Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23
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The body of the woman found by two boys floating in the West River at New Haven yesterday morning was ! identified as that of Lizzie Burns. 2i
 years old, daughter of Michael Burns
 of Highwood.
 Michael Whalen, 4J years old. a boiler maker. committed suicide at New Haven last night by drinking carbolic acid. He leaves wife iI
 Hprnellsville. \. '.
 Joseph Mckiaszewicz. Pole, was
 run down and killed on the Krkham street crossing by New Haven and
 Branford trolley car last night He
 was 70 years old and leaves 2 wife ,IHd f6Jfr children in Poland.
 The Plantsvllle school. the second largest school building in town. was closed yesterday under orders of Health Officer Dr Willard G. Stead man. As there are six cases of scar let fever in this school.
 Joseph r. Crosby. Greenwich con tractor. is held by tho authorities un- der, bond of $3OO to await the result of injuries which William Murphy. q city employe. received by being run over by Crosby's automobile. Murphy is badly injured internally and may not recover.
 Negotiations which have been lh progress for several weeks for the sale of the majority interest in Hartford Telegram company have been com pleted and the new owners took pos session of the paper yesterday. They are Dwight W. Bowles and Joseph Dil- lon Byrne. both New York newspaper men.
 Henry Wilson smith. driver. dropped dead at his home in Hartford shortly after 10 o'clock last night of n form of heart disease. Medical Exam iner Fuller says. Smith ate very hearty supper about $40 o'clock and complaining of feeling Ill went to his room and lay down. He was seized with an attack of acute indigestion.
 William Phelps. who is now in his ninety-nlnth year and who enjoys the distinction of being the oldes; resi- dent Of the town of Winchester. has practically completed ihe work of planting a garden which lies in tine rear of his home on High street. Nest Mir Phelps points with pride at ihe work. most of which he did while sit- ting in q chair.
 Forty carpenters employed on the construction Of Luna Park at IIart- ford quit work yesterday when their demand for more pay was refused They are Hartford carpenters who have been employed at the park from the beginning of the work and they had been revolving tho Hartford un- Ion rate. S3.2s q day. Recrntlv num- her of Boston carpenters were brought therp and put at work and eonversa- ton between the Hartford and isas- ton men resulted in the discovery by the Hartford mea Inst iiie others were getting s3.a0 a day. which Is ihe Boston union rate.
 William n. Tucker. who was found not guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree hy the jury in the su- perior court on Monday. at Hartford. and who was taken to inc Connecticut Hospital for Insane in the afternoon by Sberif Smith. dii some taking while riding down on the vaIiey road He spoke about the rase and he said he thought he was lSsrsy Inst he didn't have 10 he hanged. -but- he added. "by gosh. the dortors ssii a upch about my being crazy. think that there may hc . little something the matter vIih me-
 Mir. Anfoinetfe Converse Merrill of Stamford hss petitioned for < diuorre from her husband. Walter C .NorrrlI cr New York. The suit is brought ou the Trounfs of iufemp>rsn~e snd e-u- pity spd Mrs uorreIl ssks flse custody of her t~o chihIrru- sgd ( .TzI : yrars rrsperfively urs uorrrll white ai he~ hnuse in Grr-nuirh less fall wss sisot srf srvrrrgv vouniei hr hurxi*r. rbs entered fhe hssse. Onr shecrv ss 'he tine uss thsf th< hurxisry uss fn rrsifkr sr sft>npt fo kEfnsp tke rkif- Ira or elrs Co 70 Hrs Xwr<H hciifr