Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-07-13
CONNECTICUT
STATE BRIEFS

Haven by member Of the state %.
lice and was tried in the common
pleas court there.
Mayor Anthony Sunderland, OF Dan
bury. appointed an arbitration board
to endeavor to settle the differences
between the Hatters' Union and the
hat manufacturers.
Although the election Of the next
sheriff for New Haven county Is still
some months away the announce.
ment that High Sheriff Philip Hugo
will not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton has stirred up activity in both
tie Republican and the Democratic
Political camps.
That the city Of New Haven IL 90.
ipg into the ice business in compeu-
tioI with the two companies which
at present control the supply given
New Hayeners. now seems assured.
During June the Rockville Public
Library circulated 1892 books; the
reading room attendance was 704.
Tobacco growers Of Windsor, are
buying up the crops az fast as pos.
sfbe. Seldom has the competition
been so keen and never before has
the demand been made for the crop
30 early In the season. One grower
reported that a buyer was AT his place
at O'Clock in the morn ng and
bought his crop and before the day
was over four more buyers visited
him Prices as high as % and 30
cents IN the bundle are reported, but
.rFr
not be verified
Miss Carrie Baer, aged 16 years,
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Adoiph
Baer OF Rockville. was drowned at
the Ackerly Pond in Jacksonville. Miss
Baer went swimming with a number
OF her girl friends For some reason
or other no one was able to tell just
how Miss Baer was drowned whether
she had a cramp or whether she step.
ped into mud hole.
The American Thread Company OF
Willlmantie, in common with other
innovations established for the social
welfare OF their employees, have made
great improvements on the Natehaug
river in the locality known as "Gil
Flynns" for bathing purposes. Two
large bath houses nave been erected
on the north bank. one for tie men
and one for Tho women and the place
IS well patranlzed
Because Of the present hish cost
Of building material and labor as
we'll as the possibility that tile en-.
r6llmeut OF tie college. Mtddletowu
VIII not be as large during The nest
year or tive because 81 the wat work
VIII not be begun on the new Sl30.o0O
chemical laboratory which Is 70 he
erected as memorial to Gardiner
Hall. jr, Of W. ugt0n. The new
laboratory Is tAe of Senator VIII
lam II. Hall. ~. and members of his
family.
Wesley L Pearne who was con
nected with the police court at Middle.
ton as Judge or clerk for the last
thirty.fiye years, died in his sixty
seventh year. lie was a graduate OF
Wesleyan and trustee OF tho uni
yersity for several years, had served
three years Ia the General Assembly
and was past grand commander OF
the Knights Templar Of Connecticut.
One man who hand es hay all the
year round. both cutting and selling.
says that hay viii be much higher
this year tnan last. II has been found
that there II not such an eXtraordl.
nary crop Of hay as was thought at
first In the Bolton section the crop
viii not be so big as last year. The
weather was cold for loo long time.
When lawns did NJ need to be cut
during the whole month OF May. II
showed that grass was nos growing
much in the greatest grass growing
month. Then some men are having
trouble getting help TO cut the hay.
The high price OF labor will make
the price OF hay higher
Sipscoa Stevens, principal OF STAN.
ford public school resigned after 81
years service In educational work. all
Of which with the exception of a short
period. being spent in Stamford He
was rs years old.
Miss Mary King OF Hartford one Of
four persons injured In an automobile
accident on The Columbia road died at
d hospital in Witimantic,
new and very fine raft has been
placed about quarter OF mile from
the shore at Short Beach for the
hathers' use and il has greatly added
to the general fun al the Branford
shore.
Three raids were conducted on
places at Mvr+'e Beach. Milford, and
arrests were made for selling liquor
without license
Company X. Second regiment. Of
Walllnford. is In quarantine and will
not be able 70 Join the regiment at
NV Haven for at least three weeks.
Michael J. keeney. a member OF the
company. died OF spinal meningitis at
the Bridgeport hospital. and another
member OF the company Stanley Shaw
is held for examination for traces OF
the disease.
The latest addition 70 Camp Para.
disc" New Haven. is big white tent
that has just been erected well 10 the
east OF the main camp. by the Young
Mems Christian Association. Inside
the men have reading and writing
material, plenty OF chairs and all such
comforts as this splendid branch of
the army has TO offer. The tent is
also utilized for regimental religious
services.