Connecticut western news., 1917-01-11


 Good Roads association at Its annual meeting.
 John A. MOlin, fifty-five, committed suicide at his boarding house in Bristol by strangulation with a cord attached to his bedpost.
 According to reports to the office of the state board of health, there are 136 cases of smallpox in Connecticut, of which 100 are in Waterbury.
 Mrs. Byron S. Hawkins of South Farms is in the hospital in Willimantic as the result of an automobile acci- dent. in which she received dislocated shoulder.
 Elizabeth McCann, daughter of Mrs. John McCann of Madison, took the black veil in the convent in Hartford. She has been wearing the white veil two years.
 Mrs. Frederick Stanley Root of 419 Whalley avenue, New Haven, died sud- denly at the Hotel Manhattan, New York city, following a short illness of pneumonia.
 Mrs. Alice Cerelia Capen Gladden., wife of William H. Gladden., superin- tendent of Fairview cemetery, New Britain. died at her home following a long illness.
 Charles A. Graeber, retired clergy man who had practiced medicine in Meriden since 1888, died of pneumo- mia. He was the oldest doctor in active practice in Meriden. . The New Haven Housewives league at its first meeting since its inaugura- tion, held at the Chamber of Commerce hall, elected Mrs. James W. Tourney as its first president.
 The body of Dora Kurze, thirteen years old, who died at the Middlesex hospital, in Middletown, was taken to Deep River. Death followed an opera ton for appendicitis.
 William J. Hickmott retired from the employ of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company after forty six years service. His associates gave him a basket of roses.
 The United States Civil Service Com mission will hold a special clerk ex7 animation Jan. 13 in Hartford for the position of carrier in the Glastonbury village delivery service.
 Unofficial records of the deaths from violence in Connecticut during Decem. Der show that no less than twenty nine persons were killed on the rail roads and two on trolley lines.
 Burton Butler met with a very seri- ous injury while at work on power saw at his farm at Terryville. His right hand was badly lacerated, sever. al of the tendons being severed.
 The large farmhouse on the farm of B. H. Westerman, known as the r. +. Day place at West Avon. was burned to the ground with it's contents. The loss is estimated to be above $5000. The Norwich and Hartford Traction company has fled petition with the secretary of state addressed to the general assembly asking for an eXten- sion of time ill which to build to 1921. Forty persons, among them many of the prominent young meL of Thomp sonville. including two lawyers and q physician, were arrested in raid by the state police on Hazard Hall tavern
 Automobiles and motorcycles sent 2O2 people in Connecticut to their graves | in 1916. In 1915 fatalities caused by 1 motor driven vehicles numbered 113. or eighty-nine less than the record for l 1916.
 One hundred and fifty persons were 1 thrown out of employment temporarily as the result of the burning of Smith X 1 Cooleys flock mill at Stafford Springs. The loss is placed at about $25,000; in | sured.
 Paul, the five-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. Teisler, died in the New Britain General hospital of burns re ceived when quantity of hot water I from dishpGn was accidentally spilled on him.
 Mayor George r. Sullivan was in- augurated for his fourth two-year term in Derby. In his address Mayor Sulli- van asked the aldermen to look out for the city's interests and forget parti- Sanship.
 Another old landmark of Rocky Hill was destroyed when flames made ruins of the home of John Merino, house once famous as the De Ryer hotel and roadhousa. It was considerably over