Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-19
NUTMEG CRAVINGS.
Items Boiled Down For
 The Benefit of Our Busy Readers.

Merit \. Woodruff. for twenty-nine
 years president Of the Atwater Manu-
 featuring Co. manufacturers of car
 riage forgings at Plantsville. yesterday
 at the annual meeting of the company
 retired from the presidency.
 State Highway Commissioner James
 H. Macdonald, who is president of the
 National Association of Roadmakers.
 Las called the annual meeting of the
 association for August g, 90 and 31. at Port Huron. Mich. More than 1000 delegates will be present. They will be entertained on the same elaborate scale as at the last convention. held in Hartford last winter. President Mac donald says that Hartford has set the pace and thu other cities in which fu- ture conventions of roadmakers are held will try to follow it.
 Two naval prisoners were released from the state prison yesterday, as their sentences have been commuted. One was John J. O'Brien a second class fireman sentenced by court mar tial al Pensacola, Fla March IS 1903. for four years for abusive language and generally disorderly conduct. The other was Roy shannon. a landsman. sentenced by court martial at Norfolk. Va. on September 14. 1903. for six years for immortality. The men were turned over to Sergeant T. F. Malloy and were by him taken to Boston in the afternoon. They will be discharged from the service.
 Interest in Chautauquan circles re- ceiyed fresh impetus yesterday by the arrival -of the association secre- tary. Rev G. NJ. Brown of Brooklyn. \. |. His welcome. which was q roar ing one. made the weather seem mild in comparison. He gathered the de voices of the Round Table around him and after brief review of this years work completed arrangements for the continuation of the literary and scien- titic courses. as well as formulating plans for Thursday. Recognition day. when the Chautauquan reception and class day oration contest will be fol- lowed by the awarding of prizes
 When asked yesterday afternoon in regard to a story that plans are being made for using electricity on the New VA n lSAtA t4 AAr -Nth lbIh. NEW Haven and Hartford railroad ill the near future. President Mellen denied absolutely that any negotiations had been entered into for its use on any part of the main stem of the road. IL is learned that the report was due to visits of representatives of certain electric companies. which were made merely to ascertain the condition of the road in case that at any future time il would be deemed advisable to use electricity as motive power.
 Officer William Carter. who was se- riously wounded Monday by George Columbo. a life prisoner at the state prison. is out of danger. Last night he was resting well. and. unless a re- action sets in. he will shortly be out of the Hartford hospital. To the end of his days. however. he will bear on his left cheek an ugly scar. as a souve- mir Of the nine years be has worked for the state. As soon as he recovers. Carter says. he will seek other en- ployment. For some time Mrs Carter has been anxious for him to leave the prison. and naturally. after this last incident. her anxiety has been dou- bied. Columbo got the knife with which he did the cutting from one Of the contractors who was in the prison Monday.