Putnam patriot., 1916-11-17
CONNECTICUT STATE BRIEFS

 master, died suddenly al his home ID Danbury of apoplexy. He was born in Danbury seyenty-four years ago.
 The extremely high price Of flour ought to be a challenge to the iarm- CTS of Connecticut to grow wheat themselves. Mrs Paul Bergen Of Lovely street. West Avon, raised an excellent crop north of her home. . averaged forty-five bushels to the acre ot first quality grain.
 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers held joint section meet ing at New London with an atten- dance of at least l BOO members, most of them coming from Worcester, Providence, Boston, New York and New Haven.
 Meriden's lone war munitions plant the factory of the New England Westinghouse Co.-continues to De the center of industrial attention ana interest increases now that the shop has begun turning out 100 rifles day and will steadily increase the output until .000 day is reached in filling the s60,000 900 contract with the Russian government. Other fac tories of the company sharing in this huge order are located at Springfield and chicopee, Mass.
 The Eastern Motors, Incorporated, capital $1 ,005, ,000, filed certificate o< incorporation with the secretary ot state at Hartford.
 Louis Goobi, of Derby, 13 years old, was drowned in Lake Housatonic when canoe in which he was pad. ding with his uncle Wilson Goobi, overturned The lad could not swim and was drowned. but the uncle man. aged to reach shore. The body was recovered.
 The schooner William k. Burnham, which Is a well known freighter Of lumber at New Haven, and which was owned in New Haven, has been sold and will leave New York for San Francisco. The Burnham will go via the Panama Canal and will be the first vessel owned. or formerly owned out of that port, to traverse the canal. The vessel will be employed on the Pacific Coast.
 Police Captain Thomas J. Dunn left an estate valued at s7,500. according to the will which was admitted to probate by Judge John L. Gilson in the probate court, New Haven. The entire estate is left to the widow, Mrs. Catherine Dunn. who is also named as executrix to serve without bonds.
 A large audience enjoyed the first open autumn meeting of the Hartford Musical Club at the Hartford School of Music.
 The receipts at the New Britain post office for the month of October were $1S.575.7s. according to the re- port prepared. In October of last year the receipts ere $14,S32.24. The net gain for October of this year owe; the same month last year was s3, 743.54
 The Norwich Falls Manufacturing entire force of GOO hands owing to a strike of weavers, who demansi ten per cent. increase in wages.
 Albert Stafford. eighty years old and widely known manufacturer of pickles. was killed at his home West. minister. by being dragged around the yard by an unruly colt. He was member of the Sons of the Ameri can Revolution and prominent In Re publican politics.
 The Polish people of Hartford showed their appreciation of the Pc fish Falcons by turning out In large numbers and taxing the seating ca. paeity of Parsons TheaEe to attend the exercises incident to the commem- oration of the fifth ann ersary of the founding in Hartford of the Polish Falcons Alliance. No. S0S.
 The Harris Express Company's warehouse at No. 4S1 Windsor ave. nue. Hartord. was entered by thieves The burglars stole thirty bags of flour in bags, valued at So a piece. and then broke into the barn and stole a horse and wagon to carry the swag away.
 Foot Guard, Hartford, general com. mittee and an invitation committee will be appointed for the governors inaugural ball. to be held January 3. It is expected that at least fifteen men will comprise a committee.
 A loss of about s7500 was caused by fire which destroyed the large frame slaughterhouse owned by Will. fam K. Rockwell and located in the Long Hill District of Windsor. The bailding was leased by Morris Later of Hartford
 The great number of automobile ac- cidents of late has attracted the atten- tion of the newspapers as we'll as of the coroners and 1t is safe 10 sey that the public stands ready to hacS any official who can do aught to lessen the deathrate.
 Twentytwo reclining chairs, heav- fly upholstered. arrived at the Wild. wood Sanitarium as 6 gift from s. 2. Poli. The patients were delighted with the gift
 At the special town meeting held in Mechanics Hall. Warehouse Point. it was voted to build good gravel road from the state road to the resi- dence of Thomas Hovey about a quar. ter of mile north of the state road. No appropriation was made for the building of the road any the matter was left with the selectmen. Ii is estimated that fl will cost anpraxf