The Newtown bee., 1901-11-29
LITCHFIELD COUNTY
WOODBURr.

WOODBURT.
 MOTIVE POWER FOR LINE BETWEEN
 HOTCHKIsSVILLE AND SOUTHBURY. ed into prominence yesterday by req son of bank robbery, will probably have the honor of being the home of the first automobile country stage line in Connecticut, if not in New England, and the country at large The Woodbury Mobile Transit corpo- ration has filed a certificate of incor- porati in the office of the secretary of state. Its objects as legally stated are ''To convey persons and property for hire in stages or others vehicles propelled by electricity, steam, gaso- line or other motive power" Its capi- tai stock is 5000, divided into 100 shares, each of the par value of $50. The stock is fully paid in. The in- corporators are Arthur D. Warner, Horace D. Curtis Edward s. Boyd, Floyd Hitchcock and w. c. Dinsley. All are residents of WOodbury and are we'll known in Waterbury. The full organization of the company has not been completed. It is stated that Horace D. Curtis will undoubtedly be chosen president and Edward s. Boyd, secretary.
 Woodbury is about five miles from the nearest railroad station, which is the Pomperaug Valley station, in the village of Southbury, on the line of the Highland division. Heretofore all communication by public conveyance has been by the oldtime stage line, making two or three trips daily. In addition to Woodbury, the village of Hotchkissville is also served by the same line and it's people depend on Pomperaug Valley station for railroad facilities. The progressive business men of WOOdbury decided that it was time to break loose from old-style methods of transportation and from stage-coach days, and, as they could not bring the railroad to them, to fur nish a rapid means of conveyance be | tween their section of the country and the railroad. Hence the Mobile Tran sit corporation.
 The corporation has already ordered two automobile stages, using steam for motive power, from the Mobile Manufacturing Company of America. These will be large enough to accom- modate the increased traffic which it is believed will result from the institu- tiOn of the new line. The company furnishing the vehicles is under con tract to deliver them some time in February, and the new line is expected to be in perfect running order by March l.
 l The regular run will be from Hotch- kissville, which is two and one-halt miles north of Woodbury, to Wood bury, to Southbury, to Pomperaug Valley station. This will make sin. gle trip of seven and one-half miles and round trip of fifteen miles, not counting side trips to be made for the accommodation of passengers. Six round trips will be made each week day, connecting with every train stop. ping at Pomperaug Valley. This number is liable to be increased under the spring and summer arrangement of trains.
 The road to be traversed is of the common country variety but is fairly level. No steep hills are to be en. countered and the new corporation is confident that it's automobile stages will have no difficulty in making quick time. The road is claimed to be the best in Litchtield county. The corpo. ration expects that within a year Ol two after the stages begin running the road will be macadamized for the entire distance between HOtchkiss- vile and Southbury.
 It is anticipate ted that much benefit will accrue to the country included in the circuit through the establishment of this stage line.
 It is Surmised that the Woodbury Savings bank may have been selected for attack by cracksmen "Wednesday morning on account of an announce ment made recently that a deposit of