Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
CONNECTICUT
STATE BRIEFS

Forty inches OF rain. seven inches
less than the normal amount, fell In
New Haven during the year just
passed.
George w. Clark. of. New Milford
won the first prize for sweet corn at
the Corn and Poultry show In New
Haven.
Governor Holeolmb. in his annual
message. recommended that limit
be set for the loads allowable on mo.
tor trucks on the roads of the state.
Oliver G Jennings. of Fairfield. has
purchased a new fye.ton auto truck
which he Is using In carrying Ice from
his pond TO the ice house OF +. 4.
Burr.
The records show that Bridgeport
led the state for building operations
in 1916 with 2092, as against f.464
for New Haven and 1.423 for Hart
ford.
Lack Of funds may cause the tenn
porary, and perhaps the permanent,
discontnuance OF the dental clinics
in the public schools throughout
Bridgeport.
Figures compiled by Chief Of Police
Philip r. Smith show that there were
~. 400 arrests made in New Haven
during the past year, an increase Of
2.I44 over the number for the year
1915.
Town Clerk Nmon J. Deane, Of
Hamden who with one OF his assist.
ants has been preparing the grand
list. reports that the figures Will ex-
coed BY 81 100000 those OF last year
and the total will be over s7.S50,00o
Connecticut has in some of its small
or communities a number OF old wood
en- bridges. some OF which are really
unsafe for any traffic and ought to be
replaced Occasionally one OF these
bridges collapses under the strain OF
a motor truck load
John Bake, for many years propri-
etor OF the Hotel Blake at Danbury
died suddenly OF heart disease. Just
as he had concluded his address be-
tRAf a RAhbNtF VI k1ha&aAAoA+ kAN vas
SO years old and single.
William t. Hincks. chairman OF the
Commission Government Union has
declined the appointment of the new
charter commission made by Mayor
Wilson, OF Bridgeport. at the last
meeting OF the council
The total output in the ninth week
OF the laying contest al Storrs amount
ed to l.7si eggs. This is les. than
the corresponding week year ago
but a little better than last weeks
production.
A committee of pastors interested
in the evangelistie campaign to be
started next month in six West End
churches. OF Bridgeport. has been APP
pointed to wait upon an evangelist OF
national repute to come to the city
and Billy Sunday-ixe" things
Fire In the new brick schoolhouse
in the southeast section OF Bloomfield
did damage estimated at several hun
dred dollars, BOYS smoking cigar.
cites In the basement was the cause.
The building is OF brick construction
and contains six rooms and a recep-
ton hall, erected at cost OF SIS. o00
Damage. $500; covered BY insurance.
The South Congregational church.
al CRANKY. which also housed the
town library was burned to the
ground with It's contents. including
the $500 volumes in the library. The
building was a large frame structure
The loss is estimated at about $4,000
partially covered BY Insurance
A plan is said 10 be in the works
for the creation OF an automobile de
partment al Hartford by the present
Legislature, The department Is 10 take
charge OF the Issuance OF licenses
tags and numbers and also receive
complaints against drivers for infrae
ton o. the laws and the consequent
forfeiting OF their licenses
Thomas s Biraseve. who was con.
nectea wiih the Derby Savings bank