Connecticut western news., 1916-09-14

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 Albert Goodrich. the newly appointed postmaster of Berlin. has assumed his duties.
 Most of the Judds Bridge farmers are through having and are busy har vestng the tobacco crop.
 The Southern New England Tele- phone company is erecting new poles all along the main road in Southport.
 Sunday schools of both Baptist and Episcopal churches will be discOntih ucd until further notice in Tariffville.
 According to the records of the state board of health, there are now 5G3 cases of infantile paralysis in the state
 Alexander Sidney Lynch of West Ha- ven has been appointed state organizer by the Democratic state central com mittee.
 Cromwell was well represented at the Connecticut fair in Hartford. Res. idents from other nearby towns were present.
 While many Windsor tobacco grow. erG lave their crops about harvested, still others have large quantities to be cared for.
 One of the features of the Berlin state fair at Berlin, which Is being held every day and night this week, Is the cattle show.
 The freight station at Dayville was burned. with several carloads of in coming and outgoing freight. The loss was placed at 5000.
 Paralysis seemed to be on the wane in Windsor, and Health Officer Dr. Howard F. King reports the condition of those ill as much improved.
 The opening of Trinity college at Hartford has been delayed to Sept. 2S, q week later than usual, on account of the infantile paralysis epidemic.
 Scout officials throughout Connecti- cut are preparing for the annual con- ventiOn of boy scouts, which will occur at Hanover park, Meriden, Sept. 30.
 The little daughter of Frank E. Healy, speaker at the general assem- bly, was taken i'll with infantile paral- ysis at her home in Windsor Locks.
 About forty delegates attended the quarterly meeting of the State Grad uate Nurses association in New Brit ain. Interesting addresses were made
 The Democrats of the town of Orange have held their caucus for the election of delegates to the state, senatorial. congressional and probate conventions.
 Ebcnezer J. Hill of Norwalk was re- nominated as Republican candidate for WlSlCSS HUH tue T OIlLlu al district at the convention just held in that city.
 The ThOmpsonville Fair association is considering arrangements for the second annual fair and industrial ex- hibition to be held at Thompsonville Sept. 23 dnd 30.
 Quite a number of people from the North BranfOrd grange attended the meeting of New Haven county Pomo ma grange, held with North Haven grange recently.
 Mrs. B. E. Allen of Newton has in her garden one of the finest collections of asters to be found anywhere. The many handsome large blossoms have been generally admired.
 The report of the StratfOrd town court for the month of August shows that there were seven cases tried dur ing the month, and $47.10 was turned over to the town treasurer.
 P. J. Johnson & Son, who are among the largest tobacco growers in the Judds Bridge section of the state have sold their nine acre crop to William Richmond at fancy price.
 Dr. Timothy Dwight, former head of Yale university, who died several months ago, left an estate of $367, ,42O. according to the inventory filed in the probate court in New Haven.
 Consumers of ice in Hartford are re lieved to learn that the local dealers have not decided to raise the price notwithstanding the advance made by Waterbury and Bridgeport dealers.
 The state police were in Plainville cndeavoring to apprehend culprits who burglarized the home of w. s. Eaton Other reports of robbery were received which resulted in a visit by the state nnljrn