Putnam patriot., 1916-08-18
CONNECTICUT
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Democratic ticket for congress. is the latest information from Stamford.
 Law or no law, health officers or no officers, children from New York City have continued to pour into east ern Connecticut until fully 4.000 are scattered around among the various farms
 F B. Stevenson of Amenia, \. Y, captured high gun at the shoot held at NJrwalk under the auspices of the Connecticut Trapshooters association. AIr Stevenson broke "A out of a pos sble D.
 It is now certain that Albert Phil lips. former member of the assembly and ex secretary of state. will not be candidate for congress to oppose Hon E. J. Hill in the Fourth con grrssional district in November next.
 All children under the cge Of sixteen years are forbidden to enter the town 0f Wnaham. according to orders Is sued by Dr. F. l. Wilcox acting under the advice of Lawyer William A. King, who s county health officer as well as town counsel.
 The political pot is beginning to boil in Hartford. Morgan G. Bulkeley vu head the Hartford delegation of Republicans to the state convention at New Haven Sept. , and 6, which will place in nomination a state ticket and candidate for United States senator.
 The body of Mel Sorenson, 46 years old who had been missing from his home in Greenwich, was found in barn at East Port Chester, with a rope around his neck. He had evi- dently put the moose around his neck and jumped from a rafter. the fall breaking the rope. The medical ex- aminer returned a verdict of suicide. Ill health is believed to have been the reason for Sorenson's act.
 Nathan F. Peck, well known in in- suranee circles, died at his home in Hartford after a short illness. He was born in Bridgeport 79 years ago. For the last 47 years he held an important position with the Connecti- cut Mutual Life Insurance company. His wife who Is a sister of former Congressman E. Stevens Henry, sur wives, with a son and daughter
 The body of John Swakowski, 50 years old, was found floating in the Pennington river near CollinsvilIe half a mile from his home. II is believed he was seized with sudden illness while walking along the river bank, and fell into the water. He had been in feeble health for some time.
 The bathing costumes worn by some of the ladies along the shore at West Haven having evidently been of more than ordinary daring. some of the seleetmen have received a number of complaints of the suits be- ing worn and the actions of the fair bathers in the suits. The selectmen are going to get right after this mat Ter and have instructed the town coun- sel to draw up some suitable regula- tions making il an offens for women to appear without a skirt to their costumes.
 During the past six or seven weeks fish have been quite scarce and high at retail in cities and towns of the State. Some say the sharks have iriven the fish from the shore and various other reasons ere aseribedi anyway the market is poorly supplied. New Ravens population has in creased some 10000 over the popu- lation figured in the city directory for 1916. This estimate is made by Will
 rtt4b1iGbar If pITV directory. This gives New Haven the largest city in the state, population of l6O.000. The increase in population is due to the great influx of people due to the munitions manufactures.
 The question has arisen whether or not the Milford schools will reopen at the usual time this fall owing to the breaking out of infantile paralysis in town. Superintendent Mathewson states at this date there are no plans laid for s deferment. However, it will depend upon conditions.
 Bridgeport scores a victory over the Connecticut Go. in that the latter cannot abandon it's tracks on East Washington avenue and thus escape it's just proportion Of the cost et the new bridge that is to span the Pc Quonnock river.
 Iu one barn in Lebanon eighty children were fouEd by infantle paralysis inspectors housed in one place near Canterbury end of Packer vile. A number were found eating breakfast iu 8 hen hopse. At one place near B0zrab where 8 New York woman who had lost five children had raken refuge. three eases, two fatal, Asvs developed Colchester appears to be one of the most badly infected towns in the state. and all nearby towns are quarantining against that place
 Dr. Peter T. Keeley. Waterbury's milk and food inspector and one ot the best known veterinarians in the state. has been called 10 Hartford 10 assist in stamping out the serious epizootic of anthrax which has broken out in Hartford county, William WILL jams has lost eleven cows from hls nerd and the herd of Max Case has become infected with the scourge.
 John Balfour of Bridgeport. was held in s2.o00 bail al preliminary hearing held in Milford after taking a party of four men and five women, all c0lored. out for ride winch end cd in the death of Eugene Boyd, Of