Connecticut western news., 1910-05-05
NEWS ABOUT THE. STATE
Personals and Other Items of Interest
 Clipped from Exchanges.

The Fremont 6 Dayton Veteran As soclation will have dinner on the afternoon of Thursday, May 19, at Grand Army Hall, Hartford.
 members at the club, and those expect ing to attend are requested to notify Charles G. Stone, the secretary, on or or before May 2.
 June 10 has been fixed upon as the date of the 14th annual meeting of the Litchfeld' County University club, which will be held as usual at White house, Norfolk.
 The river and harbor bill as it passed the senate includes appropriations amounting to $419, ,5OO for Connecticut rivers and harbors, $2O,UO0 of which is for the Housatonic river.
 The Seth Thomas Clock Go. has made a monster clock for the U. s. govern ment. It has four 12 1-s foot dials. It will be placed in the tower of the cus- tom house at New Berne, N. 0.
 President Taft Friday sent to the
 
 Smith to be postmaster at Garfield, The appointment was made upon the recommendation of Representative Hill.
 Under the direction of Internal Revenue Collector Eaton, 1,436 cigars were destroyed in Hartford one day last week. They were in unstamped boxes during the recent fire at the Soby cigar factory, and were deemed unfit for use.
 Governor Frank B. Weeks has re- appointed Leonard J. NIckerson of West Cornwall and John A. Stoughton of East Hartford to be prosecuting of ficers of the Connecticut Humane so- ciety for the term of two years from April 24
 The Connecticut agricultural ex- pertinent station will begin a campaign against the gypsy moths which at this time of the year are hatching. In the course of their search extending over several years, between 5000 and 9,C00 nests of the moths have been found and destroyed.
 The baseball fans of Middletown are now wearing a happy smile. for '"Tommy'* Ramon of former state league fame, has been signed to act as captain. manager of the local team in the Connecticut Baseball Association, alias the Trolley League"
 At special town meeting held in South Windsor it was voted to appropriate $1O,O0O for bridge across the Scantic River at point conforming to the trolley line. The selectmen were instructed to obtain plans and estimates and report to the town at meeting to be held next week.
 The Berlin Agricultural society has decided to issue agricultural bulletins during the summer months; beginning the first of May. The first bulletin will include departments of vegetables fruit and agricultural products. These bulletins will be mailed to farmers in all parts of the state.
 The annual meeting of the Connec- ticut Society, Sons of the American Revolution, for the election of officers and other business will be held in the Hartford Club at noon on Tuesday, May 10, and will be preceded by a i meeting of the board of managers at l 11.15 o'clock. Arrangements have been made for a table d'hote lunch for the
 A fifteen-mile Marathon team race will take place at the Hanover Park baseball field in Meriden on Memorial Day under the auspices of the Dublin Baseball Club: The meet is to be sanc- tioned by the A. A. U. The awards will be; First diamond rings; second, gold watches; third, medal watch fobs. The next seven teams that finish will get medals. H. J. Barrow is manager of the Dublins.
 The residue of the estate of Mrs. Margaret Austin of Bridgeport, valued at between $25, ,000 and $50, ,00O, is left by her will to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows for the purchase of a site and construction of home within five miles of New Haven for the widows and orphans of Odd Fellows who were in good standing at the time of death, If the grand lodge does not accept the gift i'll this form the money is to go to the Odd Fellows home at Groton.
 Litchfeld people are promised three concerts this summer, each of a distinct and senarate nature The Woodruff concert will come, as usual, the last of August On the evening of June 8, the Glee and Banjo club of the Gun. nery, Washington, will be at the Litch- field clubhouse and later that month l vocal and instrumental concert will be given under the auspices of the choir of the Congregational church, in that edifce.
 The railroad commissioners pava