Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-11
WATERBURY EVENING DEMoCRAT. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 1906
NUTMEG CARVINGS.

Interesting Items Boiled Down foz
 Our Busy Readsrx
 Joseph Cushock, who was arrested
 in Woonsocket, R. l., by Chief-of-Po
 lice Bromage on Monday on charge
 of obtaining money under false pre-
 lenses, was brought before Judge J
 P. Davis at Thompsonville yesterda.
 morning and received six months
 sentence in jail. Cushock was to bt
 married to Miss Aggie Yabaske oI
 May 25 last and she gave the sun
 of $75 to her intended husband te pay for the marriage ceremony anC
 other incidental expenses and upor
 receiving the money he immediately
 decamped.
 has conducted blacksmith shop and
 horse shoeing establishment on Ferry
 street, Hartford, has sold his inter
 ests in the business and Is living upon
 his farm at the upper end of Filley
 street, Bloomfield.
 The rolling mill department of the
 Bristol Brass Go has closed its big
 plant for ten days during which time the annual inventory will be made
 and the repairs to the plant take place.
 Four men employed in the screw department of the Southington Cut
 lery Co were short from $5 to $S in their pay last Saturday. When they asked why, they were told it was on account of a number of safety razors which they were accused of taking. They then threw up their places, say ing they would not work until the money was returned to them. Their places have yet to be filled as they are experienced men in their lines and are hard to secure.
 A large truck horse belonging to Liveryman Brainard was pulled into the Pennington river Monday at Col linsville in a peculiar manner. The team had just backed up to the dump, a place for carting refuse in the southern part of the village. when the trace on the other horse broke. The load then pulled the ami nal along with it into the river. The damage was trifling and the horse was not injured.
 Work on the new state road at Daytonville is temporarily suspended on account of deferred payment of the men, some of whom have been working for four or five weeks and have not been able to draw their wages. Failure on the part of the contractors to file bond which IS satisfactory to the selectmen Is said to be the source of the trouble.
 The fire commissioners in New Haven at a meeting last night voted to support their former resolution to secure a reduction of insurance rates in that city. Most of the commits sioners were reticent regarding the business done at the meeting, but ex- Mayor A. c. Hendrick said that the would fight the com panies to a standstill and if they could get no satisfaction from them would even go so far as to appeal to President Roosevelt.
 Frank Willis of Ellington was fa- tally injured yesterday while using hay tedder. He was at work on the Ortive Eaton farm, when the horse became frightened by an automobile. The animal started on run and bolted through the bars. The wheel of the tedder struck the post and MT Willis was knocked from his seat, falling underneath the machine. One of the forks of the tedder punctured the back of his head, causing fra ture of the skull.
 The most interesting summer guest at Crescent Beach so far this season Is a four-legged duck that is one or a flock of eleven raised by Driver c. D. Beckwith. MT Beckwith has long that Crescent Beach is the finest place for ducks along the Sound, and to substantiate his claim he bought last spring from Frederick Payne, a retired resident of South Lyme, a setting of ducks eggs. eleven in number. of the white Pekin breed, and secured the services Of large Plymouth Rock hen, whose ma ternal longings had made her a source of trouble to one of Mir Beck with's neighbors.
 The house owned by Christ Brack of South Manchester was struck by lightning, the bolt separated after the chimney, ripping the ridgeboard on either side and tearing off the clapboards and shingles from he house. At the time there were l twelve people in the house. They l were all slightly shocked, but no one 1 was badly injured.
 Plainville owners of the Class DD | shares of the Connecticut Loan & Realty company were approached | by an agent who offered | hem 15 cents on the dollar for their stock.
 President Meilen of the Consoli- lated Railway company met the ex- scutive committee of the trolleymen's inion in New Haven yesterday In re- gard to their demand for an increase ,f wages. The result will be made known on Friday.
 Patrick Conklin. 57 years old. and m engineer. killed himself at his nome. 437 Lindsley avenue. Bridge port yesterday by taking carbolic lcid. He leaves a large family.
 During the severe thunder storm 1t Hampton early yesterday after loon the summer residence of Dr of Brooklyn. x. Y.. was truck by lightning and burned. Dr ,, Infield bought the residence from Hrs Burroughs early this spring. and made extensive alterations and i'm in the property before it for the summer. It was me of the most picturesque places in he town and was situated on the nain road from the station, near the op of Hampton Hill. Some of the urniture was saved through the as- istance of the neighbors, but the