Connecticut western news., 1917-01-18

, T"''':~ - .'! C:-e That They Will Ap- peal to All Classes of Readers.
 Everr TorringtOn manufacturer Is hard hit by the new embargo on freight.
 The firm of H. D. Smith x Go. of Huntsville has insured each of its em. plOyees for $500. at no expense to the employee.
 Rev. Edwin Finn, assistant pastor of St. JOseph's church. Meriden, has been transferred to St. Mary's church. New London.
 Mrs. Gilbert ROrers seventy, of Mer- iden. died of pneumonia forty eight hours after her husband had died of tFe same disease.
 ArthUr E. Pierce. haggagemaster at the Manchester railroad station for the past nine years, died of pneumonia at Hartford hospital.
 The funeral of Samuel J. Dimock one of tROcky Hill's oldest citizens, who died at the age of ninety-two years, was held from the home.
 A certificate has been filed with the secretary of state by Richards x Go of Stamford showing an .rcrease of capital from $15O,000 10 S2.000.O00.
 At the regular meeting of the Willi- mantle board of aldermen Mayor Dunn reappointed all the present heads Of departments in the ity government.
 Charles E. Perkins. one of the oldest lawyers in Hartford and a leader of the Connecticut bar for many years. died at his home, 49 Woodland street
 Missing for thirty-three years and legally declared dead, John w. Dora hoe reappeared in Hartford and star tied old friends by calling upon them.
 Former President William H. Taft and Dr. Hamilton Holt were the guests of Colonel Clarence S. Wads- worth while they were in Middletown.
 John c. Bailey picked dandelion in the back yard of his residence on Elm street at South Farms. The bloom was a large one and well formed.
 Stephen Marvin, twelve years old, of New Canaan lost his life in a vain eff fort to rescue his nine-year-old brother Edward from drowning in a nearby lake.
 The estate of the late Sidney Older shaw of New Britain has been inven toried by Edward NJ. Munson and Isaac F. Miles and is appraised at $37 ,S36.44.
 J. E. Holman of Saybrook went to Washington and delivered to Vice Pres ident Marshall the electoral vote of Connecticut cast for candidate Charles E. Hughes.
 Hartford insurance men are contrib utors to a book containing expressions on the San Francisco exposition, a copy of which has been received by the state library.
 The stork badly defeated the grim reaper in the race of life and death in Hartford in 1916. The number of deaths was 22G1 and the births in ex cess of 4,0OO
 John l.. Roberts, a patrolman of Nor ; walk, was shot in the head as '!e made an attempt to arrest two men he caught robbing Hafner's cigar store in East NOrwalk.
 Chief of Police William ]. Mckee of East Hartford has recovered from g severe attack of the grip and is back on his beat again. He was absent ] about ten days.
 Adelia Zwingle, the seventeen months-old daughter of MT. and Mrs Michael Zwingle of Tariffville, died at the Hartford hospital of burns receiv- 1 ed at her home.
 | No changes were made in the directo- rates of any of the four Hartford na- tional banks at the dnnuui Ll, utii4.gs . the stockholders held in accordance . with federal law.
 The tobacco warehouse, barn, garage and carriage shed in which farming implements were stored belonging to Christopher r. Handel of Glastonbury were destroyed by fire
 A large congregation attended serv- ices at the Sacred Heart church on the twenty-ffth anniversary of the ordi- nation to the priesthood of the pastor. inc Rev. John E. Clark.