Connecticut western news., 1872-07-12


 tenderly cared for the little fellow by hold ing him in her lap when his feet were cold in the winter time, and holding them straight out to the fire would warm them nice and good of course. This interesting specimen of humanity we met on the Hou. satonic train the other day, and in conver sation with him learned that he t:was 67 years old the 9th day of November last, and was in his 69th year." He saidhe stood just feet inches in his shoes, and, we were informed, would hold more whiskey and not get drunk, than any man; in the country of twice his length.
 "Feezs Big."-The oldest piece #of ma chinery we ever remember of seeing is the "State Line, No. l." locomotive on the Conn Western road, since it has become boss of passenger coach. Being. always bob tailed concern, it is all the more so now that the rear sscow catcherD is re- moved, and with its fine passenger car in charge, it actually seems as though it felt fully the dignity of the position to which 1t has. so suddenly been elevated; from being an ore hauling engine, to a passenger locomotive, and when she starts ofsfrom a station will "pitch in with will to make good passenger train time, and she does it too, making those little driving wheels buzz in her efforts to keep up. She takes the morning special to Millerton and returns in the early part of the afternoon, and is ap- parantly as proud of her new car as a Sandwich Islander is with a stt,ve-pipe hat. t'sF
 4 Gqaoe Responsibility Editor Pease of the Salisbury News don't seem all aware of the extent of responsibility he throws upon his subscribers when he italicizes the closing sentence of his appeal for prompt renewals:
 For the generous and unexpected patron age of the year so nearly past we have to say to our patrons: we thank yoa most heartily: YoN hGoe mode ats 160e !
 -L5tchielG EnQa5rer.
 You mistake, Bro. Hickox, in regard to the above matter. as we are fully aware of the great weight they assume, but so long as they rather enjoy it, and propose to trudge along with the same burden of re- sponsibility another year, as it is evident by nearly all of them renewing their sub- scriptions, and paying for them, we shall make no serious disturbance about it. Would you? What do you suppose would be the effect upon your physica! organiza- tion, if-well few for instance, of your subscribers would renew their subscriptions, and pay for those renewals in advance as aU of ours have done? Just think of it seri- ously,-as many as few of that sort all at once and then to have accompany those renewals and the cash for the same, such letters as the following. We have not space for all of this sort we have re- ceivcd and are constantly getting, but if you like this go well you would be glad to get some, even if you have to take them second-handed, we will send up your new Shepaug road, enough to give the mail bags of that route look for once, quite business like. ~~. .....' :. ,.z..., , ...-s
 FALLS VILLAGE, July 10, 1872. EDITOR NEWS Fl enclose two dollars to pay for renewal of my subscription to your paper for another year. have been well pleased with the NEWS for the past year, and don't know how to do without it.. hope you will have a large addition to your subscription list this year and may the NEWS live and prosper, is the wish of one of your many friends. *
 4 Flying Leap.-Last Friday evening, as the Express south on the Housatonic road passed the evening train going north, which was standing on the side track some thing like about IA of a mile above the sta ton at New Milford, a young man jumped from the Express, which was said to have been going at the rate of at least 20 miles an hour, and flew into the air as a man would naturally expect to be thrown, to jump from a train under such headway It seems that when old attraction did get a good square hold of him, it pulled him to the ground with velocity hardly to be de- sired by one who would choose to light aisy." After striking the ground he scientifically '' ''fopped" three or four dou- ble summersaults in rapid succession, and then quietly settled down into a position that would be scarcely recognized as grace ful. Revolving the situation of affairs oyer in his mind moment or two, he quickly assumed a perpendicular position and gave chase to the train going north, which by that time had started and was slowly running off the side track. He fail ed to reach the train, and as consequence he became guest of New Milford during the night. To surmise the exact cause of his strange conduct, it was thought he got on the Express for a ride, and intended to exchange trains at Merwinsville, where they usually pass, but owing to the up- train being late, the. two trains passed at New Milford instead, and he to have a still longer ride, remained on the train, and when he discovered the train on which he was to ride home, and the last train that 1 day going north, some distance above the station, he gave leap with the result as recited above.
 Sd660tb 1Sc1bo61 Co7oce7t.-Friend Pease : send you the following as an item nof in- terest, and hope it will prove interesting to your many readers of the NEWS. A Sun, day school concert was held in the M. B. Church at Lakeville, on Sunday morning last. At the hour appointed the church began to fill, and in less than an half-houl it looked rather doubtful about those who came late, where they would sit, but by lit tie crowding all found seats and awaited the commencement. Rev. w. S.. Bouton the pastor of the church. was the manager of the exercises, and think he seemed { little proud of the position, and well he might be, for you seldom see nicer, or tidi CT looking scholars than they have at ths Lakeville school. The singing of solos, quartettes, duets, etc., with recitations oi