Connecticut western news., 1917-04-26
NEWS BREWT|ES
 OF CONNECTICUT
Happenings of Interest From
 Around the State.

Events of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points In the State and So Reduced In Size That They Will AP-
 peal to All Glasses of Readers. Osmer Roper of Newington has ell ] listed in the national guard. Seaman Mead is acting captain of the home guard of Newtown. Joseph Duffy of Greens Farms has enlisted for service in the United States agmy.
 Fred Holcomb of West Granby is one of the first in town to have tobac- co plants up.
 W. D. Penfeld, one of Portland's best citizens, died at his home in his b eightieth year.
 Simon Barrett, a we'll known resi- ! dent of Enfield, died at his home after short illness.
 Franklin Pierce Marble died at his X home in New Hartford after a long illness with cancer. : Kings highway, Southport, is being repaired under the supervision Of Se- ~ Iectman H. R. Elwood X John Dunne, student at the Suf- hn TTnifnH States X army and has gone to Fort Slocum. 4 N. Y.
 ' Pere G. Walmo of Stony Creek has \ offered his vast poultry farm for farm { ing purposes in the cause of prepared X ness. I An extra force of guards is on duty ( at the Pine Swamp property of the T Winchester Repeating Arms company ( Hamden.,
 \ Dr. M. A. O'Hara, a Stratford den . tist, has joined the sanitary detach ~ ment of the coast artillery company z of Bridgeport.
 The new cement bridge at Futile . avenue in Mount Carmel cost about S S3,OOO. The bridge is constructed of . cement throughout.
 = An attempt to blow up the Sauga . tuck bridge, Norwalk, was frustrated = by the vigilance of the militiameI Q guarding the structure.
 1sr Axxvx g years, died at the home of her son . Ernest Allen of Mansfield. She leaves . several sons and daughters % . Among the naval reserve recruits ac . cepted in New York recently was Ad
 dison B. Calling, grandson of Dr. Jor dan Gatling, inventor of the Gatlini | gun.
 Franklin Farrel, Jr., of Ansonia, wh
 some time ago volunteered the service
 of his yacht and himself for maya
 duty, has been called by the govern
 ment.
 John W. Edgerton of Vernon Cente
 has been appointed a state highwa
 patrolman for the state road in VeI
 non. He will be under District Deput
 F. W. Pratt.
 Several oyster boats came in to Fai
 Haven recently with catch of see
 oysters. This will give work for tn
 cullers who prepare the small oyster
 for planting.
 General M W. Potter, who was O
 the staff of Senator George P. McLea
 when he was governor, has offered SIG . for school children's gardening prize . in Deep River.
 x \Any Bridgeport official who is calIe { to serve in actual duty in the hom ! guard will receive, in addition to th ! regular pay of the guardsmen, his sa f ary from the city.
 1 The Manufacturers association hs I given the New Haven farm bureau ! gift of $1,00O to aid in financing tl < extensive food garden plans which { has in contemplation.
 I Suddenly making up his mind thu 7 Uncle Sam needed him, Elmer J. Sa1 1 tanna, eighteen years old, of 'Wate 'SF bury called at the regular army T . cruiting station and enlisted. Major r. G. c. Smith of Greenwic who is retired national guard offic and Spanish-American war vetera has been honored with the commaI | of the home guard of Greenwich. E The New York, New Haven al