Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-09
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 There is every indication that the prolonged strike of the carpenters in Hartford inaugurated under the aus pices of the Hartford Carpenters and Joiners' union, may be ended to-day.
 Clifford Paquette, 2S years old, was struck and killed by passenger train last night about two miles north of Jewett City. He had been employed for q year as a wood-chopper on a farm at South Plainfield. 1t is thought he fell asleep on the track as his body was cut in two.
 Mary Martin, whose mother is ill with smallpox at the isolated hospital, New Britain, died Monday night. She was 2 months and 12 days old and was living with her grandparents at 2S Willard street. The mother will not be allowed to see the remains, mem- Der of the special committee said to- day.
 The special health committee of New Britain is now preparing for the win- ter season. The great difficulty in the situation is admittedly the question of vaccination. While nothing official has yet been done it is intended to en- force the rules in regard to vaccina- tion of all school children before the schools are opened in the fall.
 Frank A. Rutz, 23 years old, who has been confined in the West Haven lookup on a charge of assaulting Mary Fox, about IS years old, was arraign- ed in the town court to-day and the Tx,1x Jfc bond was reduced from $5,000 to $500. At the New Haven hospital to-day it was reported that the girl, who was kicked in the abdomen, was recover ing.
 Hugo Voight, who is believed by the police to hail from Buffalo, N. Y, died last night at the New Haven hospital of internal injuries and probably con cussion of the brain. There is some mystery about the case, as the police have heard rumors that the man was pushed down flight of stairs from the house, No 15 Clark street, about mid- night of Monday. An investigation is being made at the request of the coro- ne:.
 George Francis Long, the sixteen year-old son of H. A. Long, who re- sides on the Frederick Beach place, in Derby Neck. has been missing since Sunday afternoon and eonsidera ble anxiety is felt as to his whereabouts. On the afternoon in question his fath- CT asked the boy to take anote for him to the home of Frank Tucker in Shell ton, and the boy, consenting to dc this, dressed in a dark suit of clothes and left the house about o'clock. Search has failed to reveal his whereabouts.
 Rudolph Anderson of Manchester, aged 4, is seriously ill, under Dr W. k. Tinker's care, at the home of his parents. Mir and Mrs John M. Ander- son, of school street. Saturday the boy. ate some prize candy which con tained a penny in the center of each lump. That night he became violently i'll and was in much pain until Dr Tinker came early in the morning. He continued to grow worse, and at noon he sustained shock, and it was fear ed that his illness would prove fatal In few hours he rallied and has improved somewhat since, but he is still unable to leave the bed His parents and the physician believe that the candy is responsible for his illness.
 Edward Burke of Cheshire was ar rested early last evening at the re- quest of William Hinman, Cheshire constable, who had a warrant for Burke's appearance before Justice of the Peace Hotchkiss of Cheshire The warrant charged Burke with commit ting a murderous assault upon his wife Mary Burke. Constable Hinman said that Burke had a fight with Mrs Burke whom he threw down stairs and when she was unconscious revived her by pouring a kettle of hot tea upon her. Later Mrs Burke made her escape from her husband. with whom she had had difficulties. AS she ran away her husband tried to bring her down by firing a revolver at her. Burke was taken to Cheshire and locked up pend- ing hearing.
 Robert s. Hubbard, 55 years of age. one of the most prominent grangers of the state. and highly respected citi- zen of Middletown, is rejoicing over the recovery of between S50,OOO and $75000, which he had good reason to believe he had lost few days ago. Being caught out in a rain storm, when he reached his home MT Hub bard removed his outer garments and hung them near the kitchen stove. A half hour later he returned to find his clothes in flames. He quickly extin- guished the fire and took his wallet from his coat pocket. The latter was almost completely consumed and the bills badly burned. The whole thing he wrapped up just as it was and sent it to Washington, D. O., to see if the money could be redeemed Saturday he received brand new bills to the above stated, which he be- lieves was about what he had in his pocket at the time.