Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-22
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 The girders for the new South Main street bridge of Thomaston ar rived Friday and the greater part of them have already been put in place.
 There was musical at the Litch- field club this morning. Among those who participated were Miss Deming, Miss Eleanor Lindley and Miss Esth- CT Bostwick.
 The T. A. B. society of Torrington will hold an important meeting this evening at which the matter of sell ing its property to the borough to become part of the Coe Memorial park will be considered.
 A runabout owned by William Britton caught fire on Main street, Danhury about noon yesterday and was destroyed. The fire department responded to an alarm sent in from a nearby box. The loss was about $900.
 Last week was the best for wealth CT that the farmers have had this summer and the tobacco crop is be- ginning to give encouragement. Some of the growers predict that they can begin cutting the middle of next month if the weather continues fav- orable.
 Folio Talerano, an Italina mill hand, was drowned in the canal at Windsor Locks yesterday afternoon while bathing. Talerano could not swim and going out beyond his depth, was drowned before his companion could reach him. The drowned man was 33 years old and unmarried.
 E. P. Howard of Providence, R. l., has been engaged as principal of the Chester high school for the coming year. MT Howard is graduate of Brown university and for several years has been assistant principal of the school in South Manchester. He comes highly recommended.
 While out in a canoe at Glider sleeve Friday evening. taking the waves of the Hartford boat, Emil Bengston and John McNeehan were tossed from the canoe by being struck broadside by large wave. The boat was washed onto near by sandbar and was recovered with little diffi- culty. The young men had little trouble in reaching shore.
 A fire, supposed to have been caused by lightning, destroyed the barns on the farm known as the Ells- worth Case place at Hampsted Satur- day evening during the thunder shower. The place was last occupied by Peter Bubough and belongs to the school fund. Owing to a favorable wind the house was saved. A small amount of hay was in the barn. 4 Through the efforts of Deputy Sheriff George L. Wilson of Thomp- sonville, the team stolen from E. T. Warner of Elmwood the night of July has been recovered, and tho thieves are being held at Newark, N. J. The persons are Matilda and Frederick Kurz, mother and son. Sheriff Wilson leaves for Newark in the morning to have the horse thieves remanded until requisition papers are secuerej.
 Many have noticed the house To- cated just west of Mckee switch, South Manchester. which is now ini progress of building, but few have noticed the force of men that is engaged in doing the work. The cellar was dug by one man, the same man laid the stones and bricks and Is now doing the woodwork. He will also do the clustering and painting. He is not carpenter, painter or ma son by trade nor is he plumber.
 The Uno. an eighteen foot catboat, was wrecked of Spectacl crock yes terday afternoon. near Bridgeport. She filled and sank almost immediate ly. Webb. c. Anderson of Wesct Ha- ven and his two sons were on board and they made for shore in small pinnace. They were overtaken by Captain Penfield, who has a summer place in the vicinity, and lowed into Indian Neck. The Andersons left New Haven expecting to spend the udy on Ine ssOunu.
 Bacifico Marino. an Italian, 32 years of age, who boards with Joseph Sastal on West Center street, South ington, attempted to commit suicide about 6 o'clock last night by shoot ing himself in the left ear. He is employed in the rolling mill and has wife and son In Italy. He sent his wife s5 by express money orde yes- terday and his friends say they know no reason why he committed the act. Dr Cushing and Medical Ex- aminer Stedman say that it is doubt full if he lives.
 c. c. Bill of Unionyille, who owns a steam Duryea four cylinder auto mobile. sent his chauffeur, Allison Fullerton, to Chicopee Falls. Mass. last Thursday with the machine to have some slight repairs made and since then has not seen or heard any thing of the driver or the auto. Full lerton left with the car about o'clock Thursday morning and was to go direct to Chicopee Falls and return to Unionyille by Saturday noon or notify Mir Bill of his inability to have the repairs finished by that