Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-04
NUTMEG GRATINGS
Interesting Items Boiled Down for the
Benefit Of Our Busy Readers.

interesting Items Boiled Down for the
Benefit of Our Busy Readers.
The Harrington Valley Telephone
Co of New Britain has filed notice OF
an increase Of capital stock from $1O,-
600 to $4,000, the number Of shares
being increased from $50 to 1880
By the falling of a scaffolding at a
half built house on Rock avenue, New
Haven, yesterday, two carpenters, John
Levett and Harry M. Peck, received in
juries which sent them to the hospital
and their fellow workmen believe that
the seeming accident was caused by an
Italian who had been ordered off the
premises while picking wood.
The body OF a man killed by train
on the Shore Line division Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road, Saturday night, at Madison, re-
mains unidentified. A letter signed
Agnes and addressed to William"
has led to the belief that he was from
New London. He was i've feet eight
inches tall and about 90 years old.
After a years sickness at his resi-
dence in Southbury, 8. w. Post, an ex-
state senator, and well known farmer
and cattle dealer, died last night, aged
rs years. In 1874 he represented the
town in the house Of representatives
and was a member of the senate in
1870. His second wife, who was for
meriy Miss Seeley OF New Haven, and
son George, Of Waterbury, survive
him.
A dispatch from Washington says
that e. d. Hewins, a cotton dealer OF
Boston, filed complaint yesterday with
the interstate commerce commission
alleging that the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford railroad imposes I'M
lust rates in charging the same rate
Of 81 a chair seat between Boston and
New York as between either Of those
points and intermediate stations. This
has been a frequent cause Of COM
plant among Hartford people.
. There was some trouble among the
workmen at Polls new theater at
Hartford yesterday and the men quit
work. It was said that italian work
men were brought from New Haven
Saturday and they worked In the place
Sunday. The other workmen did not
know of this untils yesterday morning
and it was claimed that some of the
Italians were non-union men. There
was also quite q dispute between the
masons and the men doing the decorat-
i've work. The contractor was anxious
to have the work continued without de-
lay and a settlement was effected.
The Consolidated road has awarded
to the B. d. Pierce, Jr, Go OF Bridge
port the contract FOR an enormous dam
at Berlin. The contract was closed
Saturday and embraces the construc-
ton Of dam at Berlin. which will
create lake containing SO,OO0,O 900 gal
Ions Of water. The lake to be created
lis to be used as source of water sup
ply for the third rail and other electric
powered propositions of the road in
that section of the state, The dam will
be entirely OF, concrete, twenty-five feet
high and IT'S feet long. 1t will be con-
structed at once so that 1t can be put
into service In the fall. ,,.
The highway commissioner has
awarded the contract for macadamiz-
ing $50 feet Of highway and for grad
ing 323 feet in the town of Canton, to
the selectmen for the sum of $1,O35.
The change will abolish grade cross
ing over the tracks Of the Central New
England railroad and will make a new
one with an unobstructed line Of vision.
The change has already been approved
by the railroad commissioners. The
contract for grading two sections OF
highway in the town Of Colchester has
been awarded to the selectmen for
1,450. The towns OF Middlef1eld and
East Windsor have each voted to ex-
pend the SUM Of $4,000 under the pro.
visions Of the state highway act.
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