Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-21
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 Ex-seleetman John S. Brainard died at Moodus yesterday afternoon, aged "A years. He leaves a family.
 The residence of W. W. Russell on South street, Bristol, was partly gutted yesterday afternoon by a fire caused by the explosion of a gasoline stove
 Daniel Beebe, while riding down Turner's hill, Manchester, shortly be- fore 12 o'clock Tuesday night, collided with another bicyclist going north He was thrown from his wheel and ren- dered unconscious.
 John Olsen of Bridgeport, while fish, ing on Tuesday, was attacked from be- hind by an unidentified man and knocked down. The man then attemptI ed to rob Olsen, who resisted so stoutly that his assailant finally ran Olsen was cut about the head and was treat ed by a doctor.
 A body, thought to be that Of Mich ael Tice of New London, was found about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon ly- ing by the tracks Of the Valley Branch road near Arnold's in Haddam. The man had evidently been struck and killed by 3 passing train not long be- fore the body was discovered.
 Mrs Joseuh Heath of Meriden yester- day instituted suit against against the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go, claiming $1O,000 damages for fall on July 2S, 1903. Tn alighting from car of the Meriden Southington and Com bounce TramWay Go, near Parker $ cloak shop, Mrs Heath stepped into a ditch and wrenched her hr,s.-
 Louis Elmer of HartfoY as arrest ed in, Thompsonyille last night while he was going through with Rambler automobile. The complainant against him was First Selectman 0. D. Bent, who accused Mir Elmer of frightening and injuring his horse by blowing his automobile horn and trying to pass MT Bent on the road.
 The meeting of the republican state central committee will be held this evening at the Allyn house. Chair man Michael Kenealy will preside and among other matters to be decided on will be the date of the state convention in Hartford in September, the selection of temporary and permanent chairmen for the convention. the establishing of heatl rfers for the campaign in HartfGrl, etc, It.is expected that there will be full attendance
 Mrs Elizabeth H. Beyin, chairman of the dormitory committee of the Con- necticut department of the oWman's Relief corps, desires information, re- garding worthy aged and indigent vet erans of the civil war and their wives, and war widows, who are eligible and would be glad to go to dormitory home, if the state would, make such provision for them Tn the Case of old couples. married period of not less than twenty years, prior to making ap- plication, is a primary condition Mrs Bevins address is East Hampton, Conn.
 Shortly after II o'clock yesterday morning Seaman Smith of AllingtoWn found the body of John Ti1nlin of New Haven, a steam filter by trade, in West river north of the Congress avenue bridge. Tuesday night Timlin went to the river to wash his dog, and later the dog returned home without his master. Mrs Timlin became alarmed and 2 search was instituted. but without sue cess, until yesterday, when his fate was learned. The deceased was a son of Real Estate Dealer Timlin, and was we'll known No one, so far as the po- lice know, is aware of how the de- ceased met his death, but it probably was due to cramps.
 The program for the thirty ninth an- nual camp meeting of the New Haven district of the Methodist church, which will be held at the Forestville camp grounds from Friday, July %, to Mon- day, August 8, was announced yester- day. The officers of the association are Rev W. A. Richards, presiding elder of the district, of New Haven, president; Charles A. Baldwin, vice-president: John NJ. Parker of Hartford, secretary, and Jordan c. Wells, treasurer. The daily camp meeting program will be as follows: a. m., rising bell; ', break fast; 8, family worship; S:30, minister's retreat: 8:3O, tent meetings; 10 exposi- tory address; 12, dinner; 80 D. m, children's hour: 1:30, training class; 2:30, preaching; 5:30, supper; 6:3O, young peoples meeting; 6:30, tent meetings; 7:30, preaching; 10, retiring bell.
 Accidents seem to pursue the Welch family of No B Hicks street, Hartford, though the accident that befeIl Mrs Rose Welch late yesterday afternoon had a lucky ending. While she was washing on the yeranda the flooring where she stood gave way and Mrs Welch and her washtub were dropped twelve feet to the ground below. Mrs Welch and her family have been hav- ing a hard time of it this year. Last winter MT Welch froze one of his hands and was unable to work for sev- eraI months. Mrs Welch has been going out to work herself, to help in the support of the family. Besides suf- fering pain from her bruises, she was much disturbed last night because of her fall and the loss it brought her. Mrs Welch said that she knew that the veranda was weak and had several times complained about 1t to her land lady. Mrs Miller, who lives,on Windsor avenue. but no move had been made to repair it. The old structure shows it's weakness. It is about three feet wide and the section which fell with Mrs yXy~I ,xzvoc. al, civ fon+ I0no Tharo