Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-08
NUTMEG CRAVINGS

General William Henry Bulkeley died at his home in Hartford at 3:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon. He had been in impaired health for several years.
 William Roland of Ansonia is i'll in bed with an attack of hiccoughs, from which he has not yet been able to ob- tain relief. Last night his condition was such as to cause much alarm. In the superior court yesterday Charles c. Morris was made perma- nent receiver of the Odd Fellows Mu- tual Aid association. Henry w. Mer- win and Edwin s. Pickett were ap- pointed appraisers. s The Light Guard of New Haven have arranged to hold fair in the Second regiment armory from January IT to 26. which conflicts with the Yale junior prom" and efforts to effect a compromise are under way.
 Joseph Jacques. employed by John H. Nye, the coal and ice dealer of South Manchester, was arrested yes terday by Deputy Sheriff George Hall on charges of embezzlement from his employer. He is charged with taking $7.57. ''->-9
 John c. Shelton, of the firm of Fair clsNds & shelton of Bridgeport, manu- iaclufers of soap, died suddenly yes terday afternoon at his residanca nn Golden Hill. He went to his room to rest and was found dead in bed by ; member of his family within two ho11rs afterwards. e,. - = 2.
 John Edwards, employed onr the nleIiuen yard switch engine, was run u. u.el py q car yesterday morning and llls let leg so badly crushed that if chances for recovery are yerv sl;,, Edwards is B years old ana has wifa and three children. " . 7 About $500 worth of iawo1r., IA seoien rom the house of Captain will uay nlgnt. It is believed the thieves were the same ones who stole jeweIry rom the home of c. IF. Field on the same street last night. Entrance was galned to the house while Mrs Strat- ton, her two children and a visitor were at dinner
 The United States civil service com mission announces examinations for December 9 and 10 for the position of assistant (piece work commuter) in the nautical almanac office. The examina- tions will be in pure mathematics. practical computations and spherical astronomy. The salary will be (piece rate) not exceeding $1,OOO per annum. Information may be had of J. IT. Gates at the Hartford postoffice
 | The experiment of turning loose a large number of Kansas quail in the | northern woods and meadows of Bridgeport which was done two years ago last spring by number of Bridge sportsmen, has proved to be a much greater success than was thought pos l slble. Never since the days of the last generation has quail been so abundant in this section of the state.
 When Elisha Caddick was found ly- ing injured in the North Colony road
 few days ago he told story to the effect that he had been hit by some I thing, an automobile he thought, which had inflicted serious injuries on him. Two boys have now told that they saw him fall off a bridge, but were too frightened to tell anyone. |, Caddick is recovering.
 e. E. Buckley of Buckley Bros of New London was seriously injured in St Johns cemetery late Thursday af- ternoon. He was engaged in unloading a monument from wagon when his crowbar slipped and he lost his bal I ance falling off the front of the wagon under the horses heels. This started the pair and they bolted, catching the man and dragging him some distance. When he was finally disengaged one leg was broken and he was badly I bruised.
 l At 10:45 last evening Charles B.
 Nichols of Hartford .telephoned the police that burglar was on the roof. Two policemen were sent to the house on foot, another went on bicycle and 1.-two more hurried there in the patrol
 wagon. Meanwhile crowd surround ed the house. Search by the police
 with drawn revolvers finally resulted in the discovery that an occupant on
 the top floor had been out on the roof after a cat and had been the unwit- ting cause of the excitement.
 l An incident in connection with the
 Hartford printers strike yesterday
 was the sending of a job of printing
 by corporation to a concern which
 has yielded to the demands of the job printers The corporations regular
 printing firm was unable to execute the order, no job printers being at work. As soon as the president of the
 corporation heard that the conceding
 firm had been given the job he can
 celed the order and said that it might
 20 unified until his regular printing
 firm could do it.