Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-09
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 The Bedding silk mill of Rockville which has been shut down for the past week for inventory, resumed op- eration yesterday morning.
 Michael, the six-year-old son Of Peter Smith, fell into the canal Tn Shelton yesterday afternoon while playing on its banks and was drown ed.
 A young deer was seen Sunday af. ternoon on North Main street, Suf- field, by several north end residents. It passed through Albert M. Reming- tons field and across Harry Warmers tobacco field on towards Hastings hill.
 It is stated that while Andrew Ro- bi, alleged to have murdered his sweetheart, Bertha Carle, on Friday last, is still at large, the police have strong clues leading them to believe that he is in Bridgeport and that his arrest will follow shortly.
 About sixty members of Middle town lodge, No I'll, B. P. o. E., are planning to attend the annual re- union and convention of the order to be held in Philadelphia all next week. The local Elks will travel in spec ial car with their Meriden brothers.
 Stillson and Monaghan will be the battery for the Litchfield nine in next Saturdays game with New Milford. Woodwin will catch for the visitors, with White in the box. This is the first official contest be- tween the two towns in three years.
 Another of the Italians employed on the construction work of the Rock vile & Stafford Springs trolley was injured yesterday. He was carrying rails which are used for the steam shovel and gravel cars, when his hand was caught and two fingers crushed.
 The new passenger train on the Naugatuck division made its first run yesterday and is bound to be- come popular, as it arrives in Thom- aston nearly two hours earlier than any train ever has heretofore. The train leaves Bridgeport at 5:20 a. m. and is due to leave the local station at 7:01 o'clock.
 An appeal to the supreme court has been taken by Thompsonyille from the decision of Judge William E. Case of the superior court, which was in favor of the Hazard Powder Company. This is suit for taxes and Judge Case in his decision re- duced the tax list of the powder con- pany by many thousands of dollars.
 Mrs Michael Kalemo, an Italian, living on Pacific street Stamford, is lying in the hospital with dangerous wotindsI as the result of an attack made upon her late last night by Giuseppe Pardi It is understood that the Kalemo woman and Pardi quar- relied in the latter's home and that Pardi struck the woman over the head with a beer bottle.
 Edward Parsons of Bristol, who does the connecting work for the gas department of the Bristol & Plain ville Tramway company, is unable to attend to his duties on account of peculiar injury he received some days ago. While engaged in trying to turn a piece of pipe the wrench slip ped and glanced back, striking MT Parsons in the ribs. Two of them were broken.
 Lightning did considerable dam age in Colebrook during the severe electrical storm Saturday. A bolt struck the home of Mrs Eliza Sage on the Sandy Brook road, near Win sted, doing slight damage to the house and badly shocking Mrs Sage. The Colebrook hotel, owned. by Sam uel Johnson, was also struck. Fire followed and damage estimated at about $50 was done. ss5ss.
 Plainville baseball enthusiasts are anxious to have Plainville and South ington cross bats for old times sake They point to the big crowds that attended the inter-town games and contend that it would be for the best interests of all concern ed if a truce were patched up and a series played. A strong Plainville nine would secure unlimited backing against Southington.
 The inventory of the estate of Frederick S. Porter. the former wholesale State street merchant, of New Haven, was flied in the probate court yesterday, and shows that he possessed at his death property to the value of s316,201.54. Of this al- most $50,000 is in real estate and the remainder in stock in his busi- ness and securities. The stock in the local store is valued at s25, 5,500, while certificates for whisky in bond valu- ed at 1,s09.61, making, with oth- CT accounts. including $30,000 added trfo 11LN ol,