Connecticut western news., 1872-03-22
Pgmies Canaan station last Friday

Ifgmies.-At Canaan station last Friday afternoon, there stepped on board Conduc- tor Thomas train down, on the Housatonic railroad, one of the smallest specimens of humanity, for one of his age, that is sel dom met with. MlyorSamueg Edgor HougA. ton, Ca name with title, twice as long us he is,) with gold headed cane and a vest chain with charms enough attached to nearly weigh him down, and "swalow tail coat" :" sta!ked through the cars selling photographs of himself. His height is said to be 3i inches weight Al pounds and age l9 years The book which accompanied the photo graph of the Major, says that there is noth- 1 ing in the history or appearance of the Major, or that if his family which furnishes the slightest clue to the astonishing phe- nomena. which is presented by his minia, | ture features and frame. He was born in Boston June 25, 1852, and our first estimate l of.his size was, according to the oft re- peated measure, about as big as pint Of cider. after Mt Riga had taken one good square drink out of it. We were not only pleased but surprised to see him SO exceed. iuGly dignified. His manner was not that of an ordinary youth of l9, but most ac- curately did he represent a gentleman of 50, who had always been accustomed to the best of society. This big old little young man is travelling about the country selling photographs of himself to support his parents in their old age. Cornwall Bridge doesn't seem to think this chap much of fellow any way. They have a man who has lived among them several years. whose name is Frank Beers. He is about CT years old; three and one balf feet high and weighs 5+ pounds. Taking into consideration his advanced are. inc Corn wall people thiuk him smaller mn than Major Houghton. He has for many years been the husband of his wife, Mrs Hough- ton. whose weight is 2lO pounds. Their daughter, who is an ordinary sized woman.
 is married and has left the family hearth stone. This old man is said to hold more whiskey, and walk straight with it than any other man in town. These cold March days. his feet sometimes get cold and a, such times his wife will take the little fel low up in her lap, and holding bis feet. covered with pair of number 3 boys boots. straight out toward the fire, will warn them good and nice as dutiful wife should Apropos of this chapter on pgmies. is
 he list of dwarfs with which Lime Rock
 is infested. The following catalogue with the respective weight of each will be of interest in this connection. We will com mence with that delicate little chap, Thos. Tompkins. who makes sett of hay scales crunt at 247 pounds. Following him is Fred Judd, who pulls down 240 pounds. and to continue the list we put G. NJ. Judd at 22o pounds and Steve o. Dell PIP, Joshua Colby, 2O6; N. F. White, 2O5: Barney Crowley. 2o4; Almon Thorp. 200; Andrew Brasie, l97; Fred Miller, l95; H. Killmer, l94; Nat Green, 19l John Wike, IS9; John Cannon, lS7; David Brown, 1855 |; Thomas Morgan Jr., 154; c. SiIvernail. ls2; M. McCarty, 1892; Seymour Silver nail, lsl; Harmon Blake, iso; Joseph White, l7s; H. s. Parsons, l77; George Decker, TIT; H. W. Thorp. l76; John Scally, l76.
 This class of two dozen infants, all in q heap would weigh exactly jour tons, si:r Hundred and nineteen pounds.