Putnam patriot., 1916-11-24
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A gift to Yale University Of 2,300 volumes of French history from the estate of Frederick S. Palmer, an alumnus, Of New York, was announc- ed Some of the books were once owned by Napoleon. Gifts and be- quests since the last meeting totalled 3H00e
 Coroner Eli Mix of New Haven held s. A Gordon Murdoek, of Indianapolis, a Yale freshman, blameless for the automobile accident at Milford on No yembef II, in which Miss McGowan, of Indianapolis, was killed and three others injured Murdoek was driver of a car.
 Reorganization of the Yale Gradu- ate School was approved at a meeting in New Haven of the Yale Corporation. The faculty will be divided into three divisions each to have jurisdiction over certain courses of study. An Elk ecutive Board of eight will perform the administrative functions and deter mine matriculation requirements The new scheme goes into effect at once.
 Walton Hall Smith whose father IS president of a drygoods company in Kansas City. was a freshman at Yale on Saturday. On Sunday Miss Caro- line Hinman Parker, of Hartford, whom he had known for two weeks, went to New Haven. Now she is Mrs. Smith. and Smith is an ex-freshman. They were married on Sunday night at Port Chester.
 The resignation of the Rev. Charles Taylor, better known as the fighting parson. as pastor of the Second Con- gregational Church. at Greenwich. was accepted at a meeting of the church, after much opposition on the part of some of its wealthy members. The vote was "A to 29.
 Captain Karl Cunnar Petersen. of the Royal Danish Commission of Cop enhagen. died suddenly at Derby of heart disease. He had been in Derby since last May to supervise orders giv- en by ais government to local muni- tions company. He was a schoolmate of Christian K. King of Denmark, and was forty-six years old.
 Walter Benton, fifty years old. of Gilman Manor, Bridgeport. was killed by an automobile driven by pr. w. T. Nagle, Health officer of Fairfield, in the Boston Post road. It is believed Mr. Benton became confused by the automobile lights while crossing the road. and to avoid one car he stepped in front of that driven by Dr. Nagls.
 By a sudden strike for more wages and shorter hours, Hartford stage hands temporarily tied up every thea ire in the city. including moving pie ture houses Anna Held was sched- uled at Parsons Theatre in Follow Me" and for time it seemed that she would not be able to appear, Tele- grams of distress sent to New York resulted iu a carload of New York stage hands arriving in time 10 per init every scheduled performance.
 Herbert w Bradbury. the fiveyear- old aon of Prof c. F. Bradbury of the Hartford high school, was killed in Hartford when he was struck by an automobile driven by ]. T, Kennedy, an insurance broker. Bystanders say the accident was unavoidable, the boy | lodging suddenly in front of the ma chine.
 Paving now a strong and growing membership of over 5000. the Bridge port lodge of Moose is turning ts at tentlon 10 securing building Of Its own. with an auditorium large enough 10 seat 2.5oo to 5000 persons. ! Bridgeport's cabarets are being properly conducted and are not vio- lating any of the rules set down a year ago by the Police department. ae- I cording to police officials.
 1 Lieut.. Commander Cassius R. Barnes | of New Haven has been nominated