Putnam patriot., 1917-11-02
CONNECTICUT STATE BRIEFS


 mobile was struck by a southhound express about two miles south of Windsor Locks. Price was returning from Bridgeport. where he had bought touring car. His wife was driving this car while Mir, Price was driving ahead with his other car. It is probable that Mir. Price glanced around to see how far behind his wife was and did not notice that he was on the railroad tracks with train almost upon him.
 Standing in the superior court at Willmantic wearing the uniform of a private of the United States army Clarence X. King of killingiy was sentenced to nine months in the coun- ty Jail for stealing s1,0e0 worth of jewelry from the firm of McEwen X Chapin of Danielson several weeks ago.
 The New Britain board of water commissioners, through W. R. Ross berg, chairman, has bought the George F. Brown estate farm at Bur iington. including house. barn
 
 ings of the city of New Britain in Burlington amount to about 2.s0o acres.
 President Swindells of the Rock Manufacturing company. Rockville. turned the entire output of his mill over to the government last May for the length of the war or at the pleas ure of the government. The mill has been working overtime since May in turning out overcoat cloth. The mak- ing of overcostings is the speciality of the Rock Manufacturing company. and at the present time it Is doing this work exclusively. The total out 20,000 yards of the overcoatings week. or enough cloth to make coats for 5000 men
 The board of directors of the Y. M. c. A. at meeting held in New Brit ain voted to raise $50. .000 toward the national fund of s35. 1000. 900 for war work. A team campaign will be waged during the week of November II, and the towns of Berlin. Newing ton, Piainville and Southington will be included in New Britain.
 Human life Is evidently getting to be valued cheaply in Middlesex coun- ty. for the sixth fatal automobile accident within as many weeks has been reported to Coroner stephen B. Davis. The latest auto fatality hap pened in Deep River when Rudolph Luca was instantly killed. The coro- ner. in addition to this case. has two other fatal auto cases in which he has not held hearing besides an other in which he has reserved his decision.
 At special town meeting held in Bolton it was voted to ask the state for s20.000 to build as much state road as possible for the money on the highway known as Camp Meeting road. From the Manchester line to the Gilead line there are four miles of this road within the town limits. As 1t costs about $s.000 to build one mile of state road. only approximate ly two and a half miles will be con structed. The meeting was called as a result of the success of a subscrip- tion paper whereby nearly $1,700 was raised.
 Paul R. Fredericks. an auto repair man in Wallingford, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States court at Hartford. He made oath he did not have the money to pay the filing fee. He has liabilities of $3,- 057.52. and s2,217,07 of the amount is unsecured. Assets consist of stock in trade, valued at $1,7043S, and debts due on open account, $2S7.33.
 During August. September and Oc- tober Hartford contributed $1.037.06 for Armenian and Syrian relief. as shown by the report of Treasurer Meighs H. Whaples. This means q total of s13.500 that Hartford has forwarded in the last two years for this relief work
 Articles of association of the Civic federation of New Haven were filed at Hartford. The purpose of the or ganization is to further the civic well fare of New Haven.
 4 certificate of organization of ths Goldsmith Realty company of New London was recorded. The amount of capital stock is s100,000. divided into 1000 shares The subscribers are Samuel A. Goldsmith. E. Victor Goldsmith and Stanley A. Goldsmith of New London.
 Walter F. Sutter of Elizabeth. N. J., was elected captain of the Wes- leyan football eleven at Middletown.
 Greenwich exceeded it's allotment to the second Liberty loan, which was s1.000.000. by subscribing s2.- 000.000. It became so warm for the loan thermometer in front of the postoffice that the mercury tube broke. Just above the thermometer has been placed the words, lover the top: spilling all over the dial"
 Thomas w. Russell federal fuel administrator for Connecticut and chairman of the coal committee of the Connecticut State Council of Defense. has appointed Irving H. Chase. W S. Jones and Fred Gorham on the Wa terbury fuel committee.
 A certificate of organization of schietinger & Lading Of Bridgeport was recorded in the office Of the sec retary of the state. Hartford. The capital stock is s10.000 divided into 100 shares. The subscribers are Mar tin J. Lading. Martin 4. Lading of Fairfield. Joseph Sehietinger and Ja- |. |. .t.ax .f sns.