That of South Africa and South
America will probably show no radi
cal decrease. According to the Geo
logical Survey the indications are thai
the decrease in the world's produc
tion of gold in 1920 will not be so
great as it was in 1919.
Sociologists say the farmer need
more amusement. The city visitors
afford him a good deal, however?
The college boy feels that a de
gree is mighty poor consolation for a
cipher in the base hits column.
Flashes
George M. Gunn has established a
$5,000 scholarship fund for the Mil
ford High school.
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel was celebrated by Stratford
residents last night.
The "White Mountain express was
delayed at the Berlin station yester
day by an electric generator drop
ping from the locomotive.
Alfred Rayme, a Hartford drug
clerk,is missing and so are the day's
receipts.
The Milford and Woodmont fire de
partments will unite.
The city authorities want house
holders to place their ashes near the
curbs.
The colored folks of Connecticut
are planning to celebrate the 300th
anniversary of the landing of the
first colored people in America.
The United States Rubber Co. has
Issued $20,000,000 In debentures, part
of which will be used on the Hart
ford plant.
Mary A. CTynn of Hartford, was
fined $200 for not "keeping her tene
ment in proper sanitary shape.
Mayor FltzGerald of New Haven,
is expected back from 'Frisco tomor
row. Dr. Joseph M. Slemons, professor of
obstetrics at Tale, has resigned to
engage in private practice.
Prof. Thomas Dwight Goodell has
left a valuable collection of Japanese
art work to Yale.
The claims of France and England
have been the cause of the frictloi
at Spa, a correspondent wires.
