Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-17
NUTMEG GRATINGS
Interesting Items Boiled Down for thA
 Benefit of Our Busy Readers.

Inrerest1ng Items Boiled Down for tns
 Beneht of Our Busy Readers.
 Governor Chamberlain has appoint ed Charles l.. W. Pettee of Hartford state chemist for two years from July 15. 1903.
 Dorothy Daniels, child who was. run over by a trolley car in New Ha- ven May 23, died yesterday at the New Haven hospital.
 AI$1,20O automobile made in Spring field, Mass, and driven by c. B. Spaulding of New York city, caught fire yesterday morning as he was run ming it along the southern boulevard at Wallingford and only the metal parts and the rear wheels escaped be- ing burned. How the machine caught fire was not apparent.
 The former members of the Meat Cutters and Butchers unien Of New. Haven severed their connection with the national organization last evaning. The men were dissatisfied with the way the national association ran things so they finally decided to drop out. They formed themselves into an independent organization under the name of the Retail Meat Cutters association.
 Patrick Bray, for many years eross ing tender at the North Washington avenue crossing of the Berkshire divisr | ion, Bridgeport died last night of heart disease while on duty. The last train, had been gone some time and he l was seated in his chair in front of the small house beside the station when ha passed away. He was about 55 years | old and had been in the employ or the railroad nearly all his life
 Last nights Bridgeport Farmer says l it understands the city will refuse to paw the riot duty bill for which it is ! liable under the new Jaw. It says: Tt 1 is claimed that the statue under which his bill is rendered is unconstitutiona and it is furthermore contended that the alleged services by the sheriffs were not rendered in suppressing a riot or preserving the public peace or pre- serving property against rioteus ass l sembjies as provided by the statutes" ,"
 The Southington High school build 1 ing was damaged to the extent of aboutfs7 GOO by fire at o'clock yester- day aftarnoon. There is considerable mystery surrounding the fire, as the l school has been closed since tie end of the term in June and there has been no fire in the furnaces since that time, l About a week ago the boiler inspector 1 was in the building to inspect tue boilers which he found in first class condition At that time he spoke of the soft coal which had been placed in the cellar for the coming winter and pronounced 1t Of good quality. It is supposed that the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion of the soft coal, which had been placed in the bins about month ago,
 Tn the presence of his two little sis ters Elizabeth, aged Il, and Mary, aged r, Arthur Douglass aged 18, the oldest son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Doug Ilass of No g Mill street was drowned at Manchester yesterday afternoon. The party had been on fishing trip at pond near the house and were return
 ing home, proud of the string of hsh that the little fisherman had captured,
 but when they were within sight or
 their house and were walking along
 the side hill near the lower reservoir
 of the Manchester Water company the
 little girls saw their brother start sud
 denly and run down the hill Elizabeth
 knew in an inSfant that he had taken
 a fit to which he had been subject and
 tried to catch him. When he was within
 few feet of the reservoir he ripped
 over stick and rolled into the water. Il Elizabeth waded into the pond and
 tried to drag her brother out at the
 same time calling for help The boy
 struggled frantically against her and
 finally fearing that he might catch hold of her and drag her still deeper Unto the water she gave up her efforts l in trying to save him.