Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-06
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 A blacksmith shop in Derby owned by Edward DeForest was burned last night. Elks' hall and g Polish church were badly damaged by smoke and water. The loss is es. timated at $3.000.
 The body of the man who was killed by trolley car at the East Haven meadows Wednesday night was identified as that of Thomas P McKeon, a teamster, living in East Haven. He was 30 years of age.
 William Horan of East Hartford died at the Hartford hospital yester' day of cerebral hemorrhage, result, ing from injuries received in trol. ley accident on Memorial day. Ho- ran was struck by car in East Hart ford near the bridge and was in jured in the head.
 Visitors to Mantle during the coming encampment of the Connecti. cut National Guard will find a num- Der of advantages over recent years The Morton house, which has been closed a number of years, will be open, and the new trolley line which connects with Mantle with New Lon don is in operation for its first sum. mer.
 Bruno Capello, who cut his throat at the Bridgeport county jail last Tuesday after nearly killing another prisoner, and who escaped from the bocntt,l vroc raturpaA fo tka fatl yesterday. He theen attempted tc hang himself in his cell and after being cut down attempted to dash his brains out against the wall of the cell. The doctors say that he is not insane.
 Clarence Campbell, aged IS, oi Crystal lake, Rockville, was severe ly injured yesterday. In his lef, hand he was carrying some dynamite caps such as are used in canes. He also had a large frecracker. The firecracker was lighted and 1t ex- ploded, setting of the caps. They tore the flesh from his fingers in a terrible manner. He was taken to Stafford Springs by his mother. who was advised then to take him to a hospital. The boy was brought back ard taken to the office of Dr Rock we'll. who found 1t necessary to am putate the hand.
 The body of a young man found floating in the river at Catskill last evening has been identified as that of Paul R. Willard of Stamford, the IT year old son of School Superinten- dent Everett c. Willard of that place. In the young mans clothing was found a leather wallet contain ing among other things two steamer checks and ticket good for passage from New York to Albany. Young Willard had been missing since Mon- day night, having disappeared few hours after boarding the night boat e. W. Morse at New York city.
 Albert o'Connor of Bristol, con- ductor on the Bristol and Plainville Tramvay Co.'S line. is at the Hart ford hospital suffering with strange ailment. A week ago he eheved a piece of ordinary field grass. when what he supposed was a seed lodged lin his throat. He thought little of 1t at the time. Later the seed began to trouble him and his throat swelled- He consulted three physicians during the week. but they could do nothing to alleviate the suffering which he experienced and his throat svelled to an abnormal degree He can take but little nourishment and is able to eat no solid food He was taken to tbe Hartford hospital. where an op- eration will be performed ia an effort ,o remove the cause of the trouble O'Connor is very weak from pain and lack of food