Connecticut western news., 1917-10-04
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IAoIS anu SldLl0ueEN Ill -NOIlH 1lo venordale, town of Thompson, Wind ham county, filed a petition in bank ruptcy in the United States Court, Hartford. He made oath he did not have the money to pay the filing fee and he declared that all the prop erty of which he is possessed is held under attachment by George F. Hol- county.
 The G. w. Lynch Company, which is to build the houses for Cheney Brothers on the West street lot" Manchester, are erecting bunk houses and cooking sheds for the men. h order to do the work on the large scale that is planned, it will be neces- sary to employ about 300 men. The company is building bunk houses large enough to take care of the large majority of this number and has also arranged to have large eating houses and cooking sheds to take care of them. Already there Is much activity being shown on the new tract.
 It looks now as though the mains which are being laid by the Hart ford City Gas Company to connect with the. mains of the South Man chester, which they purchased last summer, will not be laid and the necessary changes made to assure Manchester people having the use of Hartford gas this winter. Trouble with the digger held up work.
 An aggressive campaign is being waged by officers in charge of the camp of the 102nd United States In fantry at New Haven, to round up soldiers who are absent without leave, and prevent soldiers without passes leaving or entering the grounds. Several instances have re- gently come to light of soldiers who signed their own passes, it was said and every automobile and trolley is being searched as it enters the ad- jacent territory, for absentees.
 An urgent appeal was received by the Hartford Red Cross from the 101st Machine Gun Battalion at Mantle, asking for a quantity of bandages and other supplies for trench work Those on hand were immediately made ready and work was started for an early fulfillment of the request.
 Indications of an early movement from New Haven of the entire camp of the 102nd are more and more evi- dent from day to day. Not only have the boxes been properly stenciled with battalion, company, and other marks of identification, but also there was considerable activity around the headquarters tent.
 A certificate of incorporation of the Enfield Inn Company, of Enfield, was recorded in the office of the secre- tary of the state, Hartford. The amount of capital stock is s5,000, di- vided into 200 shares. The incorpora- tors are Elizabeth w. Mc-Rossie, Edith M. Henking and Gus c. Henking of Springfield.
 The general health of the 102nd Regiment is very good, reports at the sanitary attachments headquar' ters in New Haven of both the 102nd and the First Regiment indicating little sickness.
 Ferries between Chester and Lyme, Rocky Hill and Glastonbury, and Windsor and South Windsor will come under the control of the state highway department October 1, ac- cording to announcement from the highway department offices. These towns have voted to transfer all right and title of the ferries and prop rxYirh Tn thn state.
 Assured of the cooperation of the city officials and the public of Hart ford the representatives of the Brit ish recruiting mission met in the mayors office with Acting Mayor Walter s. Schutz, and members of the auxiliary committee which he named, discussed plans for the rally in Hartford Monday, October 8, and decided upon Parsons Theatre as the meeting place.
 William A. Hills, who lives on the highest land in Glastonbury, the top of John Tom Hill, about 1000 feet above sea level, reports that on his farm, there have been only the slightest traces of frost. Lima bean vines were not touched, the tips Of tomato vines and leaves of squash vines were about all that showed frost and they only slightly. He says the frost did him absolutely no dam age while only a short distance down the hill at other farms, cornfelds have turned white from the effects of frost.
 New Britain has been allotted $2,- 750 by the International Library As sociation as its share of a fund to be used in purchasing reading ma terial for the soldiers and sailors and at a meeting of the members of New Britain Institute, plans were discussed for raising the money. W. F. Brooks,