Connecticut western news., 1917-06-14


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 William J. McKerness of Walling- ford is now serving in the American field ambulance corps. Thomas D. Mason left Pennington with the recruits for the mosquito fleet from Hartford to New Haven. Police Captain Leopold Krause of Rockville has recovered from his re- cent illness and Is on duty again. Leon A. Martin, the Glastonbury su- perintendent of schools, has resigned his position and asked that 1t become effective June 22
 Tariffville farmers are all busy now setting tobacco. A number of Hart ford high school boys are employed on the tobacco farms.
 Elliott Keser of Portland has enlist ed ill the United States army. He will
 
 au expert chauffeur. l All hands went back to work at the M. I. F. in Branford, and things there seemed to have been adjusted after compromise was reached. Patrick Fitzgerald, employed on Manahan's farm in Newington, was found dead In bed. His body Is being held pending investigation. I Albert Thompson and Orville Dor man, popular members of Company H of the Hamden home guard, have en- l listed in the United States navy. The Ensign-Bickford company of Simsbury has subscribed for 1000 worth of liberty loan bonds for its em- l ployees here and at its plant In Avon. l Judge Fowler has reappointed Mi 1 chaei T. Downes of Wallingford prose- cutting attorney and Charles Hill as probation officer for the ensuing year.
 Mrs. Fidelia c. Stedman, aged eighty five, widow of the late John Stedman, died at her home in Suffield following shock which she had a few weeks ago..
 The Wethersfield Methodist church through its official board voted to draw from a savings bank in Hartford a $500 bequest and buy six $1O0 liberty l bonds.
 Thomas Crooks of Southington has the contract to carry the mail from Southington to Meriden, visiting the offices at Huntsville and Milldale on the way.
 Milford boys at Plattsburg write home that they are getting along nice ly and that they have the companion ship of some of the finest fellows In the country.
 Governor Holcomb reappointed Dr. Stephen J. Maher of New Haven to be member of the state tuberculosis commission for a term of six years from July 1.
 Oliver B. Husted began his duties at the Guilford postoff1ce as the new as sistant postmaster, succeeding Mrs. Ray Watts, formerly Miss Jessie Ben ton, resigned.
 Mayor Campner reappointed Major | 4 Der of the commission on municipal records for a term of three years, be- ginning July l.
 Henry Troeger and Richard Johnson of Deep River have entered the hos- pital corps and Harold Johnson and Carl Carlson the engineering corps of the United States army.
 John Sedlak, twenty eight, was Ia l tally injured by a fall from a new building being put up for the American Brass company in Torrington. He died at the Hungerford hospital.
 Roy c. Wilcox, son of George H. ] Wilcox, president of the International Silver company, Meriden, has been ac- cepted for service in the American Red Cross ambulance corps in France.
 The resignation of Judge Joseph P. Futile of the superior court, effective Aug. Il, was accepted by Governor Holcomb. The resignation was re- ceived by the governor some time ago.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad bridge over the West river, on the Shore Line division, about half a mile from the Guilford station, was considerably damaged by fire.
 Because of lack of time the Italian