Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-13
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 The explosion of gasolene stove set fire to the tenement of Moses Root in Hartford about 6:30 o'clock Satur- day night and in putting the fire out and getting the stove to the sidewalk six persons were severely burned.
 George w. Spall, assistant postmas- ter at Stratford, was bound over to the next term of the United Sates dis trict court by United States Commis- sioner William A. Wright for opening a letter addressed to Ella Burr of East Bridgeport. gf9,
 The heavy wind storm accompanied by the unusually heavy fall of rain early yesterday did considerable dam- age to telegraph and telephone wires throughout the state. Linemen were at work all day repairing the damage done by the storm.
 Laborers have recently uuearthed what they believe to be soft coal on William Stuart Tod's place at Round Hill, Stamford. This reminds old residents of Round Hill tradition that a blacksmith at one time used to go right out in his back yard and dig up all the coal he wished for his fire. John w. Mix, collector of the port of New Haven, was instantly killed at the station on the Hartford division of the Consolidated road at Walling- ford Saturday night. He was struck by the Bar Harbor express going north and his body was hurled seven ty-five feet by the locomotive.
 The mangled remains of Edwin Platt, formerly owner of road house on the Haddam road, were found yes terday afternoon beneath trestle No 924, one mile north of Benvenue quar- " in MiddletoWn. Platt was 70 years of age and since July IT had been an inmate of the almshouse. He was insane and was afraid that some one was going to harm him. He was missed from the almshouse at $40 Friday afternoon and search was made for him in all directions.
 The strong box containing $12 worth of securities, $400 cash and fam fly heirlooms, which was missed from the vault of the town clerks office Cheshire, by Senator James R. Lanvon' the owner, Friday was found Saturday morning by Constable Walter 0. Daley with contents intact, under the steps leading down from the rear door of his house. One opinion is that the box was taken by some one with the inten- ton of keeping Senator Ianyon a.wav rom the sixth district senatorial con. yentIon, Where he was candidate for renomination and where it is believed because of his absence he was defeated for the nomination.
 A special meeting of the Velvet Weavers' union of South Manchester was held last weeA in the town hall and it was generally reported that the strike would be called off. but no such action was taken. A committee from the strikers conferred with Cheney Bros on Wednesday but without re- suit. A petition from the local union has been forwarded to AIvord Hubbard Of Fall River, Mass, the representative from New England to the convention of the National Federation of Labor. to he held at Washington, D. C.. this week, requesting that the velvet man. ufactured by Cheney Bros be placed upon the unfair list.
 Charles Hall, farmer of Kensing ton, is in the New Britain general hos PitdA W4lH OHe dIul SuL OH Del0W the elbow. Mir Hall was at work cutting some fodder for his cattle Saturday. He was feeding the machine with his right hand and accidentally caught the hand between the rollers. Before he could get the machine stopped the rollers dragged the hand into the chop I ping knives and the hand and part of the arm was literally taken off piece by piece. The balance of the forearm was crushed and bruised by the rollers. Mir Hall was brought to New Britain and taken to the hospital There Doc tors Hem and Brocksieper performed | an operation with a view of trying to save the remainder of the forearm MT Hall Was resting easily last evening and it Is believed that the operation will be successful.