Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-07
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John Hornick, 50 years old, a na- | tive of Wallingford, was killed by an east bound passenger train in the station at Bridgeport last night. He was widower and leaves one son.
 Mrs Phoebe L. Wilcox of Jewett City died Tuesday night of heart fail ure. She was formerly editor of the Jewett City Press, and for twenty years was state treasurer of the Wo- mans Christian Temperance Union. She was Fl years old.
 The large organ at St Augustine's Catholic church, at Bridgeport, was dedicated last evening by. Bishop Tierney of Hartford in the presence of a congregation that filed the edi- flee Following the dedication there was an organ recital by Professor Horatio Parker of Yale.
 The southerly gale at Bridgeport last evening caused such high tide that for one hour beginning at 11:4S D. m. all trolley traffic was suspended throughout the city. The water worked up through the mains and grounded all cables running from the power house on Seaview avenue.
 Despite the fact that he is the son of Vice-President John F. Stevens of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford road. Donald Stevens, 25 years old. is at present working at a labor ing mans job and wage in the Cedar Hill freight yards, New Haven, in an endeavor to learn the intricacies of railroad transportation from the bot tom up.
 A woman forty years old went into the town clerks office Tuesday after noon at Terryville and wished a mar riage license. The man to whom she expected to be married was 20. In the evening her daughter 16 years of age. hunted up the town clerk and ob- tained a marriage license. Mamma Is going to get married. so think I will" was the reason she gave. Her license called for a man of 25.
 The four persons who placed the rail across the road in Milldale which came very near causing a fatal acci. dent. were John Steinberg. Hiram Andrews, Ernest Matthews and Char les Johnson. They were immediately arrested and were before Judge T. F. Welch who gave them long lecture on the seriousness of their offense. They were fined S10 each and the costs were divided equally among them.
 Owing to a heavy landslide in Tariffville yesterday afternoon over 15O tons of dirt and rock were pitch ed on the tracks of the Central New England railroad completely blocking traffic in both directions for about two hours Work gangs were rushed tO the locality and succeeded in re- moving about thirteen train loads of debris. Afternoon and evening trains westbOund were delayed from one to one and a half hours. and were com pelled to feel their way for fear of WashoutE and Iandslfdes.
 Herman White of Minneapolis Minn-. has been in New Britain sev- eraI days attempting to get an air ship from a young asronaut named Hamilton. which by contract he was to build for him He repIevined the ship as the first move but then con- sluded that the contract had not been broken and returned it. He chznEsH his mind again and concluded that he would take the ship and sail home. The ship. however. is not ready for a voyage and he took the motor and started away with it. HsmiIfoa then stopped him and had the uOsoT at tzehsd-