Connecticut western news., 1883-01-17
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The occupations of a majority of the members of the Legislature are thus re- ported: Farmers 78; Farmers and other business 15; manufacturers 31; mer- chants 16; lawyers 15; law student 1 re- tired 8; clergyman 1; physicians 8; jour- nalists 3; banking 6; architects 2; insu- rance 2; civil engineers 2; contractors 4; builders 6; accountants 4; real estate a. gents 4; druggists 2; liverymen 2; hotel l /; qua1rying 3; tobacco dealers 2; ship bull der 1; oyster planter l railroad employ ees 3; florist 1; shipping agent 1; music dealer 1; undertakers ?; various trades 12.
 Connecticut's snowy hills furnish some interesting things for Europe. Litch- field county is no exception. At Hotch- kissville the timber is being cut to fill an order for long hickory handles for forge lng-hammers made in England. Winsted makes steel carriage springs out of iron imported from Norway, and ships the springs to the country which furnishes the iron.
 There were many callers on the gover- nor yesterday in the executive chamber at the capitol, but not one of them re- ceived more hearty reception than 8 tiny little girl, and there were callers whose elegant uniforms and titles were dazzling and confusing. The outgoing governor and the goEernor-t to-be and the state officers, old and new, were enjoy ing the elaborate spread in the superior court chamber. The governors office happened to be left alone for few min utes. Executive Secretary Tyler on re- turning to the governors apartments found very little miss sitting on one of the sofas, whose precociousness was soon established 'sI want to see the governor" she said. q Inever saw a gov enor, and I want to see one awfully. l had to stay home this forenoon to take care of my little sick sister, or I should have gone out to look at the governor in the parade. Will he be in soon?'' If it had been any one else quiring for the governor they would have been told to wait until that functionary either the old governor or the new one-got through with his luncheon. There being more seriousness in the childs tone and manner than the attaches of a governors office are used to finding in caller, and MT Tyler found himself so in sym pathy with the plainly dressed child that he took her by the hand and led her up stairs to ''see the governor, ; She was presented to Gov Bigelow, Governor-elect Waller, Ex-Governors Jewell and English and other dignitaries with as much cermony as if she had been an heiress to throne, and every body would have felt fattered at hal1 the attention bestowed upon the little girl whose eyes had for the first time beheld req governor. She was treat, ed to some of the goodies on the table, and after few minutes said "good-bye' and .tripped down the stairs and out o1 the building g.-Ha7Yord Cov'om @ Wednesday,.
 William Brush, who is suspected ot the murder of his wife in Stratford about three weeks ago, was found in New York last Wednesday night and was brought to Bridgeport the following afternoon. He emphatically denies any knowledge of the murder; he had not even heard of it until arrested. He says he can account for his whereabouts at about the time the murder was com mitted. He says that he had no motive for committing the crime that he has not seen his wife since last spring, anG has not been in Bridgeport in si1 months.
 Constable Walter P. Chamberlin ha in his possession couple of old docu ments, one of which bears the date O January 19, 1713-just 17O' years agc on Friday of this week. One was transfer of property by Benjamin Lo om is of Windsor, to Lieutenant Samue Bancroft for money consideration o 911 ($55). The other document is stil older, bearing the date of 17O4, an, signed by Samuel Partridge.