Putnam patriot., 1916-09-01
CONNECTICUT
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 William J. Larkin. sr.. secretary of the Waterbury Clock Company. IS being hailed as "our next senator from the Fifteenth 9
 The Sheffield Scientific School has sold to Yale University a large tract Of land ln Whitney avenue, New Haven, vslued al S75000
 The WilHmaade Lodge of Elks held it's annual cIambake at Holbraok Field and about 400 Elks from that section of the state attended the festivities.
 M.ddIetowu is rapidly becoming a fav5rite gathering place for state con yenuous of d.Ferent organizations. The next gathering will be the state chamber Of commerce
 Commander F. Y. Sreeter of Stan. ley Post C. A. R. delivered an ad- dress al the twenty-eighth reunion of the Twenty-eighth Connecticut Xolun teers. held at Rotten.
 Hall which accompanied 3 severe storm damaged tobacco to the extent of several thousand dolla~s in d strip about a mile wide across the north side of Glastonbury.
 The most severe storm of the sum mer visited New Britain and before subsiding flooded the streets and side walks, causing cave-ins and washouts. and drove pedestrians and automo- bilists to cover in hurry-scurry fash ion. while in Berlin, Kensington, East Berlin and i'll some places on the outskirts of the city, telephone poles were split by lightning | wires broken so badly that telephone service and electric lighting accommodations were severely impaired.
 Lightning struck the barn of Ben jamin Clarkin on East street, South ington, burning it with a silo, three horses and several calves. The water flooded the streets from curb to curb and the trolley schedule was knocked out for all evening" The total dam age in the town was at least s5.000.
 Two thunder storms broke over southington. both being the worst of the season. The lighting system was put out of commission. Eight large maple trees fell on Meriden avenue one of the principal residential streets of the town carrying telephone and light wires down with them and block ing all traffic. Trees were blown down in all parts of the town.
 The special school committee. which is composed of Simon (. Bradley. Judge John H. Perry, F. E. Morgan. J. Walter Perry. Frederick E. North rop, Arthur Johnson. Samuel D. Latin. Nellis H. Sherwood and Samuel H.. Wheeler, have arranged further plans for the addition to the Pequot school in the centre of the V yllage Of South port. As the work will not be com pleted for the opening of the schools September 26 the Hall building on Main street is now being fixed over and will be used temporarily
 The opening Of Hamden Hall school for the fall term has been deferred until October Il, according to word that has been received from Dr. John P. Gushing. the head master. Dr. and Mrs. Cushing who have been spending the summer at North Chatham. Mass, are to continue their stay there through the month Of September.
 The members Of the Carpenters union of New Haven have been tem. porarily suspended from the New Haven Building Trades alliance for their action in going out on their strike without giving their employers six months notice.
 Louis Lehr of New Britain swas elected treasurer of the board of di- rectors of the Connect lieut. State Saengerbund at a meeting of dele gates. representing all the societies in the Saengerbund. The meeting was held at Quartet Club Park, New Britain.
 The general scare that has been caused by the prevalence of infantile paralysis in Waterbury and the near by towns has caused hundreds of families to abandon all plans for ya- cations and to keep their children as close to home as possible.
 Having been elected president of Talladega University in Alabama un- beknown to his parishioners, the Rev. F. A. Summer of the First Congrega- tional church. Milford, surprised the congregation by reading his resigna- tion as pastor. He has served the church for the past nine years.
 Three barns on the farm Of Robert Beenig at Simsbury, were struck by lightning and destroyed by fire during a particularly severe electfeal storm. Cattle and horses in the structures were saved The loss is. S6, 900 GOV cred by insurance.
 In one Of the liveliest borough cleo tions old Woodmont has seen in years Charles F. Holton was reelected warden, defeating Alfred B. Dixon. the community carpenter whom Mrs. Walter H. Bradley sponsored. and to aid whose victory she placed Sl,000 at the service Of his supporters. War den Holton won by 8 total vote of 127.
 On account of infantile paralysis at Woodsock it has been decided by the committee of the Congregational Sunday school in charge of the picnic that was to have been held in Rose land Park. Woodstock. 10 cancel their plans.
 At the session of the North Congre- gational Church. MiddletOwn. 1t was announced that no junior meetings CT any sessions Of the Sunday school would be held until further notice, h-.----. aa ..a o-.aa-..- ng Lr Ean n.Els