Putnam patriot., 1917-04-13
CONNECTICUT STATE BRIEFS

Military enthusiasm has Bridgeport in its grip. With men in uniform roaming the streets, some in search , Of diversion and others on provost 1 guard duty, the American flag fiutter. , ing from every available flag staff, the patriotic strains of the Nations anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner. being played and sung in all theatres and public places, the Park City has taken on decidedly warlike appear ance
 The price of ice to the family trade at Milford during the coming summer is to be 50 cents per 100 pounds. Indications are that there will be more social proclivities at Coventry Lake this summer than last year. The resort is being rebuilt.
 Dr. Ward Mosher, evangelist of tho East Side campaign. closed his evan gelistic drive in Bridgeport with a rousing revival during which 20 men and women Init the trail" and the union congregation gave the evange- list free will offering of s395 for his three weeks work, clear of all ex- penses.
 Rev. Herbert Macy of Newington an- nounced that s20o was needed to make up the fund of $3000 needed for the new heating system for the chapel and proposed alterations and decoration. The Christian Endeavor Society will begin a canvass for funds to make up this amount.
 A conference to mobilize the re- sources of Fairfield county in pre- paredness program for the war was held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Dabury, and was attended by heads of chambers of commerce from the various cities of the county and representatives from the towns. Examinations to fill the position of rural mail carrier at Eagleville and vacancies that may occur in other post offices in the section of Wind ham county and Holland county, will 1 be held in Willimantic, Stafford Springs and Rockville, Saturday, , April 28.
 A considerable tract of land in West Haven facing Park avenue, lying be- tween Park street and Thomas street was deeded to the town for park pur- poses by Frederick l.. and Olive
 Morse The tract Is four hundred feet long and twenty feet wide and is given as a place for planting trees and placing benches. MT. and Mrs. Morse gave the town a year ago a two acre tract facing the one now given.
 Among those who won prizes at the New Haven Poultry show is Rev. Chritopher T. Me Cam, pastor of the Roman Catholic church of St. Bridget in Manchester. Father McCann has become, through i'll health, an expert poultry fancier. After he was or dained priest his physician advised | him to work in the open air as much as possible, so he took up the fad of of raising flowers and poultry. An epidemic of measles threatens the Hamden Plains district where children in family were not given early attention and allowed to go to school thereby spreading the malady according to Dr. George H. Joslin. The New Haven Country club at it's special meeting approved the proposal for the purchase of approximately Is acres of land north of It's present loca- tion from Frank s. Butterworth A number of Bristol concerns which have not surrounded their factory buildings with electric lights heve fallen i'll line and the wires are being strung. The lighting up of the plants aids the watchmen in keeping off providers. Nearly all of the plants in the city are now protected in this manner.
 Men in the farming industry on the outskirts of Southington say a late start in planting will occur this year because of the great disadvantage they are laboring under namely, lack of labor In may cases only about half of the desired amount of planting will be able to be accomplished this year for this reason. They state that the promise of high salaries does not even have effect in procuring this much needed help.
 river patrol Is to be formed among the yachtsmen along the Connecticut River.
 Bryant & Champman, the largest dealers In Hartford, succumbed in their fight to keep their wholesale milk rade and handed over the whole sale branch of their business to two representatives of the producers asso citation who will attend to that bust ness in the future. Bryant & Chan man will still conduct their retail trade.
 Trackmen emploved on the Central New England railroad between Hart ford and Boston Corners. went on strike demanding a wage scale of s2 50 for nine hour day. The men Ii is said were receiving so10 for m hour day. Rerorts regarding the number of men involved are conAietino.
 The uninue new idea of the Senior Service corns. oreanized for the arst time Tn th's country, took shane when the New Haven companv. or'einatef bv Walter Camp. was formally hroroht Into existence at the Yale gymnasium with the splendid outpouring of s3 members.
 Members of the Connecticut MIX Producers Association promise fo deal severely fin the future with producers who have not sturk with the aseocia.