Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30
NUTMEG CARVINGS.
Interesting Items Boiled Down For The Benefit of Our Easy Readefa

John Rupano, a 30 months old child, of Meriden, fell into a brook near his home yesterday morning and was drowned in two feet of water. The mother. upon missing her child, made search for it and found the body.
 George D. Kennedy, a clerk for Seyms X Co of Hartford, was injured by falling down the elevator shaft at the firms place of business, No P Front street. at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The elevator door was left Spepon the third floor and he walked fin and fell to the bottom. y1
 Labor Commissioner William H. Scoville of East Haddam was stricken with an attack of heart trouble soon after reaching his office fin the Capitol yesterday morning and was attended by Dr Higgins of Coventry, who Is d representative. He recovered suf1- ciently to take the train home late in the afternoons
 William Gober and Samuel Fastow, who were arrested in New Haven on suspicion of having cOunterfeiters' ftools in their possession, have been re- leased, as the articles found in their possession could not have been used in producing spurious money. The sus- picious bank notes which they had were found to have been genuine. Ever since the announcement that the Hartford Street Railroad Co had been bought by the Consolidated Rail- way Co, a walking delegate of the Street Railway Employees union has been in Hartford trying to interest the men in forming a union there. The and the walking delegate has left town.
 The autopsy on the body of Charles H. Witter. which was found in Win. throp's cove. New London, yesterday, shows that death was due to drowning. It is thought that blows on the head stunned him and his assailants. think ing him dead. threw him into the water. The four men arrested will be presented for a preliminary hearing the latter part of the week.
 The Connecticut river at Hartford has been rising rapidly during the past 24 hours and has gone over the 70 foot mark. This brings the water up onto Commerce street and a per- son cannot walk down State street beyond there except on blanks. It is believed that the water will not rise more than foot higher. although 1t may possibly go to the 22 foot mark. Not great deal of ice is floating down stream and what little there is comes in small pieces.
 Chief Egan of the state police. ac- companied by 25 assistants. raidesl two places in Bridgeport yesterday, one known as the MOdoc ri
 the other Gordon Brothers cafe. on the suspicion that they were gambling resorts. At the MotlOc club nobody was in evidence. but it is alleged that the police obtained a number of rac- ing tickets. Gordon Brothers cafe was deserted and eight men who were T in the saloon on the first floor were taken to the station. but were irnme- diately released.
 Thomas Haynes. aged 26 years. as sistant engineer at the New Britain power house of the Connecticut Rail- way and Lighting Co. was killed late yesterday afternoon by receiving an electric shock. The engineer. G. II. Wheeler. found him lying on the floor in front of the switchboard through 2.6S9 volts r:i<-ss Tn sJnle vav hs this current passed through his body. His right hand was badly burne,l and also his forehead