Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-05
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down for the
 Benefit of Our Busy Renders.

Benefit of Our Busy Renders.
 It is definitely settled that President Roosevelt will go to Hartford Friday, August 22. arriving at 4:20,- and will stay there until o'clock next morn ing, when he will go on by way of Wiilimantc.
 John Berne, aged 21, single man, employed as railroad lnborer, was struck and snstantly killed by the 12.55 Air Line train out of New Haven yes terday, as it was passing through the freight yards.
 Six motormen and conductors em- ployed by the Fair Haven and Vest vile road, which operates all, the troll charged yesterday flor the benefit of the service" About twenty men have now been discharged in similar way and q strike is regarded as certain.
 Compulsory vaccination of school children throughout the state is prac- tically assured before the opening of the fall term i'll September. The adop- ton of a regulation having for it's end such an object was discussed at a meeting of the County Health Officers association held at New London last week
 Fire of unknown origin gutted Peter Decker's oyster steamer, Freddie w. Decker, at 2 o'clock Sunday morning, as she lay at her dock in Norwalk. The fire started in tlesengine room and was well under way when discovered. The loss will probably amount to $2,- 900, which is covered by insurance of $2,S0O.
 Three men attempted to steal copper bars from the Coe Brass company in Ansonia early yesterday morning and Watchman Robert A. Dover fired his ing fence in q hasty retreat. The ball took effect. in one of the men, who could be traced a short distance by blood marks. The police of Ansonia and neighboring towns were notified.
 John w. B. Smith, a true son of the Revolution and the oldest resident of the town of Chatham, died at 11:15 Sunday night of the int1rmities incident to old age. He was 96 years old on April F last. He had been a remarka- bly, well preserved man and until this year had regularly kept up garden. He had been confined to his bed only since Wednesday. He leaves one son, Joel ".
 Just when the special health commit tee of New Britain had cause to con graduate itself on the stamping out of smallpox a new and puzzling case has arisen. A nurse at@ the temporary hospital on Saturday discharged a child, claiming that the little one nev- CT had smallpox, but had been suffer- ing from mosquito bites. Now it has developed into an unmistakable case of smallpox.
 Some one unknown, for a joke, tele- phoned to Medical Examiner J. +. Calef and Undertaken w. J. Coughlin of Middletown Sunday night that Ed ward Barrett, a we'll known poet of South Farms, was dead. The medical examiner and undertaken hastened to the home and found MT Barrett alive. By request they had notified his son, who is Meriden lawyer, of the sup posed facts in the case. To-day they are Investigating to learn if possible who the joker may be.
 Captain Asaher Tanner, an aged and wealthy resident of East Norwich. was put on trial yesterday in the city court charged with manslaughter in causing the death of Mrs Sarah Goldberg. It is alleged that during an aItercation with Mrs Goldberg while she was on the premises of one Of Captain Tan. ner's tenants. he struck her with n stick. Mrs Go1dberg's friends assert that sheNwas suffering a chronic disease and that the alleged blow brought on a shock which resulted in death.
 Four boys were taking swim in Mill river, New Haven. Sunday morn ing when Officer Farrell happened along. He gathered up all of their clothes, which were on the bank of the river, and took them to the police station. When the boys went to dress there was nothing doing. They were obliged to stay around in their bath ing suits, commonly known as .stights.'' . for over an hour, and finally some of the neighbors fitted them out so they could go after their clothes. When they got to the Grand avenue station they were put under arrest for bath ing without the conventional dress. '
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