Connecticut western news., 1875-07-23

TAAoSCs AANAoSoy OVShtAS oA Ao01 WCChs 0uO started to go into the house, and after walking two or three steps, fell suddenly to the floor. He was carried into the house and gasped but twice when life was ex- tinct. MT. Rood had complained for some days previously of not feeling well; of a pain in his chest, etc., but had kept about as usual, and on the day of his death had been at work about the house. It is thought death was caused by heart affection.
 Collision.-A hand car containing four or five track repairers, collided with tbe New Milford special train at Beers Mills on the Housatonic road Friday, injuring the boss of the gang, MT. Jeremiah Nolan, severely, and it is thought fatally. The train was standing at the depot when the hand car came around the curve, and so great was it's speed that they could not break up in time. MT. Nolan attempted to break the force of the collision by bra clng his feet against the bumper of the pas senger car, and was doubled up in such 8 manner that the spine of his back was split. He was attended by Dr. Hill of Trumbull, and afterwards removed to his home in Stepney He has not yet been able to assume straight position, but still re mains bent over nearly double.
 That Lost Treasure.-"Goodgodalmigh- yhellanddamnitall was the first word that poured out of the open door of Messenger Cameron's express car, as the milk train south on the Housatonic road came into the station at Ashley Falls last Saturday. s'You see," those packages in charge of the express messenger, and which contain ed precisely one hundred and seventy three dollars and forty-two cents, were tucked away up on the narrow shelf just under the roof of the car, and soon after the train left Sheffield, a fresh breeze came along in one door and ''swizzled" lem off that shelf and out the door at the other side.
 "Can you telegraph to Sheffield about it," says he.
 ''Not any," responded AgeIt New, with a look that sent comfort to the distressed soul of the expressman, and tallied one in the agents catalogue of reasons why a tel egraph office should be located at that sta tion.
 "pll have to grate my teeth and wait till 1 get to Canaan then," sad the tortured keeper of other peoples valuables, and with another big word that sounded some thing like ke''damnthedamnluckanyway," he slammed the door and settled himself down in his "old arm chair" and made figures so fast that the atmosphere was full of lem, while he mumbled something to himself about profit and loss We have not learned whether the lost treasure is yet recovered.
 Sheffield Picnic.-It was stated in last weeks NEWS that the M. B. Sunday school had picnic at the Twin Lakes on Wed nesday of last week. wish to correct the statement (which was none of my own however,. It was the Congregations school which visited the Lakes on that day About thirty teams left this village in pro cession, and with numerous banners made fine show. At Cooper's Hill they were joined by five loaded carriages from Ash ley Falls, making in all thirty-five teams and numbering l60 persons. A finer day for celebrating never was, and every body seemed in joyous spirits. They reached the lake shore at II o'clock and soon bounteous repast was spread-enough te feed thousand I'm sure, and tempting 1T the highest degree Rev. MT. Noble re turned thanks to kind Providence for the beautiful day and its blessings to us, ther the school made the old woods ring witt praise in song. We found a party of gen tlemen camping there from Sharon, ant that they were true gentlemen we are as surec. The pleasures of the day to al were much increased by the kind courtesy of these Sharon noblemen. They gave tes to the ma irons, who declare that they nev CT drank better tea anywhere; then they lent boats to the youth of the society, anG for these kind favors we would return thanks to these gentlemen, and should they visit Sheffield for ride we trust they may find a welcome here.
 ONE OF THE PARTY.
 A Pleasant Word-The New Milford Ray, remarking upon the Press of Litch field county last week, alluded to I'll NEWS as follows:
 Next, in the order of time, we believe came the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEws Very few men would ever have thought O establishing newspaper ill such place a. Salisbury, pleasant as it is in many respects and not one in thousand would have eve succeeded in keeping it alive six months Particularly would this have been the cas, when the proprietor was not practical prin ter ; but MT. Pease. though laboring unde that serious disadvantage, has succeeded il making very valuable, and from its lon, life and vigorous appearance, we judge, paying paper. It is always well printed we'll edited and deserves a handsome sup port.
 i've cannot permit Brother Delevan t. give us the entire credit of making a news paper live in Salisbury, where nobody els would ever have thought of starting pa per, and where not one in a thousand coul,
 have succeeded in keeping it alive si:
 months," etc., because we think portion
 of that credit is due to our subscribers !; 0
 at least to some of them. When we start
 ed THE NEWS, we asked them to help us b, giving us their patronage, and see if W
 couldn't have a little paper over in ou
 northwestern end of the county. The,
 came forward nobly and did help us and "
 have not forgotten it, and what is more d
 not propose to forget it. Not one coppe
 in money have we received from any sourc
 whatever in aid of our project, save wha
 has come to us as our regular patronage but this has been given to us renerous1v