Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-28
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AnVerosun8 items bOlieu DoWu 1or Our Busy Readers. The Fat Mems association will hold its annual outing this year at Dorlon's point, September 5.
 Owing to the illness of Judge James P. Platt, the United States court scs- sion at New Haven was adjourned for one month, as soon as opened yester- day.
 | Weather Prophet Horace Johnson is enjoying an outing at Block island presumably on pleasure, put the seer will doubtless keep his weather eye out for disturbances.
 Frank Davidson, who gave his address as State street, Bridgeport. and who was struck by night train near the Stamford station, died yes terday in the hospital.
 Peter Church is the name given ai the Hartford almshouse to the aban- doned infant found in St Peters church Monday morning. The origin of the name is obvious.
 Walter w. Weed, of a prominent family in Norton, was found dead in a field along the shore yesterday. He left home to go grabbing and it Is thought he was stricken with heart | failure.
 Ex-Senator E. T. Coe, treasurer of | the Coe Brass Manufacturing coIn., pany of Torrington, will retire from hrroi of d years connection with the company. Mir and Mrs Coe are making their home on Dwight place, New Haven. r His Excellency, Diomede Falcon'o delegate to the United States of America accompanied by Rev Cor nelius J Gillespie, J.. president of St Joseph's college, Philadelphia. Pa, has been making quiet stay at Manresa hall, Keyser's island in South Norwalk.
 Odd Fellows will hold a basket picnic on Labor Day at the Odd Eel lows home grounds at Groton, and the special feature of the exercises will be the unveiling of bronze tablet as a memorial to the late Calvin s ,Da- wis of Mantle, past grand master and president of the home from 1903 to | 1906.
 A Rockville car was struck yester- day on the Woodland crossing by the donkey engine which is used for hauling freight cars into the Wood- 1 land paper mill. The car was knocked off the track into pile of coal and traffic was delayed for some time The trolley car had just been brought to a stop when the engine struck it. Nobody was injured, but the car was damaged.
 Under orders of Highway Commis- sioner Macdonald coating of crude oil will be applied to the state road in South Windsor, beginning at the East Hartford town line and running north the length of the macadam road. The work of applying the oil will begin next Monday. The town of Columbia has filed notice of in- tention to build roads under the high way act and asks for the maximum appropriation, $20,000.
 There will be a meeting and out ing of the Connecticut Clan-na-Gael Sunday, September 8, at Thomas Me- Mahon's farm, the Maplecroft. in New Britain. About POO are ex- pected to attend from Hartford, Wa Eterbury, New Haven and Meriden. The New Britain clansmen will go to Maplecroft at 9 o'clock in the morn ing to make the preparations and teams will be provided for the con- veying of the visitors as fast as they arrive. An old time bake will be given and there will be Gaelic sports of all kinds. Robert Murray is chair man of the committee, which has charge of the arrangements for the event. ~ | The recent drouth, which Is not over yet. has caused some incouven- fence to the New York, New Haven & Hartford road as well as to the | farmers along it's lines In this state. Trains on the New York division have been delayed in frequent instances be- { cause of this lack of water in the tanks from which the fast expresses are supposed to scoop their supply while on the move. These tanks are located near Stamford In the past week the water has been so low that the scoops could not reach 1t. and on that account trains have been stop ping at South Norwalk for a fresh supply of water. It is reported that many of the plugs along the New Ha- ven line were not giving water dur ing the drouth.
 Nearly a dozen persons were seri- ously injured in a trolley smashup on the outskirts of Danbury last even ing. The accident occurred obout II o'clock as two cars from Lake Keho- sia, on the Danbury and Bethel tram way line, were making their way to the city with excursionists who had been spending the day at the resort. The head car had stopped at the cor ner of West Wooster and Danbury streets to let of passengers. when 1t was struck by the trailer. Among those most seriously injured were the following: John DeBoven. 16 year old. injured about the head and back: Flu gene M Bulkeley. town clerk. severe ly injured about the chest and head: William A. Harwood. cuts and bruises: Frank scully. severe contu-