Putnam patriot., 1913-11-21
PATIENTS AT
 GAYLORD FARM
Increase of Forty During Past Year, According to Report
ONE BOY GAINS g POUNDS
Not 3 Death at Institution During Twelve months-ehidren' Cottage Does Much Good-More Than
 1000 Have Been Treated.


 1000 Have Been Treated.
 Special Hartford CorrespondenceD
 artford.-Aecording 10 the annual report of the Anti-Tuberculosis Asso- eiation the number of patients at the Gaylord Farm in Wallingford increased during the year from 66 to 100.
 Upward of a thousand patients have been treated at the sanatorium since 1t was opened About two thirds of these are known to be liy- ing and more than half to be at work earning their own living or sup porting others or attending to house hold duties. The total earnings Of cured patients is upward Of a million dollars, whereas the total investment in Gaylord Farm has been less than half q million.
 The death rate from tuberculosis in the State in 1902 was 142 per 10000 of population. while in 1912 1t was only 119 The statistics of the insti. tuition for the last year show that 275 patients have been treated. Ninety three of these patients were still at the sanatorium under treatment May l, leaving 1S3 patients who have left the institution during the year. There were no deaths in the institution dur ing the past year.
 The new childreu's cottage has done much good and the gain in the weight of the children has been phe- nomenaI One boy of il gained 3e pounds in four and a half months.
 The receipts for the past year were s76.O00. of which about half were general contributions, the other half being from the State. Of this the expenditures for maintaining the institution were $40.000, for running the farm S9,000 and for new eonstrue- ton sllo00.
 Prof Irving Fisher the recording secretary of the association, says that the present great needs Of Gaylord Farm sanatorium are an open air childrens playhouse two double cot tages for farm hands, so that the farm may not be dependent on migra tory labor, and all X=ray apparatus and laboratory.
 Shot At By Two Bandits.
 Dr. William r. Verdi, Il member Of Governor Baldwins stal had mar row escape from being murdered by bandits on a lonely stretch on the New Haven turnpike between Durham end Northford late at night when he was returning in his automobile from Middletown.
 The doctor was driving his ear slow ly, when suddenly two men. one of them negro, jumped out into the road and, pointing reyolyers at him, ordered him to stop. Instead eff obey dBg their commands, pr. Verdi put on fnl power and rushed through shower of bullets four of which took effect on his car but dld not hit him.
 Boy as Good as a Bird.
 The pupils of the Daleyille School have entered with great zeal upon crusade against the tent caterpillar under the Connecticut Agricultural College contest On November 800 egg clusters were brought in. Will liam Kleeak holds the highest indi- vidual score, 663 masses. Al an aver age of 250 eggs to the mass this means that this active lad has already destroyed 1857 embryo caterpillars
 This statement gives an Idea of the great need for such an effort. With men licensed to kill the birds, the State can well afford to pay a prize of S25 to the child who has the best record for fulfilling the birds natural mission
 Appointments by Milan.
 The following official appointments are announced by Bishop John l. Milan. of the diocese of Hartford. Roman Catholic
 The Rev. John Augustine sullivan, from St Thomas seminary, Hartford, to St. Mary's church. t.akeyiile (as. sist8n0. he Rev Michael J Regan, from Assumption church, Ansouia, to Immaculate Conception church, Hart ford (assistau0; the Rev Thomas l, brennan. Dn. from St Joseph's 8 church. South Norwalk. to Biblical Institute. Rome (studenD; the Rev. Michael j. Lynch, from St Mary's church. Lakevile, to St Joseph 8 church, South Norwalk (assistanD; the Rev. John H. Anderson, from In. maculate Conception church, Hart- ford, 10 St. Thomas Seminary pro- fessorl.
 Baby Drank Disinteetant.
 The IS months old son of Mir and Mrs. John R. Higby of Burnside drank nearly all the contents of a bottle of lysol. disinfectant. and was taken to local hospital. It was said his condition was critical.
 New Road 10 Hartford.
 City Engineer Frank H. Oldershaw, of New Britain. nas completed sur vey of the new road to Hartford. He will start the work of construction on the new roadway from East street, this side of Pratt's station, and join ing the Newington road beyond the Clayton railroad crossing. This would eliminate two dangerous grade cross ings. The automobillsts are heartily an favor of such plan, which was originally proposed at the time the effort was made to have the Smalley street crossing protected by gates.