Selected from the pages of the Windsor Locks Journal and lightly annotated by Wendy Taylor, Kent Memorial Library.
November 6
Local hunters report fair bags of game this year and a number of ruffed grouse have been shot here. None of them as far as can be learned have shown any sign of disease, which is said to be prevalent among the grouse this year. It is true that the grouse are not as common among the birches and fringes of the woods as they were a few years ago, but the grouse is a wise bird and if there is any chance to fool the hunter, will do it… A few coveys of quail have been reported, but as they are protected by law for two years more, they have not been molested. The Hungarian partridge, which was so plentiful in this town ten or twelve years ago, have entirely disappeared.
A large limousine which had evidently been set on fire and pushed down an embankment was found…near the Miller place at Congamond. Members of the Miller family were aroused early in the morning by an explosion and saw a fire. Deputy Sheriff Greer was notified and discovered the burned car. There was every indication that gasoline had been poured over the car and set on fire which caused the explosion. It was later discovered that the car was the property of Anthony Luvera of…Springfield.
A mysterious tobacco theft, the first here in several years, has been discovered, but as yet no one had reported the losing of any of this year’s crop. The tobacco was found in an unused tobacco building on the former Antrim farm on the Hastings Hill road, covered over the bean leaves and other rubbish. It was reported to the town officers, who conducted an investigation and found that the nine bundles were of this year’s tobacco, newly bundled and would amount to about 450 pounds. Upon going to the place later, the tobacco had been moved, it then being reported that a truck had backed up to the shed, but nothing at the time was thought of the occurrence. Broadleaf tobacco growers are making a count of the tobacco that they had already taken down to locate the loser
A neighborhood Hallowe’en party was given at the warehouse of A. A. Brown in Boston Neck… About eighty were present and a very enjoyable evening was passed with games and dancing. Refreshments were served.
Victor Heirl, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Heirl of Mapleton avenue, was injured….at his home when a rifle of .22 caliber went off accidentally. The shot went through his foot. Young Heirl had been shooting rats.
November 13
The annual meeting of the directors of the Kent Memorial Library was held at the library… Samuel R. Spencer was elected president of the board… Miss A. F. Owen presented to the library a part of a beautiful feather Indian head dress which was taken at the battle of Tippecanoe by Major Praul.
The cement blocks which were taken up from about the trolley tracks at the center have been removed and are used for a walk across the park from the Suffield School to the faculty house.
November 20
The Southern New England Telephone Company has had a gang of men at work for the past few weeks stringing a new cable from Windsor Locks to this place and the work is about completed. The new cable contains around three hundred pairs of wires which will give this town telephone facilities for several years at least.
November 27
The new road from South street to the Spring street corner in Windsor Locks has been completed, a gang of men working on the shoulders last Sunday and all the week to complete the work before cold weather. The road is now ready all the way to Poquonock and is being used by people from this town.