Connecticut western news., 1877-02-16

clse of Ohj-ct teaching. It is remarkable to wiinsss the intellig. ..nce of these unfor. iunate youth as It has he, drvc np-d nv Tanning the smallest spask into d,me There were, of coursr. some hoprlcss casrs; some rtvolting in appearance and utterly without m-ntal power. But all were neatly attlrrd. and all had been taught to dress and undrtss thcmselvre which IS really somrthing gained. Some of the pupils were nearly fitted to leave the institution. According to the statistics over twenty-six per cent. of the pupils re. t~ivrd since the foundstion ot the insti,u- ti"n have been discharged In sn improved 20 that they could cArr for tL+m. selves. The results accomplished are quite Specimens of needlewnrk, the results of incredible patience and labor "n the part of the teachers and scholars were exhibited. The main attempt ls tn get the scholsrs interested in something. A d 1t is sUcc' es'ul hy variety Of ing+ni nus ways. The time spent at the school was less than two hnurs. hut good id-S ot what has been accomplished was given. Tue party srri> ed at Hartford at half.nast SIX. with reduced nunih+ra. many of th. members paving dropped of by tue way to reach their hn,n-s.
 That Package Party.-A gondly num- her of ladies and gentlemen interested in the Canaan V llage improvement Associ stion," assembled at the residence of D. L. Prirce. E>q in this village. on "Wednesday evening of last week. for ih'. purpose ot holding Package party" You and your readers may believe there was fun in those packages. as well as sausage, snuff. beef hones. cider vinegar, jumping j.cEs, hru's eggs. dried apples. butter, soap, cheese. st. gar, c"f $. and numerous other articles marked Expressly for f~ fly use." which the "D"ctOr" auction d off to the high Fl hiad-r to the great delight and a.nus. m'.n' of the crowd Tn bidding was SD ri,rd and at tim lhr rxcitt ment Tau high. O the bidders. wIlch were numerous. we n". ticrd Sam. laid In large stock Of thns' Expressly for family use." An.s,her inter .'ssing feature in the eve niuxs entertain- nent was the -lrctiou. A brSut tuI toilet set was presented to the young iady having the highest number ot votes. All were in vittd tO vote ''exriy and Ofter." for th sn,all sum of Ave cents for each ballot. At the close ot the polls. Mcssrs Lswrrnc- and R.1d were appointed csnv"ss.rs to ccunt the vnr,'. IL was evident that ihert had been intiMldsiiOp used among the vs,t- CTS, as several ''mAle votes" werr found in the hCx, which the returning M,srt" Gas, Uut ss illegal. An "hOn-st count" sl,Owaeo lhs, Miss Ellen D P,irce had a m, jor ity vote. aud wss declar.d elected. We must not forget to mention the music, whicl, was of the highes, order, and WAS spprecia. the by the listeners. Mss Pei,ce offic,sttd at the organ. accompanied by Mr. Willard Underwood and Mir. E. D L.wrencs with vioIits. Mir F. A Pet also gave an or- gan solo on N snRe. Dmdl-," which wAs good. l. ,st but not lesst 10 speak of. Wal the ice cream. cake, coffee etc.. furnished ry Mrs. P---, which you all know Wert xcelleut. F. l The Iron Trade There is great hop, tor iron manufacturers and lUcomo,iv, builders .n what ia going on in the s"utherl hemisphere, particularly in Australia snt Biaz.l. 1t now seems not altogether un likely that those two regions may be b, i- customers of ours during the next ten year lhau the Cuitel States itself Iu Australia the need ot railways is now seriously fel, and enterprises for internal communicate, are the pSssi0n Ot the hour. Tue cOOni" Governments help tn. m along, and u South Australia the government pfOpns.- ,O build several Pathways ,tseif at A cost O no: iess than 5 Q OOO OOO Here Is som- tning Ih L A'MercSn irun men shUuid k!0l Ilev Ciuse. Tnat Il Is .,uss,Dle to suppl, the Australl Us With ruihUg stOcx. at least IS nppAIeDt from The tact tuat orders hev
 tt4 Il received al Paterson for locomotives IL Americans should ueiernlIne lO lnak Australia market tor iroI raI.s also, ther, IS little doubt tut that they would succeru
 
 By decree of 1873, tho empire guarsu teed a D. oft of per Cent On $55, ,Uu0 OO' invested in raiiways, and since tbcn, ih
 provinces have offered aGdr,iunal encnur
 sgtment to these enterprises. TDere AT
 Ill cuns, Qur, Ce neaIly hundred lines nnv
 building ur undrr survey. Am. ricaus al
 rea, J sland very well m that market. b,i
 sh, re Is grcaier iui urr tor ln, m lh' [,
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 Is 0ur lhsL d, msuus lhe more ntl, u Id,
 itoM tue tact th-t few nrd.rs tor rniiu
 Stock have recently br.n s hi la France
 which indicates pialuly Vn,ugh ;u1t th
 surpassing r+ putx,ion ot American cars su
 .t'c,'rn,hlv, ' is not enough lU enable Us l. hold our p.Isitiun in foreign markets with out proper diIIg. nee on tue part Of th merchants and builders. It ma, als,
 mentioned that sn urder has lately bee recrivrd iu this city from Russia for Am+l !can cast-irOn cxr-wher's :Or trial on tn
 great railruad between O lrssa aud M,'scow w
 l, is matter ot great deal of c"nS Qurnc tor i these wheels do all that 1t is prumi. ,.d for tn. III, the W ole Toad will be fu nisheo with them; and the wruughi-iTU
 wheels unw m use vii! be discnrded.- NeU York Tribune.
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