Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-05-09
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town of Middlefield are members OF
the Home 0sard company. Rev.
George B. Hawkes. is a sergeant in the
company and Rev. L. o. Schriver is
corporal.
It Is understood that there is well
defined feeling among many or the
sportsmen of the town favorable to the
making of application for the sending
to Southington of several thousand mn
gerling trout for the purpose of stock
ing the local streams.
Town Clerk Harry FL. MerreH or
| Southington, who Is an ardent adVo-
cate of the garden plet idea, has al
ready started several varieties or seeds
in his office in the town hall building.
Harry says he will have enough young
plsnts for himself and his friends for
transplanting later.
It is reported that the price OF seed |
potatoes, which last year was In the
neighborhood of $4 bushel, Will be
much lower this year, one New Britain
dealer having received advices from
Maine that he will be able to secure
large consignment that he Will De aple
to sell TO the trade at ST. 40 per bushel.
Thus far there has been nothing
definite announced as to the disposal
of the Plantsville postmastership ques-
ton. Emery w. Doolittle, the present
incumbent. has announced that he will
retire as postmaster on the 31st of this
month 1t is understood that there will
be at least two applicants for the po-
sition.
The Democratic situation in New
Britain as regards the mayoralty was
somewhat cleared up when DR.. J. e.
, Martin formally stated that he was
candidate for the nomination, saying
that he made the announcement after
a careful study of the situation for
, several weeks and having been urged
: by large number to enter the field.
: Otto Charles Robert Wilde, aged
, twenty-eight years. an enemy alien,
: was arrested in Hartford by United
States Deputy Marshal White for VIC
, Iating his zone permit. AT registration
: time he registered in Derby, where he
!. had been working and living, and has
: gone over his zone several times when
= he has gone to Shelton to visit his
r wife
!, Frederick Heating, twenty-three
= years of age, of 100 Waterville street
Waterbury, formerly of Danbury, who
\ has been employed as cashier in the
n Waterbury office of the Swift Com
nanv. was arrested on a charge %
theft, 1t being alleged that he STOLE
81, 900 belonging to the wholesale mea
l firm by which he was employed. 1t il
alleged he lost the money to gamblers
Onorata Matialratlist was ARRESTED
at New Britain for the Bridgeport
| Draft Board on the charge of evasion
of the draft law 1t appears that h
registered in Bridgeport last June an
when he was called for examination II
failed to appear. He has been residln
- in New Britain for some time and ha
cd been living at 81 Beaver street, wher
: he was known by an entirely difereI
oA name than he gave the federal author
no ties.
ad 1t might be said with truth that tn
ag- Hartford political campaign opene
ok with q bang this week when the al
al nouncement was made that there w;
serious movement afoot to organli
a citizens party, and both Republics
no and Democratic workers sat up M
of took notice when Major Frank G. nj
all. comber in reply to the question OF
.~ reporter for one of the daily newsp
pers/ stated that he had been asked
"a accept the nomination of the par
Wn and said he had promised to consid
the matter.
de- The Board of Selectmen of Ea
my Hartford has decided to exempt Il
er's members of the Home Guard from Il
sly payment of the personal tax, and Il
tile tax collector has been so mstructe
,ru- Selectman Roberts states that such a
ork ton was taken by the board after co
les, sideration of the matter and that
ma so doing the town is keeping in Ill
mes with many other towns and cities
dis the state where similar action has be-
tar taken. The ruling of the selectm
. will be accepted as particularly apr
uid pirate by practically every one, 1t Is /
ia1 lieved.
.ore Ernest SINNERS failure to appear
'uld the Police Court at Hartford to answ
TO charge of felonious assault CO
ger his father Arthur Skinner, $500, sa
Kali 20 no oil of his worldly possessioI
ma Arthur Skinner is blind man al
earns livelihood making brooms.
C mas a $500 equity in property at
api- pro,vn straet and qualified as bono
mas man for his son when the latter w
Dc arrested about week ago. You
tn~ =Zi====. = g aid, has left the eli
nur -. 60 v<~z calsGa twice In the Poll
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p 80 -, Es-4z=zs- - r~@lotri
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. asi >-=-~-- = - .5sns for I
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csS = - -.---oD. who have land viii
tors -,,, 49, for homo Garden III
assy my 40 I'M. oo,,,r,i+toe avnects II
trip p'SeS ~ 1,;,,r,o, demand for MI,
80 this year than last and is working