New Britain herald., 1914-05-27
PlainVille News DEFLET WAS DROWNED / WHILE ON VACATION Body Found in River IdtntId'd as
 That Of WOodchoppeT.
 PROBABLY FELL FROM BRIDGE

Recognize Scar on Hand.-Death
 Probably Due to Accident.-Mixing
 Amiesitc For East Main Street.
 Positive Identification of the body found Saturday in the Pequabuck riv- CT was made thissmorning by H. c. Thompson of this place, and T.. H. Woodford of Unionville, who after making a visit to the vault in West cemetery told Medical Examiner 1< c. Wright that 1t was undoubtedfys that of Louis Defiet, French wood-S chopper, who at various times shad been in their employ. While>. the body was badly decomposed both MT. Thompson and. MT. Woodford were willing to identify 1t as that of Defet from a scar on the hand.
 Efforts will be made to get into communication with the dead mans brother, who lives in Simsbury, be-. fore the remains are buried. Deficit was about fifty years old and was single. He was steady in his habits and through industry and thrift had managed to save some money, which is on deposit in the Pennington Saw ings bank.
 Defet left Mir. woodford's place in Unionville five weeks ago after tell ing his employer that he intended to take a weeks vacation. When he failed to return at the expiration of that period, MT. Woodford was sone- what surprised but gave the matter but little thought as he believed it possible that he had secured employ ment elsewhere and had failed to notify him. -..a 't s.
 A money order bearing the num- ber 10,939 was the clue that resulted in identification. Dr. Wright traced the order. to Avon, where it was is- sued nearly a year ago and an exam ination of the books at the post office revealed. the name of Defiet as the sender. MT. Woodford was communi- cated Witha and he came here this morning.. witR ythe- medical examiner to view the femains. The dead man had worked for him for four years and al one time was in the employ of H. c. Thonipepn.
 Stories told byA MT. Woodford add sstrength to> the Aaaeory that the man lost his life by falling from the 7"Spile" bridge. sDefetr had friends working in the woods near the Farm ington town line and as he was on a. vacation, there Is a belief that he was on his way to visit them when he accidentally fell from the bridge spanning the river. The body 'was found a considerable distancs from the bridge. but itis thougrt likely that it was carried with Ae stream until 1t became entanglsf in some bushes. v
 Starr on Pavep1ent.
 The Connecticut and Rhode Is- land company of Mgriden, which has the contract for the laying of amie- site pavement on West Main street had it's mixing machinery set up yes erday near White Oak and this morn ing preparation of the material to be used on the highway was begun. The mixing plant was placed at White Oak in order that it will be neces- sary to make but short haul of the crushed stone to be used in setting the pavemeuE ready. a< The company has five weeks in which to Complete the work accord |3ng to the terms of the contract. The anaiesite swill be laid on the entire street fyom railroad crossing to rail- ] road crossing, with the exception of section on Central Square where brick blocks are to be used
 The company has to guarantee the pavement for five years .
 Selectman Johnson is greatly dis appointed In the failure of the prop erty owners to arrange for placing l curbing on both sides of the street which is to be paved Some of the taxpayers were agreeable to making the improvements providing 1t would be continued from one end of the street to the other, but the action l of some of the others who were averse to bearing the expense will probably