Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-01
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lop, members of the Pequenacock Fishing club, who are camping at Peach lake, Danbury, have caught two Ash which no one who has seen them has yet been able to properly place. They are each about three feet long and weigh four and a half pounds each. They have scales like salmon trout. but in almost every other respect they resemble blue- fish. Herbert Vail. who lives near the lake, says that no fish like them have ever been taken out of that water before.
 There has been a great deal of complaint of late among bicycle riders in Portland because of the many tacks and pins found on the streets. It has become dangerous to depend on a bicycle, as at almost any moment the tire is liable to become f1attened out. as the result of punc- ture.
 Faster time may be made soon be- tween Thompsonville and Spring field, as the Springfield Railway Co has petitioned the Longmeadow se- lectmen for permission to lay double tracks clear through from Pecousic to the state line A saving of five or eight minutes in running time will be made when the Improvements are completed.
 | Because an Italian in a Southing ton factory secured position and good pay there by denying his na- tionality, he was roughly handled Sunday. He told the foreman that he was Frenchnan and secured the position. When Italians started to talk to him while at work he denied any kinship, saying they would spoil his chances if it became known he was an Italian. The same men wait ed for him Sunday and beat him. All of the old toll house which for years has occupied a position east of l the Hockanum river at the foot of Mclean hill, South Manchester. Is not to be all destroyed, as was at first I expected 7 The small ell which was 1 situated on the east side of the main building was not destroyed and yes terday 1t was moved from its old site l to. position in the rear of the house of John Logan, further to the east of It's former site. It will be used as a barn by MT Logan.
 1 Gilbert E. Norton, living near Lake Compounce, has during the past few weeks lost upwards of thirty chick ems and ducks. He set large steel trap near his chicken house one night recently and the next morning found an unusually large fox hanging to the trap by one foot. MT Norton killed the animal and brought 1t to town. where he got the bounty. It was a female and the indications were that there is a batch of foxes growing up in that vicinity.
 The direct telephone line from Tor rington to Litchfield has been com pleted and has now seven circuits instead of two as heretofore. Begin ming to-day the rate is reduced from l5 to 10 cents.
 One of the dinlsy engines on the branch road broke a driving rod yes terday near Berlin and occasioned quite long delay. Many of the pas sengers became tired of waiting and Ft walkeduto othe RefliNsstatd0n,rss ssndts- tance of about half a mile. |
 The horse attached to Austin's ex- press wagon, which does the deliver ing in Thomaston for the Adams Ex- press company, ran away yesterday morning soon after the morning con- signment had been received, but was stopped before damage was done.
 In the city court of Bridgeport yesterday the oyster. boats, Henry Ruppell, Greyhound and Petrel, were condemned and ordered sold as their owners were found guilty of dredg- ing on oyster grounds belonging to the Hadel Oyster company. Appeals were taken.
 Mrs Celia Madow, aged 23 years, of New Haven, is attracting the at- tention of local physicians as she has had hiccoughs for year. since she was frightened by a runaway horse. Everything from medicine to fright ening her has been tried to stop the hiccoughs, but without success. Her trouble is pronounced entirely ner- vous and doctors say it may pass of.
 The peach crop in Holland county will be failure this year. Where in former years thousands of baskets were harvested by c. P. Babcock of Rockville. the largest grower, this season he will not harvest more than 1000 baskets. Last season his crop amounted to 5000 baskets. which was an extra good yield. The previous year the crop was killed by frost, so that 1t seems impossible to have two good crops in succession. Back in 1897 Mir Babcock had the biggest yield in the history of peach growing in Holland. but after that the crop was not abundant until last season.
 AS Edwin Whitmore of Glaston- bury was passing near one of his horses yesterday noon the horse turned and kicked him across the barn floor. He was SO near that he did not get the full force of the blow. but was lifted and thrown about ten or twelve feet against the stairs, get ting several severe cuts and bruises on the face and head. The same horse kicked Mir Bemont several days ago in the wrist, when he was shoeing 1t, injuring him so severely that he has not been able to work much since.
 | William White. a young man em- ployed by Luke s. Woodward on East street, Sufield. came near being kill ed Monday afternoon by a bolt of lightning which struck him and rem dered him unconscious for nearly an ! -z.- kac..s A <xs.r<xrL rfr Arhffo --o,$