Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-07
NUTMEG GRATINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For
the Benefit of our Busy Readers.


The first car to run over the extern
sion of the Bristol and Plainville Tram
way Co.'S line into the village OF Terry
Vile was made at o'clock yesterday
morning.
The following changes of Roman
Catholic clergy have been announced:
Rev Charles A. Leddy from Guilfo1d
to Mystic; Rev William J. Blake from
New Haven to Guilford.
Alphonse Montana of Brooklyn, N.
Y, attempted suicide in New
Haven last night by shoot
lug himself in the left breast.
The bullet made only a slight wound
and after it was dressed Montana
was arrested
I An automobile driven by DR.
w. w. Horton Of Bristol collid-
ed last night with team
driven by DR. G. s. Hull of the same
place. One of the horses legs was
broken, but the occupants of both We
hicles escaped injury.
Michael Hartney of New Britain was
twice pulled out of the Walnut Hill
reservoir yesterday, where he mad
had attempted to take his life by
drowning. Hartney became crazy
early this evening and was taken to
the hospital. 1t was necessary to tie
him In order to restrain him.
Christofo Colombo, An organ grind
err, was arrested last evening because
his monkey bit David Malley, son OF
Abraham Malley of Hartford. 1t is
said that Colombo 'sicked' the animal
on David, who was only years, be-
cause the crowd of children of which
David was one, had no pennies for
him.
Governor Chamberlain has made
reuuisition on the war department. Tor
equipment for the Signal corps, IN
Guiding articles for visual signaling
camp telephone system, field tele'
phone line for maneuvers, semi-per'
manent telegraph line and general
supplies. The governor has also made
requisition on the war department. fol
ordnance stores for the state militia.
The sixth annual lawn social given
by the officials of the Session Foun'
dry Co Of Bristol to the employees
their families and friends, was held
last night on the lawn in front of the
foundry. There were $500 invitations
sent out and fully that number OF
persons were present during the
evening, while outside the high fence
which surrounds the grounds were
probably 1000 more. Although the
weather had been threatening fol
some days previous to the event, il
was fine last night and carried out
the old adage that it never rains or
the night Of the Sessions Foundry so
cial.
| A well dressed sneak thief worked
an old dodge successfully yesterday
noon at the home of Mrs William
| Sumner of Hartford and got away
with a diamond pin. The thief called
at the house between - and 1 o'clocl
and told the maid who answered the
bell that he was an employee Of tho
TELEPHONE company and wanted to In
spect the telephone. Although Mrs
| Sumner had instructed the maid new
er to let anyone in the house on sucE
a pretext, the maid allowed him tt
enter. The telephone is upstairs anG
the thief went up there. A few min
utes later the maid told Mrs Sumner
that the man was upstairs and Mrs
! Sumner Immediately went up. She
saw that the pin which had been ly
ing on top Of a bureau was gone bu
she did not try to prevent the thief's
escape AS soon as Mrs Sumner wen
upstairs the thief hurried down ant
outdoors. Mrs Sumner Immediately
notified the police, but the thief has
not been apprehended.