Putnam patriot., 1916-12-01
CONNECTICUT
STATE BRIEFS

A. NJ. Ford, formerly editor of a
newspaper at Dryden. died in New
Haven, while on q visit. He was So
years old.
Fire destroyed the Jordon Brothers
business block at Willimantie, hous-
ing number of concerns, including
the Willimantie Trust Co.. at a loss
of 100000
The Hartford Poultry Association in
which a number of poultry fanciers
are interested will hold their seventh
annual poultry show at Riverview on
December IA, Is and 10.
Michael Cody. ten years old, while
chasing a football at Stamford, ran
in front of an automobile operated by
| Otto Engelke. of Stamford, receiving
injuries from which he died an hour
later.
Giles H. Afford. Sc years old, bank
clerk, died in hospital at Wilma ntic
as result of injuries received when
he was struck by a piece of granite
at the dynamiting of the walls OF the
burned Jordan block.
Mary Elizabeth Giles Godfrey. wife
OF Mr.. Janothan Godfrey. who was
we'll known in society and active in
club and charitable circles, died sud
denly Of heart disease at her resi-
dence. the Oaks. Brooklawn Park.
Bridgeport.
Superintendent of Schools John w.
Kratzer, of East Hartford, has care
fully checked up the school census for
this year and finds the total to be
2.442 children between the ages OF 4
and l6 years. This total represents
An increase of "a over the figures of
year ago.
Darling across the street to pur-
chase some candy, Ruth Benziger, sew
On years old, was struck by an I'M
identified automobile at Wailingford
and instantly killed. The automobile
did not stop and continued its journey
northward.
Probation Officer Frank L. Buck
land, of East Hartford, is circulating
among the merchants and residents
of the center q petition addressed to
the board of seleetmen praying for
the appointment of an additional regu-
lar patrolman to do duty in the CEN
ter of the town.
The many friends of Thomas H.
Ward of Manchester. are congratu-
lating him on his success in passing
the necessary examinations which
qualified him for appointment as sec
ond lieutenant In the United States
army. Mr.. Ward took the examina-
tons last August and was one in over
one thousand who took the examina-
tion at that time.
Walter B. Lashar has brought about
consolidation OF two Bridgeport
hardware concerns, the lyon & Grum-
man company and the T. Hawley &
Co., Inc, in the formation of a new
corporation. the American Hardware
Company, capitalized for half mil
lion dollars.
Rev. e. Campion Acheson, Episeo-
pal suffragan of Connecticut, will bless
the new chapel and chaneel of Christ
Church, Stratford, Sunday, Dec II at
1915 O'Clock. He will be assisted by
Rev. c. c. Kennedy, rector. Follow
ing the blessing the rite of confirma-
ton will be administered.
Fred Lyon of the Milford Citizen,
the president OF the Connecticut Edi-
torial Association, at it's last meeting.
when the members were the guests
of Arthur S. Barnes of the Bristol
Press Publishing company. was ap-
pointed one of the committee to ar
range for a Get Together" meeting
for members and the ladies'. This
meeting will take the place of the
banquet in January. The association
accepted an invitation to meet at the
Connecticut Agricultural College at
Storrs in May.
George Barstom picked seventy-sev-
en- dandelion blossoms on a hill near
his home in Westminster. Rose Mil
lard. in the east end of the town.
picked fifteen and other collections of
the little golden flower are reported
for dandelions known to the oldest
residents.
Captain Philip Curtis, who recently
returned from the Mexican border
with the Connecticut troops, and
Cyprion LAGER, Jr.. chauffeur for Mrs.
Helen Hartley Jenkins. of New York.
were burned about the face in an ex.
plosion in a garage in Norfolk.
Official announcement is made OF
the adoption by the Yale Rowing As
ISOLATION of the course on the Housa-
tonic River, above Derby. for the
spring and autumn regattas. Negotia-
lions are under way with Princeton
and Cornell. the announcement says,
to establish the Housatonic River as
one of the courses for the yearly
triangular race between the three uni
versities.
Major John J. Mcmahon. one of the
most popular officers of the First Reg
iment, Connecticut National Guard.
has presented to the adjutant gener-
ais office, Hartford. his application
TO be placed on the retired list and
according to military procedure his APP
plication will be accepted and the
major will be placed on the retired
list
The Meriden high school, at the
suggestion OF Principal Francis L. Ba-
con. has adopted a new government
scheme Just like in municipal cleo
ton the pupils of the senior and junior
classes ballot for their presidents and
other officers and each elects com
mission to have control of all social
and other affairs Of their respective
classes.