Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-26
Brief State News

aueatuck.-Business is exception ally brisk in the rubber factories and more shoemakers are needed.
 New Haven.-Prof. and Mrs. Horace l.. Wells have closed their house and are in Old Lyme for the summer.
 standardization university has conferred the degree of IL. D. on At of the university.
 Thomaston.-Ol potatoes are sell ing at retail for 40 cents per peck; new potatoes at 50 cents per peck, and eggs at 30 cents per dozen.
 Rockville.-Harold Loomis, a cadet at West Point, is enjoying his first leave of absence for two years at the home of his mother. Mrs. c. H. Mer- rick.
 Danbury.-The officers and members of Hose company No. 1 of this city have received an invitation to take part in firemen's parade in Winsted on Sept. IS.
 Watertown.-At Taft school it was learned this week that the two miss ing hands on the town clock are in New York in the possession of two Taft boys and are being returned to the town
 Meridsn.-The new trap shooting equipment at the Highland Country club was practically completed last week and is ready for use. The new trap house is roomy and the traps can be worked rapidly.
 Orange.-While riding his motorcycle Deputy Judge Edwin A. Smith, clerk Of the town court of Orange, collided with an automobile and was thrown from his wheel in such a way as to fracture two of his toes.
 Greenwich. The Greenwich Gun club will hold shoot at Island Beach July 4. Entries have been received from Darien, Noroton, Stamford, Dan- bury, Bethel, Larchnont, Port Chester, New Haven and elsewhere.
 Bridgeport Collector of Taxes B. F. Cooney will soon start the work of collecting the back taxes due the city, of which there was $3o0,g00 unpaid on the books of the city, according to City Auditor Bernard Heating.
 Stanlford-The board of trade has appointed a committee to cooperate with committees from other cities to try to bring about the paving of the Connecticut turnpike between Bryan river and the city of New Haven.
 Winsted-The George L. Liley com pany is planning for the erection of d three-story brick block in Waterbury to replace the old wooden structure which formerly formed a part of the Turner & Seymour company's plant.
 Waterbury.-The price of beef has practically driven the business of the Spencer & Pierpont company to the wall. This came out in the superior court the other day when an applica- tion was made to sell the business at auction.
 iddletown.-Divisiop No. 1. A. O. H. of this city, has presented Rev. r. J. MoGivney, pastor of St. Francis church at South Farms, a life mem bership in the order, the first time that sueh an honor has been conferred on any resident of Connecticut.
 Portiand.-Frank G. Flood has been appointed state highway chemist by Commissioner Mcdonald. Mr. Flood Is a graduate of the Portland High school, class of 1907, and graduate of Wesleyan, class of 1911. He has also taken special course at Yale.
 ThompsonSiile. - Land owned by Patrick Manning, John Bostich, H. N. Brainard and others, located near the state line, is to be used as state game preserve. Nearly s60 acres have been secured by the Connecticut fish and game commission for the purpose
 oxford.-The new Roman Catholic church at Oxford, the gift to the people by the heirs of Judge Conan of New York, will be ready for dedication ir the course of a few weeks. The new mission will be under the parochial jurisdiction of Rev, Father George T Sinnott of NeWtOWn,
 New Britain.-An agent of the Ttal- ian government looking for recruits has been trying to arrange for the deportation of Frank Naples aged 19 the young man who Is employed as aT assistant in the city hall cleanihgruI department. Arrangements were made to deP6ft Naples, but he objected tf going back te seFys ih the army. He went to New Haven to see the Italian consui te try and prevent being sent back,
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