Connecticut western news., 1906-12-27
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER P, 1906
STATE AND COUNTY
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 The new car for the trolley express between Torrington and winsted began its runs Monday.
 The Connecticut state board of ex- aminations and registrations of nurses will meet at l4a3 Chapel street, New Haven, Jan. Q, 1907.
 Harold, the three and half year-old son of George Readings, Jr., died Sun day as result of scalds received from falling into bathtub of boiling water.
 Nearly half bushel of purses and pocketbooks containing small sums of money picked up on the streets are awaiting owners at the Hartford police station.
 Jnstus H. Broom. New Haven grocer. died suddenly of heart disease, Sunday. He was apparently in good health twenty minutes previous to his death.
 Fred Griswold of West Goshen has lost several heads of young stock, presumably from eating mouldy or musty corn fodder, the symptoms and development of the disease as well as the results, indicative of a toxine as potent as that of strychnia.
 At the present time there are 90 pris- oners in the county jail, as against S1 a year ago. Of these, eighs are bound over to the superior court, two for assault with intent to kill, one for arson, one assault and breach of peace, one deserting wife and living with another woman, one adultery, and two vagrancy.
 Levi Beebe of South Canaan, who { Is so years old, is one of the faith ful few who read the presidents an nual message from beginning to end. He made no exception of the mes sage this year, but read every word of its lo columns to his wife, who Is said to have enjoyed it as much as he did. -.
 The sale of thirty-three slareS of Ter
  Company's stock. which was advertised to take place in Burrville Saturday did not materialize, it having been learnsd that the, sign post on which the sale was advertised was abolished by the town of Torrlngton more than a year ago. Sheriff Middlebooks is now arrsng- ing for another sale.
 MT. Arnold of CollinSville went in search of evergreens recently. aecompa- nied by his daughter. Mrs. Murray But ties. When near the outskirts of the town large wildcat jumped from the limb of tree and buried its teeth in Mir. Arnold's hand. The animal was shaken off with difficulty, but again attacked Mir. Arnold. this time taking hold of his leg. He finally choked the beast and drove it away. MT. Arnold is not seri- ously injured.
 George Taylor, janitor of the First District School and member of he Winsted police force, was 1rrcsted last week on the charge of abusing pigs and cattle. The warrant was se- cured on complaint of John F. Sim mons, local agent for the Connecticut Humane Society, who looked into the case about a week ago. MT. Sim mons found the pigs had been sadly neglected, both in regard to food and shelter, and ordered Mir. Taylor to see that they were properly cared for. On visiting the place again Monday Mir. Simmons found the same conditions still existed and immediately secured a warrant for Taylor's arrest Tues day afternoon the humane agent wis tied barn, owned by the accused in another part of the town, and found a yoke of oxen in a badly starved condition, and will prefer an other charge against the accused.
 A team of valuable truck horses owned by the Gilbert Clock Company and attached to one of its large truck wagons fell over an embankment in- tn Still River, a distance of about e:sht feet, Friday, and one of the horses was drowned The driver, L. A. Peterson, and his six-year-old daughter, Elsie, who were on the seat of the truck, were thrown from the wagon as it went over the bank, but fortunately landed on solid ice Both escaped ith a few cuts and bruises. The dead horse was valued at up wards of $500 The company caused a railing to be erected along the riv- CT bank after the accident
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