Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For the Benefit of our Busy Readers.

Annie Hirsch, domestic, employed in Bridgeport family, stepped off backward from a trolley car in that city Thursday night. She fell and was rendered senseless and severe cut was inflicted on her head by side comb which she wore.
 Paul Byrnes, well known man about Savin Rock and West Haven. and who resides at Lester street, New Haven, was found dead under one of the park benches ill Savin Rock Thurs day. Medical Examiner Bartlett, who viewed the remains, gave self-destruc- ton as the cause.
 Mrs Jesse Russell, aged 51, was found lying dead on bed at her home in Plainville Thursday night with an ounce bottle which had contained chloroform lying empty by her side. The pillow on which she lay was sat urated with the anaesthetic.
 RoIlin H. Burr. son of Dr and Mrs Frank l.. Burr. of Rocky Hill, was drowned yesterday forenoon at Mil- ford. Pa. He was at Camp Yatee Gnu with thirty boys and acted as medical adviser in the camp. Few details have been received. but as far as can be learned, MT Burr was attempting to save one of the boys from drowning.
 Dorrance Reyes, the 1o-year-old son of George Reyes of East Haven, was injured on Thursday by the explosion of dynamite cap which blew hole in his right hand and otherwise lacer- ated it. The doctors who are attending him think that amputatton will not be necessary.
 A party of young people who are oc- cupying house in Groton stretched hammock on Thursday between a tree and a chimney on an ell of the mousse. The result was that the chimney was pulled over, breaking q hole through l the roof of the building, but not lnJur- ing of the party.
 Allen Niyer a negro, who lives IT l New Haven. was arrested fn that clty l on Thursday night charged with as | saulting three women that afternoon. l His offense consisted i'll hugging ana l kissing women whom he met on the street In the city court yesterday nls case was continued until July S
 As a result of the first serious Fourth of July accident yesterday afternoon, q school boy will probably lose the sight of one eve. He is Crawford McDer- mott, son of Michael McDeTmott oL Hartford. The powder from cap 1n toy pistol fired by Joseph Condron flew into the boys eye and injured 1t so that the Hartford hospital physl- clans despair of saving its sight.
 While q porter was cleaning out q closet in the Union station 1t New Ha- ven yesterday, he discovered pack ope of silverware, containing sixty ar ticles in all, ranging from silver tooth brush to chafing dish. The articles taken belonged to 4Aronson's brother Abraham of Thompsonville. They ware stored in Springfield at the time and are valued at about S2oO. me total value of the goods taken Dy tue robbers was about $700.
 Charles Lester of Bridgeport com mitted suicide at the Westport sani- tarium Tuesday. Lester was the pro- prietor of pharmacy ill Bridgeport I and cut his throat with a razor Tues day in the barber shop of the sani- tarium. Several others were in wait ing and the barber had finished shaw inc one when he laid his razor down on
 q sideboard. Lester sprang for 1t and with both hands drew it across his throat. The jugular vein and the wind pipe were severed and he died in few minuE