Connecticut western news., 1917-07-19

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 Henry Letsea of Bridgeport was se- verely bitten by a dog on the left thigh.
 Price of milk was advanced 15 cents per sixty quarts by the producers ill Plainfield.
 John Mark Stone, forty-fve years old, died at his home in Bristol follow ing an attack of heart trouble.
 Yale university will receive $1,0GO,- GOO by the will of the late Colonel Oliv- CT H. Payne, whose death occurred i'll New York city.
 With drawn revolvers. police officers arrested four men in the public square at Stanford, charged with robberies of stores in Bridgeport.
 Thomas Powers, forty-five, of Meri- den committed suicide by cutting his throat at his home. III health is sup posed to have been the cause.
 Dr. l.. D. Bristol, graduate of Wes- leyan university and of Johns Hopkins medical school, has been appointed health commissioner of Hartford.
 An embargo on all outgoing freight has been placed by SOuthington freight agents because of the congested freight conditions on the local division.
 At a meeting of the state board of charities pr. E. A. Down of Hartford was reelected president and Charles P. Kellogg of Waterbury secretary.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad has decided to con- struct new bridge over the Hocka- mum river to replace the old tin bridge.
 The cornerstone of the new Young Women's Christian association build ing on Church street. Hartford, was laid with simple and impressive exer- ciseS.
 The state comptroller has received a claim from the city of New Haven for assistance for soldiers dependents dur ing the last quarter amounting to $2,- 561.34.
 James M Whittlesey of the town of Morris, has been appointed cattle com missioner to succeed Jeffery O. Phelps. Jr., of Simsbury. The salary is $2,000 a year
 William Gorry of Southington, who has been chosen as first alternate to Annapolis, left to take the physical examinations for entrance to the naval academy.
 William A. Vincent of Meriden, who was drowned in the Connecticut river at Saybrook on Fourth of July, was the last. of three brothers who met tragic deaths.
 The Landers, Frary & Clark plant of New Britain Is working on a S2,000,- 900 government order for knives and forks to be used by the United States army and navy.
 The Hartford chamber of commerce has been increased in membership by fifty-two, that number having been voted into the organization. at its monthly meeting.
 A section of the road which has been under construction in Milford is now open to traffic. The detour will then be through the village of Milford on fairly good roads.
 Francis Philip Trainor was crushed to death while at work at the New Ha- ven Gas company's plant A heavy weight fell on the mans chest and in- stantly killed him.
 Rev. Arthur Lewis of St. Johns church, North Haven, a former mem Der of Company NJ, home guard, has been appointed assistant chaplain with the rank of first lieutenant.
 The city of Westbury will contest the effort of the Connecticut company to deprive the citizens of four cent trol- ley fares, in the opinion of Corporation Counsel Francis P. Guilfoile.
 James Davitt of Forestville was run over by his automobile near the Chase rolling mill in Waterbury and both bones in his left leg just above the an- kle and two ribs were broken.
 James A. Losty of Hartford has won the competitive examination for the Knights of Columbus scholarship in the graduate school of philosophy at the Catholic University of America.
 Two sharks of the man eating type, SorI4 sro