The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-07
PLYMOUTH
Minstrel Troupe To
 Hold Big Rehearsal
Meeting Called for Tuesday Nght-Many Attend Church
 Benefit Held Last Night

1 barred rock fancier, and one of the best known barred rock breeders in
 the east, added many more laurels
 to his long list of winnings at the
 New Haven Poultry Show which
 has just come to a close: His win
 nings include: The best display;
 old pen, exhibition, first; young
 pen, special, first; young pen, first | and second; dark pen, first; young
 pen, second; exhibition cock, first,
 third and fifth; exhibition hens, sec
 ond, third and fifth; bullets, second,
 third and fifth; dark bullets, first
 and second; dark hens, first and sec | ond; cockerels. exhibition, fourth;
 cockerels, first, second, third and
 fourth.
 Twelve Members in Plymouth There are 12 new members of the Litchfield County Farm bureau in Plymouth according to a report l made by the local membership drive committee given at the annual drive bership dinner held by the organ |, ization at the Torrington Y. M. c. A. Judge Arthur F. Ells of Litchfield, judge of the superior court in this country has rendered a decision in
 favor of MT and Mrs E. R. Holden of 200 Main street, Terryville and A'AA 9 AsOSS 1I' q SAhOA 9 oL W 41ot WAAIOl avenue, Terryville, in their suits against the town of Plymouth and the state of Connecticut. Mrs Hol- den is awarded $1,0O0 damages against the state of Connecticut while Mrs Jeffers is awarded $500 against the town of Plymouth and $200 against the state of Connecti- cut. The awards are for damage
 done their lands by excess flow of water from the new state highway between this place and Terryville, the land being situated at the foot of McKee's hill.
 When the new highway was con- structed two years ago, no provision was made to take care of an excess flow of water. Last spring at the time of the annual freshet, it was found that the water overfiowed the catch basins and not being able to flow to the side of the road on ac- count of new curbings, made it's way
 into the corner lot at the bottom of the hill and thence onto the land
 of Mrs Holden and Mrs Jeffers. Mrs Holden's lawn was practically ruined, it was alleged, deep gulleys
 being made in the yard, while Mrs Jeffers' lawn suffered in about the same manner. Both of the Terry vile residents had Judge Epaphro-
 ditus Peck of Bristol as counsel.
 Mrs Holden's complaint was speci- fically against the State of Connec- ticut, department of highways, while Mrs Jeffers' lodged an additional complaint against the town of Ply mouth for constructing culvert un- der Harwinton avenue which further increased the flow of water onto her land.
 Judge William J. Malone of Bris- tol was counsel for the Town of Plymouth and Raymond Johnson of South Manchester, assistant attorney general of the state and chairman of the judiciary committee in the
 house was counsel for the state high way department.
 The hearings of witnesses occu-
 pied two days last June at the Su- perior court in Litchfield. The case was argued twice, and in October briefs were filed by the lawyers.
 Judge Ells reserved decision, be-
 cause it was his intention to study into the matter very carefully as it
 was unique case and one which
 might be used as precedent in similar cases in the future.
 Judge Peck attempted to have an injunction passed compelling the state to construct some sort of tun- nel or make some other arrange
 ment which would permanently
 remedy the situation. Judge Els did not allow the injunction but his de- cision plainly shows that the state highway department and town of Plymouth are at fault in nor prop erly preparing for emergency flow of water when constructing the
 new concrete highway.
 Program at Meeting
 Willis B. George of Thomaston, formerly of this place with the as- sistance of friends presented the en- tertainment which was furnished at
 the meeting of the Plymouth Com-
 munity club held last evening in the
 community hall. The committee in
 charge of the meeting were Maurice
 Minor, John Kelley, R. E. Beardsley
 Ralph Smith and Pierce Daily.
 Annual Meeting
 Notice h:A been given of the an- nual meeting of the members of the Plymouth Library association which will be held Wednesday night in the library rooms at 6 o'clock to elect