Connecticut western news., 1878-03-28

ceptton Tuesday evening, inauguratiug the opening of the Warner House in this vil- lage as temperance hotel, was a grand success, socially and financially. The at. tendance was very large, and everybody was in the best of spirits. East Canaan and Canaan Valley turned out largely, and the interest and zeal in the cause thus made manifest, is certainly gratifying. The ge- nlal countenance of MT. Love, who, with his able assistant Mir. Miller, has done such great and almost invaluable work here, was most heartily welcomed by those pres ent' he apologizing for the absence of MT. Miller. in his peculiarly characteristic man. ner, by saying he CMiller) ''had taken to himself wife, therefore he could not come."
 The dining room was very tastefully ! trimmed with evergreens, a wreath being suspended on the wall over each of the three long tables, and in two of which were a beautifully wrought cross and sn anchor. Over the wreath containing the anchor, symbolizing "Hope" were evergreens wo- ven into the word TEMPERANCE" and surmounting the wreath and cross was "Welcome." Nothing could be more ap- propriste. Any person who has signed the Murphy temperance pledge, IS by no means destitute of a reasonable hope of future prosperity and responsibility, let his previous life have been what it may, and the Cross is certainly Welcome to whomso- | ever will receive it. The three long tables were heavily laden with everything good to look upon, but vastly better to partake of, and with the polite and efficient attendants, all were made to feel they were truly and heartily welcome. The worthy landlady is | to be congratulated upon her skill, ability and most excellent taste in the arrangement of. not only all the little etceteras about the dining room and supper tables, but of ev- erything about the house for the conven- fence of her guests. Thus was success fully inaugurated the first temperance hotel in North Canaan, and everybody who loves temperance, sobriety and good order, will feel bound that this temperance hotel shall live, and not only shall it live. but will be a prosperous and paying business for it's pro- prietor, and comfortable and quiet home for the stranger, SO long as he ''sojourneth within our gstes."
 The Telephone in Canaan. Friday ev- ening of last week we were invited to join a number of our towns people to witness the wonders of the telephone. MT. Chss. K. Hunt, manager for the Western Union Telegraph Company in West Winsted, and formerly an agent of the Housatonic Rail- road Company at this station, knowing that his many friends here would be glad of an evenings chat with him, arranged with Agent Garvin of the station in West Wins ted, to bring oyer telephone and attach il to the wires here, while he remained in the West Winsted off1ce.. Nr. Garvin arrived on Conductor Cummings' seven o'clock train, and at the close of the regular bus- ness on the wires, at 8 o'clock, he adjusted the telephone and the evenings chat began. In the office here were Mr. Garvin and Rol lin Cook Esq. of West Wipsted; Rev. Mir. Reld and wife, Rev. MT. Hunt and wife, MT. Samuel Bennett and wife, Dr. Cum Inings, son and daughter, Mrs. F. Watson, Messrs. D. L. Freeman, D. L. Pierce, A. T. Roraback Esq. s. Herman, H. M. Ad- ans, F. s. Spaulding, Charles Marvin and others whose names we do not recall at this writing. The various persons present who desired to do so, and very nearly all did, conversed readily with those in the office al West Winsted, the voices being quite easily recognized and the articulation perfect The voices as they came to our ear through the instrument, although distinct, sounded to a certain degree muffled or subdued; and we can liken them to nothing better than the voice of one speaking in the night time from vessel standing considerable dis tance off from shore: The speaker not visible, and his voice coming over the wa ter is subdued. We think those who listen. ed through the telephone Friday will recog. nize the comparison as at least fair one. :. Mir. Cook wanted his West Winsted friends to send him a dollar and a quarter to get home with, the Rev. MT. Reid conversed l West Winsted office and the others pres ent kept the little instrument busy to quite late hour in the evening. We were de- lighted to recognize Brother Vaill's melodi- ous voice, and although he said his copy hook was empty when we asked him to send us over some copy, he kindly copsent- ed to sing for us when we named "Sweet Bye and Bye" The interval between each line was of such duration, we are inclined to the opinion that he was not so we'll ac- quainted with the ''The Land that is fairer than day" as we had supposed he was, for we mistrust that after slnging cue line, he waited for somebody to tell hun the next when he would sing that; but By Faith we could see 1t afar," and we were content 1 to know that the rest of the verse would get here after while. But Brother Vaill has the reputation of being a most excellent singer, and we can testify that the journey of his voice over Norfolk hills, dodging amongst and through the deep rock cuts ot | ''Stony Lonesome" was no detrimeut to it's melody; for as it came to our ear, it was sweet as the warblings of the nightingale and as soft as a morning zephyr.
 Altogether the exhibition of the telephone was grand success, and most certainly have the people here cause for gratitude, and we have no doubt but that they would express it had they an opportunity, to Messrs. Hunt and Garvin for their kind ness in extending to them this opportunity to witness the wonders of this SO recently invented wonderful instrument,
 The telephone used Friday night was what is known 0e the PhelDs hand tele-