Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-23
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Burglars entered the store of Long.
worth & Lane in Middletewn yester-
day morning and robbed the cash
drawer of Is cents. They then en-
tered the clothing store of Nourse,
Sherman & Co and took So from the
cash drawer and two suits of clothes
from the stock.
A brakeman named Martin was
found slightly injured last evening on
the top of freight car at New Brit
ain. He had deep cut on his head
and was dazed. He said that he was
struck by tramp, but it Is thought
that he may have been hit by an over
head bridge. He was given pass
to his home, East Hartford.
Articles of association were filed
yesterday in the state secretary's Of
fee Of the Didzio Lietuyos KunigaiS-
sczio Vytanto Company of New Haven,
formed to advance the social and ben
eficial welfare of its members and to
do all things to carry out this ol1aect.
The names subscribed are Vincent la
setsk, Antony Waiszis and Kazimer
BlaZartis.
During heavy thunder shower yes
lOlddy AALG11IOOl, SlLuIA lllC
house of Austin Roberts at Middle
Haddam, where it's effects We're seen
IN splintered woodwork and torn plas-
tering in nearly every room, though
the building was not set on fire. Mr.
Roberts, who is SO years old, and his
sister. Miss Harriet Roberts, We're in
the house at the time but were unin-
jured.
Three boys found the body of an I'M
identified man floating in Union pond,
South Manchester, late yesterday at
ternoon, and after pulling it out of the
water, notified Medical Examiner
Tinker. On the bank two bottles
We're found, one of which had con-
tanned carbolic acid, the other being
filled with 1t. AS traces Of the acid
were found on the mans lips it is CON
jectured that he drank the contents of
one bottle and then jumped into the
pond.
The case Of ID. Sherwood Thorpe
against the directors of the Bridgeport
Business Mems association opened in
the superior court yesterday before
Judge Rorabaez. The suit Is of inter
est to all the associations in the state
and is regarded as a test ease Mr.
Thorpe sues to recover 5000 damages
from the association for placing his
name on what is known as the black
book published by the business mems
associations which contains a list of
persons indebted to members of the as
ISOLATION, and whom, they say, will
not pay. The defense is that there is
no such thing as "a black list,~and that
the list mentioned is the private prop
erty Of the association and is in no
sense public.
'The Hon Homer S. Cummings
says the Stamford Advocate, "may sec.
ond the nomination of Judge Parker al
the st Louis convention, or at least sec
ond the presentation of the name OF
the faVoTite son of northern New York
Four years ago at Kansas City, Illinois
yielded to Connecticut after Steven
sons name had been presented for vice
president, and Mr. Cummings jumped
up and made a red-hot speech for
Charles A. Towne, then of Minnesota
and now of New York. Some cor,
respondents called this a wooden nut
meg trick. Mr. Cummings explained il
by stating that he had arranged to
have Minnesota yield to him, and when
Illinois yielded he thoughtlessly mixed
up the states. Towne was not nom
mated, and Stevenson was"
The large bus Bridgeport, loaded
down with party of merry young peo-
pie from Olfvet church, Tuesday even
ing. got beyond control of the driver
and crashed into telegraph pole while
descending one Of the steep grades
north OF the city. That no one was in
iured was a miracle. as the vehicle
was going at a great rate of speed when
the accident took place. At the SAM
time, carriage containing another
party of four persons was wrecked IN
d runaway and Mrs George Jameson
was injured by being thrown out. The
party was composed of the members OF
the Sigma Epsilon society of Olivet
Congregational church and their
friends, who left the corner Of North
avenue and Main street early in the
evening in carriages and the bus
Bridgeport for the home of Elmer ".
Dewhurst. on Madison road, where the
ladies of Bethany chapel were holding
q lawn fete