Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-08
NUTMEG GRATINGS.

Interesting Items Boiled Down for the
Benefit Of Our Busy Readers.
The Puritan. Manufacturing Co Of
Winsted, whose plant was recently at
tached by it's president, Jerome O.
Fields, of Worcester, Mass, yesterday
fled at Hartford an involuntary petit
tion In bankruptcy. The liabilities are
$4,000 and the assets SIT 900.
Max Boas, the jeWeler, who has a
store at 1870 Main street, Bridgeport,
lost the key to his store Wednesday
night. He thought that it had been
taken by men who intended to rob the
place. A policeman remained on
guard all night, but the robbers did not
appear. ~. M
| President Rooseyelt's Connecticut
visit tons yesterday suseddthedrar utmost
4 endeaV0Ts to persuade him to put in a
day at Camp Keller next week. The
president explained to them that he
would much enjoy such a trip, but said
that circumstances made his accept
ance impossible.
Fire early last evening destroyed the
dwelling house owned by Mrs Justin
@. Cole of Bethany, entaiIing q loss of
about $1,000. Mrs Cole was away dur
ing the day and when she was ap-
preaching the house on her return she
found it in flames. The cause OF the
fire is unknown.
The condition of ex-Goyernor Lorrin
A.. Cooke, who has been irldisposed
for some time, is now regarded as
serious. Last night Mr. Cooke suffer-
ed from chills. Miss Cooke, daughter
of the ex-governor, who has been
spending her vacation in Maine, arriv-
ed hpme yesterday afternoon. His
etrouHleis inf mmation OF the bladder.
IA two seated carriage, driven by
john Slaney, and occupied by three
young ladies', was struck by a third
rail car at David's crossing. in Forest
vile, last night, and all four persons
were seriously injured. two OF them
probably fatally. Emma Dalton will
probably die, while Slaney, Sadie Dali
ton and Alice Spencer are seriously in
jured.
The trolley strike at New Haven is
causing lots of trouble. Just at pres
ent the shores around that city possess
quite a number of Torrington people
whose vacations are about at an end.
Not few have already had occasion
to tramp to the city station, distance
of five or six miles. while others are
waiting for the strike to end so they
can ride
Clara Baldwin of .Winsted watched
snake climb a tree on Platt noun
tain. The snake was intent on rob-
bling q birds nest. Miss Baldwin was
intent on killing the snake. The
snake climbed and Miss Baldwin also
climbed. She struck the snake and it
fell upon her and caused her to lose
her hold and fall out OF tile tree, and
in that way she broke her leg.
AS the result of fall of sixty feet
to the ground striking the iron work
on the big tank which the New Ha-
ven Gas Light company is building,
Frank Blue of Jersey City. N. T..
fractured his skull and died at the
New Haven hospital last night. He
arrived in New Haven few weeks
ago as an employee of the American
Bridge company. His nearest relative
is brother living in Jersey City, who
has been notified.
Wesley Coe, whose home was in
Hartford, committed suicide in Wal
kill, N. Y. Monday night. He went
to Waikiki about two weeks ago to
visit his sister, Mrs M. f. Casewell,
and also to find work at Walden which
is near there He went to Walden
Monday evening to see Mr. McCord, a
builder, with regard to position. He
returned to Waikiki about g o'clock
and fifteen minutes later he left the
house. About 10 o'clock he was found
hanging dead in the barn. Mr. Coe
leaves wife and four daughters.
The Hartford police were notified
last night by Winsted officers to be on
the lookout for John Rego, an ex-con-
vict,, who was said to have assaulted
and robbed his employer and driven
away in the latter's team. Rego was
| employed on farm in Tinstcd and
while the owner was IRVING home
with Rego the latter assaulted him.
left him by the roadside and drove Off
Rego is said to be Frenchman about
so years old, has dark complexion
heavy black mustache, sunken cheeks
J and large nose. n