Putnam patriot., 1917-02-09
CONNECTICUT

pr. Frederick H. Sykes, president of Connecticut College in New London refuses 10 deny the rumor that he WI resign at the close Of the college term in June.
 The draw bridges in Bridgeport were opened and closed S8i5 times during the year 1916. The Stratford avenue bridge leads. it having been operated s627 times and CoHgress street bridge was uyed 2.294 times.
 New Haven lost something 10 Bridgeport when Dr. David Levy left his New Haven pastorate to become rabbi of the Park avenue Temple.
 with the sum Of s5 900 held in re- serve by the board of apportionment and taxation the installation Of an auto chemical for the Storm Engine company is practically assured for Derby.
 That pronosed investigation into the bueiness affairs of John H. Hale of Glastonbury. in connection with his aeaNngs with the New Haven road furnished some amusement for the 1egis tors
 O-8ers were issued at tNe war de- pa-+mess 9eteHsnz Cant v C. Potter, fe,9 artI. erv. as an a755sfonaI in .-Hc- ta- for 7at~ wftH tre Eaa g1if q the Reeerra ae7= 7=a=zt Tr7fH.az c0-ns.
 THe forces r armed auarzz who hove ben guara Hg the galf 1anHfac- frrf1g c9m-ar= plant. the WI hester Re-eaHng ArI9s Compsnv in New Haven The Pem3Ryten ' N c Gom- panv in Bri9gepert seavf.le Msnafac- turing Company in Waterbury and other arms and ammunition plants in the state since the war broke out have been doubled.
 Joseph Lambert married 26 height feet II inches. weight 102 pounds, residence Philadelphia Is under ar rest in Bridgeport He snatched pocketbook from the hands of Mrs. w C. Hall or Marian street at the corner Of Main street and Fairfield avenue.
 The word reached Bridoeport that the T. s. government would send detachment Of marines to do guard duty at the plant of the Lake Tor pefo Co
 Superintendent Matthewson an nounces that a new plan of instruc- ton will be given trial at the Mil ford school
 Extra guards were put on at the Scoville and Chase war munitions plants in Waterbury
 Introduced bv Senator Frederick A. Rartlett Of Bridgeoort the famous Fairfield CountY Commission hill in part follows: Section l of rart five Of the act creates the Connecticut State RHra' aan Bureau for tsp npr- pose of fostering end eneouraefne ag- riculture and af5ing in the develop- ] meat and improvement of lana Tn part 2 section one the commission is empowered 10 uurchase and distribute trees among tae land owners of the state.
 Now that the General Assembly has passed New Haeen's mavora, eueces- sion charter rrovision and, in ac- cordanee with Lis act. Samuel Camn- ner has been sworn in as the Flm Citv's administrative he'd an inter esting nalitical situation eonfrants the Republican oneanization in that city There vii be 10 city election until the fall of 1917; but already feeders of both the Republican and Democratic parties in New Haven have begun to SCOUT their respeetive ranks for avail able mayora timber.
 Ncv- JIaunrs- .C,,v4x- a,,,, Walters Geddes and Gay'ord-held i an informal meeting in the house house lobby. They must have been discussing ex-Judge Mathewsons i back cat bill" which would abolish i their offices. For all three were con- spicnously smiling throughout.
 Senate Minority Leader P. B. O'Sul- ! lvan who attended the session for charter amendments. and when about l concluded, the young Democratic ! sachem leaned over Loren De'bridge's | shoulder to suggest that Bridgeport's l sweetest municipal vocalist should | close the debate by singing that sen | tentious song: Hail, Haili The | Gangs All Here"
 NatcAOuiN was plCh6Q as Ihc scene 1 of the next Mckinley dinner which | will be the fifteenth annual gathering of that association. It's new Brass City officers are William J. Larkin. Sr., president; William H Sandland. | secretary; and Abner P Hayes, treas urer. The executive committee are: George w. Klett, New Britain; Graham H. Thompson. New Haven: Edmund E. Crowe, Norwalk: William H. Blodgett Winsted: John Buckley. Union; Archie McDona,d Putnam: George H. Bradford Montville: and Wilson H. Reynolds, Middletown.
 With all the lights in the Mckinley banquet hall extinguished. the Crl, terion quartet Of Bridgeport sang. Nearer My God to Thee the martyr. presidents favorite hymn. It was an effective rendition of this lofty an. them
 Judge Dn'on of Huntfnvton seems bent on becoming the house humorist. He introduced a reeofufion prorf3frg that Canaan and Windsor Locks ha annexed 10 Fairfield county Some smiled at the idea Of making tbe home towns of Rorab7ck and HeaIv a part of Kings domain.
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