Connecticut western news., 1889-01-09

Haven and Derby, $64. .635; New Lon don Northern, $212. .O55; New York and New England, $l,34s,7 ,762; New York. New Haven and Hartford, S2, 297, 236; New York, Providence anl Boston, $339, ,545; Shepaug, S13. 699 South Manchester, loss.
 The Home Department of the Sun day school of East Canaan, Conn.,. which was begun last January, has enrolled one hundred and thirty six members Of these only twelve have withdrawn. Of the whole number only six have ever been on the roll of the main department. The pastor says, II value the plan very much, not only as an end in itself, but as means in other kinds of efforts for the people.
 Religious Herald.
 Prominent Bridgeport citizens talk of forming an organization for the purpose of creating State exposition and far company, with headquarters i'll Bridge. port. to give yearly display of the progress in science. art, mechanics and horticulture in Connecticut or western New England. It is proposed to purchase land sufficient to build mile track and erect immense buildings, the first show to be opened September l. 1889, and to continue for one month, devotiug one week each to special attractions.
 It's too common thing to hear pen- pie speak of Connecticut as essentially a manufacturing state. The fact k, however the census of 1880 shows that Hartford county was the fourth county in the country in the value of her agricultural products, and that the last session of the national Grange our report shows that we have a greater percentage of patrons than any other state in the Union, and also that our percentage of gain the last year was greater than any other state. Who says Connecticut has lost her interest in agriculture - Couraut. !
 Editor Alfred B. Burr, of the Hart ford Times, commemorated fifty years of service on that paper on Tuesday of last week. He was presented with a double-welled gold inkstand, and a handsome revolving office chair by the employees in the various departments of the paper, as testimo, ial of their friendship and esteem. The Times ot Tuesday evening, January 1st, con- talned an interesting reVlew of his experiences, and he says that only four firms are now in Hartford If all that were there fifty years ago, and that the management of every corporation has changed.
 The Danbury Press says: "Prof. Taintor, of Stratford, after years of experiment., has at last perfected hi> graphophone, and the instruments art, being manufactured in Bridgeport. The results produced by the wonderful achievement are extraordinary. The other day several singers visited the factory and sang into the machine Every note, every quiver and every triIl was produced as distinctly as they originally were. It IS predicted that the graphophone will be of great use to business men. not only for transmitting information and directions, but for per. manently recording the same"
 The Newtown Bee, with characteristic enterprise. last Friday published 8 16 column supplement to it's regular issue of that date. Eight columns of the supplement are occupied with a description of the Housatonic railroad system, and sketch of Col Stevenson and his corps of assistants, including a sketch of every conductor on the line. The chapter on "The Housatonic's Early Days" is an interesting historical review. A map of Shelton and part o1 Birmingham, as we'll as picture of the
 massive dam across the Housatoni< river at that place are given. The supplement contains fund of interest. ing information. It also contains 2 l picture of the New Haven & Derby | depot at New Haven, and a picture anG sketch of Geo Westinghouse, who invented the air brake and 1000 other useful devices.
 The Hartford Record says: "The incoming Legislature will have an ex ceedingly lively grist to grind We have already noticed the proposed increase of stock of the Consolidated road to g point beyond what seemingly can be needed for double tracking purposes the scheme of the Housatonic road t.. parallel the old road from Norwalk te New Haven the proposition to create a Naugatuck' county; the proposition to consolidate all the Norwalks, and old Farmington's proposition for divorce from Unionville. Tn addition to all these, which are probably fighting mat | ters, the chamber of commerce of New Haven recently served notice on New Haven city of an intention to have the town of New Haven and the city O. New Haven consolidated into one. The Legislature certainly has lively times il store.''
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