Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1846-02-05


And pasture in the skies.
Boston naily Ads.
SCRAPS OF CURIOUS INFORMATION.
NEWSPAPERS. nss
The first newspaper published in Maine
was commenced in 1885; New Hampshire
1856, when the New Hampshire Gazette
was started. Since that time l52 newspa-
pers have been established in that State, of
which number only "a now survive. The
average existence of the deceased was three
and-a-half years. In Vermont two news
appeared in l7S3 In Massachusetts, the
Boston News Letter was published in l7O4.
Soon after this brother of DIR. Franklin
was DESTROYS of establishing in Boston, but
his friends advised him not TO undertake it,
as there was already one there, which they
deemed amply sufficient for all the wants of
that ;ys,tp ca Ca ggrssent time there are be
10 went backwara anythin, in Pennsylvania
Jog -tra'n, ana a W., he scem7l9; New York,
Get s'!cKln up; That bitter Sc; Connecticut,
judice against th 5e; rNcrth Carolina i755; s.
essential ala, 1871; Georgia, 1863; Ohio, H.
.-eSo; Tennessee 1891, and Kentucky 1887.
In this city of New York in 1927, there
were published l2 newspapers; in 1881, 81 ;
in 1884, 64-and at the present time, I have
the names of IS newspapers ond periodicals.
Ofthis number, l6 are published daily; y
semi-weekly; Al weekly, and 30 periodical
ly at the intervals Of three and four weeks,
SC. There are probably at least 10 or Is
periodicals not included in my list, as
made it merely from recollection.
In 1903 the Canandagua Repository and
Freeman (Which is still publishedD was the
only newspaper in the State of New York
west Of Utica; in 1918 there were 40, and
SO in the rest Of the State. The number
in the State in 1923 was 1909; 1884, 1874
and in le42, 258. AT the present time !
think the number cannot be far short of4OO,
or $50 at least. A history of all the news
papers, that have been In existence in this
city would be amusing and interesting, and
to such a history, intend to devote future
number. In 1910 there were ~ daily news
papers published in the United States; in
1884 80; and in 1912. 1876. The number
of all descriptions in 1925 was $50; 1884,
1865; and in 1912, 1923. At the present
time the number is probably about 1850
In St. Louis Mo-, there are ID newspapers
published, s of them are in the German Ian
guage. In the State there are 81. The A
ar Philadelphia in 1919. In I72S
a newspaper appeared with the exclusively
modest cognomen of 1.-THE Universal In
sguctor, in all arts and sciences, and Penn |
sylvania Gazette" The thirdnewspaper in !
Pa, was called "The Pennsylvania Journal
and Western Advocate" It appeared Sd
December I742. In l760 there were s
newspapers in Pa. (all weeklies)-In 1910,
66, 03in Philadelphia) 1893, no (lS in
Philadelphia and IL ofthem dailies. w.
NOT CRAZY ON ALL SUBJECTS. 4
The Watchman of the Valley tells as Of
aworthy citizen of Ohio, who is unfortus
nately a little deranged, and who, while walk,
ing along the White Water Canal q few
days since, .espied not far from a groggery o
barrel of whiskey. He passed on without |
saying word, crossed the canal, and hav, |
ing supplied himself with a sledge, returned |
and commenced vigorous assault upon
the barrel. He broke in the head, and after
emptying its contents, stepped into the store
TO pay for IL. On being asked why he did
the deed, by the incensed liquor dealer, he
honestly and sincerely replied, that he be-
lieved the Devil was in that barrel, and he
was determined to bring him out. |,
An old Wing gentleman objected to ride
in the Ponchatrain railroad cars, says the N.
o. Delta, because they were drawn by loco
motive.
Voltaire's old residence, the chateau Of
Ferney, has been purchased for $4,000 by
M. Grignolet, a retired Persian shawl mer-
chant; he intends 10 give Il as wedding
present. 70 his son, young deaf mute Of tai
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JoHN QulNcY ADAMs. In esrlyiife, Pre-.
fesssor of elocution, subsequently,, Envoy, ,
u: 8. Senator, Foreign Minister, Secretary | h
Of State, President of the United States, y
Representative, and lastly re- !
farming 20 his Grst love, is again Professor
Of Rhett-ofic, and rs usual, tie 1old man e. q
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