Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-10
NUTMEG CARVINGS
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Our Busy Readers.
 Highway Commissioner Macdonald has awarded to the town of Killingly the contract for the construction of 12,000 feet of road in that town. the price being 67 cents linear foot.
 Malcolm Mansfield, years old New Haven boy. was struck and fla tally injured by trolley car yester- day while playing in the street. His head and one of his legs were cut off.
 George Moriarty, who was thrown from his wagon, when his horse ran away several days ago died late yes- terday of his injuries. He was a prom inent farmer in Moosup, and leaves n widow and five children. He was 59 years of age.
 The state treasurers department is preparing blanks, instructions and copies of the new law relative to pri- vate bankers passed by the general assembly The documents will be sent to all private bankers known to the treasurer's office.
 The state commission of fisheries and game yesterday shipped to Rock vile 7,500 lake trout for Lake Snip- sic, which is peculiarly adapted to the promotion of the health of this kind of fish, which requires deep water. Snipsic is seventy-five feet deep in some places.
 Joseph Cranley, 40 years of age, fell from the front of the engine OH which he was riding at the stone quarries in Portland, to-day, and was instantly killed, the engine passing over his body, badly mutilatiug it.. Cranley was employed as a brakeman on the work train. He was unmar- ried.
 Three lobster-men arrested by the state fish and game commission ap- peared in court at Milford yesterday to answer to the charge of taking ..shorts' in violation of the law. They were Raymond Hotchkiss, D. B. Perry and D. F. Burwell. Judge Hepburn fined Hotchkiss $45 and costs. Perry paid $35 and costs and Burwell paid $75 and costs.
 Mrs Sally Humiston of Cheshire to- day celebrated her tooth anniversay. Relatives and friends from all over the state were present to participate in the celebration and extended their heartiest congratulations to her. Mrs Humiston is the widow of Daniel Humiston. who died in 1871, and the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hum- iston. She has one grandson, Charles A Brooks of New Jersey, two great grandsons and one great-great grand son, all of whom were present to-day. Little Annie Priore, the 2-year-old daughter of Mir and Mrs Joseph Pri- | ore, Hartford who was wounded Fourth of July with bullet in the lung and taken to the Hartford hos pital, has been returned to her home I The bullet has not been extracted and at present occasions the child no in- convenience. It will probably have to | be extracted later. The child was shot while playing about its mothers feet by Michael Capello of Blumeu- thai court, who was practicing with a pistol and using board for Il target
 Governor Woodruff has appointed as members of the Lyme bridge com mission Senators Dennis A. Blakes. l lee of New Haven, Andrew N. Shep' ard of Portland and Harley P. Buell. of Colchester. Senator Blakeslee, as contractor, is posted on bridge mat ters and he is a member of the legis' lature's joint standing committee or roads, bridges and rivers, and Sen ator Buell. is chairman of the com mittee. The latter represents dis trict which is at one end of the bridge and Senator Shepard the dis trict at the other.
 President c. s. Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail road, who has been spending much of the summer at his country place at Stockbridge, set out from his home to-day on long trolley ride over the Berkshire, Hoosac Valley and Bennington trolley lines in g private car. He will be accompanied by Vice-President Storrs ct the New England Investment and Security Go and Lawyer H. w. Ely of Westfield It is said that the trip may have some connection with the report whict says that the Berkshire line will bt leased to P. H. and P. c. Dolan. re spectively superintendent and gen \