Connecticut western news., 1917-04-19

Euward Bride, for ten years Tn the regular army, has volunteered his. serv ices to drill the East Hampton home guard, which starts with a membership of twenty-seven.
 Found guilty of carrying concealed weapons, Ermino di Sabhio was fined $50 and costs in the Derby city court by Judge A. H. Kelly and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
 The Womens Home Defense club of Meriden has been formed and a course in shooting will start at once, the mem bers using 22 caliber rifles and re- volvers of any size.
 There are several Bristol boys who have joined the naval militia in Hart ford. Now that this unit of defense has been called it means that some more of Bristol's boys have been called to the cOlors.
 Clifford H. Prior has accepted a posi- tion as foreman for Howard Russell, Suffield, for this coming summer. Mir. Russell intends to grow and prime about hundred acres of tobacco this summer.
 Farmer" Bison Wright, for more than score of years in charge of the farm work at Springside home, Bridge. port, died in the seventieth year of his age. He had been in poor health for some time
 Two men arrested in willimantic by state and Willimantic police on suspi- cion of having attempted to break into the armory were released after they had been given a thorough grueling by the authorities.
 The Bates company, hat manufactur- CTS, announced that they were prepar- ing to discontinue operation in their factory in Danbury, and Gs soon as or ders on hand were completed would shut down permanently.
 The Almon c. Ludden property in Suffield, consisting of thirty-five acres of tobacco land, a dwelling and two frame tobacco barrs, besides stock barn, has been sold to Joseph Karpin- ski of Suffield for $9,500. -. a As a mark of respect to the memory of Edward J. Martin the late manager of the Connecticut Electric company. who died recently at his home in Strat. ford, the entire plant of that company closed down for the afternoon.
 Fire Warden Burr F. Beach. Trum- brrff; has notices posted to the effect that-~all who wish to build fires in the open must obtain a permit of him for the same. The law provides for pen alty for all who neglect to do so.
 The amalgamation of the Norfolk Manufacturing company and the w. A. Ives Manufacturing company seems likely to be followed by the erection Of a factory structure and the locating Of the unified industry in Wallingford.
 Frank Petro, who refused to stand in Bristol theater when the American flag was shown on the screen and who was arrested on the charge of breach of the peace, was sentenced in the Bris- tol city court to three months in jail.
 Unlimited leave of absence, with sal ary, has been granted by the vestry of St. James parish, Hartford, to the rec tor, the Rev. Edmund c. Thomas, who has been appointed chaplain of the First regiment, Connecticut infantry.
 A number of colored 'nen and wo- men from the south have entered the employ of the Dunham Mills, Inc, Ro- quonock. They will live in the tene- ment owned by the company, which was recently vacated by Charles Elder
 The discovery of eight sticks of dy- namite, with caps and fuse, concealed and ready for mischief" near the reservoir supplying Bethel with water has caused considerable apprehension here, and an investigation is in prog
 
 ress.
 An order went into effect on the Central New England railway, Win sted, that all trains will stop before en- tering the Poughkeepsie bridge, which is under heavy guard, and be expected to see if any unauthorized persons are aboard.
 Charles R. Duncan, Poquonock, who enlisted in the United States navy, passing a very creditable examination as apprentice seaman, has been pro- noted to the "bluejackets," which car ries five dollar increase per month in salary.
 Everett l.. Hayden and his brother, Isaac Hayden. presented to the com