Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-10-13
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 Rev ". s. Roberts of the Baptist church Of Deep River read his resip- nation Sunday, giving as his reason Tor resigning falling health.
 The body of John Keating. q Rether natter, was found in his home yester- day. He had died of heart disease. He was 60 years old and 8 widower.
 John Rahaley of Meriden, while on ms way home last evening was struck Dy a south bound express train at the br1tannfa street crossing and was ser- lously injured. He was taken to the hospital
 Rev Mother Xavier of St Francis's convent in New Haven died yesterdav of a complication of diseases. She had been at the convent for thirty years and was well known around the Ireland.
 The Capewell Horse Nail Go of Hartford recently presented checks to the men in the company's employ who sustained losses at the time the fac tory was burned. At the meeting of Capitol City lodge, No 354, Interna- tfonal Association of Machinists, res olutions were adopted in recognition of the company's generosity.
 It is said on good authority that Barnum x Bailey have secured the Wild West show which is the prop erty of Charles W. Lilly, better known as Pawnee Bill As Barnum & Bail ey already control Buffalo Bills show, the company now practically has coon trol of the Wild West show business.
 John Wesley Hart, the old convict who was recently released from the state prison, wrote to Secretary Tay- Tor of the Connecticut Prison asso- citation under date of October 8. Af- ter thanking MT Taylor for his kind ness, Hart wrote: "Key West is dead, so are most of my friends. I shall go to Havana on Saturday"
 Mrs Sylvia Langdons Durham, the Southington centenarfan whofor more than eighty years has lived in the "Dnnham Tavern" on Queen street is very sick and her recovery is not ex- pscted. sScv, ral days ago she had chill which impaired her mentally as well as physically. Mrs Dunham was born July 25, 1900. Up to within a few months ago she read the bible daily. Her mind is at present blank. Miss Ann Ward, an army nurse dur ing the civil war, died Saturday in New Haven at the residence of Mrs James H. Gallagher. She was 75 years old. In the early ffties Miss Ward became interested in religious work and with Bishop Byrne and q group of nuns went to Lime Rock, Ark. and established the first convent of nuns in the west. Miss Ward la- bored among the Indians for many years, suffering all kinds of hard ships in the primitive life.
 Jacob Gottel of Southington. the razor maker, who unsuccessfully at tempted to tear out his wife's tongue and would have brained her had she not sought safety in flight, was prisoner in court yesterday morning. He was charged with assault and in- 'toxication. He pleaded guilty His l wife was in court to testify, against him. She was not sworn, but par 1 tfal removal of the cape that she wore on her head to cover her discolored features was sufficient evidence and caused Judge Marcus Holcomb, who prosecuted. to severely arraign the prisoner who long ago gained repu- tation as wife beater Justice Franklin G. Brown imposed a sentence ] of S7 and thirty days in jail for the as- sault and thirty days more in jail Tor l intoxication.