Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-02-21
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home ana through This cht;l.Iei To ,.e
worst sort OF excuses Frank ti0Ou-
man, former race track -;I..hler and
now follower Of Billy Sun|ay, told
Y. NJ. G. \. meeting in Hur. ford.
The Connecticut Teachele AssocIa- .
ton will hold its second wiz tT meet !
ing Fe' 11n,T l. ard 16 in The Hart
ford High School, during which time
associated educational organizations
will also meet
More and better home gardens are
to he asked Of the school children Of
New Haven This snring. y campaign
to this end has begun under the dt-
recti0n If Superintendent f. H. Eeede
of The hool department.
Several hundred persons of FOREIGN
birth, mostly Ttalians. Gathered at the
Offices of \. De Angels & Sons. prl-
vate bankers, in New Haven. The OK
citement was of paSsin" moment only.
Antonio De. Angels. the senior MEM
Der. hat announced that because of
conditions the business would he liqui-
dated.
The death of Addison Runnell, aged
eighty-nine years, of Plymouth marks
the passing of a pair of old Masonic
twins. Allison. his twin brother, died
about ten months ago.
The coal situation has been resnon-
sible for brand new alibi which
idlers facing the New Haven City
Court are using, but unfortunately
with rather discouraging results. The
alibi is that the closing down of man.
of
coal has thrown them out of employ
ment.
Charges of violation of the work
mems compensation law were BROUGHT
against Cornelius and Mary Griffin.
employers of Waterbury. who, 1T is
charged. 'willfuIly neglected" TO re-
port to the compensation commission
err for this district an injury sustained
by one of their employees. The case
came M in the Police Court, hut was
continued.
Little Margaret Dorothy Clifford,
aged six and one-half years the dauGh-
ter of Daniel Clifford. of New Haven.
| lost ont in a brave fight AGAINST death
which physicians waeed in her behalf
| for five DAYS after she was severely
burned while visiting at the home of a
relative.
Connecticut trolley men. through
| their committees. are prenaring q wage
| schedule to he presented TO the COM
| panv when the present agreement runs
| ont in June of this year and with that
| end in view have appointed a stnte
conference boartiz of which sev-ALier
| n
| the New Haven TrolIeymen's Union
is president.
Baroness lone WilheImina Tollner
accused of being a German agent and
since five weeks ago federal nrisoner
In Hartford, Has been released on 81.
| 200 haiI nnd allowed TO return TO hel
| New York home. where she is awaiting
her trial in Aprfl.
Eli Whitney. president of the Now
Haven Water Company. told the stock
holders at the annual meeting of thu
approval given by fine Public Ufilitie:
Commission for the consolidation o.
the Branford Water Company and thu
West Haven Water Company with thu
New Haven Water Company.
Six months is the longest term TO
which a city court may commit a prts
oner to the state farm for inehriate
at Norwich, according to decision re
. turned by Judge Earnest F. Simpson
II at the opening session Of the Februar
term of the Court of Common Pleas n
u New Haven. The ruling was made II
The case OF Raymond Scranton of Der
by, Brown University graduate AN
son of a prominent business MAN %
that city.
Rev. Henry NJ. Sherman, seventy
nine years old, Is dead at bridegroom
S1 Mr.. Sherman was one Of the mos
prominent members OF the Connectacu
diocese and for Is years was recter %
st. Paul's Church, Bridgeport. He ~
tired IS years ago.
4 An announcement by the New Werl
ii New Haven and Hartford railroad wa
| to the effect that no Ecore A'blue" book
will be issued for railroad transports
ton. This Is because state lines haV
been eliminated under fedeEahzatbo
sof the railroads.
After a short investigation into th
circumstances surrounding the ;aub
mobile accident on the Milford tunf
pike, In which Mrs. George a PER-
of Shelton was killed, Coroner Mix al
neunced that the accident was III
awOidable and that no one was
blame. Mr.. and Mrs. George A Pc
rvs automobile turned turtle, and Mr.
Perry was buried beneath the car an
her neck broken.
Plans are being made in Fafrfel
for the formation of a Liberty choru
for he purpose of stimulating patrio
lc enthusiasm at meetings and rallie
William E. Smith, superintendent (
schools and leader of the vested choi
of Trinity Church, has Deen appointe
as director.
The regulars at the United State
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