Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-08
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Meriden.-C1csing of the high school it necessary to postpone for month at least the track meet which was being arranged with the I'M. c. A.
 Norwaik-South Norwa1k council, K. of C., plans a patriotic lecture and concert to be held at the Palace thea tre Sunday evening, Feb. 10. Attorney Crosby of Hartford is to be the speaker.
 Terryville-Deputy Sheriff G. F. Buckley yesterday received letter from Lieut.. Dr. R. J. Lawton of Fort Ogiethorpe. Ga. in which he states that he is kept busy with the routine of training.
 Winsted.-The William L. Gilbert Clock company. the Empire Knife company, the New England Pin com pany and the Franklin Moore Belt company are using wood for fuel in- stead of coal
 Hartford.-Mrs Howard D. Graves of May street issued cards for whist party and dance to be held at the Hotel Garde ballroom this week, the
 
 the Crescent Beach chapel.
 Coilinsville.-The farmers and milk producers of Canton Center and North Canton met in the parish house in Canton Center Thursday evening and organized for the coming year and agreed on a price to be charged for milk.
 Torrington.-The funeral of Rev. Henry M. Sherman, for IA years rector of Trinity church, TorEington, who died suddenly in Bridgeport Monday, aged 80 years, was held in the Park ity Thursday afternoon at 2.S0 o'clock. Rev. Mir Sherman came to Torrington in 1876 and resigned in 1890.
 Branford.-The public utilities com mission has approved the joint petition of the New Haven railroad, the New Haven Water company and the Bran ford Water company for approval of the proposed consolidation and mar- ger. The petition was presented on Jan. y16 and it was given a hearing Jan. 25.
 ariffville.-William J. Hayes has a pair of Durham steers that are four years old that are finely matched and are broken to do most kinds of work He plans to send them to a farmer in Barkhamsted to ho,-r thnn thoroughly broken and trained. He expects tc have a pair of oxen that will weigh 1000 pounds.
 WInsted-The problem of the pollu- ton of the Naugatuck river was taker up by the industrial waste board ir Hartford yesterday afternoon It was demonstrated that pollution enters the Naugatuck river at so many points that general survey of the whole | river valley is necessary before the problem can be solved.
 Hartford-The Connecticut compan, has been made a defendant in three suits which were returned to the su- perior court yesterday. Two of then are by representatives of estat tes o | decedents and damages of S19 900 art claimed in each of the two, while il the other case, based on personal in. | juries, and in which the Colonial Auto company is joined as a defendant witt the Connecticut company, damages oI | $50, ,0Q0 are claimed. Avon-Gustave Olander and Davif Marphus, living on the mountain eas of Avon-and in what is known as Nodt district, formerly sent their children tt the Mods school, and with that school house closed they want town tean sent two and one-uuarter miles up tn. mountain to transport three childre1 to school. The town has a team col l lecting children and is ready to trans port the three from Mods Corners which is less distance than they for merly had to travel to get to school and the town is ready to allow {; parent in the families named to trans port the children and to pay a. moder ate sum for doing so. Thursday Sec retary Hine of the state board was i, Avon and gave hearing to the mel named in regard to the matter bu did not render decision.