Connecticut western news., 1898-06-23
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The breaking of a drawbar on a freight tram on the N. T., N. H. & H. railroad at Stratford at about 9.50 o'clock Tuesday night caused wreck, ou the bridge at that place, of five cars. Trains had to be run around by the way of Botsiord, causing trains on the Berk- shire division much delay.
 The May bulletin of the state board of health reports 1, 138 deaths during the month. This is 59 less than in April and 29 more than in May of last year. It is 19 more than the average deaths in May for the five years proceeding.
 John Mahoney, 50 years old, died at the Hartford police station Thursday night. He was found on the steps of his brothers saloon, and it was thought he had taken carbolic acid. The doc- tors say that he died of heart disease however.
 Two men had close call last Thurs day. They were upset on grade crossing and before they could get out of the way train broke their wagon all to pieces. They barely escaped with their lives. The accident was at Ksl- sey's crossing on the Deep River road, near Essex.
 Lewis Terrell, an employee of Joseph Higgins at Cheshire was shot and ser iously wounded by Stephen Hill last Thursday. Terrell was told to go across Hills land by Higgins and as he did so he was shot. Higgins and Hill have had several lawsuits in regard to the right of way across Hills land and 1t was this quarrel that caused the shoot ing.
 Charlos Swanson, Swede who dis appeared from home at East Hampton last week Monday night. was found last week Thursday morning hanging to a tree by rope around his neck. He was about 25 years old, unmarried and had no relatives in this country.
 TLe Army and Navy club met last Friday night at Hartford at their 20th annual reunion and dinner. There were about 200 members present and all enjoyed themselves thoroughly. During the speeches Judge Torrance of the Supreme bench in his speech had ss the chief topic an eloquent eulogy of the late Judge Fem of Win sted.
 A little child of Mir and Mrs J. B. Reader of Plantsville was nearly killed in runaway last Thursday. Her moth- CT was driving with the child when the buggy was tipped so as to throw Mrs Reader out. The horse became fright ened and, starting to run, threw the child on the front axle, with one little foot and hand holding on the body of the body of the buggy. At every jump the spokes rsked the head and back of the child, so that when the horse was stopped almost all of the skin on her back was taken of and toe broken. Several women, seeing the accident. fainted.
 The Third Regiment has been order ed out and will be sent to Niantic to- day. Several companies of the Fourth Regiment will be used to fill out its full complement.
 Miss Lena Tessner was horribly man. gled by being run over by train at Wallingford last Saturday and her mother, who was in the team with her when struck by the train, was badly bruised.
 John J. Dolan died Sunday in Hart ford. It was first thought that he died of kidney trouble but an autopsy re- vealed the fact that his death was due to hemorrhage of the brain caused by external violence. It cannot be told whether the injury was caused by 8 blow or 8 fall.
 Thompsonville is very much excited over incendiary fires which have done quite 8 good deal of damage. There have been three there during the pre- sent month, two of them happening last week.
 The selectmen of Torrington, Wilton. Norwich, Portland, Wethersfeld and South Windsor are now either advertis- ing for bids or have already begun the work on road construction.
 William Eaton, l9 years old and convict at the Wethersfeld state prison whose sentence will be out July 26, made his escape from a potstoe field where several conyicts were working last Thursday.