Putnam patriot., 1916-06-16
Connecticut State Briefs

Manchester free library vii not be open sunday afternoons or evenings during the summer mouths.
 The manufacturers of Meriden have decided 90 pay their employees during ths lime that those who are members Of the military companies are ia camp
 Including the press, complimentary and actual sales the Yale ticket de- partmeHt disposed Of 17. 900 tickets for the German opera ID the Yale Bowl.
 The Chamber os Commerce held meeting to devise some sc@ene for housing tue surplus population Of Bridgeport. 4 number of plans have been proposed
 Among Connecticut students elected to the Yale University Society of Book and Bond, t is announced. are Myron C. Reed of Bristol and L. F. Scott Of Union City.
 Beardsly Park. Bridgeport. will have an attractive feature added 10 II. in the Anne Hathaway cottage and Shakespeare garden, planned and dO- hated by the Bridgeport Art League.
 The New Haven railroad to better handle it's investigation Of automatic train control. has appointed F. II. Nicholson assistant engineer. and MT Nicholson will devote his whole time to this important subject
 J. H. Clarkin, owner of the Hartford Eastern league team, announced the purchase Of William Zimmerman. an outfelder. from the Brooklyn Nation His and the release of Outdelder Briggs
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- eHi Fire Chiefs Club will be held in Tbompsonvle, in August the day of the opening of the annual cUnvsn- ti8u of tue State Firemen's associa- tfsn
 The annual spring meeting of Che Connecticut Fire Chiefs club was bali n he central fire station in Stamford, upon invitation Of eHief Harry H. Parker of fAe Stamford fire depart mHuz.
 4 rlf Of s54009 from Mrs John T. Manson. of New Haven fo eaJa# tae Helen II P. Manson char of EaElsn Bible and College pas crate q La fsyette college was announced by Dr. John II Mecraeken
 The Waldngford group of tbe h. teInad1Hal Silver Company is going al top speed With lun complemenfs Of hands and new ones coming ia the near future judging by the increases n business.
 The project for a big state suffrage parade 10 be held in New Haven at the time of the Republican state con yention was discussed at the largely attended New Haven County Suffrage convention
 William Gordon Fellowes of Tuxedo. widely known in club circles in New York, Is dead at Greenwich. al the home of his cousin E. P Cronkhite. following a brief illness. He was in his fftyseyenth year.
 Chief of Police Garrett j. Farrell Of Hartford, was elected fourth vice president of the International Asso- citation of Chiefs of Police al the closing session of the twenty-third annual convention held in the Robert I
 With d view 10 creating al Bridge port. recreation commission. as rec commended by the vice commission. a resolution, calling for the appointment of committee 10 survey the situa- ton will be introduced at the next meeting of the board of aldermen
 Dedication Of an Indian memorial In I1h of the features of the celebration Of the 275th anniversary of the founding Of Stamford The monument was pre- scented by OnaX tribe. Improved Order Of Red Men
 June continues 10 prove an unusu- ally light month for building permits iii New Haven. whether because of the difficulties in building trades cir. eles or because Of other reasons and another week has passed Wjth no large permits issued
 Waher Seldler. l6 years old. of Hartford is under arrest at Bridge port charged with she theft af ahoat Sa0 from the cash drawer of a local shoe store, Saturday evening He had been hired there as clerk that same day.
 Work Will De started about July I. on the new bank buildings to he erected for the Torrington National bank It will be huilt of brick wI5h granite base and marble and terra cotta trimmings. and will be 45N75 feet one story high
 Seven more building contractors Of New Haven signed the agreement with the carpenters union hy which the men are granted an increase of forty cents per day As the result of this action about 60 more men have gone back 10 work
 The receipts for the New Haven town clerks office for May for re- cording deeds were SI,1l6. and the fees fer registering dogs brought the total receipts 10 s2.S4460. for May 1915. the receipts from deeds were ST e04 l5. and the grand total g 2S5.4o With Meriden shops booming to an extent that even some not making war | supplies. notably the Charles Parker Company have started night shifts. ex- ceptionally prosperous conditions in the neighhoring manufacturing com munity of wallingford are likewise re- goarlea with much interest through out this section
 
 NO GERMAN MEAT FOR WEEKS. New Food Dictator Puts Entire Elm rire nn NnnrtahIe Diet