Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-18
BRIEF STATE NEWS


 Hartford.-Edward M. Yeonrans, United States referee in bankruptcy, is kept at his home by an attack of tonsilitis.
 Essex-Pioretti Brothers have been awarded the contract for constructing the cement sidewalks in New Haven during 1918.
 Hartford. Organization of the Con- necticut Valley Stationers' association was completed Friday at a ratification meeting held in the City club.
 Danbury.lC Charles D. Hfne of Hart ford, of the Graduate school of Yale. delivered the second in series of lectures at the high school assembly hall in Danbury Friday.
 Waterbury-Since the beginning of this month the Waterbury army re- cruiting station has accepted 2S men and has forwarded to the army reser- vation at Fort Slocum q men.
 New Haven.-Mrs. H. B. Murl1ess, who has been spending the past month with her daughter and son in Jaw, Mir. and Mrs. C. Kingsbury Billings, Jr., has returned to her home in Rockville.
 
 Hartford Nearly 1000 children have now been adopted by people in Hartford and vicinity from among the many thousands of orphans in France through the committee of the father less children of France.
 Meriden.-Miss Winffred E. Price and Miss Mary Daly of this city have left for Camp Mcclellan, Anniston, Ala, where they will serve in the base hospital Both Miss Price and Miss Daily are graduates of the Meriden hospital.
 Wethersfield.1Th first Wethersfield man to attain fame as lznitter is Frederic J. Cowdray, steward at the state prison, who the past week com pleted a convalescent blanket, com posed of small knitted blocks. He did the entire work himself.
 New Britain.-Dr. B. D. Radcliffe, milk, food and meat inspector in New Britain, is ill in New York city and it is expected that he will be unable to resume his official duties until April He has almost completely recovered, but will take a couple of weeks for recuperation.
 New Brita;n.-The Central Labor union will have an open meeting on Tuesday evening, March 19, at the ! hall, No. S4 Church street, and all labor men are being urged to attend. The speaker will be State Secretary Ira Ornburn of New Haven, and there will also be a speaker on the thrift stamp campaign.
 Winsted.-o. ". Merrill. as admins 1 trator of the estate of his son, James H. Merrill aged Il years, has brought civil action against Robert c. Doug las and Charles H. Baker, IT,, oi Utica, N. Y, for $10,000 damages for running into and killing his son with i an automobile in front of the town building Nov. 2S last.
 Meriden.--Harry P Townsend, sec. retary and treasurer of the H. P Townsend Manufacturing company oi Hartford, is made sole beneficiary oi the estate of Henry l.. D. Pond ot 1 Meridep, for many years paymastel for the E. Wales Lines company, val ued at s14.500. About $2,500 of the estate is invested in Liberty bonds | Hartfords--John Leighton and Loui: Blanchard, short arm" conductors who had been employed by the Con. necticut company, were before Judg, Edwin c. Dickenson in the polio, court, charged with embedding none, belonging to the company. Leighton was charged in one count and BIan chard in three counts Beth pleaded guilty. Leighton was sentenced t, jail for three months aud Bianchart was sentenced for one month unde each count, three months ir ali. bu execution of penalty as to two month of the total renalty was suspended.