Putnam patriot., 1917-07-06
CONNECTICUT
STATE BRIEFS


Charles Loller. Twenty-one family
houses have been erected in Whitney
vile since January and one two-familv
house. The figures show that eight
one-family dwellings have been built
in Highwood with seven two-famiIy
building.
Shaker Pond, resort four
miles from Thompsonyilie. was the
scene Of a triple drowning. The
drowned were members of a party
Of II which left Thompsonville in au-
tomobiles for small grove on the
edge of the pond where ARRANGEMENTS
had been made for a moonlight bath
ing party. They are: Catherine
Fwarog, 25;: Martin Gwezdz, 2S. of
fhompsonville, and Stanislau Szubin-
ski, about %, Springfield
The latest annual statement Of
the state tax commissioner made pub
lie at Hartford. shows an increase in
taxes levied on corporations of 100
per cent. as compared with a year
ago. The total levy amounts to So
i76,273.35. an increase of s1543740.
The total number of corporations
taxed is 1896, an increase of 36S over
1916
The Southern New England Tele-
phone Company has reorganized its
field forces all over the state. Under
The new plan the state will be cut into
two main divisions instead Of five.
The territory of the company will be
divided into what is known as the east
visions will be under the direct super
vision of a division head who will re-
port directly to the superintendent of
his department The districts which
come under the western division will
pc what were formerly the New Haven,
Bridgeport and Waterbury districts
The Hartford and New London dis
tricts will be under the eastern dis
trict
The state board of health automat
lcally went out of existence with the
Institution of the new health commits
sion authorized by the last legisla-
ture. DR.. John T. Black of New Lon
Ion. secretary of the old board, be-
comes the new commissioner with
salary of $4,000 The commissioner
is assisted by a council Of health
and as recognized has more extensive
powers under the statute than the
I'D board. chief of which Is greater
power over local health conditions.
A petition is being circulated asking
tor a vote on the license question in
West Haven this fall and it is said
the required number of names have
been secured and in due time will be
presented to the board of selectmen
and by them inserted in their next
call for the election of town officers,
which will be held in few months.
Attorney David E. Fitzgerald was
elected chairman of the New Haven
exemption board at a meeting of the
district heads in city hall The dis
trict heads have begun work number
ing the cards for Washington.
A force OF Is men from the New
Haven Jail under two officers has been
divided between the farm of F. ].
Beach at Woodmont and the Law farm
IN the same district and are doing
effective work.
Three women cnttagers. in a row
ooat. rescued Joseph Warwick in
squantz lake New Fairfield after HIS
two companions. John Bahlberg and
Joseph Rvwolt had drowned. The
men were rocking their boat when
1t capsized spectators said. The
women we're Misses Freda Abramson,
Marion Cohn and Alice Moneral, all
Of New York City
The body of David Burnham, 81
years of age, a veteran of the Civil
War, who disappeared from his home
was found in Hyland lake, Danbury.
His close associates say that he has
been melancholy for some time.
Although the new and stringent auto
mobile laws passed by the last SEES
sion of the legislature went into effect
officially only four arrests were re-
ported along the main travelled public
highways in the vicinity OF New
Haven.
Arthur f. Merritt, IS, who was
pitched from his motorcycle when 1t
skidded. at Danbury, died. His neck
was broken.
The children of the city grammar
schools of New Haven have contribut-
ed a total of 1929 9S toward the fund
which is being raised for ~ support
of the fatherless children Of France
Silberheiz and Wetstone, who have
the largest tobacco plantation in I'll
lington. have finished setting about
hfty-three acres of shade grown to-
haceo. Sixty hands were employed
and more will be needed as soon as
the picking Of the leaves is begun.
new chemical fire extinguisher
from Utica, y. Y, arrived at Fenwiek
II was needed greatly and will help
matters a great deal in putting out
fires at the Beach.
Work on the new roadway which
is being built between Saybrook Point
and Fenwick is progressing fast and
VIII be completed about the middle
OF September.
Charles Pease and Steward VIII.
Jams made a good catch Of founders
and flat fish off Saybrook Point
some good catches OF black fish have
been made lately.
The Middletown post office Is open
for business in its new quarters IN
the finished portion of the new build
ing which is being erected for perma'
nent Office.