Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-10
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 Thomas McGovern of Meriden, died at the New Haven hospital yester- day.
 The old two-story frame house on High street, Hockanum, owned by Nor man $. Brewer and occupied by .ohn Gatlin and family, was burned at ] o'clock yesterday morning.
 Meriden's polo rink. which was erect ed in 1884, is being demolished. The building was built at the time when roller skating was the craze, but had never been paying investment
 James F. Rourke, aged 2S years, 3 saloon Keeper in New haven, fell over on the floor at his place of business shortly after midnight last night and died instantly. AT Bartlett announced the death as due to heart disease.
 An unsuccessful attempt to wreck a train on the Shore Line division of the New York; New Haven and Hartford railroad, was made near the station at Noank yesterday A pile of boxes, barrels and pieces O. wood was placed on the track and was struck by the en- zine, but scattered without damage.
 Frank Northam of I4eesville, near East Hampton, while driving home Tuesday night came upon fawn by the roadside just south of the E. w. Daniels place, which seems to be a fa- vorite haunt for deer. The doe was nursing two lawns. When the team passed she and the little ones leaped into an adjoining lot.
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 Second-story thieves entered the homes of Moves B. Alling and Frank c. Lyon on Golden Hill street, Ef-age- port, last evening, and stole over, ,$1, POO worth of ieWelry and varlables. They made their escape and left the police without the slightest cluessto work on, The robbery was committed while the families were at supper.
 Six7year-old Eddie Carlton of Bridge port last evening hurled pair of shears at his 1S-year-old sister, Annie Carlton, hitting her with them under the left shoulder. The shears struck passing through into the lung cavity. With a scream of agony the girl dropped into a chair, and her clothing was saturated with blood. The young ster who did the deed was badly fright ened, and for time it was feared the girl would die.
 John Fox of New. Haven is about 75 years olu and is rather feeble. He was in Hartford yesterday and when in the flower pal of the city he was asked if he did not want something to eat. He said he did and he was taken to a house on Commerce street kept by Kate Lanphear. While there he was induced to treat to beer and it was not long before the aged New Havener did not know whether he was drinking or eat ing. The women in ,ne house took $20 from is clothes without much trouble.
 The immigration service of the United States government offers a chance for those versed in the Hungarian or Slav- onic languages to find employment as interpreters at Ellis Island in New York harbor The requirements are knowledge of the languages and also of spelling, arithmetic. letter writing and ol. English branches. The sal ary is $3 per day and any citizen of the United States over 20 years of age is eligible. The examinations will be held on October q and further infor- nation may be had by applying to the Hartford postal board of examiners.
 The first definite step towards build ing the trolley line into Terryville has just been taken by the Bristol and Plainvi1le Iramway Go in the filing of an application with the selectmen of Plymouth. The proposed route is as follows: Beginning near the east line of the town of Plymouth on the south side of the main highway at point nearly opposite the west side of the Mitchell place, near the Terryyille rail- road station, thence running along the middle of the highway until it crosses the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad tracks, thence along the south side of the highway to point near the bridge at the junction of Main and Bullhead streets, thence crossing the Pequabuck river by a separate bridge, thence along the center of Main street into Terryville village.
 Mrs French of Willmantic, who is past middle life, about twenty years ago stuck fine sewing needle into her knee. The point of the needle went between the bones of her knee. She attempted to pull the needle out, but piece about one-eighth of an inch long was left in the knee. About three weks ago Mrs French began to feel a pricking sensation i'll her throat, and a few days ago small fester appeared on the end of her tongue. She called 1t a canker sore and thought nothing of it until Saturday, when she felt something prick her lips when her tongue came in contact with them. and on examining her tongue in a glass she discovered a small hard point protrud- ing from the spot where the fester was. She procured small pair of pliers and taking the protruding point by them pulled out the needle point which had been left in her knee twenty years ago.
 Kelly, the baker, has eggs at 25