Connecticut western news., 1872-08-30

Brushing Up.-The Academy at Lake vile is being painted drab with dark brown trimmings, which makes decided improve ment in the appearance of the building.
 Ressgned.-The Hartford Courant of last Tuesday says that Geo. w. Phelps has resigned his position as Superintendent of the Connecticut Western railroad.
 College Presidency. Winchell of the Michigan State University has accepted the presidency of the Syracuse (N. Y.) Col lege. Mir. Winchcll is native of Salisbury.
 Gone West.-Two old engines, the Rein deer and the Antelope, of the Housatonic railroad have followed Greeley's advice and the ways of their species, and have gone west.
 Commsnced.-Dr. Knight has broken ground for the erection of his proposed ad- dition to the present Institute buildings. It is his intention to push forward the work of building as rapidly as possible.
 Good Samaritan Meeting.-The meeting of the Goood Samaritans, which was pre- vented by the shower two weeks since, will be held at Academy hall, in this village, next Wednesday evening, Sept. 4th. Honseoard Bound.-Our honored foreign correspondent, Ex. Gov. Holley, and party, started yesterday from London, and are now on the Atlantic bound for home, after their years sojourn in the foreign lands. Lnrge Snake.-Last week Sunday, James Egleston of Boston Corners killed a rattle snake near that village, measuring four feet long, without counting in this measure the head and rattles. The 'varmint' was Q charming bird and sported thirteen rattles.
 Kent.-The Riverside B. B. c, of Kent, and the Amenia picked nine played match game on the grounds of the former last Thursday. The game was called at the sixth inning on account of heavy rain. Tue Riverside was victorious by score of 26 to IT. XZYMENUs.
 AnotAer County Ne,espaper.-A new paper to be called Tue Neso Mizford Jour- nol, will be published in New Milford the first of next month. w. A. Engarde will manage it. and it is to be devoted to the in- terests of that village and vicinity. That's right. The more papers there are, the more readers there will be to read them. Bad Accident.-Last Sabbath, Harrison Sardan, who lives near the lake on Mt. Riga, went to pilot some fishermen on the lake, and while picking his gun, which he took with him, up from the boat, taking hold of the muzzle, it exploded, tearing about three.fourths of his left hand off, or at least it was so terribly lacerated, that Dr. Welch was obliged to take that much of ti off,
 Personal. to Conductor Hins- dale, for giving us two minutes talk with Editor Wilber of the Poughkeepsie NeaOs, as that gentleman passed this station on his way to the Canaan camp meeting last Tues day. We anticipate with much pleasure, Q better acquaintance with those York State over on that little brook discovered by Hen drick Hudson, so soon as their new road is completed to the Conn. Western.
 So GYdn9.-A trial of unusual interest was held last Friday afternoon, in the hen coop where the town and probate rec ords are kept, on which occasion the box in which those valuables are stored was un- doubtedly opened and the contents duly examined by the many illustrious person. ages who were present. It is pleasant to have such an elegant and commodious edi-
 flee, in which to invite peopleof refinement
 from abroad, such as that afternoon
 convened there for the transaction of impor- tant business.
 Aaa Old AcQlaSntance.-Seyeral of the people from this section while in Hartford
 last Saturday, improved the opportunity to call on their old friend Hubbard, the jewell
 CT, near the Allyn House. So little time was allowed them there, they could make
 few purchases, but they are pursuaded that
 MT. Hubbard is candid, upright, fair and
 honorable dealer; having the finest goods at reasonable prices, and knowing him as they do, is the reason he can count on theil patronage when in Hartford. They read , his advertisement in the NEWS.
 Home Again.-D. F. Hollister, Esq.,,
 who is one of Bridgeport's most prominent lawyers, and who, in connection with the law business, is the internal revenue col lector for the 4th district, has been, witt
 his family, spending few days at MT. liar
 ris' summer residence in this village
 Eighteen years ago MT. Hollister occupied as law office, the small building in hi yard of the Werden place in this village and as 8 consequence Is one of the many who have wandered from the scenes of hi ' boyhood in this their native home, "olt , Salisbury"
 > To Subscri6ers-Thenu number who hay s expressed to us their wish to have the NEW l. continued and they would ''psy us soon, @ is very large, and up to the present tim ). but few of them have paid. There are sey k eral hundred dollars due us for subscriptions }, and as we stand in need of money to carr, e on our business, we hope those who can SC 's by the date on their paper, that the tim y for which they have paid has expired, vii e consider our case and each contribute hi :, mite Cthe price of his subscription,) an l. help us along. Don't oblige us to make is dunning sheet of our paper, neither fore 3, us into the plan of charging extra, if no y paid in three months, as many other paper
 do.