Connecticut western news., 1885-01-14
Lstchneld County Temporary HOme.

After the NEWS forms were ready for the press last week, we received copy of the report of the Board of Manage ment of the Temporary Home for De- pendent and Neglected Children. It is pamphlet of 12 pages, including the remarks of Henry E. Burton, secretary of the state board of charities, at the Temporary Home, East Canaan, Octo- Der Is, 1884.
 The residents of North Canaan ale already aware of the benefit the Home is to Litchfeld county, and are aware what blessing and mercy it Is to de- pendent and neglected children, and they know that the home is we'll man. aged, admirably and kindly conducted and rightly named, for it is indeed a pleasant home for dependent and neg lected children, but we think they will be glad to read that all over the coun- ty there is growing interest in this in- stitution.
 The New Hartford Tribune generous ly devotes space to this subject, and as their summary of the report embrace: the principal items we quote it as fol lows :-
 "We have received and perused witl great interest the report of the Board o1 Management of the Litchfeld Count, Temporary Home for Dependent an, Neglected Children, just published il pamphlet form. This Home was open ed Oct l, 1883, under the public act O. 1883 providing for such an institution. It is situated in North Canaan, and is {, comfortable and we'll furnished house suitably arranged for its purpose. Tn, children attend the district school of til neighborhood, the charge of each chil is two dollars per week, including cloth ing and medical attendance.
 All the children in this county be tween the ages of two and sixteen years deserted, neglected, cruelty treated O dependent or thrown upon public char ity, may be placed in this refuge at ex pense of the towns sending them, or O ! private individuals, until places can b. found for them in good private families where they will cease to be public ex pense, but will have the privileges an, opportunities of a home. It is now uIr lawful, except under certain conditions for overseers of the FOOT to retain chil,. ren between the ages of two and sixteel in any almshouse. This state says n' boy or girl shall be considered paupe until Of an age to be responsible fo poverty. Paupers mean taxes, and Con necticut means to bring up her childrei to be self-respecting and self-suppor' ing. Up to Nov 30, 1884, there wer placed in the Home, Is children, thre elch from New Milford, Colebrook all, Washington, seven from Watertown, on from Torrington and one by privat charity from Norfolk. Of these, min have already been provided with privat homes and ceased to be an expense t the towns from which they were con mitted
 The Board of Management consists C the Litchield county commissioner, Col H. P. Harris of Ore Hill, and con mittee of lad1es from each town ill tL county. Mrs John Richards represent New Hartford, Mrs E. J. Youngs, Barl hamsted. Any person wishing to receiv into the family a child to bring u would do well to visit the Home. An benevolent person wishing to rescu from vice, ignorance or cruelty a nes lected child, could not do more cha itable deed than to bear the small e! pense of placing such child in this refue until it could be provided with hon during its minority. If any desire flu ther information concerning this inst tuition, the pamphlet report can be foun at The Tribune office."
 The pamphlet can also be found the NEWS office.