Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-04-18
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STATE BRIEFS

over nuu Dccll paul Ill the loN H. 10 nv"
being strictly enforced in Norfolk.
Fuel Administrator Thomas w. Rus
sell revoked the order issued by him
January % specifying that every night |
in the week except Saturday night be |
'lightless" in Connecticut.
TO cover misrepresentation of money |
by the former and now missing treas
urer, Philemon w. Johnson, Il special |
town meeting held ut Norfolk voted to
lay one mill tax for three years.
The town tax was laid at nine mills i'll
addition to the one mill. The grant
list of the town is $3,6OOOOO.
School children and others in Con-
necticut and throughout the country
who purchase thrift stamps this year
in quantities insufficient TO purchase Il
war savings certificate will be cared
for as a result of a special ruling an
nounced by the treasury department
stating that arrangements Will De
made to care for such cases.
The open season for bicycle thefts IS
on, says Capt. II. J. DOnnclly OF the
New Haven detective bureau, and own
ers of the two wheeled vehicles are
warned to exercise care in not leaving
them about where there is a possibility
they will be stolen. During the past
week an alarming number of thefts OF
this character have been reported TO
the police.
Winsted Workmen who are employed
! in various factories in Torrington have
presented petition to the New YORK
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company asking that the train which
leaves Winsted daily at 6:45 Il. m. be
| scheduled for 6 30 Il. m, or 10 minutes
earlier than now, so that the men can
reach TorringtOn in time to get to the
shops at Z o'clock.
Nicholas Skasko. twenty-one, fire.
man ON the New Haven read, was cleo
trocuted in the railroad yard at New
| Haven. Skasko was climbing over an
engine to oil it ard got too near the
high tension wires of the electric sys-
TEN. \ paper found i'll his pocket was
addressed to him at Waterbury, no
street address being given. The rail-
road officer, however, had his address
us Danbury.
The organization Of 4 local unit of
the WOmen's Committee of the Nation
al Council of Defense has been COM
plctod in Naugatucll, and the following
officers have been elected: Mrs. Thorn
as NJ. Bull, president; Miss Sophie E.
Brown. vice president, and Miss Mar
garet kehoc, treasurer. An executive
committee composed of women from
various 0rganiza tons in the borough is
now being completed.
Nineteen applicants presented them
selves ut Crosby High School, Water
bury. for the purpose OF taking the ex,
animation for departmental clerk al
Washington The examination was
open and competitive and was in
charge Of William ]. Phelan of the
post office There were Il Young wo
men and five men applicants. The re
suits will not be known until the ex
aminers in Washington correct the pa
DerS.
Had Judge John P. Kellogg of Wa
! terbury not been elevated to the bencl
So he would have been strong candidate
for the nomination for congressman
from the Fifth district on the Repub
ican ticket this fall, according to TIL
political dopster. But since the Bras
City man has been eliminated the re
> nomination of Congressman James L
Glynn of Winsted seems almost cei
tain. Another :aSpirant for the plac
is Judge Munger of Ansonia.
) Daniel Mccarthy was struck an
killed at Middletown by an automobil
! driven by Miss Marian GildersleeVe
z nineteen-year-old daughter of Alder
. Gildersleeve, president of the Glider
: sleeve Ship Construction Company q
{ Portland. Mccarthy was crossing tn
y street and the auto did not stop afte
! the accident, the police say. Miss Gil
' derSleeve called up headquarters late
. and notified the police of the aeciden
The case has been reported to the core
= ner.
One of the war drives which
!, ar0using great enthusiasm i'll tn
i Brooklyn section is the effort Of til
j faculty and pupils of the Duggal
1 school to raise money enough to b'
j come Il unit of the Junior Red eros
i TO do this ii is necessary TO obtain
4 san equivalent to - cents for ear
4 pupil To school the size of Dugga
n ills means earnest and enthusiast
a work by both teachers and pupils, al
q beth are entering most heartily in I'll
& affair.
q The creation of Z, "lommitte" a
n Commercial Rel: q. as Il PART al /
I state cr.yul.'':.:' : hr.n announce
! by The 30. ri %,;..' C"uncil
I Dcfon~I II. ..:. Il This 49,: .l.i.iop D.