Anti-toxin is being used freely in
the cases of diphtheria and it is be
lieved the spread of the disease has
been stopped. No new cases have
been reported and the ones who are
sick are beginning to recover. A1
though a large number of pupils have
been taken from the schools the scare
is rapidly growing less.
Employes at the ra.Hoad staUon
SST %To^3
more people travei ° f traveiing by
the habit or necessity of traveling ny
train Is steadily growing.
IN WILLIMANTIC
Court Open* This Week With Civil
Suit
In Superior court Wednesday Sarah
G. Houghton was granted an uncon
tested divorce from James K. Hough
ton. Both parties are of Putnam.
Searls & Russell represented the
plaintiff.
The case of William McCoy and Ma
ry McCoy ys. John Keney, all of Put
nam was laid over until Tuesday’s ses
sion in \\ illimantic. The plaintiffs sue
to recover for personal services, food
and lodging since 1902. Mrs. McCoy is
a granddaughter of Mr. Kelley and
she has made her home with him until
recently, since she was two years of
age.
When Mrs. McCoy was married, a
few years ago, her husband came to
the Kelley home to live with her.
Mrs. McCoy claims that under the ar
rangement made with her grandfath
er he was to allow them to live with
him, giving them rent free and paying
them $2.50 a week for his board. In
190ti the McCoys, needing more room,
took over another tenement in the
Kelley home, after which Mr. Kelley
was to pay $1 a week for his board.
The plaintiffs claim that Mr. Kelley
has not lived up to his agreement. Mr.
Kelley contends that he has complied
with all his obligations to them.
