Connecticut western news., 1917-05-03

The American Hosiery company of New Britain has adopted bonus sys- tenn of reward for good service. and a payment has been made The system will be extended so as to take in the employees of all departments.
 Alvin K. Woodstock, a leader in the boy scouts movement in Meriden, has taken a position as scout executive of the Norfolk (Va.) council, Boy Scouts of America, and began his new duties under long time contract on May 1.
 The contract for the transportation Thompsonville and the postoffices in Hazardville, Somerville and Somers Las been awarded to Zephir T. Bosle. whose bid to the government was $1.- 400.
 The Collinsville company of the home guard has received notice that the state will be unable to furnish equip ment at the present time. This is n disappointment, as 1t was expected that the men would be equipped before long.
 Temporary officers appointed for the Newtown home guard are: Captain. Seaman NJ. Mead; first lieutenant, Fl. N. Tiemann, Sr.; second lieutenant, H. N. Greenman. The company has been divided into an active and reserve division.
 The Rev. George NJ. Powell after at- tending the New York east conference in Brooklyn has been returned to the Stepney Methodist church as pastor for another year. His many friends ill Stepney extend to him cordial welcome.
 Large barns and outbuildings on a farm at Sunset Hill, Bethel, bought recently by William Schrader, New York rubber impborter. as a summer place, were destroyed by a fire of in- cendiary origin. with a loss estimated at $2,0OO.
 George Roska, a Roumanian, twen- ty-eight years old. committed suicide by hurling himself in front of nov ing passenger train near the Turner & Seymour Manufacturing company's plant at Torrington. His body was cut in two
 Richard Boylan of Falls Village and Neils Bowman of Derby, railroad sec tion hands, were killed by an express train on the Naugatuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at Turkey Hook, between Der by and Devon.
 The French administration will not accept mail matter for prisoners or civilians who are held in France and has sent word to the postmasters in the United States to. this effect. The rule will hold whether the matter is prepaid or not
 That tubercular prisoners were found in cells with healthy prisoners at the New Haven jail was the report at the New Haven county legislators meet ing at the capitol by the special com. mittee appointed to investigate condi tions at the jail
 The Wethersfield home guard met recently Drs. Wilson and Howard. the surgeons. were in attendance and examined the candidates for member ship. Thirty-five passed the physical examination and were pronounced eli gible for the first line.
 It is now apparent that Whitney vile. Centerville and Mount Carmel will not be among the places that have been fortunate in being selected for posts of active companies. This is due to the big reduction in companies throughout Connecticut.
 Michael Haberon, son of Michael Ha- beron, the Unionville mail carrier, has accepted a position with the Carey Construction company of New York. which has large contracts in railroad and bridge construction in China. He will leave Unionville soon.
 All mail for Russia addressed via Pacific" will in the future be given the same dispatch as mail addressed to Japan unless specially addressed otherwise. This is a new order from the postal department at Washington and goes into effect at once.
 Six hundred Boy Scouts of America in Bridgeport have pledged themselves each to raise enough foodstuffs this summer to care for the family of one soldier or sailor that has been called to the colors and to- devote their time to this work until completed.
 The William W. Backus hospital of Norwich is named as a beneficiary un- dor fbo u,iIl of Dr Nathan Johnson