Putnam patriot., 1917-09-07
CONNECTICUT
STATE BRIEFS

meeting place at Inc clOHiAs EeaAtN" -
the Scandinavian Grand Lodge Of CON
necticut at Waterbury. The conven-
lion viii be held in September. About
100 delegates we're present
AS yet there has been no explsna-
ton Of the fact that the contractors
VINO VIII bid on the two proposed
schoolhouses. one for CenterYilie and
TIE other for Highwood, Will have to
bid lower than the appropriated $4,000
fer the TWO schools. for there is SUM
near to $4,000 estimated 10 be paid
tie architects for plans This $4,000
must come out OF the appropriation a.
ordered at the special town meeting
July s.
Coon hunters and those in quest OF
shore birds started the season last sat
urday, going out in goodiy numbers.
A Hamden party OF coon hunters stop.
ped at the Oxford Inn over Saturday
night and hunted for eoons in that
section.
The burglars who for eight nights
made raids on stores In the center o.
Manchester have been captured Three
boys-Maurice and Henry Roulet. 16
and II years old respectively, and
Ward Dougan. 10, are held by the po-
lice. The police say the boys were
traced by means of letter they wrote
to the authorities, criticising laxity on
the part Of the police in not capturing
the thieves
The case OF Jonn Mortell. proprietor
OF saloon at 35s East street, New
Haven who has been arrested In CON
nection with the inquiry into the death
of Michael McKeon. an employe. which
resulted, II is claimed after fight be-
tween the two, was put over in the
city court. Morteil was arraigned on
charge OF breach OF the peace. Nc
Keen died OF his injuries. Deputy Cor
oner Wynne Is investigating the case.
Engineers are at work surveying the
territory between Mount Carmel and
North Haven, where 1t is proposed to
shunt the freight aud passenger trains
form the Northampton division 10 the
Hartford division Of the New Haven
road
affairs and former member OF the
State Legislature, died at Portland,
after brief illness He was born in
Chatham sixty-seyen years ago and
went to Portland at an early age. He
had been superintendent OF the water
company and, from 1895 TO 1900. was
postmaster Also he had been town
chairman of the Republican party. He
was active in fraternal circles. He Is
survived by his widow, two sons and
two daughters.
Alfred Lawson. So years old, ma
tive OF Sweden and living in Essex for
some time, was instantly killed on the
ferry road near the Fairyiew Hotel By
Shore Line electric trolley car. Mr.
Lawson and a friend stepped out OF
the oNeil House and the car tracks
They were TO board the car to return
to their homes In Essex. Lawson got
too close TO the track and was knocked
down and run over by the car
The schools OF Simsbury viii open
September IT. two weeks later than
usual. the school committee taking
consideration that nearly every boy
and girl OF school age is working in
tobacco or In shops. store or on farms,
where their labor Is much needed for
the next TWO weeks
The Greystone silica Company. Inc,
% Greystone, six miles south OF Terry.
vile Center. has been adjudieated a
bankrupt and all operations at the
plant have been suspended,
Ford automobile, No S9,6645,
Connecticut register going north on
Pennington avenue Plainvlle. was
smashed when the rear left wheel and
elxabrok ar F2h eiaoi shrdl cmtwypp
axle broke throwing the occupants
four men, TO the ground Albert G
Ross. Of New Britain, and II. Solok
or Bristol. are IN the New Britain Cen
eral Hospital. where they have frac
iured skulls.
Earl Lounsbury, a chemist, was sc
verely burned about the face while do
ing experimental work In the labora
tory OF H. l.. Burgh at Stamford An
explosion set fire TO the laboratory and
the flames destroyed it. Mr. LouRs
bury received the force of the explo
sion in his face
Deputy Sherin Isaac p Hornheck
OF Falls Village has been reappointet
game warden and special protector foI
IAtchfeld county His new term o
office commenced Monday
The majority OF tobacco farmers a
Simsbury who harvest by the Oh
method OF cutting the whole plant anC
hanging II up to cure. have their to
bacco in the sheds. Others viii hnisl
this week. but the big growers VIII,
pick their tobacco are barely mos
than half through. having In aos
cases only just begun on the thir,
picking
The farmers who conduct larv
farms In WATERFOWL and vicinity hay
been considerably handicapped tn
past weeks in getting in another GRO
of hay, mtllet and alfalfa, on aeeenn
OF the showers and thunder storms
which have been so frequent Jal
anese millet Is raised considerably b
the local farmers, who in many case
use Ii for silage.
The members of the Torringto
Fife. BugIe and Drum Corps returne
home from Stamford. where they pa
ticipated In the thirty-second field da
exercises OF the Connecticut Filters an
Drummers' Association. The Torrin
ten boys won first prize. The tw
leading huglers were also from To
rjp~+on They were J. Prabatzi and