Connecticut western news., 1874-12-04

struck by the locomotive of the milk train south last Friday afternoon, and so severe ly injured he died the same evening. We are informed that he was walking across the bridge on his way to Falls Village, and l hearing the approaching train, turned a- bout and attempted to reach the end on which he bad entered the bridge, it being shorter distance to travel than to go ahead, but before he could get off, was struck down. The train was stopped, and he was taken on board and to Falls Village, where he died soon after reaching there as stated above. His remains were taken to Sheffield for burial. We are informed that this same train killed another man the same evening at Lenox.
 Trinity Church Builders.-Mr. Editor Among the notices in various papers, of the new and beautiful Trinity church, Lime Rock, it has seemed to me there has been one accidental omission. The name of the architect. Henry M. Congdon, of New York, has been mentioned, but noth ing said of the builders, whose capability and fidelity are perhaps of even greater im- portance, in such 8 work. MT. I. N, Bartram, of Sharon, had charge of the mason work, and MT. James T. Levi, of Lime Rock, of the carpenter work. In both departments it has been thoroughly well done. Mir. Lewis work, came more particularly under the writer's notice, and I, fO ho merely to hurry the job through. but to do it as we'll as possible He seemed to have an idea of excellence he was aiming to reach, and which he did his best to reach, l altogether one side from the idea of getting through sufficiently so as to get his pay. In fact, what used to be more common than it is, he put his conscience into his work. No doubt the fact will be noted by those who want building well done.
 OBSERVER
 The Lost Iron Bddge.-Mr. Editor:- The singular disappearance of the iron bridge over the stream which crosses Main Street in Salisbury Centre village continues to be yet unsolyed. A few years ago an iron bridge near thirty feet in length with a beautiful iron railing was erected there.
 On the first morning of the great flood Tn June last, it was announced that the en-
 tire bridge had taken G. French leave and
 disappeared, which excited nogreat surprise
 especially when it was found that SO many
 dams and bridges on the same stream had
 been swept away also or badly damaged
 It was supposed of course that when the
 flood had sufficiently suhsided it might be
 easily restored and that it did not posse ss
 the rare qualities of swimming like the AK
 ot Elisha in oldcn times, but as the waters
 abated and the stream SO reduced that il
 might be stepped across, the iron bridge
 was nowhere to be seen. The theory was by all observers and still is. that it is lying somewhere near by, under the sand and
 gravel which IS several feet deep in the
 vicinity, but all the digging and searching and it is said 8 reward has been offered for the discovery of it's whereabouts, have
 proved unavailing and finally a mineral
 rod has been resorted to. This, though ii
 gave strong indications of the right spot, yet on digging it was found that the min
 eral rod had erred, or that the bridge, likt Capt. Kidd's money chest, had slipp ,G away to another locality. The search fol
 the bridge is now abandoned and new
 one of the same material contracted fcl
 at $l4OO, and when the new bridge is il
 it's place, the old one will probably be for gotten and some angler hundred year hence may fish up an iron bridge.
 Works Like Charm.-Two or thre.
 weeks since we alluded to our mailer a
 going red hot mad over some of the name
 on his list, and of his expressed determina
 ,ion 10 paste red slip on the papers h' malls to some of those who are so far be
 hind. He has faithfully adhered to hi ored" with this attention have been heart from some one way, to be sure, and som' another. For instance the following let ter will tell the story of one of the mum her. We omit the writer's signature:
 Mr. Pease. Sir. you will find enclosed $3 50 if there is anything more due let m ] know by mail. have stood your ret marks as long as wish 10.
 Nov. 26th 1874.
 Exactly so, you see now, his goose
 cooked. Another refuses to take his pa
 per out of the office, thinking by that art ful dodge to escape the matter entirely
 As he is between three and four years il : arrears, we have kindly informed him tha if the bill is not paid by Dec. 10, W would accommodate him by leaving with lawyer in his immediate vicinity; l would then be so much more cOnvenlen for him to pay, thus obviating the necessit of wasting three cents in a postage stam to send the amount to us. If this pla diaL t suit him, and the debt was foun to be not collectable, we shall publish hl ' name as warning to other newspape
 publishers; balance the books and call r. square. If subscriber owes us for tw S or three years subscription, we are detel s mined to settle with him somseacay. If W e cant do it one way, we will another. Tn |, books must be evened up once in two c l. three years, or Molly Starke isa widder. - Chus it will be seen, the red slip pla l. "works like a charm" In this, the frs f experiment, it is found that three doses 0 r red paper does the job. We hope thos d others who are 80 far in arrears, will nc l. compel us to resort to the red slip pla 't with them, in order to get our pay. Mos y of our readers pay us promptly and wei
 and We are sorry to be compelled to s # fire quently thrust our duns to the othe - class, before them in THE NEWS, but W ', hope they will pardon us for little time