Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-28
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X barn and house owned py MS Smith Clark of Prospect caught nre last night and were damaged S3'oou. Adelbelt Clark. son. was seVerei! burned while getting a horse out oI the barn.
 State Policeman Charles E. Hazle- hurst of Norwich. arrested last week in New Haven and found guilty or improper conduct. has been suspend- ed by Superintendent Egan pending hearing before the commission, prop- ably this week.
 Edwin Brewer of Hartford. audi tor of the Phoenix Insurance Co, dletl yesterlay morning of abdominal can cer. An opera tiOn was performed on Saturday in the hope of saving MT Rrowers life. but he did not rally, and failed rapidly.
 While looking for trailing arbutus yesterday B. A. Latham of East Hampton picked up q quart of chest nuts under one large tree, the nuts being as firm and fresh as they were last fall and possessing the additional improvement that not one Of them was wormy.
 Miss Sarah Curwin Ward. M years old, died at Bridgeport yesterday as the result of fall three weeks ago in which her hip was brOke'
 Ward was well known throughout this section of the state as an educa- tor and had taught continuously for three generations
 The democratic candidate for may or of Danbury. William A. Braun. defeated the present incumbent, John R. Booth. republican, by plu- rality of 15 votes at yesterdays elec- tion. The only other democrat elect ed was William H. Davis. who was made, auditor by a plurality of 39. :,
 Louis A. Mansfield of New Haven is administering the S25,OOO estate of Merritt Ford, late of Whitneyville, and is looking for Frank Henry Bliss. the only heir. At last accounts he was working as machinist at the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.'S and it is thought that he has since worked in Providence. R. I.
 X commercial salesman is authority for the statement that herd of ten deer were seen in a lot near Atwood vIlle in the town of Mansfield on Fri day. The travelling man first thought that the animals were goats. but the driver declared that they were deer. and upon looking closer the drummer saw that the driver was correct. The deer were slowly crossing the lot.
 Joseph Smith of Enfield. 3S years old. made two attempts to end his life n n Gtsf h ia throat with penknife. gashing it terribly. and as this seemed to have little effect on him he placed his head against the muzzle of a shotgun and pulled the trigger. The shot was q glancing oLe and he fired the other barrel wlli.n still failed ." klll him.
 Robert X. Wilcox of Danbury. son of Charles H. Wilcox. died suddenly last evening of heart failure after an attack of what the doctors believe to be ptomaine poisoning. He was ap. parently well yesterday morning, but went into cOnvulsions during the forenoon and remained unconscious until his death. He was IS years old and was graduated from the Dan. bury High school last June.
 William Ferguson. a HilliarisvilIe youth of 1S. quarreled with young woman while making a call last night and. finding that coaxing would moi effect a reconciliation. left with seri Ous intentions as to his life. Frank Calhoun heard splash in one of the Hilliaolsyille ponds and soon had pulled William out Of the water. He was taken to the boiler room of the F.. l.. Hilliard Co and there he drie,l his clothes.