Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-08
NUTMEG GRATINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For
the Benefit of our Busy Readers.


AS result of an automobile mix-up
in Forestville near the Plainville town
line last night, "a horse valued at $3.50
owned by DIR George S. Hull had to
be killed.
The annual Chautauqua assembly
for Connecticut will open at the
grounds at ForestviHe next Wednes-
day and close on July 81. A special
feature will be made of the school or
nature study which will include jun
ior camp in the heart of the forest
where the young people will live in
primitive style in bough huts, and will
cook their own food.
George lola, an aerial performer
who has been giving exhibitions at
Savin Rock, was arraigned in the bor-
ough court of West Haven yesterday
morning for Sabbath breaking. It is
the first step taken by the borough au-
thorities to enforce a quiet Sabbath at
the west shore following the agitation
that was started among the ciergymen
of West Haven a week ago.
While digging ON the site of an old
building recently RACED, William j.
Wilson, a farmer on the Tolland road,
spied small object the size of a half
dollar. He picked it up and after
working some time to clean off the
rust and burnish it, he found 1t to be
a brass button of the pattern worn by
the Continental soldiers. 1t Is un-
doubtedly of considerable value to
relic hunters.
The dry goods merchants of New
Britain met yesterday morning and de-
a A1 10 ;rI,n nj A. Ina
compliance with the wish of their
clerks. D. Mcmillan, as committee,
notified the clerks committee. The
movement is now pretty general and
the stores, with the exception of the
grocery stores and meat markets, will
close Fridays at O'Clock, commencing
this week, through the rest of July
and August. The clerks will cele-
brate their first half holiday with a
ball game.
Instead Of standing trial on two
charges Of assault with intent to rob,
assault with felonious intent and as
sault with intent to kill. William Nc
Lane. the negro who had confessed to
attacks upon Miss Richards, daughter
of Yale professor, and Miss Mary
Flanagan pleaded guilty in the super
ior court at New Haven yesterday on
the two charges first named, the 9th
ers being nolled. For the assault on
Miss Richards he was sentenced to
state prison for a term of not less
than two years or more than three,
and for he assault on Miss Flanagan
he got sentence of five years to take
effect upon the expiration of the first
sentence.
Bert Welch. the young son of Mrs
William WEIGH who lives in the east
end of the Lilley block in Torrington,
while suffering from nightmare about
2 o'clock yesterday morning jumped
out of the second story window into
the narrow air space between the Lii
ley and Vroom blocks and dropped to
the ground, twenty-five feet below.
His nightgown caught on a hook III
the side of the building, and broke his
fall. The boy then ran about two
blocks to Dayton's restaurant on Main
street, where he told the startled pro-
prietor that he was being chased by
Indians. Mr. Dayton succeeded in
bringing the boy out of his decisions
and took him home to his mother. The
boy was uninjured.
Because, in their recent class parade,
two freshmen at Wesleyan dressed up
in grotesque costumes to represent
members of the Wesleyan factory,
President Raymond has notified them
that they need not return until three
months after college opens next fall.
In the freshman parade Henry c. SUIT
ton of Philadelphia, Pa, appeared in
abbreviated skirts, open work stock
ings, with long locks of yellow hair
dangling down his shoulders, On his
back was large placard bearing the
words "Dean Fisher Of the Quails'
Roost." The allusian was to Miss
Anna A. Fisher, who is dean of wo-
men at Wesleyan. The "quails' roost''
alluded to Webb hall, the woman's dor
mitory. Sutton was the most strik-
ing feature of the parade and at all
times was the center of an admirlng
crowd. The thing was done to show
the dislike for co-education at Wesley
an. The faculty suspended Sutton
for six months. The college authori-
ties refuse to state the name of the
other suspended student but it is
known to be Raymond d. Unger OF
Newark. N r., the student who mas
queraded as President Raymond.