections at present with the Housatonic road, but are competing for the through travel to and from the West, and the present. arrangements are great inconvenience to local travel, or parties who desire to go short distances on each road.
 The general opinion IS that the Hous- atomic road can stand it if the H. & c. W. road can.
 A through car leaves Albany at AM. via Boston < Albany and Housatonic roads, and arrives in Canaan at 9:34 AM, whereas coming via N. Y. c. & H. R. railroad and H. < c. W. railroad you leave Albany at 6:30 A. M., are compelled 4o obor ora ooro of Pb;no1ooI1 ooJ lo ,,o4 arrive in Canaan until 9:58 A. NJ. Leav- ing Albany at l0:20 A. M. via the last mentioned route you arrive in Canaan at 4:32 PM, whereas leaving Albany at 10 A. M.and coming via Pittsfeld you arrive in Canaan at P. M., or leaving Albany al 2:37 P. M and coming via Pittsfeld you arrive in Canaan at 6:35 P. M. Going to Albany via the Housatonic road you leave Canaan at 6:02 A. 'M arriving 1T Albany at 9:26 A. M., or leave Canaan al 12:8O (noon,) arriving in Albany at 2:5( P. M., or leave Canaan at 7 52 PM. arriv ing in Albany at 10:05 P. M. Going vis H. & c. W. road you leave Canaan d 10:38 A. M arriving in Albany at 2 40 P M., or leave Canaan at 6:18 P. M yor arrive in Albany at 1915 M.
 Many, if not all of the towns betweel Hartford and Millerton were heavil, bonded to build the Connecticut West ern railroad. In addition to this, indi viduals purchased the original stock also the first mortgage bonds, in orde to help build the road. We are all famil far with its history. The original stool has been wiped out and has proved dead loss to the holders, both towns ant individuals, and the bonds if not dea, loss, are at present live loss to tn holders who are unable to get the ac crued interest on them.
 The towns and individual who have sacrificed so muc to build and maintain this railroad hay at least right to demand some locs accommodations, and certainly the res dents of Winsted, Norfolk, Salisbur and Lakeville should not be deprived ( connecting with the 9:34 A. M trai south on the Housatonic road. Unde the new arrangement of trains on the E & CIV. passengers coming from the ca or west cannot go south on the Hous tonic road until P. M., in fact this the only train they can connect vii that goes south of Falls Village
 We think the managers of the H. c. W. railroad make mistake in aba doning the morning co nection at Canaan with u Housatonic road, and it is doubtf if the gain of feV passengers betwet Canaan and Rhinebeck will compensa them for the loss of former large loc travel to and from Canaan, which exis ed when they connected with the nor ing train south on the Housatonic roa Memorial Services at Salisbury av
 LakeyiIle.
 There will be Memorial services on u 25th inst, Sunday before Decoration da ln the different churches, as follow,