Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-23
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 During an electrical storm at Mill ford yesterday afternoon the steeple of Plymouth church was struck aby lightning and damaged to the extent of several hundred dollars.
 At a special town meeting held last night the voters of Milford decided to expend a sum not exceeding $0,000 for the improvement of the highways in Milford, under the state highway law.
 The steam calhope owned by the Walter l.. Main circus was badly dam agNr while the circus train was enter in@ harpford yesterday. The caln- op<, which Is valued at $3,000, was thrown from a flat car by collision
 Andrew Vesetto, an Italian employed in the railroad yards at New Haven, was crushed between two freight cars yesterday afternoon and received ter rtble injuries. His hip bone was bro ken, both thighs were crushed so that they involved the intestines, and he received severe internal injuries and several scalp wounds.
 The United States civil service com mission will hold an examination on August 26 for the position of entomo- logical draftsrnan in the division of en- tonology, department of agriculture, at $1 1,0O0 year. The age limit is 20 years or over. Full particulars can be obtained of Fl. ID. Brewer, secretary Of the Hartford civil service board.
 The funeral of Sister Mary Felicitas was held at o:80 o'clock yesterday morning at St Joseph's convent, Hart ford, solemn requiem mass being eel ebrated. She entered the convent as novice on the day that Pope Leo XIII was elected and died on the same day as the pontiff.
 The board of managers of the Con- uecticut Dairymens association held a meeting in the office of the dairy conn missioner at the capitol at Hartford yesterday morning. E. O. Birge of Westport presided, the other members present being I. W Stark of Lebanon, H. TT. Miner of Vernon, Richard Davis of Middletown and c. B. Pomeroy, Jr, of Willimantic. FFse1
 During a hard shower at 4:30 o'clock in Torrington yesterday afternoon lightning struck the house owned by E. T. Dean. No 98 Pearl street, shatter- ing the ridgepole and smashing large hole in the roof. Miss Grace Mallory, servant, who was in her room in the attic, was hit by some splinters from n rafter and was bruised and cut about the neck and shoulders.
 Daniel Maher, aged 10 years, a son of Policeman Daniel J. Maher of Nor wien, was accidentally shot by play mate named Keenan near his home on Brook street last night and died with in half an hour. The boys had been shooting at target with 22-caIiber rife. and just as Keenan was in the act of firing young Maher stepped Ill front of the weapon. The bullet en- tered the back of his head and pierced the brain.
 Timothy Gallivar, father of William IT. Gallivan, recently acquitted of the murder of Jeremiah Shumway of Montville, yesterday made an applica- ton in the probate court for the ap- podntment of a commission to deter mine as to the sanity of his son. Judge Brainerd appointed Dr l.. B. Amy and w. S. 0. Perkins of Norwich as mem bers of the commission. Gallivan is now in jail serving sentence for drunkenness and breach of the peace. If adJudged insane he will be taken to the Middletown asylum
 There died at the hospital in Bridge port Tuesday night young woman who was picked iTp in Water street on July r and taken to the hospital. She gave her name as Irene Smith, but the woman has been unconscious most of the time, and her lucid spells were rare. Her ailment was obscure, but she had every appearance of being a sufferer from septicaemia. An au- topsy will be held to-day. As far as can be learned she had no reIa- lives. In fact nothing of her history could be learned by the hospital au EhoTdties, and she didE friendless anu uncared for except for the attention she received at the hospital