Connecticut western news., 1872-04-19

flee of mayor, on the citizens ticket, for the city of Lyons, Iowa.
 Rocks.-Yesterday CThursday) afternoon, Conductor Yeomans' train from Hartford was stopped, and the locomotive hitched on to rock weighing from l5 to 20 tons, and dragged it out of what is known as Hutchinson's cut, just above this village. It had tumbled on the track and was very effectual impeachment 10 the progress of passing trains.
 Neso Superintendent.-Ata an adjourned railroad meeting in Hartford last Monday, Mir. Geo. w. Phelps, of Mt. Morris, New York state. was chosen superintendent of the Conn, Western railroad for the year ensuing. MT. Phelps is son of the Mir. Phelps in Springfield, who is so largely in- terested in the Boston and Albany railroad, and has been superintendent of the Avon, Genesee and Mt Morris railroad.
 Sarty Lottery.-The following commu- nicationca me about ten minutes too late for last weeks NEWS:
 The Saxty Place in Wolcottville was drawn April 4th, 1872, in Granite Hall, by a committee appointed by the ticket hold CTS. N. B. Lathrop, Chairman c. H. Bronson, Secretary. No. 2294 drew the house. Frederick Anderson, of New York, was the holder of that number.
 Yours Respectfully,
 HENRY J. ALLEN.
 4 Big Opening.-A writer has calculated that as the average area of the human mouth. when open, is about. four square inches, the combined mouths, of the 25, 500 singers at the Boston Jubilee will form a cavity of over 736 sqnare feet. Measuring jubilee cavities by the square feet is new wrinkle. Should they attempt to sing ''The voice of free grace cries escape to the mountains" the heavens may be tempted to take it literally.
 Change Of 1rGins.-We have received information which we regard as very relia- ble. that on or about May 1st next, the Housatonic railroad will change somewhat the present order of the running of their trains. The special train between Barring ton will not stop for the night in Barring ton, but it's trip will be continued to Ca naan where it will remain and go to Pitts field in the morning as an early special from that place. The two regular freight trains will stop over night in Burlington in. stead of Canaan as at present. The after noon milk trains will be consolidated into tl,o v>rooav,% <hrourh fact fra;rb% ,ro;r, ood instead of those trains for passengers, an express train, which will leave Pittsfeld al about o'clock in the afternoon, running so to make quick time to New York, and will return as an earlier evening train ur the road.
 Went Hunting.-An accident of rather an amusing character, occurred in oul village last Monday, which, as it was no as serious as it might have been, will ad nit of being recorded in the rather Judi crous manner in which it occurred. On, of our village barbers, who has been cstab lished the longest here, Won Swedlepipes while out on hunt Monday, discovered crow at distance of about 40 rods. Thi discovery was made while he was s'layin, low for black ducks" around the frog pud dle in the deep pit just north of Mir. Miller residence in this village. We will allow him to tell his own story. ''I see de crov was te long way off and toughts I woul, put in de charge dat would go to him. s, l puts in de gun great pig handfu1 o powder and shots, and links was sure da would kill him. shot and piece of d stock of de gun come off and went away and de leetle piece of de barrel come sud dently and cut me in de face. I suppos de crow is kilt too, but didn't see hin after the gun hut me-" By the bursting o his gun, his cheek and nose received dee] gash about two inches long, which wa promptly sewed up and plastered by DI Blodgett.
 East Canaon.-There appears to b whisperings about the village of East Ca naan, that the large building which 8 closely resembles 8 manufacturing estah lishment, is soon to be arranged for th making of shoddy. It is indeed a pit that such new building with such wate power, should remain idle. It can be mad available for most any manufacturing pun pose, and it is strange it has not been occu pied before. With this mill full of hand the village would be greatly benefited; tn two stores (and they are both good ones. would require more help to measure tap and draw molasses, yet miles of the forme and oceans of the latter are now sold ever year there; Warmers hotel would necesss rily enlarge it's capacity for the accommc dation of boarders, and business general would be improved. It is rare opportr nifty for manufacturers to obtain room an power, and all SO conveniently situated O. the line of railroad. We shall rot allo, this building to remain idle long, even we can do no better than put four stor printing press in it. Landlord Warner ar pears to be doing good business at hi hotel, which fact is easily accounted fol Every peddler or traveller who ever stoppe there will cheertully testify that it is on of the best houses to ''put up" at in tn country, and if by turning little out c his was will enable him to give him ca and perhaps stay over night, he is going do it every time. The people of Eas Canaan complain, (and as nearly as W can learn, very justly too,) of the poor at commodations afforded them for getting o ) and off of the cars; for receiving the freight, &c., sc. .They say that $50 a1 taken in on an average every week for pa senger tickets, and their freight business 5 worthy of good accommodations for i As it is now, the fair agentress who take } in the stamps and supplies the pasteboar passes is obliged to escort all passenger 3 into her kitchen, where she cooks her slice