Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-29
NUTMEG CRAVINGS Interesting Items Boiled Down for Our Busy Readers.

Interesting Items Boiled Down for
 Our Busy Readers.
 Inquiries at Yale indicate that the 1 incoming class of the scientific school will show a gain over last year while that in the academic department will be about the same as last year.
 An order issued from the office of the adjutant general gives leave oi absence with permission to leave the state from July 1 to September to Chaplain George w. Davenport, Third regiment, c. N. C..
 The estate of Stephen Salisbury, a former wealthy citizen of Worcester, Mass, has paid to the state of Con- necticut collateral inheritance tax of $4,092.54, as assessed by the tax l commissioner.
 The Belfast Mesh company of Tor. rirgton, which was recently adjudg- ed bankrupt, is being reo-rganized with new stockholders. Benjamin Phillips, who was foreman of the company, has been working on the property for several months and has been successful in placing nearly all of the stock in New York and in Winsted.
 Announcement was made yester- day afternoon of the intention of the Coe Brass company to purchase the plant of the Warrenton Moolen Co, the oldest of Torrington's industries While the details of the purchase have not been completed, the trans fer is expected to take place in a short time. The purpose of the -Coe Brass company is to secure room for the enlargement of its plant to meet the demands of its growing business. It is understood that the Woolen Co will build larger plant on some site | to be selected.
 A travelling salesman who visits Willimantic regularly came in from trip on the Central Vermont rail- road, commonly called the Pike. '' yesterday afternoon, and immediate ly sought the services of dentist. He said that the train jolted so from South Willington to that city that a gold filling in one of his back teeth had shaken loose and dropped out He had the filling in his pocket and showed it to the railroad men.
 Bishop Tierney will tomorrow dedicate the new bell in St James Roman Catholic church, South Man chester The services will be held in the basement of the church, starting at ? o'clock. The bell will be sus. pended on a tripod during the ser vices. Monday men will start at work placing the bell in the belffy After the blessing of the bell the bishop will confirm a class.
 The railroad shops and round. house of the Central New England railroad located just north of the | Central New England depot in Hart, ford were burned to the ground last night, entailing damage to tho amount of about $75,000. When tho fire broke out there were six engine in the roundhouse. One of them wa run out but 1t jumped the track, thu. preventing the saving of the other and they were all destroyed. Abou half an hour before the fire the ele' trio lights in the shop all went ou land it is supposed that the blaze wa, due to a short circuited wire. Tn, loss it is believed Is covered by in surance.
 A woman accompanied by wo man scompanion and two men wen to the office of Dr E. c. Beach of Mil ford and asked him to set her broker arm. Beyond saying that they hat been in an automobile accident anC that the broken arm was thes resul they would give little information They refused to tell their names, o where they were going. The accident happened just east of the Indian riv CT bridge, and the automobile is stil out there. A carriage was passing about that time and conveyed thu automobilists to Dr Beach's. tI is be lieved they belong in New Haven.
 At an advertised stockholders meeting of the Meriden, Southingtol & Compounce road at New Haven tn right, title and franchises of th company were sold yesterday to tn New York, New Haven & Hartfor, railroad company. The corporation represents a subsidiary line formerl! controlled and owned by the Connec ticut Railway & Lighting compan. which practically, at yesterday meeting, sold out it properties to th' larger corporation, with which thu smaller company is now merged.
 The dispute over a site for the new $12,000 brick school that 1t is propos ed to erect in East Berlin, has beer settled by c. M. Jarvis giving 10 to the town which has been accepte, by the school board. The two site under consideration were the Denim and the North lots. The price seem ed high to some of the members 0 the school board and In additio there was a controversy over whicI should be selected.
 Lightning struck the barn o Chris Smelefsky near the Farms Dis trict school house, Bloomfield, durin the thunderstorm of Tuesday, doinl damage to the roof and interior. Tn bolt struck the ridge and ran dow the roof, tearing of shingles and fol lowing the corner post to the ground near where MT Smelefsky's horse were in the stables. The barn di not take fire nor were the horses in jured.
 President William E. Sessions O the Sessions Clock company has re gently presented to the Bristol pos office a fine office clock which hal been placed in the lobby. Mir Ses