Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-14
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Bits of News Boiled Down for the Benefit of Busy Readers.

| toi'uEudy luorulHS or apOpleXy, HOLLOW ing a severe asthmatic attack, aged 1 65 years.
 Roger J. Smith, machinist em- ployed at the Electric Vehicle com pany's, Hartford, attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the right temple at the Arlington hotel shortly before midnight Saturday night. By the will of Mary J. Walker, widow of Evan Walker, who died at Millbrook, N. J.. July 2, children of the i Hon Colin M Ingersoll of S5 TrumbuIl street, New Haven, are named as lega- tees sharing in bequests that amount to about $100,000.
 Michael O. Hunihan brought to Am sonia yesterday, q rattlesnake which, while apparently killed day or two before, still had life enough about it to- | squirm around considerably when ] handled. The snake was killed by James Hunihan in Zoar district, New, town. It measured over two feet long and had nine rattles
 | Frederick J. Palmer, aged 42, com mitted suicide at his home, 15 Souths Prospect street, Hartford last night, by taking large dose of opium. Pal mer was Respondent for several days and had repeatedly threatened to take his life. Palmer was a machinist and worked in Manchester. He is sur vived by wife and two children.
 Thomas McCabe brutally assaulted Chlef of Police Arnold of Derby while the latter was passing through the 1 street to his home Friday night. The chiefs face was badly, bruised and battered and the injuries are very painful. McCabe was placed under arrest and Saturday morning was committed to jail for six months. | Mrs George Turner, aged 45. of 491 worth Main street, was fatally burned at her home in Norwich last night and died at an early hour this morning. She was alone in the house at the time but 1t Is supposed that she was carry Ing Kerosene lamp when it exploded and the burning oil set fire to her clothes. The fire did but little damage | to the house.
 A visit, at safe distance from the New Britain pest house. showed the patients enjoying themselves on the veranda in large easy chairs or else strolling about the grounds. Not one 1 or them is i'll bed suffering from the disease. While all of the cases, are of the milder type of smallpox. Dr Brocksieper says that there is no mis- taking it for anything else but the genuine article.
 l The police of Greenwich arrested l five men yesterday after searching for I some time the general statutes which contained an old Connecticut law for bidding non-residents of the state dig | ging sandworms. Fishermen in that vicinity have complained frequently | that men from New York state make business of going to Captains Island and digging sandworms for sale, there 1 by depriving them of livelihood. Hartford people and residents and visitors in the surrounding towns for many miles had again, Saturday night. an opportunity to see the splendid ef- feet of the illumination of the dome of the capitol The electric lights on the groundwork of the golden dome reflected their resplendence against the dark sky, transforming the dome ure of all within the range of vision of the capitol.
 | A dastardly attempt to wreck trolley car on the Montville line was made last night about three miles north of New London. A heavy steel rail was laid across the tracks short distance from bridge which crosses an rm of the Thames river, and had the car left the track it surely would have gone over the declivity, and the list of dead and injured would have been appalling.
 l The United States training ship l Hartford reports that w. 0. Forbes. an apprentice, aged g. whose home is near Chicago, fell overheard Friday at 2 D. m. when the Hartford was ten miles west of New London in Long Is- land Sound. Forbes was drowned and four hours search for his body was futile. He was cleaning chains on the port bow and fell while trying to recover broom which had dropped l from his grasp.
 The Hartford Hebrew institution, which has just been established at the corner of Winthrop and Pleasant streets, Hartford, was dedicated yes- terday afternoon at o'clock. The I institution is designed primarily as q school for instruction in reading the ancient Hebrew script and the idea of it's establishment originated with Rab- bi Hurewitz some months ago. One thousand five hundred dollars was raised in five months and the property purchased for 5000, partial payment
 being made.
 Frederick R. Law, IS years old and
 claiming Hartford as his home, was arrested in New Haven Saturday and
 locked up in the police station in that city on the charge of conspiracy to de- fraud. His arrest was the result of
 many complaints from citizens of New Haven who alleged that they had been led to enter into a watch club scheme
 by the young man, who had blanks and circulars purporting to represent the Eagle Silverware Go of Hartford,
 operating "Home Comfort Circles" throughout the state.
 Miss Phoebe Tomlinson, who, In
 company with Prof Thomas Burse of
 Boston, has been staying at Great
 Hill, Derby, is a progressive woman.
 Miss Tomlinson has completed paint
 ing her house at Great Hill, doing Nevery bit of the work without any as- | ..oy