The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-04
SOUTHINGTON

Special Journal Courier News ServiceD
 Southington, Oct S-John Mates was
 before Judge T. F. WeIch this afternoon
 charged with breach of the peace He
 was arrested by Officer James McCabe
 upon complaint of his aged father
 Mates Is subject to epileptic fits, and
 heis very violent at times. His moth-
 CT and father are in great fear of him
 on account of his past actions Tues
 day night he abused his father to m
 unbearable point and finished his abuse by going to the cellar and bringing
 an axe. He hourlshed this about the house, threatening to kill both father and mother He Is of an ugly and mean disposition and many complaints have been entered against him at the of- flee of the prosecuting attorney for his abusive language, and many other of- lenses, button account of his condition nothing was ever done He takes fits on an average of once a day and after each fit he is very ugly. The author l ities tried hard to-day to have him placed in one of the state institutions | but there was none Do suit his case. so he was given a hearing. Both Judge Welch and Prosecuting Attorney Brown gave, him lecture and gave him warn- l iIlk IO lGdNG HIS AOlt6 bClpI6 odLuT- day night or he would be sent to jail Last nights was the largest repub- 1 Ilican caucus held here in years. The caucus placed Charles Hobart In the chair, and Edwin G. Lewis was made clerk. Attorney General Holcomb made | a motion. and 1t was carried. that only
 the contested offices should be voted upon by ballot. The ticket: Town clerk and treasurer-Edwin G. | Lewis.
 First selectman-A. M. Lewis. Second selectnan-Charles Beckley. | Assessors-Edwin P. Hitchkiss Lu- man Andrews
 Board of relief-Martin w. Frisbie, George r, Smith.
 onstables-Charles W. Dutton. Jas. McCabe Charles Tolles, William Tolles.
 Tax collector-Total vote. 150; T. E. | Welch, S9. and nominated. | Registrar--Bous O, Shepard. Auditor-Edwin P. Hitchkss. School committee-Edwin N. Walk 1 ley, Willard Gould.
 Library committee-L. V. Walkley, Charles Perciani. NJ. w. Frisbie. Free Warden-J. F. Pratt. Town republican committee was em- powered to fill any vacancies,
 The democratic party in town has caused their platform to be published
 in the local paper,
 Tax Collector Brown has to date col 1 leeted $S1, ,976,50, which Is record | breaker, exceeding all previous years. He has but nine poll and military tax l delinquents of the 1905 list to collect | from which is undoubtedly a credita-
 ble showing for his limited time in of- l fee,
 l There was a meeting of the Lewis High School Athletic association, and
 more attention is to be given to the ath- llethics in which girls are concerned. l The girls basketball team is to play 1 the different high schools of the state The association voted an appropriation of $10 for necessaries for opening prac- l tice of the girls team.
 l The conductors and motormen of the rod now wear numbers on their caps This innovation began to-day and the numbers are those of the Connecticut company.
 | Trassoco and his band will give a band concert on the green tomorrow i evening.
 A son has been born to MT. and Mrs. 1 James Nolan of West street,