Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-02
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 Timothy O'Brien, an employe or the Torrington freight off1ce, was m iured Sunday by striking his head on a rock while diving at a seashore resort. He was taken to the New Haven hospital.
 The New Haven town clerk mas sent an order to H. o. Averill, com missioner of domestic animals, TOT 5000 metal tags to fulfill the re- quirements of the new dog law which. went into effect yesterday.
 The weighing of the outgoing mail at the Wallingford postofice was be- gun this morning and will be contin- ued until December 31. This makes lot of extra work for the clerical force as the weight has to be kept of each class of mail going out.
 Thursday the Litchfield team will play two games with Thomaston on the Litchfield grounds. The home teams battery will be Frazier and Monaghan. Stillson of the Gunnery school, Washington, will be given trial in the afternoon game In the box.
 Paul Goodusky, an Italian, was ar rested in Winsted by Deputy Sherin Newcity yesterday for having in his possession three pickerel under IF inches in length. Goodusky stated that the fish were caught in High Hand lake and that he bought them of another Italian for 10 cents.
 Uuless the Consolidated Railway company accepts a new schedule of wages for the motormen and conduct ors on the Hartford lines, which will be made up at special meeting of local No 425 tomorrow, 1t is possible that the employees affected by the proposed raise in wages will strike, and the trolley traffic in Hartford and neighboring towns may be seriously affected.
 Commencing to-day new rule will go into effect on the New Britain trolley lines, which will necesitate passengers boarding and leaving the cars on the right side. Conductors will be ordered to keep the left hand side bar down. The new regulation is made in the interests of the safety of passengers and for the protection of the company.
 Miss Lila Clark, daughter of Arthur NJ. Clark. of S7 Camp street. New Britain, attempted suicide early last evening by taking laudanum. She was found about so'clock at Walnut Hill park under tree by AL fred Abbe of 109 Vine street, the secretary of the P. & F. Corbin eom- pany. A bottle partly filled by her side told the story.
 Although the general contract for the manufacture of stamped envelop- es for the government has gone to Dayton. O., the contract with the Hartford Manufacturing company having expired yesterday. the Hart ford company has government work on hand which will require about ten days to complete and about two- thirds of the employees were at work yesterday.
 Harry Metcalf and H. B. Barstow of the Rockville Gun club will take part in the Great Eastern Han1ieap for trapshooters in Boston this month. The banner prize is s1,000. Metcalf, who is known as the boy wonder. was the champion of the state of Connecticut in 1905. Last year honors were divided between Metcalf and Barstow. Metcalf has a record of s5 out of 100.
 The experiment which the select men of Southington started about two weeks ago in regard 10 sprink- ling oil upon the macaiam roads. has proved a success. It would have been more of a success were 1t not for the cost attached to the work. The oil Is valued at A. cents gallon and t requires 1000 gallons for the lay ing of one mileof dust. This with the expense of freight.cartage etc. brings the cost to about s100 a mile.
 Passengers on the SEAS ?. m. car out of Hartford last evening. who ehanced to be looking In the right direction. had a chance to laugh. The roadbed through Burnside Is not the best and the cars go bobbing along in an unpleasant manner. One of the passengers on the car was a woman who had false teeth. One of the bumps dislodgsd them and they came tumhlIng out Of her mouth. She managed to catch them before they reached the floor
 The trim schooner. Silver Star, painted white and looking spiek and span. has attracted much attention ss one of the Mil river vhsrTes. Fair Haven While n port the schooner ser her fzz st the rnaintopmass lhesf and people vonfsrsd vhy. This