Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-03
BRIEF STATE NEWS

MiddIetown-The establishment of a farm bureau in Middlesex county seems a certainty.
 Portland.-Trinity Foot Guards will meet this CMonday) evening for prac- tice drill for the Memorial day parade. East BerIin.-Most of the brickyards have now completed pumping out their pits and have commenced making brick.
 Saybrook.-Frederick Falk, engine house foreman, Saybrook Point, who has been i'll at his home the last few weeks, has reported for duty.
 Deep River-Judge Edward Garfield Burke was reelected president of the Deep River High School Alumni asso- ciation at he annual meeting.
 TariffviIIe.-The Pennington Valley Radio club is to hold an exhibition Monday evening, May 10, in the radio rooms at the Simsbury High school. ockVilIe.-Commande Samuel K Ellis of Burpee post, G. A. R., has Se- cured the Hon. Augustine Lonergan of Hartford to deliver the Memorial day address. 4S aas,s-s / Ivoryton.-Con O'Regan of North
 
 looked better than they do this season. The crop was planted somewhat earlier than usual.
 Hartford.-The total of Hartford S grand list as of October, 1914, as made up by the assessors, amounts to $110,- 30,274, compared with total of $10S,- 339,65S a year ago, a gain of approxi- mately S2,400,000.
 Stratford.-An ordinance was adopt ed recently by the town which com pels procuring a license for dances in the town, unless they are conducted by church, lodge, fraternal organization oT bona fde club.
 Waterbury.-At the outing of the park committee it was decided to place gray squirrels on the green; the num- Der was not determined upon, but it will be at least 20 to begin with. The city will provide for the squirrels.
 Suffield.-At the meeting of the Sci ntific association recently Mrs. Carl ,. Schlecht presented the society's mu- cum hornets nest as big as half )ushel basket which she had found langing on a laurel tree near home. -Winchell Smith, the playwright, has purchased Deacon Henry W. Barbour's place of eight acres in Pennington from Deacon Bar bour's widow and daughter, Miss Anna I. Barbour. The price paid is said to be about S15,000.
 Sherman.-Invitation have been is- sued by MT. and Mrs. Charles A. In- sersoll to the 50th anniversary of their marriage. which will be celebrated at alley farm, Judd's Bridge, Thursday. May 6. MT. and Mrs. IngersoI are ooth natives of Sherman township.  Norwalk.-William H. Knapp, sur lying partner of the Knapp Box com any of Norwalk, filed a petition in iankruptcy in the United States dis rtct court at Hartford Saturday, hpwing liabilities of S1O,57514 and as- cts of S2, 2,355.71 The deceased partner Eas Edward F. Knapp.
 Danbury.-A new set of rules gov. ming the members of the police de- artment in regard to the giving out f information to individuals or the ewspapers relative to the doings of ce station Saturday morning for the uidance of the officers and patrol len.
 Middletown.-A verdict to recover 100 damages was awarded former Iayor John L. Fisk by a jury in the Iperior court last week in his suit gainst George A. Sayres of Water jlle. Mir. Fisk said that MT. Sayres i'd him an automobile which he laranteed to be free from all defects 1t which later proved to be other ise.
 5rideePort-lThe Bridgeport Pro- ctile company has awarded a con- act for the erection of new buildings
 a local company. The contract ice is kept secret, but it is under pod that the new buildings, mechan- al equipment and the six acres ot nd in Union avenue where the Splant
 to be located will represent an out y of $1,000,oo UnionviIle-Construct men from 1iyoke are busy at the plant of the lerican Writing Paper company an6 capacity of the mill for turning out
 different brands of writing paper
 be considerably increased. The
 pany is manufacturing higt dlity of paper which will be used
 the Chinese government for lega
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