Connecticut western news., 1889-01-02

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 Hon Morgan G. Bulkeley completed his tiftieth year on Thursday, Dec 27
 Danbury's grand list this year foots up $7, ,204, ,932, an increase over 1887 of $139, ,5l8.
 The sixty-three creameries of the state have made over 2, 362, 500 pounds of butter during the current year, bringing revenue of about $6O0,0OO.
 The collection of fossil footprints at world. It is for the bird tracks that the Portland (Conu.) brownstone quarries are so widely known.
 A Bridgeport druggist had an encounter with an eagle on Wednesday evening, the bird alighted on his shoulders and buried it's talons in his flesh, but after a severe struggle the man succeeded in capturing it. A. F. Mitchell, formerly of Wood California after gold was discovered in '49. He is now millionaire, owns over 100, 900 acres of land, and sowed 1000 dCTcS Ox W u0t4U III Ou0 ScdSOu.
 The editor of the Winsted Herald completes his 21st year of service on that paper the present month. We congratulate Brother Vaill on the ! appearance of his newsy sheet and extend many good wishes for his future prosperity.
 Several Hartford gentlemen of wide experience have been experimenting for l several months on a new, secret and inexpensive process for converting iron castings into steel, and have become fully satisfied with both it's success and economy.
 Mrs Lee, wife of Rev MT Lee, until recently pastor of the Congl church at New Milford, was made unconcious last Friday by inhaling chloroform for the purpose of relieving toothache A physician was summoned, but it was SIX hours before sensibility could be restored.
 The Williams college library fund and at a recent meeting of the trustees, and enlarge the present library facili- O1c6s dS W04l dS u xu6uI0 A COu61u0I0UlN increase in the number of new books constantly placed upon the shelves. The Connecticut Home, the prohi- bition newspaper published at Wlllia- mantle, will live another year as 8 circulation of 5000 copies has been guaranteed, the total of pledges of bona tide subscriptions actually received up to Dec 27 being 2O35 and the remaining 967 subscriptions are guaranteed by 100 l friends of the cause.
 Litchfeld will apply for an amend ment to her borough charter for power | to establish water system. Norfolk people will petition for a charter which will enable them to obtain water from Pond Hill pond for domestic and fire purposes, and movement is in progress in New Hartford for the incorporation of 8 company to bring the water from West Hill pond to that village.
 | The Housatonic railroad company have succeeded in obtaining the priv ilege of crossing in Danbury, to make 8 connecting link between the main line and the Danbury and Norwa]k road. They labored hard for this privilege only one year ago, and the exhorbitant prices asked for the land by the owners, drove them to make connection at Hawleyville. This link has proved impracticable, on account of grades and curves. Col Stevenson who is wide awake and takes advantage of all inn provements sought new link. The survey was made through the property owned by the old Bartram & Fanton sew ing machine company. The owner fin ally offered to sell for $3, ,OOO This price has been accepted by the company, and as soon as the papers are signed, the work of construction will commence. Bridgeport Standard.
 One of the most crowded and most popular trains on the Housatonic is that leaving Bridgeport at 4:5U p. m. It con- sists of from seven to nine cars, includ- ing through drawing car and is under the conductorial care of Clark P. Lane. George Seeley and Fred Kingsly are at the throttle on alternate nights and Walt Ferris, who is known far and wide, doubles with them until New Milford is reached, when most of the local passengers have left and Ferris engine and a couple of cars are dropped. On the lower end of the road, the local travel is heavy and this train receives by far the largest share.-[ Newtown Bee.
 A special dispatch to the Hartford Times says: Congressman Vance has not determined what he will do after the fourth of next March. He does not look forward with much favor to settling into the quiet channels of private life. Public life has spoiled him for that. The probabilities are that he will leave New Britain soon after his term expires and go to New York. He has two chances there to go into journalism. Amos Cummings will assume the edi. torial management of the Sun, and he has offered Mir Vance good place on that paper. MT Vance thinks he will dispose of his New Britain interest and accept He will either do that or come back to Washington as newspaper correspondent
 The annual report of the State : Reform school at Meriden, dwells a, some length on the "cottage system. which has passed the experiments stage, and is now regarded as a most useful feature in the reformation o those committed to the school Only about 15O of the 425 boys in the insti tuition are now cared for in the congre gate department in the main building