Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-31
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 the Benefit 0f our Busy Readers. Oyster growers at Norwalk report that the oyster set this year is the best for some time. For the past two years the set has been poor.
 Meriden horsemen are alarmed over the report that case of glanders has been discovered in the city. An agent of the state humane society is inves- hgating.
 Charles Stamm, 21 years old, de- serter from Fort Trumbull, was ar rested at Lebanon on Monday by Ar thur l.. Story of the state police, He had been away from the fort since June.
 Benjamin Bailey of Franklin dislo- cated his jaw while yawning on Mon- day. Bailey was in Norwich at the time and the police, to whom he ap- pealed for aid in finding a doctor, 1 were at first unable to find out what he wanted. .s..E
 Andrea Novilliniera, an Italian em- ployed in the construction of a round house between Poquonoc and Noank was struck by a freight car yesterday and received injuries which caused his death at hospital in New Lon l don later inlthe day.
 The full Gregorian chant was sung l in St Augustine's church, Bridgeport, Sunday for the first time. It was | the occasion of the feast of St Au- gustine, the patron saint of the church. The Gregorian chant was rendered by chorus of eighty male voices. .. : I The body of Pole whose name Is | thought to have been John Krite, was | found early yesterday morning lying l by the side of the tracks of the Gen. l tral New England road near St An drews church at North Bloomfield. | It is thought that the man was struck by one of the night freight trains. He was probably instantly killed as the l body was badly mangled.
 The visiting committee of the Con necticut Prison association visited the l state prison this week to examine the prisoners who were to be discharged l during September. Thirteen prisoners were examined The examination ] was conducted by Secretary John C.. Taylor of Hartford, Chaplain Craig of 1 the prison, S. o. Preston of New Ha- ven and the Rev MT Lent of New Ha- ven, who was present by invitation. l Dr HartweIl, the aged physician who was recently buncoed out of $5,0O0 in a card game with two strangers, is still very i'll at his home 1 ill the town of Washington as the re- I suit of the shock sustained by losing his money in such sensational man. ner The doctor is suffering from l heart disease, and nervous prostration and it is feared sthat owing to his old l age--70 years-he will not be able to 1 pull through.
 | Arrangements are being made for the opening of the school for boys in 1 Darien to be conducted yby the Fath- CTS of the Holy Ghost, an order of l Roman Catholic priests A couple of 1 weeks ago, Theophile Euphrate sold | his place in Darien to the order. The l place consists of several acres and a l large residence. It is understood I that the residence will be made over into school immediately, and that l later large school building, is to be l erected.
 Architect Joseph A. O'Brien ot | Bridgeport who found bottle on the shore of Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, few days ago containing the card of the Rev Father M. J. Emery of St Sesaire, Province of Quebec, has re- ceived letter from the clergyman in reply to the letter he wrote to the latter. The letter was written in Worcester, Mass. Father Emery said that he dropped the bottle over | board containing his card because he was curious to ascertain how long ap object of the kind would float sabodt on the sound before it was picked up and whether anyone who found it would communicate with him on picking it up -s.
 A petition in regard to the 'Lon' don Gayety Girls' was presented to Mayor Bassett yesterday by the New
 Britan Prohibition alliance through its president and secretary. 1t is as l follows: It is manifest from the character of the advertisements on the billboards of New Britain for the show, '"The London Gayety Girls, 7" l that said advertising and show are l both in violation of the city ordi- nance We do therefore earnestly pc tition your honor to order forthwith
 The taking down of all posters relat-
 ing to said show; the immediate re
 yoking of the license for its exhibi- T tion. The mayor states that he
 showed the document to the corpora- tiof counsel who said that it was too
 late to do anything about 1t, as the
 show was booked for last night and
 the license had already been issued.
 He said the license committee had
 charge Of the matter. The show was
 given at the Casino last evening be
 fore large house.