Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
NEWS BREVT|ES
 OF CONNECTICUT
Happenings of Interest From
 Around the State.

Around the State. Events of AT Kinds Gathered From Various Points In the State and So
 Reduced In Size That They Will Ap- peal to All Classes of Readers.
 Frank Tubani and Cornish Dolf of Madison have enlisted.
 Robert J. Farrel, Crescent Beach, has enlisted in the naval coast defense re- serve.
 Miss Anna Beardsley of Stratford is seriously ill at her home with appen- dicitis.
 William Hart Buell., Newington, sail ed recently for France to drive an ann | bulance.
 Mrs. Lois A. Brooks) Abbey died at her home in Chester at the great age of ninety-one years.
 Horace Hurlbutt. Jr., of Norfield has gone to France to begin duty in the | United States ambulance corps. Stephen Shipman, one of South Glas- tonburys oldest residents, died at his home, aged about eighty-siX years.
 Some Greenfield Hill young men af- fected by the draft are William Sher- wood Edwin Nichols and Clayton Nichols.
 Nicoll Brown. New Hartford. has successfully passed the physical exam ination for admission to the United States navy. Willard Cowles of Plainville is now in the United States navy. He en- listed about two months ago as a wire less operator.
 The crops of tobacco in Broad Brook are growing rapidly. Some of the farm CTS have begun harvesting, and others will begin soon. After many years of service Henry Orvis, PlainviIle, has resigned the po- sition of superintendent of roads, to take effect immediately.
 More than $50 for the Red Cross was cleared at the sale given by the Civic club and the Red Cross auxiliary at Villa Vista, Stony Creek.
 w. J. Mandrey, principal of the Warehouse Point schools, has resigned. He has been here two years. He leaves to accept position in Stamford. ...,s.. -------.. --.-- - :l l
 An injury caused from stepping on 1 a rusty nail, it is said caused the death at the Hartford hospital of How ard schnell of Addison, formerly of Burnside.
 The Lane Construction company, Ter ryvilie, has begun laying a top dress ! ing on the state road, beginning at the trolley terminus and running toward the center.
 William Combes Taylor, Southport, is now a full fedged member of Uncle i Sam's, army, having enlisted in Troop l c, Squadron A. New York national guard cavalry. William Mckinley, for many years cashier at the freight office of the New Haven Railroad company, has retired. John NJ. Bransfeld is to be chief clerk from now on.
 During the absence of Rev. c. NJ. Wilson the pulpit of the Southport Methodist Episcopal church will be oc- cupied by the Rev. W. L. Douglas of Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Helen DOherty, wife of Mich ael DOherty East Hartford, was either 1 accidentally drowned or committed sui eide by drowning in the Connecticut river recently. The renewed strike of 150 weavers 1 in the plant of the American Velvet company, Stonington, may compel the closing of the factory, which has some 800 employees. Harold Hinchey and Irving Nelson, two well known young men of Bristol, have enlisted in the United States Med ical corps and have been ordered to re- port at Fort Slocum.
 Town Clerk Whitaker, New Haven, has selected from the civil service list Miss Bella Hanevitz to take the place of Miss Minnie Stahl, who resigned from his office force. pr. Thornton S. Vail of Thompson vile and Dr. William E. Caldwell of | Suffield will assist pr. Thomas G. AL