Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-04
NUTMEG CRAVINGS

During the fire on Canaan Mountain the last few days the tower built by the late Robbins Battell was burned. It was on "a portion of the mountain known as Mt Bradford.
 The state board of examiners of bar bers will have a session at the capitol to-day for the examination of persons making application for certificates of registration entitling them to practice the occupation of barber.
 The body of male child, probably about three days old, was found in the water near Belle dock, New Haven, yesterday afternoon. Medical Exam finer Bartlett investigated and is of the opinion that it Is a case of infanticide.
 The body of William A. Kay, who killed himself at the Hotel Royal last week after shooting the landlord, was buried yesterday by the New London lodge of Odd Fellows, upon orders from a Portland, Me, lodge, of which Kay was aImember.
 A fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon at New Haven at the home of Edward Mayer on Arch street. A
 
 the room with three-days-old baby in her aruns when she slipped and fell to the floor. She tell directly on the baby and killed it. A
 The gin digtillery at Warehouse Point owned and run by the Barber family for years has been sold by Mrs Thompson s. Grant to her husband, who will make needed Improvements and will continue the manufacture of gin. The manager of the plant will be John Clarkin, who was Dtth MT Barber before his death.
 Alva s. Wifmon, jr, years old, of Bridgeport, was instantly killed yes terday afternoon by the fall of brick chimney almost within the dooryard of his home, No 466 Jane street. An old building had been razed to the first floor, leaving two insecure chimneys standing. One of them fell, crushing the boys skull and burying him in the cellar under pile of debris.
 Jennie Scarritt, 19 years old, of Bris. tol, daughter of Mrs Walter Bevins | who died from typhoid a few days [ ago, died from the same disease early yesterday. She had almost recov- cred from the disease when pneumon- ia set in and she failed rapidly. The | funeral will be held Tuesday after noon. This makes the eleventh death directly attributable to the typhoid | epidemic.
 A fire caused by spontaneous com bustton broke out in the charcoal sheds of the Coe Brass Go at Torrington al Il o'clock yesterday morning and ar alarm was sent in from box 39 at the corner of High and Summer streets 1 Bremen Allen, Wheeler, Spenden anG Miller were somewhat injured by the fall of scaffold on which they were standing with the hose. The damage was not large.
 The identity of the man who commit, ted suicide at tihe Hotel Savoy in New London last Tuesday night was estab lished yesterday. He was Burton s Cooney of Cambridge, Mass. The iden tifcation was made from the clothes and a photograph of the suicide by { brother of Cooney, who went to New London yesterday. The body hat been buried, but will be disinterred ant taken to Cambridge for burial.
 Judge Platt, in the district court 0, the United States Saturday, made ar allowance of compensation to the arbi traitors in the suit of the United States against R. M. Judson of Bridgeport MT Judson was the owner of lands il Bridgeport which the governmen wanted for an addition to the postof flee, and as the value of the lands could not be agreed upon the arbitrator were appointed. They were Freder tck Bartlett and Charles B. Marsh O Bridgeport and Alexander c. Robert 1 son of Montville. Judge Platt mad them an allowance of $25 q day eacl 1 for services rendered,