Connecticut western news., 1917-02-01

 snow and ice ordinance violations re- Practically nll of them paid the fiae of $2. A few cases may be contested.
 The senators and representatives of Windham county reelected F. IT. Cor less of Thompson as county commits sioner. He had thirteen votes while Charles Perrin of Woodstock had five. Mrs. Ruth Case Williams, one of Hartford's most remarkable women. died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Henry F. Smith. at 4S Oak street. aged 10& years. after an illness of five days. City Auditor Bernard Heating of Bridgeport submitted his annual report fixing the tux rate at l0.3 mills, six tenths of a mill lower than that fixed by the board of apportionment last year.
 The dome of the capitol is to be light ed by new system similar to that now used for the Statue of Liberty fin New York harbor. Searchlights at the base of the dome will bathe the structure fin light.
 X meeting of the heads of the vari- ous Democratic clubs of the state has been called by State Organizer Lynch of New Haven, for Feb 5. The meet ing will be held in Hotel Taft, New Haven.
 Eugene W. House has been appointed a deputy sheriff for Hartford county by Sheriff Edward W. Dewey The ap- pointment fills the vacancy made by the death of James l.. Sheffield of Glas- tonbury.
 William II. Gardner. salesman for s. D. Chamberlin X Sons, who lives in East Hartford. is in the Elm City hos pital. New Haven, suffering from seri- ous injuries received fin an automobile accident.
 Fire of unknown origin, starting in the basement, practically destroyed the four story building occupied by the Fulton, Driggs X Smith company, denI- CTS in pianos and musical instruments, in Waterbury.
 Stephen !. Davis, who lives in Wil- limantic, rescued Edouard, the six year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Louis Thiboudeau from drowning. The lad went on to the Willimantic river and broke through.
 Edward A. Luclere of Norfolk says he heard the joyful carols of robin a few days ago He said he could hardly believe his own ears the first time he heard the bird sing, but that on hearing twice he was convinced.
 Announcement is made of the ap- pointment of Warren R. Briggs of Stratford to n position on the Commit tee of Historic Monuments and Scenic Beauties by the American InstttHte of Architects at Washington.
 Miss Margaret Mcclellan, a former resident of Plah vile, will be married in June to Frederick Coe of Litchfield, Yale '06. Miss Mcclellan is now liv-
  tained success as a soloist.
 The hearing on the claims against the estate of the Rev. Joseph Zebris of New Britain will be held Feb. 12 by Attorneys Roche and Greenberg. The claims amount to $23.000, and the es- tate is inventoried at $0,00o.
 Nearly q score of jitney drivers were "on the carpet" before Assistant Prose cutor E. Earle Garlick at police head quarters in Bridgeport as d result of their failure to carry the required num- Der of lights on their automobiles.
 At meeting of the Republican sena- tors and representatives of New Ha- ven county in the capitol, Frederick l.. Gaylord of Ansonia was renominated for county commissioner. receiving twenty-five of the twenty-seven votes.
 The State Bar association at It's nn- nual meeting in Hartford reelected Judge William F. Henny president. Donald T. Warmer of Salisbury was elected vice president and James E. Wheeler of New Haven secrctary-treas- urer.
 Convincing the state committee of the Connecticut Teachers association that New Haven teachers desired to retain the New Haven pension system, the public school teachers voted 670 to go against the proposed state pension | schedule.
 The board of selectmen of Manchester gave official approval to tho plan of the chamber of commerce to hold q payup week hy authorizing Arthur D. Bowers,