Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-09-21

STATE BRIEFS

Clarence A. Seaver, dealer IN no
tons and stationery in North eros
eenordale. town Of Thompson, Wind
ham county filed a petition in bank.
luptcy 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 m is possessed IS held
under attachment by George + Hol-
brook. a deputy sheriff Of Windham
county.
The G. W, Lynch Company. which
Is TO build tire houses for Cheney
Brothers on the West street lot,
Manchester are greeting bunk houses
and cooking sheds for the men. In
order to do the work on the large
scale that is planned, 1t 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.
Il 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 l02nd 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, ii was said
and every automobile and trolley is
being searched as 1t enters the ad-
jacent territory, for absentees.
An urgent appeal was received by
the Hartford Red Cross from the
10lst Machine Gun Battalion at
Mantle. asking for 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 i02nd are more and more evil
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 seere-
tary of the state Hartford. The
amount of capital stock is $4,000 di
yided into 200 shares. The incorpora-
tors are Elizabeth ". Me.Rossie, Edith
Nj. Henking and Gus {. Henling OF
Springfield,
The general health of the 102nd
Regiment is very good, reports at
the sanitary detachment's headquar'
ters in New Haven of both the 102nd
and the First Regiment indicating
little sickness.
Ferries between Chester and Lyme.
Rocky Hin and Glastonbury and
Windsor and South Windsor will
come under the control OF the state
highway department October /, ac-
cording to announcement from the
highway department Offices. These
towns have voted to transfer all right
and title OF the ferries and prop
critics connected with them, to the
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. Schultz, and members OF
the auxiliary committee which he
named. discussed plans for the rally
in Hartford Monday, October ). 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 Hin, about LOCO feet
above sea level, reports that on his
farm. there have been only the
slightest traces ef frost. Lima bean
vines were not touched. the tips OF
tomato vines and leaves of squash
vines We're about all that showed
frost and they only slightly He says
fhe frost did him absolutely no dam
age while only a short distance down
the hill at other farms. corntields
have turned white from the effects
Of frost
New Britain has been allotted 81,
750 by the International Library AS
ISOLATION as its share of a fund to
be used in purchasing reading ma
terial for the soldiers and sailors and
at meeting OF the members of New
Britain Institute. plans were discussed
for raising the money. w. r, Brooks.
p. F. McDonough and W. T. Sloper
were appointed a committee to ar
range ways and means for collect,
ing the fund.
Following the arraignment in the
New Britain police court few weeks
ago OF woman and four men
charged with immoral actions, Assis
tant States Attorney Pickett, of New
Haven county. visited that town in
vestigating. II is his impression. as
well as the impression of other off
cials that there is extensive white
slave traffic going on about the state
"a he oh,act in going to New Britain