Connecticut western news., 1917-03-22

Poking the fire in a frHnace in the i cellar of his home at G5 Cehter street, Bridgeport. Albert Ashley accidentally struck himself on tl;e nCSe with polk CT and Was seriously hurt.
 The Rev. Francis w. Dell, pastor of the Congregational church in South Glastonbury, was extended a call by the congregation of the First Presby- terian church of Thompsonville.
 To turn out submarines, complete and ready for actual service, at the rate of one in three days, is the task which Secretary of the Navy Josephus V. Daniels has given to Bridgeport.
 Rev. Alfred H. Boutwell,, for four years pastor of the Baptist church at Danbury, rendered his resignation to become state evangelist in Massachu- setts, with headquarters at Boston. Alderman Vincent s. Whitne- in a stirring talk on patriotism before about i 300 members of the White Eagles told of the dangers that threaten Bridge port through its lack of preparation.
 The Rev. James H. Roberts, who recently resigned as pastor of the Hackanum Congregational church at Hartford, was chosen field secretary of the Lords Day league of New England.
 Acting under orders from Adjutant General Cole, Major Fred J. Adams, chief surgeon, Connecticut national guard, is hastening the organization of the First Connecticut ambulance corps.
 Connecticut is represented at pres ent in the crew of practically every ship that carries the flag of the United States navy, according to Lieutenant Frank H. Weaver, navy recruiting of ficer.
 Ferdinand Laudatti of New Haven, who shot and killed his father-in-law, Erlesto Punt, and wounded his moth er-in-law. during a quarrel at their home, attempted suicide in the Stam- ford jail.
 At meeting of the First Presbyte- rian church, Thompsonville, the Rev. Francis W. Dell of South Glastonbury, who was called to that church at re- cent meeting, announced his decision to accept the call.
 l Admiral Nathaniel R. Usher is ar l ranging to organize a force for coast g defense in Connecticut and has detail
 ed John K. Murphy, lieutenant in the ] United States naval reserve, to take - charge of the work.
 | The Rev James A. Harvey, aged
 thirty-eight, son of Mrs. Katherine Nc
 Dermott of Center street, Meriden j. who has been rector of a Catholic r church in Mount Jewett, Pa, died ir the Derby hospital.
 Accidental death by gas poisoning
 was the verdict of Medical Examine = Bunce in the case of William Kudjan aged thirty y-eight, who was found deat
 in bed at his boarding house, 57 Pleas T ant street, Hartford.
 s For the second time within few
 weeks thieves cut away about POO fee
 of telephone and telegraph wire, prop
 erty of the Western Union and South Fl ern New England Telephone compa I- nies on the Milford turnpike.
 Bridgeport nurses are respondin: ,, readily to Governor Marcus H. Hol T combs request that all of the 5O nurses in Connecticut send in a ~ promptly as convenient military cen
 sus blanks filled out by them. VI Rev. Dr. s. T. Clifton, who will be ,s gin his duties as pastor of the Secon'
 Congregational church. Winsted ol
 April 1, will come from Coxsackie, N
 Y, where he has been pastor of tn s Second Reformed church for seventeel le years.
 H. The Connecticut Humane societ
 and the Connecticut Children's Aid SC
 ciety are interested to the extent o 1r $1 ,O0O each in the will of the late Et Se ward L. Bassett of New Haven, whic 'l is to be contested in the New Have y probate court
 Of the ten deaths that have occurre 'e in Mapping within the past six month 'l four were persons over eighty year le of age, two were over seventy-fvt u- three were fifty-one and one was forty
 five, and eight of the deaths occurre