Connecticut western news., 1917-12-27
CONNECTICUT STATE BRIEFS


 Gates, the Republican candidate for mayor, swept every ward in the city.
 Chief Edward J. Bragg of the East Hartford Fire Department received notice from Washington that he had been appointed explosive agent for this town. He also received his com mission for that office and considera- ble literature pertaining to the same.
 In the biennial city election held in Putnam the Rcpublcans elected their candidate for mayor, Allie w Marcy, who won over Warren w Bradway, Democrat, by six votes. The Demo crats continue in control of the Com mon Council. as they elected Joseph Iapalme, aldcrman-at-large, also re- turning Alfred Bonneville as city tax collector. City Treasurer Charles H. Brown won over his Democratic oppo- nent, Ulric Beausoleil, by one vote.
 Mayor John P. Cameron was re- elected mayor of Rockville by sixty-six votes over tho Democratic nominee, Frederick c. Hartenstein. City Clerk John N. Kceney, Democratic nominee for that office, was reflected over the Republican candidate, John H. Yost, by 123 votes The election was the closest in the history of the city.
 The Grogon- New London ferry be- gan business as an adjunct of the mu- nicipality. The same employees will be in charge and the city will not make any changes at the start. It is likely that the receipts of the ferry will be considerably augmented by the cutting out of inc deadhead list.
 The engineering department of Man. chester is now at work on map of the East Cemetery. It is going to be a rather big job as the cemetery cov- CTS about twenty acres and was bought by the town in three or four different parts.
 Fire Marshal w B. Perkins of New Haven received his appointment as li- censing agent for explosives in New Haven county from the Bureau of Mines.
 The official Rockville High School paper, the Banner. was issued this week for the first time this year. The paper is now in it's fifth year. It con-
 
 teresting school stories.
 It costs Sirnebnrv people more to travel to and from Hartford now. Jit- ney rates, which have been 50 cents since the service was started, advanc- ed December 1 to 75 cents and from $1 to $125 for round trip. The rail- road rate, formerly 46. cents one way and 80 cents round trip, has advanced to 50 and S6 cents.
 Orders received at the United States marshals office, in New Haven, re- uuire that two photographs of each alien enemy detained here be sent to Washington at once.
 Robert Scalzi, a grocer of South Nor walk, was arrested for the theft of about s200 worth of groceries from Mead's grocery store in Rowayton, a suburb of South NorwallI. and another family by the name of Mead, who also live in Rowayton, have reported the theft of turkey, cranberry sauce, but ter, eggs. bacon, sugar, gravy, pepner and bread from their icebox. Besides the food, five gallons of gasoline were also stolen. Scalzi is held for hear ing in bonds of $750. The other rob- bers escaped.
 The South Windsor town tax collec- tor for the year ending October, 1918, has been awarded to the City Bank and Trust Comnany of Hartford, at a meeting of the Board of Sclectmen in the office of the town attorney, R. M. | Grant. The bids were opened, and it was found that the above bank was the lowest bidder, offering to act in f that capacity for $500.
 Mrs. Jennie Ferry, who shot Ora s. ] Ballou in his home at West Stafford with slight injury to her victim, was before Judge Head of the borough court, Stafford Springs, charged with intent to murder, to which she plead ed not guilty. She was bound over to the April term of the superior court at Rockville, under bonds of s3,000. and, in default of payment, she was taken to the Holland jail to await trial Tn the meantime she will be under observation to determine her sanity.
 Discovery of a broken rail on track No. of the New Haven road, near the River street bridge, Milford, avert ed a catastrophe when a train was Jagged in the nick of time. The break was discovered by Simon Mulvihill. section foreman, who immediately set the danger signal, and the eastbound Boston express was brought to a stop when within a few feet of the dam aged rail-
 Mrs. Carolina Lorenzen, aged seven ty years, widow, was killed by a trollely car at Cotton Hollow, in Nau- gatuck. She was at a station waiting for the car and apparently stood too close to the tracks as it approached. She was struck and thrown under the wheels. The crew was not detained by the medical examiner.
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