Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-02-10
NUTMEG CARVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For The Benefit of our Busy Readers.

k. E. Kenyon. the oldest conductor in point of service on the Shore Line division. has been elected president a the New Haven Cremation society.
 A fire in the Buckingham, Routh Co.'S establishment in New Haven last night caused loss of about $5.OOO, mainly to the machinery and stock. The concern deals in plumbers, steam filters and machinist supplies. Richard Winters, brakeman on the Hartford division of the Consolidate ted, living at 542 Main street. Hartford, was caught between freight cars at Berlin yesterday afternoon, but was not seriously injured. He went to the Hartford hospital.
 terlay morning at his home in South Manchester by taking carbolic acid. A short time ago Mir McNeil lost three sons by consumption and since then he has been Respondent and once before attempted suicide.
 John Doyle. beIlboy employed .t a Bridgeport hotel. is alleged to have stcier $2OO in cash and q valuable dia- mond from the hotel room of Samuel Swan. broker, yesterday afternoon. Doyle. the police say, doffed bis bell boy clothes and took train for New York.
 Sidney E. Smith of Clinton met with a peculiar accident yesterday, his nose being nearly severed from his face as a result of bite from a pet dog. The dog was asleep in front of an open l fireplace at the same time showing ] restlessness. Mir Smith, stooping over the animal. spoke to it, placing his hand on the dog's head. Tho animal. with yelp. sprang into tho air and seized Mir smith by the nose, almost scvaring it from his face. Eleven stitches were needed to replace that member and it is doubtful if it can he i saved. After the incident the dog ran whining to a corner of the room and for some moments was in a state of terror.
 1 John Carley. a carpenter. who was | driving from West Cornwall with a load of lumber Wednesday night, re- ports that he was attacked by balf- famished wolf. and for some minutes was engaged in a fierce battle. Mfr Carlcy says that as he was going i through the woods between the two towns he noticed large animal run ming ahead of the horses. He thought it was fox. which was following the beaten path in the snow. As he drove over the brow of the bill. the wolf turned and attacked ono of the horses. Carley said he sprang from the wagon and. without whip or stick of any kind. attacked the anima, with his feet. It was not until the wolf re- peatedly sprang at him that he real ized the species of the animal. He said he repeatedly kicked it in tho head and shoulders and successfully kept clear of it's fnngs. The wolf sneaked he always met it's onrushes with a blow. The horses exhibited great fright. The wolf finally ran away. X detailed sketch of the life of bon his Cooney would make an interesting narrative of thrift and industry. Leav- his home in Ireland when young man and coming to this country, where he worked for many years as a common Iaborer. be accumulated about S17.W0. of which nearly S16.O0O was on deposit in banks in Hartford and Middletown. He died in Brockton. Mass. in April. 1902. at the age of SO years and his earning capacity in his later life was practically unimpaired. But for the fact that some of his relatives became involved in a lawsuit over his bank deposits the story of his thrift and isn- d,Istry might never have been told.
 The killing of Willie Powers of Hart ford on tho third-rail tracx on .he night of July -. 1aOi. will cost the New York. New Haven X Hartford Railroad Co $,sO. unless the supreme court sets aside the verdict given by the juiy in the superior court yester- day. The boy was the S-years-old son of Patrick !. Powers. who lives on Flower street On the night Willie was killed hc went out the back 'io" of his home. through the hack yard and to the railroad tracks. He came in contact with the fhird-rail track and was killed by the electric current iii the rail. His father. on being ar- pointed administrator of his sons e. tate. brought suit against the company