Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-14
NUTMEG GRATINGS.
ntere sting Items Boiled Down For
the Benefit of our Busy Readers.

admiral Dewey has sent a check for
50 to- be used for the comfort of a
namesake, Dewey Ahern, a 5-years-old
boy who is in the hospital at Danbury
with both legs broken.
Ezra L. Mott who attempted to com
nit suicide by jumping in front Of a
train at Bridgeport, two weeks ago.
was discharged from the hospital yes
terday. Both legs were crushed when
he attempted to take his life. He was
accompanied to his home in Springfield
by friends.
In consequence of the summer dull
ness in frefghts, numerous train crews
and similar workmen have been laid
off on the Consolidated railroad sys-
tenn. In all several hundred men are
affected, it is said. In New Haven
two yard crews have been given leave
Of absence.
George ID. Caldwell, Jr, son Of George
e. Caldwell, who lives in Hartford,
was Instantly killed yesterday after
noon at West Albany, N. Y, while try
ing to catch freight train. The train
was moving swiftly, and in attempting
to board 1t Caldwell slipped and fell IN
| der the wheels.
Howard Brody, 10 years old, of
Brooklyn, was drowned yesterday af-
ternoon In the Housatonic river in the
upper part of Stratford. He made a
desperate effort to save himself after
being attacked by cramps and persons
who saw him from the shore say that
| he sank five times before he finally dis
| appeared.
| Frank Reach of East Hartford, an
engineer on the Highland division of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad, stepped from his engine
at Drills, small station twenty miles
west of Danbury, Tuesday night, and
| In the darkness plunged headforemost
through a culvert Three of his ribs
were fractured and 1t is feared that he
is internally injured. s
After sitting in the New Haven com
mon pleas court for thirteen days lis
tening to testimony and arguments
| against and in his favor, the Rev
! Charles S. Bullock Of STAFFORD, who
was charged with the paternity Of Miss
Isabella Viola Shailer's child, walked
out of the court room last night few
minutes past Z o'clock an innocent man,
according to the verdict rendered by a
Jury. The verdict had such an effect
on Attorney Goodhart, counsel for Bull
lock. that he tainted.
/ At a meeting of the trustees of the
i Connecticut Institute and Industrial
Home for the Blind, held at Hartford
Yesterday, the maine was changed TIC
| 'the Connecticut Institute for the
Blind A change was also made IL
the articles of association, dropping the
words, 'fbut at no time shall more see
| ing persons than blind persons const1
| t11te said board of trustees.
Edward l.. Hearn Of South Framing
ham. Mass. Supreme Knight DAME
Colwell of New Haven, National Secre
tary Joseph G.. Peletier of Boston ano
P. J. Brady of Cleveland, the latter two
national directors Of the Knights OF
Columbus. were caught in crippled
steam launch off Cosey Beach Tuesday
might and fioated with the tide for some
time before George White and another
| man came to their rescue with row
boats.
petition is being circulated a
So11thington. receiving large number
of SIGNATURES, asking the Connection
Railway and Lighting Co to build {
trolley road between Milldale ant
Cheshire. The petition is in the hands
of Judge Holcomb, and, 1t is thought
will be fayorably acted upon by thu
company. The building of the shor
stretch between NIilldale and Cheshir
would give the town direct lines Will
New Haven.