Putnam patriot., 1916-04-07
NEWS In BRIEF


20 Hartford
vote Of stockholders Of the Suf-
field Agricultural society was gnani-
mossiy in favor Of the directors rec
emmendation that the property Of the
society be sold 10 clear up the in
debtedness.
Charles soby Of Hartford. owner Of
the business block in Sualeid bearing
his name. which was destroyed by
IRE February 20. has sent the village
q check for $50 20 chow lis apprecia
ton Of the work Of the town dremen.
John Il. Champion. Connecticut 81
qerintendent of fish and game. said
mat tae swollen condition Of the
brooks and streams vas making trout
fishing al present very difficult This
vas particularly true Of tae southern
para Of the state
The most successful trout fishing 50
far has been In Meriden
Superintendent Champion declares
he would be surprised Il tbe trout
fishing this year should not prove sat.
fsfaetory.
Tax Collector Hemingway, Of Plain
vile. sent ont fifteen hundred notices
20 persons liable for town and per.
senai tax
The Russell Manufacturing com
pany. M1ddlet6wn. paid a dividend
80 is employees equal 70 10 per cent.
81 the wages each had earned since
January The dividend distributed
Is In excess OF see .0o0.
tn Mlddleheld post Office has BEEN
removed fram the home OF Sir and
Asrs #. RI Tucker. al the center
where f has been for fifteen years.
Il Is now in the jenkins house and
Mics Edna Jenkins is the new post
mistress.
The store Of Alfred II. Fuller Of
Hampton Hill, who is also the post
master there. IS closed as the result
Of an attachment placed thereon in
civil suit brought b. William Kennedy
Of New York city against Mr. Fuller
in the sum Of 10000 Mr.. Kennedy
sues for alienation Of the affections
OF his wife
The state Y. NJ. G. A. track meet
viii be held this year at Waterbury
or Bridgeport.
Patriotic Instructor John L. SAKE.
Of Waterbury. and Henry ]. seeley oil
Bridgeport are candidates fer depart
ment commander Of the G. A. r
Governor Marcus IT. Halcomb visit.
ga the Bristol lodge OF Elks when the
annual installation Of officers was held.
Civil War veterans viii assemble
In Guilford. April Il and - for the
forty-nlnth annual encampment OF the
department Of Connecticut. Grand
Army Of the Republic.
Manager Gillett OF the Poll baseball
team is arranging games for the com
ing season with some Of the best
teams 10 the New England states
The Hartford Board OF Market Gar
aeners collected nearly $4,000 last
year from the gardeners and buck
sters for the use Of the ground on
the boulevard according to President
G J. Cannon.
One OF the most progressive gun
clubs in Connecticut Is he Housa
tonic Rod and Gan Club, Of STRAIT
ford. II has in0 members and con
ducts tournaments every two weeks
the year round
The first move for securing for New
Haven a sewage disposal plant and
sewage system that will eliminate the
pollution OF the New Haven harbor
vas begun By the board Of alder
men.
The Meriden hospital. the Y. w. c.
A. city Mission and other local tnsti-
buttons receive from 81 coo TO $4,000
under the will OF Mrs. II. II. Chaplin
aud state Universalist and charitable
ffate organizations receive from $500
10 $4,000
Despite the efforts OF bucket hri.
gade that formed in almost record
time. the old Samuel Benham house,
about one and one hair miles north.
east OF Burlington center, was de.
stroyed by fire.
William II Hall, OF Wilmington, was
elected state central committeeman at
The s5th senatorial district republican
convention at Rockville
Anthony Peek. one Of the leading
physieians ia the state. died at Nor
wick from nervous exhaustion follow
ing grip and pneumonia. He was IN
his 67th year. and member OF the
original STAFF OF the Backus hospital
Mrs. {. e. HHl so years old. was
fatally burned at her home az Nor
wich. Her garments took FIRE from
burning rubbish.
Railroad lahorers employed at Old
saybrook BY the New York. New
x4s,s.., tai1raqd struck for an increase
I'm wages About 100 are out,
The farmers OF Hamdea got their
start In the way ot planting, peas
being placed ip the ground Prepa
ratlons for the planting OF other earls
crops are under way
William P. Bailey was reelected
stale central committeeman by tbs
2sth district senatorial republican
convention at nanbury
The New Haven Board o. Aldermen
PASSED the report Of the bureau o.
compensation allowing damages o.
Saa g0i rs to The New Haven rad ans
s. 500 10 the New England Steamship
company IN connection with the chan
ges IN the grade for the new ives
approach to the proposed Tomliasof
bridge.
The receipts Of Town Clerk Joseph
schultz Office. Bridgeport, during the
fiscal year jast closed showed an IN
crease OF Ss.422fS.
$50 rss. a fsgH f4,fH