Connecticut western news., 1918-07-11
Connecticut State Briefs

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 The storms of the winter played havoc with all three of the Pine Orchard piers, also the Sheldon House pier, and because of war restrictions the piers will not be rebuilt at present.
 The Norfolk Savings Bank has sent out notices to all property owners to whom they have loaned money that after August 1 they will charge per cent. on all loans which have been per cent.
 Congressman James P. Glynn Of Winsted has been renominated for rep resentative from the fifth congression- al district at the Republican conven- ton held in Waterbury. He has al- ready been elected twice and Is now up for the third election.
 Because he had been i'll long time and was unable to further enjoy the simple pleasures in life is believed by the police to be the reason why Patrick Renahan, sixty-flve, of 1869 Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport, took his life by inhaling Illuminating gas
 In most of the Hartford churches appeals were read from George M. Landers, chairman of the Connecticut Committee of Food Supply, and Robert Scoville, federal food administrator, asking the housewives to conserve, can and dry foods during the summer to the best of their ability.
 Mary Maritime, aged five, died at hospital in New Haven. She was struck by an automobile as she was returning to her home in Foxon from a berry-picking trip. She was accom- panied by her brother, Joseph, four years old, who was also hit, but not seriously injured. The auto was a commercial car owned by A. J. Hill of BranfOrd.
 Bridgeport's dehydrating plant prob ably will be in operation within week or ten days. Already parts of the de- hydrating machinery have been receiv- ed in Bridgeport. Those in charge are rushing to completion plans for quick installation and operation of the plant that the great crop of vegetables and fruit now coming towards ripeness may be cured for later consumption. Complaints are being made to the Wilton school board that teachers in the district schools have during the term just closed insidiously spread pro=German propaganda in the inno- cent minds of the small children. No action has been taken by the board, but it is likely that the complaints will be investigated during the summer and when school reOpens action will be taken if necessary.
 Lieut.. F. H. Bentley of the aviation service and his mechanician, Sergt. Harold Akins, had a thrilling expe- rience while flying over Hartford when their airplane took fire while about 2,OOO feet in the air. They landed un- l injured, having put out the fire on the way down before the machine had been seriously damaged. They were bound from Middletown, where they had spent the Fourth, for Mineola, l.. I.
 Robbery of $1000 was discovered at the New Preston post office when the postmaster opened for business. Let ters and papers were scattered over the floor and all the furniture turned upside down. The robbers ransacked every available place where they thought money or valuables would be stored away, and they were careful not to leave anything escape their eye while in their quest for booty.
 The experiment of the Bullard Ma chine Tool company, Bridgeport, in starting classes for the instruction of those desiring to become skilled me chanics has already proved a success and officials of the company believe the plan will help greatly in solving the labor problem. Samuel W. Davis, who is in charge of the classes has 26 men learning various trades and more are joining the ranks every day.
 Returning to his room in Hartman's hotel. Bridgeport, Richard Boylan found the body of Frank Batch, fifty four, lying on the bed. A hurried call ; was sent to the Emergency Hospital, but upon arrival Dr. Matthew Foley pronounced the man dead Medical Examiner Dr. S. M. Garlick was noti- fled and said that Batch had died from natural causes. Batch was a cigar maker and had been living in Bridge port about two months. He was en- ployed at the Yost cigar factory. Lit l tle IS known or nm Otnef than HIS home was in Newark, O.
 James M. Whitlesey, commissioner of domestic animals for Connecticut, has begun investigation to ascertain If hog cholera actually exists among the $50 "Liberty Pigs" at Stamford and elsewhere throughout Fairfield county. Although hog cholera was reported by farmers in this county nearly two months ago, the commissioner denied that it was epizootic. Pigs, however have been dying from some cause, and last week Lawrence A. Bevens, county farm agent of the Fairfield County Farm Bureau, Danbury, reported the matter of ten deaths among pigs al Stamford, for determinative diagnosis In General Pershing's casualty list