Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-14
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At the present time the town of Danbury enjoys the novel situation of having two superintendents of schools, or at least two men who claim the position. The town school committee recently elected George H. Tracy of Westport to the position, his term commencing August 1. He has arrived in Danbury to take up the duties of the office. Gilman c. Fisher, the former superintendent, claims the position by virtue of an election by special town meeting, called after it was known that he would not be retained by the town school committee.
 Lawyer Edward T. Garfield of Hartford, acting in the interest of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad Co, and Mir Alderson of Hartford, civil engineer in the em- ploy of the same company, went to Thomaston yesterday morning and drove from that town to Torrington, making a general observation of the land between the towns, preparatory to putting surveyors to work to map out the new trolley line which will be built as soon as possible. They were in consultation with Superinten- dent Aldis of Torrington, who is man. aging the affairs of the Torrington- Winchester line, recently purchased by the Consolidated.
 Farmers in the vicinity of Plain vile report that the potato crop this year will be big one. It was feared that the heavy rains would start a rot, but this danger is past.
 The Coe Brass Co of Torrington is about to build an addition to its main office, to be used as the gate house, in place of the temporary wooden structure. The addition will be of granite.
 The examination of the accounts of l.. M. Case, the bankrupt tobacco dealer of Winsted, for 1905, are being continued. the examiners now being at work on his receipts and ex- penditures. The list of purchases and sales is practically completed, but his cash account Is sadly lacking. Vincent F.. Barnes of Southwick, Mass. who is making an independent investigation of Cases accounts. says that since January 1, 1898, Cases government reports show that he bought 6,430 cases and 3,993,673 pounds of loose tobacco. making a total of 14,072 cases or 5,692,g70 pounds. about a million dollars worth. He sold all but two cases. but MT Barnes says that the reports are not complete.
 A-pair of work horses belonging to Richard Curtiss were left standing in front of Collar Bros store on Ma pie avenue, Norfolk, yesterday morn ing and became frightened by a pass ing automobile. The horses ran around the building and over a fence before they could be stopped and were badly cut and scratched.
 John c. Spiers has been engaged as factory manager of the Corbin Motor Vehicle corporation plant. New Britain. He. .comes from Ardmore, Pa, and is recognized as one of the leading automobile producers of the country. He has been superinten- dent of a plant at Ardmore, and since then the general manager of the Wayne Automobile Co of Detroit, Mich, but had not changed his resi- dence. He will make a number of changes at the Corbin plant.
 The House of the Good Shepherd. Hartford. was dedicated yesterday afternoon by Bishop Tierney of the Hartford diocese. The ceremony was largely attended and following the exercises there was benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the chapel of the institution. The House of the Good Sheperd in Hartford Is one of the eleven in the New York province of the order.
 A daring case of hold mp occurred near the tin bridge. New Haven. late last night and Alex Nelson. who was accompanied by Andrew c. Ander- son. alleges that he was relieved of s14. Nelson and Anderson attempt ed 10 cross the railroad tracks near this point when they were stopped by two men claiming to be railroad detectives. and at the point of a revolver told that they were tres passing and must leave the premises. The detectives also searched their victims according to the story.