Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-28
NUTMEG CRAVINGS
Interesting Items Boiled Down for the Benedt of Our Busy Readers. #


 Interesting Items Boiled Down for the Renedt of Our Busy Readers. # The comptroller's office yesterday re- ceived from the Savings bank of New Canaan list of deposits unclaimed for the past twenty years. The deposits are i've in number and amount to l $118.91.
 John Sheehan, aged 3 years, son of John Sheehan. is missing. When last seen he was in a rowboat moored in | Winthrop Cove, near New London, l with his two year old brother Daniel. l When asked where his brother was,
 Daniel said; "He has gone to the bot tom and Is all wet now" The cove l is being dragged.
 The Epworth league of the East Pearl Street Congregational church of New Haven has forwarded protest to
 Adjutant General Cole against the Sunday march of Troop A, 0. N. e. The
 troop will leave New Haven on August 9, on it's march to Camp Chamberlain
 to participate. dn the annual encamp-
 ment of the Connecticut National Guard.
 The highway commissioners has ap-
 proved the award of contract for
 grading two and graveling three sec lions of highway in the town of Tol- land. The work will be done by A. ..
 Sternberg of West Hartford for $5,2OO.
 The towns of South Windsor, Gris-
 wold and Old saybrook have each voted
 to expend 5000 under the state high
 way act. Three of the largest hat manufae- tories in the South Norwalk district are
 idle today, the factories having sus-
 pended. pending the settling of time
 when the new bill of prices will go into
 effect. The shops affected are Crofut
 & Knapp's, John 0. Wilson Se Co.'S and
 the volk Hat Go. A speedy settlement of the difficulty is expected. The nat trade there thi sseason has been the
 best in many years. There are about 160 men out.
 The city of New Haven has brought
 suit against the Eastern Paving Br1ck Go of New York claiming damages or
 $12,OOO. The complaint alleges that
 brick used in the paving of East Chapel
 street, New Haven, furnished by the l defendant company, were defective. The Fidelity and Deposit Go of Balt1' l more. Md, surety for the Eastern Pay ing Brick Go, Is made party to the suit, the papers having been filed i'll the office of the insurance commissioner, At meeting of the directors of the
 Stamford Street Railway Go, Colonel l N. R. Hleft resigned the presidency and H. M. Koehersperger of New Ha- l ven, at present comptroller of the New 1 York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Go. was elected to fill the position. A. i s. May was elected treasurer in place | of W. l.. Squire, who died recently It 1 is Colonel Heft's purpose to resign the l presidency to-1norrow of the Meriden 1 Street Railway Go. These roads are owned by the New York, New Haven f X Hartford Railroad Co.,. Colonel | Heft has been president of the stam- I ford company for the past eight years l He has planned a tour of Europe Ill
 order to gain complete rest.
 l Yesterday afternoon a sailing party 1 composed of three young men and TOUT young ladies from East River were re | turning home from Madison, when | their mast suddenly broke in two. The party were about three or four miles | out, in the vicinity of Faulkner's ls- l land, There was very high sea ana | he wind was blowing gale. Fred
 chic Waydell of New York and Nathan | Bushnell, the famous New York barl- l tone, who are guests at Hotel Ham
 nonassett, had just gone out sailing and were but short distance from l the other boat when the accident oc-
 cured They realized the periious 1 them at once, bringing all the young l '>osition of the party and put out to 1 ladies to the hotel The young men l anchored the boat and were later
 brought ashore. The young ladies,
 who were drenehed from the high
 waves, felt grateful for so prompt | reso11a