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from the West Rutland, Mass, prison
camp, last June, is under arrest at
| Middletown.
Violation OF the safety appliance
Law is alleged in a suit brought by
the Government in the Federal Court
at Hartford, against the New Haven
Railroad.
The police Of Winsted are looking
for Joseph Cote, Winsted character,
who escaped from the county jail at
Litchfeld in an overcoat taken at the
Institution.
The prisoners at the state prison
in Wethersfeld had Sunday movies"
last week. The pictures were fur
nished by A. c. Morrison Of the Ma
jestic and the Princess theatres,
| Hartford.
The state civil service commission
will hold tests at state capitol Hart
| ford, Wednesday. Dec. q, at l o'clock,
to establish eligible lists for actuarial
clerks for state service. The test is
open to males and females.
A charge OF manslaughter against
Emil Ford, of Sound Beach, an auto
mobilist, for the death of John Ghard,
a child, at Sound Beach, was dismissed
at Greenwich. Tn this case the coroner
had found no criminal responsibility.
A conference Is to be held in Bridge
port soon between President John A.
Leonard Of the Fire board and Presi-
dent John C. Stanley, of the Police
board on plans for the combination
fire house and police station to be
erected at Fairfield avenue and King
street The building Is to be two
stories with basement and each de-
partment will occupy half of both
sides.
All the New Haven cigar manu-
facturers have gone up on their prices
and this has caused some of the local
dealers to make the ruling about five
and 10-cent straights. So far as could
be learned, New Haven is the only
city where the manufacturers as a
whole have raised the prices.
Mrs. Betsey NJ Parsons long iden-
tilted with the equal rights move
ment in Hartford, observed her 93rd
birthday anniversary, seeing her
friends who called at her home on
Windsor avenue and receiving many
gifts.
Meeting William White in the
street at New London, David Spar
row drew a revolver and fired five
shots at him, two of which took eff
feet The wounds are not dangerous,
It was said at the hospital. Sparrow
was arrested charged with assault
with intent to kill Both men are col
ored.
Preparations are being made by the
State Y. NJ. C. A. for sending dele
gates to Hartford Jan. Is, to a conven-
ton made UP OF leaders corps from
practically every city and town in Con
neeticut The convention will meet on
the afternoon and evening of that day
In the Hartford Y NJ c. A. building.
and supper Will be served there. The
principal speaker for the occasion will
be DR.. George J. Fisher, secretary of
physical work OF the international Y.
M. c. A
The charge OF manslaughter brought
against Roy w. Howard of Larch-
mont, whose automobile struck and
killed Frederick Reynolds at Green
witch on Nov. 70 was dismissed in
the boro court on recommendation
Of the prosecuting attorney. The
coroners OF Fairfield county and West
chester county, N Y, both of whom
investigated the death, exonerated him
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Final plans have been made by the
building committee for the construc-
ton Of the new Deep River Baptist
Church, which will replace the old
meeting house that has stood just
east OF the post office for over three
quarters of a century. The new
church will be built of grant in the
Gothic style of architecture. with
white stone trimmings The main
part of the church will seat about
400 people and the gallery nearly $50
more
The Crosby high school basketball
team of Waterbury defeated the
Bridgeport high school team in a one
side game in Bridgeport, by the score
of 43 to "a Crosby got off to an
early start and was never in danger
of defeat The visitors put up a won
derful exhibition OF foer work and
basket shooting.
1t was learned that the box OF dyna-
mite found under tree near the
Naugatuck division railroad tracks by
a number OF small boys who reported
was not stolen from the Hotchkiss
& Templeton Co as at first supposed
but was placed there by railroad men
who were surprised to find 1t gone
when they returned for it.
Michael ]. Claughsey was killed and
his daughters. Grace and Anna, and
a niece. Anna Claughsey, were serious
ly hurt when a New Haven express
train ran down a carriage OF which
they were occupants at a grade cross.
ing at New Britain.
On Christmas eve the golden wed.
ding of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Postol
and the silver wedding Of their son
aud daughter inlaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Postol of 400 Grand street, viii
be happily celebrated in Lyric Hall,
Bridgeport.
Another move was made in the
Wyckoff divorce case in the Superior
Court. Bridgeport. before Judge Ed.
win B. eager when Thomas NJ. Gull