Year: 1873

even more man ms usual generosity, and we are sure the cakes, candies, nuts, fruit &c. were appreciated by all. Among the students l noticed ''Tall John," whom we supposed finished his school days long be- fore the existence of Kent Cottage, but we learn that he is yet taking lessons, and we hope to be there when he graduates. Rec ognizing among the dancers the very angel who conquered the evil spirit at the exhibi- ton last winter, was glad to see that she very appropriately left her wings at home. Our friend "Widow Bedot" was alss pres ent, and proved herself "Queeu of the Night, worthy.of the admiration of ''El- der Sniffies"-her attendant. It will be tiresome to the uninterested to read all the pleasant incidents connected with this so- cial gathering, so refrain from further particulars. The pupils of Kent ought cer- tainly to aappreciate these advantages and their blessings, for no one knows better how to instruct and interest the young of an evening than their indulgent Professor C. ALUMNI.

 RaI Road Time Ta6les-Hn the sprng into consideration their plar for the usual change in the time tables of their roads, I from the winter running time to that of summer, and vice versa; consequently at these times more than at any others it is perhaps meet and proper to review the past, taking to ourselves profit from the failures as well as successes of previous manage Inent. The railroads of this country be- long to the people. The hard-earned dol lars of the people built the roads, and the managing officers of the roads are only the stl'-appointed servants of the people, and As such and their management, we, also the servant of the people and their repre- sentative, have right to treat as we think their case demands. AS railway time ta- hles was our text, we will speak firstly of the table on the time of which the trains of the Conn. Western road have been run ming during the past winter-in fact since December 2d. As soon as this time table was distributed along the route and exam ined, it was instantly and correctly pro nounced by the people the most unaccommc dating that had ever issued from the super intendent's office of this road, and was such an one that inspired the belief that spec ial effort had been made, and with the ex- ercise of no small amount of genius, to create an arrangement for the running of l trains that would accommodate the least possible number, instead of the generally ex pressed term of accommodating the many at the expense of the few. The question has many times been asked how a corporation can manage their business SO as to get the least possible patronage and make it for the advantage of the road or anybody else. The query is indeed very natural one under the circumstances, and we make no pretention of being able to clear away the mist before the eyes of those who are not permitted behind the scenes, and without an expression of our own conviction about the matter, leave it fer each and all to draw their own inferen- ces. As the present winter approached, with its long nights and short days, and the early train out of Millerton going to Hart ford was getting to be Uery early train, passing the stations at tue western portion ! of the road long time before daylight, compelling people who desired to travel on it to hustle out of bed at four O clock in the morning in order to have breakfast before ! they started, a universal desire was expressed fh,.ff fho i hour-at 8 o'clock, for instance-getting | into Hartford at about II 80, which, to come away at o'clock, would give all the | time anybody would need to do their shop ping or other business, and in accordance with this wish we alluded in THE NEws to the necessity of the train starting later :; and sure enough, when the timetable for the winter was given out, that train did start later: just tAirty-nijae minutes later not enough to amount to anything, ] but just late enough to avoid making con nection with the morning trains on the Housatonic, Naugatuck, and New Haven $ Northampton roads; in fact the train has during the past winter made TO connec- tions with oey roads between MiIlerton and Hartford, and as consequence it is an established fact in the minds of even Casual observers that between Millerton

 and Winsted, this train has not paid the expen>e of the tallow consumed to lubri- ca,e' the wheels. predicating their opinion on the fact that passengers at that time of day were indeed few and far between. It is not necessary to go l into the details of other trains on this road. | Scarcely any of which make connec- lion with trains on other roads) as the above sufficiently illustrates the working of the table, Ask the officers why this is so; | why they do not connect with other roads, and they will tell you it is because the other roads will not budge their running time a minute to help meet them" This looks very well on the surface, but an ex- l animation into the case will develop the fact that other roads are more willing to make connections with them than the O. w. company is willing to have them; and they say further: our roads are old estab- llshed roads and have run on these regular time tables for many years, and we cannot be constantly changing our trains to con- meet with those of the Conn. Western road, which, being a new road, is running it's trains as experiments, to ascertain the times and ways that will pay best-and as a consequence are constantly changing.

 We have dwelt already too long on this question, and perhaps too much in detail, but we thought that if the mater was brought before the people, they would de- mand and obtain for the coming summer better accommodations on the Connec ticut Western road.

 West Cornwall.

 We hasten to make our acknoWledge-