The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-15

SOUTH
 BRITAIN BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUs

MT. L. 0. Lejeune, a New York City banker, has purchased the old Charley Bradley place and modern ized 1t for 8 year-around residence MT. Lejeune plans to plant alfalfa and do 8 little farming. When Charley Bradley came to the village and stopped of ct his old home near the new bridge over the Pomperaug he noticed many changes. Charley sait. he remembered when the only sound at the lower end of Main street after o'clock on a winter evening was the cracking of ice on the river, and the rattle of bridge planlSing as Doctor Baldwin drove past to visit a patient. Now, trucks roar past at all hours and, when the workers at the new Training School knock off for the day, Main street is 8 speedway. Charley is glad he moved, but he misses the fishing.
 Harry Laughtenschlager, of Pine Tree, has returned from, Vermont and accepted position at the Wheeler Dairy Farm. Harry spent the summer in the Green Mountain state; 1t took him twenty-one hours to hitch-hike from Connecticut to Vermont.
 The Reverend Perry breaches to capacity audiences at the South Bri- tain Methodist church these days. Missions are held, discussion Is en- couraged, and the youth of the vil- lage are showing lively interest.
 Mrs. Anna Belle Pierce has closed her country house and moved to her winter home in New Haven.
 Miss Annie Stiles came to town on shopping tour and spent the day visiting old friends.
 Edward shortt of Waterbury has been visiting at Bates Rock and hunting partridge along East Hill.
 The recent visits of the state con- stabulary in the village have been noteworthy. Somebody is reported to have chained state police car to a gasoline pump over by the post office on Halloween night, tut no arrests have been made.
 Hart & Sprague, the new manu- lecturers, have been SO busy that their mill has been open on Sunday. Producing a new type of French window sash that operates "in and out" and also "up and down. this new manufactory Is preparing for rush of business that Is expected in Connecticut as soon as the munitions boom develops.
 Two local youngsters started to climb the new 174.foot brick chim. rey oil the power house at the State Training School. Watchman Travis, eating his lunch at the Samuel Pierce Cafeteria, saw them in time to warn them to return to earth.
 One of those WPA architects re- gently inspected old colonial houses in town and called on a lady who lives beside the Housatonic. The architect enthused over the beau- ty of detail on paneling that he identified as "early 18th Century" made sketches. filled out forms, took photographs and then asked, "Who built this house?" The owner smiled and said, We hire q local carpen- ter to do most of the work. He isn't very busy, just now. and I'm sure he would have time to talk to you" (The architect went away to con- tinue his research "elsewhere.)
 Those new carbide "deer scarers" work wonders, but they're hard on the neighbors. A newcomer in town planted fruit trees and the deer ate them of faster than he could re- place them. Finally, to save a part of his orchard, this man bought q patented contraption that works like an automatic cannon. At regu- lar intervals through the night. this machine explodes with @ roar like a 12-gauge shotgun and all game with in i've miles takes to the tall timber. It's cheap and effective, but it's as noisy as Fourth of July.
 Ojeda council and warmly praised the men participating. He predict. cd splendid future for the coun-