Connecticut western news., 1872-08-09

w. w. Merrlheld, MlHerton' IN. l. F. L. Pond 6 Co.,, Winsted
 Neao Cars.-Two elegant smoking cars were added to the rolling stock of the Conn. Western road last Friday.
 North Carozina.-The state of North Car olina has gone,-well, we don't know how it has gone in the last election, and don't believe anybody else does.
 Planning Mals, &c.-Hicks Wilbur Go. of this village have secured the agency of Bryan's flaming mill, and are prepared to supply all fixtures for the Buckeye Mower. Hot.-Thermometer ranged S5 to 90 degrees in the shade last Wednesday. We will have to build another story on to onr thermometer, and chuck on a Mansard roof for the murcury to run up into, if the weather holds on like this.
 Correspondents.-O correspondents, or at least the greater part of them, who have so faithfully served us for long time, are enjoying dog day vacation this week, and as consequence that department of the NEWS usually occupied by them, appears rather slim. This state of affairs of course will not last long.
 Sunday Sc1ool Pic-mSc.-Six car loads of pic-nic-ers from the Simsbury and Avon Sunday school, visited the Twin Lakes grove last Wednesday, and we are assured spent very pleasant and profitable day. We are very sorry our business tied us to our office so closely that we could not go up and see how they were doing it.
 Housatonic R. RIA new freight loco motive, named after Geo. w. Peet, Esq.,, of Falls Village, made its first trip over the Housatonic road last Friday. It has 4 l-2 feet " drivers" and is engineered by Ore. land Bronson, son of the veteran engineer of that name. who for so many years has run on that road.
 Sa66atA Sc1tool Union.-There will be q union of the Sabbath schools at Goshen, August 22d, 1872, at 10 o'clock, A. M., al which the schools in the towns of Canaan, Norfolk, Goshen, Cornwall, Warren, Kent, Sharon and Salisbury are invited to be pres ent with their entire corps of teachers, theil Pastors and Superintendents. A punctua attendance is desired.
 Boy Droacned.-The Amenia Tunes says
 that in Millertop, Sunday afternoon, sor of Chas. Lillienstern, aged about ten years
 was drowned by falling in a hole dug for g clstern, which contained about four feet oi water. He was missed about twelve o'clock, and found about half-past seven d night. The cistern was back of James Conln's new brick building.
 Bust Canaan DepOt.-We learn tha East Canaan is at last 10 have depot
 It is to be in size about 2Ox5O feet, and will
 be made to accommodate the business O.
 both passengers and freight under one roof
 MT. Geo. BundY will do the job so soon a
 he can get released from his other engage
 ments. He says it will be built during th'
 present season Gaayhoao.
 PougAkeepsie and Easteraa Rdigr0ad.-
 It is expected that this road will be so ia
 completed by September lst, as to rul
 trains through from the Hudson River rail road to it's eastern terminus. There ha been gradual increase of business on th road since it was first commenced, ant when once the business can be opened u to the Hudson River railroad, we may res assured that q large increase will immed atey find it's way over the road, and til managers will find no difficulty in maxim
 it pay good dividends.
 e TNey Go Up.-Barrington people trad q largely in Pittsfield. Almost every night
 the last train down brings heavy loads c r. Barringtonians who have spent at least & portion of the day in Pittsfeld buyin q goods. Harrington merchants must look t e their laurels or Pittsfield will pull all the V loose change into their coffers. Peopl # from this region, who formerly traded b Harrington, are rapidly finding out they ca r do much better in West Winsted or liar " ford, when they think it necessary to g X away from home to buy goods.
 u Our Subscription List.-We have pu Il chased at considerable expense, Dicks p J. tent mailer with compliment of type e go with it, for printing the addresses ( a our subscribers on their NEWS. By this a e rangement, subscribers will have stampe Ft on their papers not only the addresses, b' the date at which their subscription will e:
 pire. If the date read IA July 72, it wi
 show that July 14th, 1872, is the date H which time the subscription has been pa 1t We have only been able to put in type Il l. addresses of those we mall in single wra "a pers up to this time, but are in hopes ll have our entire list in readiness to mail ( W this plan next week.
 ColisSon.-At about ten o'clock last Ss DO urday night, while Dr. Welch was drivil - down School street, and when in froA ~ MT. Myers residence, he met MT. Pitche the butcher, who, with friend, was drivil 70 home, and as it was exceedingly dark, Il n- Doctors carriage was overturned, and W
 dragged about two or three rods, when 70 horse was stopped by parties who chanc - to be near; the Doctor of course beil ,a pitched out and pretty badly shook up, y 70 not seriously injured. The breaking of 10 spring to his carriage top was about all t ,n damage done to his carriage, but not so fc ,n tunate was the other wagon, which sufft ed the breaking of an axle and wheel. W Organ, Pig and Bird.-The most int ne esting combination of 6 crank piano" al of man we remember of having before see D. made our streets musical last Monday. t at organ was very fine one, but that was re from being the principel attraction. T i'll "boss," who manipulated the crank had it way peculiar to himself, of blending t ct singing of a canary hird with his etmelo