Connecticut western news., 1917-05-10

Patrick McQuillen, aged seventy-fve, a long time resident of Windsor Locks, died at Tarffville, where he had been living the past few years, death re- sulting from general decline.
 But nine out of the eighty first line men were rejected by Dr. George s. Ford of Bridgeport, who is the eX- amining officer for the Fairfield home guard, at a recent meeting in Fairfield.
 Foster, Merriam X Co. of Meriden have rented a tract of land in South Meriden for gardens for employees of the large plant, and money prizes are offered by the manufactory for the best crops grown.
 Postmaster James T. Murray, Thompsonville, has received from the first assistant postmaster general a special commission designating him as a recruiting officer for the army, navy and marine corps service.
 Yeggmen jimmied the back door of the East Haven postoffice and blew the small safe with nitroglycerin, get ting away with considerable money, stamped paper and a number of money order blanks and mail box keys. The two canoe clubs of Fair Haven are planning to have trip up Quin- nipiac river on May 30 The Quinnip- lac and Pequot clubs will have big fotilla of canoes out that day to make a little voyage to Hemlock grove.
 Arrangements for a mammoth cele- bratfen preparatory to going into com mission for the season of 1917 on May 30 were thoroughly discussed by the joint committee of the Pequonnock Yacht club at a recent meeting.
 It is reported by the Thames Tow boat company of New London, former owners, that the ocean tug Paul Jones, sold early in 1917 to the French gov ernment, has been sunk in the English channel by German submarine.
 It has been announced that a num- Der of prominent New Britain manu- lecturers had contributed sufficient funds to purchase and equip three hospital ambulances for the American Field Ambulance corps i'll France. The name of Anthony Ambrose of
 Bridgeport has been presented to Pres
 ident Wilson for appointment as q member of the commission to visit Russia. He is recommended by the , Slovenian societies of the country.
 Robert S. and Peter B. Bradley, Bos- 1 ton millionaires,' have pleasantly sur - prised Meridenites by donating the use s of thirteen acres of beautiful residen-
 tia1 Bradley park to the citizens for
 gardening in order to increase the food supply.
 Trains are now running on one of
 the three tracks on the new bridge at
 the underpass, in Windsor, and a sec ond track is about completed. A large part of the concrete foundation for tho
 retaining wall on upper Broad-street
 is in place.
 For the town of East Granby tho
 Connecticut committee on food sup . ply has appointed Frank H. Dibble q: - local agent, and he has arranged tt V put the pledge blanks in places where
 any and all who will sign them ma. obtain them.
 f A number of members of the Con x necticut home guard have already ex ,. pressed the hope that the companie'
 will be ordered out on hikes within ,
 short time so the men may be giver t outdoor exercises and incfdentall, Il trained for long marching.
 l. The spirit in the interest of homo gardens is evident everywhere, ant
 workers are only waiting for warmer If weather to make more headway g. Among the Newtown farmers can b' d seen great activity, and many vii n plant more potatoes this year.
 Paul Lockwood, for the past severa y months editor of the Rockville Journal Il has resigned and has accepted a posi- e- tion with the Stamford Advocate. Nh .s Lockwood is q resident of Stamford
 and the change is largely due to hi wanting to be near his family. f. The Rev. AlonZo Callen, a graduat !, of Wesleyan university, has been ap
 pointed to the pastorate of the Nortl
 Canton Methodist church, Collinsville
 to succeed the Rev. w. J. Ashfortl u who was transferred to the Soul y Methodist church of Waterbury. For the second time in three month
 Frank Vetere and Joseph Castelli, dea
 mutes from New York city, have bee 'l reDrieyed from the gallows. Governo