The Press., 1886-08-12

The Hartford Oouraalt has 9leaned AroG& the forthcoming statistical work being compiled by the secretary of state ill ac. cordance with a resolution passed by the last general assembly, many curious facts We make use of few of these:
 The reports from the towns are not as dry reading as one might be tempted to suppose. Amusing things crop up at times, as when o1e place repots as part of the Eprincipa bHsiness ''elfe ertaining city guests for consideration, and an- other writes as to means of communica- tion f'by stage OF on foot" One reports as to the principal business ''The five stores in town, and fishing, form part of the industries"
 Some interesting things are shown as to mail arrangements. For instance, the re- turn from Stonington notes that the mail for the village of Pawcatuck in the eastern part of the town is sent to Westerly, R. I. The Preston report has this clause ''The village of Preston Side (about ], 300 people) is furnished mail facilities from Norwich city post office by carriers three times a day." The town of Salisbury has post offices at ChepinFille, Salisbury, Lake Yille, Ore HiIIhnd Lime Rock. The town Ipf WdDdbriage reports noBp0st ofice There Ire six post offices in the town of Woodstock: They are Woodstock, North Woodstock, South Woodstock, East Wood stock, West Woodstock and Woodstock Valley. The principal post oflceat Lyme is North Lyme, while the principal office ln the town of old Lyme is called Lyme. The principal post office. in the town of North Canaan ia Canaan, while the post office in he town of Canaan is Falls Vll- lage. The principal offiee in the town of Saybrook is Deep River. Saybrook post office is in the town of Old Saybrook.
 In general the reports are quite full and satisfactory. Here, for instance, is that from Norwich which is pretty nearly a model for such return :.
 The town of Norwich is reached by the Norwich & Worcester railroad, with stations at all points between Boston, Worcester and Providence also by the New London North ern railroad at all points between Montreal, Quebec, Springfield and Hartford. It is reached by steamboats from New York daily, and from all the shore watering places during town, (from the east,) Baltic and Havover (north) and Colchester (northwest) daily. There are post oficss h the tewnAt Norwich, GfeenevilB, NorWieh AoNln yAnsie and Taft vile, with free delivery from the Norwich offices The principal industries are cotton, woolen, fire arms, paper, rolled iron, cast iron, locks, stoves, printing presses, turbine wheels, machinery of great variety, printing, publishing and farming.
 Here is the return from the town of Sterling which is fair specimen of those from the smaller towRs R E
 The towi of Sterling s, ,reask by the Nv Yorks& New England ailr0Adj with stations aG Oneco, which is the nast tation, and Ster- ling station which is the west There isa mail wagon from Sterling station three times 8 week, on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Voluntown village. There are post offices within the town at Oneco and Sterling, two mails day Ekonk, three maiHs week, and North Sterling, two mails week. The prin- cipal8 industries are farming, quarrying and cutting, dyeing and coloring fast black al Sterling stone factory. The Oneco company are making improvements on their mill, con. tempEating the making of fancy woo!s, etc.
 The report from Weston is short. Ii says there is no railroad, daily stage and daily mail, and inc principal industries agri4 4n1tnre and niRnIt dEuras.E The pri6 cipaT industries at Salisbury are mining iron ore and smelling, manufacturing pig lisdp ggsf9 9Yaqels anS FqAery. \ Killing