Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-24
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 nine announces that there will be no game this week, the next contest being with the Coe Brass of Torring- ton on the 31st.
 The elm tree beetles are at work upon the elm trees upon the green al Southington and the borough ofnclals are now at work exterminating them,
 During Saturday nights thunder storm a bolt of lightning struck a large work horse in the barn of Will lis Ford of Suffield Dr Prophet or Westfield, Mass. worked over the horse several hours before it recov- cred
 Arthur Penn of Thomaston, who early last week murderously assault ed August Ziemer with pitchfork, was arrested Monday afternoon and was bound over to the next term or the superior court under a bond Of $500, which was furnished.
 While attempting to separate two dogs who were fighting in front or the Hotel Chaffee, Middletown, yes terday afternoon, Arthur Loveland, clerk at the hotel, was bitten in. the hand. The blood flowed freely from the wound, and it was later cauter- ized by physician,
 New granite tablets now. replace the bronze urns on the Barnum mon- ument at Seaside park, Bridgeport. It may be recalled that two of the urns were stolen by vandals and a third recently found buried near the monument. The tablets add to tho appearance of the monument. .
 The teachers committee of the school board will recommend Miss Lucy M. Melcher of Whitinsvslle, Mass, to succeed Miss Ellen Man chester as a member of the New Britain high school faculty. She is a graduate of Smith college in the class of 1906 and taught the past year at North Brookfield. Mass.
 Mrs Patrick M. Mcclure, mother fDr Frank J. Mcclure, died o! heart disease on trolley car as she signalled the conductor to stop on Ferry street, New Haven, last even ing. Mrs Mcclure was unwittingly carried into her own home at Nc 512 Ferry street and was met al the door by her son, who had moi been told of the accident.
 A dangerous and spectacular fire started in the upper story of the fac tory building used by the Plimptor & Hills Manufacturing Go, Inc, al the corner of South Ann and Jewel streets, Hartford, yesterday after noon. The flames spread rapidly ant enveloped the upper story in shor time, and Chief Krug ordered out al most the entire city department. During an auction sale of furni ture at Winsted belonging to the es 1 tate of the late Mrs Mary A. Wilson a few days ago, several articles were offered for sale that were found tt contain sums of money. Eight dol lars and fifty cents were found in al old tea pot and $5 bill in an olt | pocketbook. Both articles were il the hands of the auctioneer, but hat been sold when the money wa found.
 The residents of Fenwick are in terested in the purchase of Lord Island at Deep River by William Gil lette, the famous playwright and ac tor. As Gillette is Hartford bo. and has many friends and relative there, it is doubly interesting to hay an old Hartford resident so near neighbor in the summer. The islan' is situated near the east bank of tn Connecticut river directly opposit Deep River. ...
 Murray H. Hunt of Worcester Mass, has been engaged as vice-prin cipal of the Torrington high schoo MT Hunt was graduated from tn Worcester high school and Tufts col lege and is nightly recommended a a teacher of science and mathema tics. Mrs K. E. Coar has also bee engaged to take charge of the con mercial department. Miss .Hele Goodenough. who is also a gradual of Mt Holyoke college, has been CT gagged to teach the west side schoo
 Patrick Morris, 55 years old,
 freight handler employed in the Ne London railroad yards, was instan ly killed by electricity yesterda. Morris was descending from a raj road bridge in east New London vel terday afternoon and to avoid
 passing freight grasped a signi wire. He was shocked to death an his body fell to the pavement. TI accident happened near Winthro street. Morris leaves a wife an three children.
 While endeavoring to recover h hat, which had blown from his hea to the running board oi Milldal Cheshire car, Edward J. Nugent,
 Meriden plumber. fell from a swift moving car yesterday afternoon. H was picked up unconscious and ca ried to the waitisS room at Milldal where Dr Charles H. Kelly examine the man and found that he was blee, , ing profusely from the right ear ar . he thought the base of the skull W; fractured. He was taken to his hon in Meriden.
 Peter McKenna. the left fielder . the Dublin base ball team of Mer den. was in the Bristol police cou with two lawyers yesterday mornin
 McKenna pleaded guilty and Il . lawyers explained that MeKenr 1 thought that Trautlein wasn't doir
 as he should to take up the ball ar s throw it to the field when the gan : vas in a critical period as 1t va
 Judge William J. Malone imposed
 fine of s1 for assault, together vii tha coefs nf tha actian whf,