Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-12
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 The town of Thompson :e again bat ting with smallpox. Eight cases of a mild form are reported by Dr G. w. H. Williams, the health officer All or the victims are cotton weayers residing in the Grosvenordales and were work ing in the mills with the other em- ployes when stricken.
 Charles Rotteck of Derby dreamed last night that his photographic sup ply store was afire. and he awoke and walked to the building, a mile away. The interior was in flames. He was able to give the alarm in time to save the block of crowded wooden and brick buildings.
 Mrs Benjamin Harrison, widow of the late President Harrison, was pres ent at a dinner party rendered to the officers of the United States battleship Indiana at the Pequot house, New London, last night, by Mrs H. T. Percy, wife of Captain Percy, ships surgeon of the Indiana.
 President Ado1ph Huber of Danbury, Secretary Henry c. Schneider and Com missioner Ottenheimer of the state board of examiners of barbers, met in room 30 at the Capitol yesterday and received applications from fifteen bar bers, seven of whom were examined. The next examination will be held at New Haven July 9.
 Owen Dunn, for many years a resi- dent of Hamden, died suddenly at his home in that place on Wednesday evening. The deceased ate his supper at 6 o'clock as usual on that evening and at about s o'clock suddenly died. Medical Examiner Joslin examined the remains and pronounced death was probably caused by heart disease.
 Patrolman Frank Cook of the How ard avenue station, New Haven, was bitten on the neck by a poisonous black spider early yesterday morning, and suffered so much in consequence that he visited Grace hospital for treatment The wound was cauterized and ban daged, and his many friends will hope that no serious complications will fol- low.
 Nearly 100 members of the Hartford Business Mems association yesterday made one of the most enjoyable trips in the history of the association. It was the summer outing of the organ ization and Frank F. Furlong, chair man of the general committee of arr engagements, planned what in it's in ception and execution proved to be a delightful excursion.
 The organization of the Coke and Gas Securities Go in New York, with a capital of $30,OO0,0O0, is of local in- terest inasmuch as the announcement is made that the concern may locate q plant here. Efforts will be made to secure entrances in New Haven, All bany, Troy, Buffalo, Syracuse, Roches- ter, Baltimore, Waterbury, Utica, Nor wich and other places.
 Joseph Mccarthy of 24 Hallock street, New Haven, was arrested yes terday afternoon by the police of the Howard avenue station on the charge of breach of the peace. He was 20 years old the day he was arrested but it is not likely that he will see another birthday. He is violently insane and was examined in a cell at police head quarters at midnight last night by Dr Eliot.
 A man named Casey, who is. said not to be in his right mind, attracted much attention last evening by pattering about the streets in his bare feet in Ansonia. He had on neither coat nor hat and with his trousers rolled up to the knees. wandered about Bridge and Water streets. He entered the police station early in the evening and later attempted to go up through Main street but was turned back by Officer Purtell.
 About o'clock yesterday morning I-; man street, Norwich, heard a baby cry ing and a search revealed baby girl about Il months old on the ground in the back yard. An underskirt and a short black dress was all the clothing the baby had on. MT Myewski took the baby into his house and had it cared for by his family and he still has the child, which was evidently de- serted
 In quarrel over hen coop Captain Tanner. one of the wealthiest citizens of East Norwich. struck Mrs David Goldberg with heavy cane last night. Mrs Goldberg is still unconscious and it is thought will not live until morn ing. She is the wife of David Gold berg and the mother of five children. She is about 45 years old. Captain Tanner is about 75 years old and a l large real estate owner. He is reputed to be worth $20O,O00.
 Unless Martin Travers, through his counsel decides to waive hearing be. fore the local court and elects to be tried before the superior court, he will be brought to Shelton this morning tc answer to the two charges made against him, on information furnished by little Loretta O'Donnell and hel brother. The hearing will probably be strictly private, as the testimony given by the two little ones is too reyoltine in character for publicity.
 A large part of the Mansion house i East Derby, the stables of Dr F. N Loomis, the Mansion house stables and l icehouse, and the cobbler shop oi Thomas Mahn, are smouldering il ashes, the result of a fierce fire which broke out in that section of East Derby about ? o'clock yesterday afternoon Many other buildings in the immediate vicinity are more or less damaged charred roofs and burned clapboards marking the course of the flames il this thickly settled part of the city The loss is about $8,000.
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