Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-04
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 Torrington-The Berlin Iron Bridge company has been awarded the contract for the erection of the new iron bridge on the new state road near the Torrington-Litchfeld town line. c. w. Crockett has the contract for laying the concrete bed.
 New Brltain-Anthony Poinoski, 90 years old, died suddenly last night at his home, No 22 Meadow street in this city, and Medical Ex- aminer T. G. Wright, who investi- gated the circumstances. said death was due to apoplexy caused by oyer- work.
 Bloomfield-The steam shovel was removed from the tracks of the Central New England railway We'd nesday. A gang of 30 men were kept at work until nearly midnight laying spur track from Gabb's crossing toward H. O. Anderson's. The digger will be in operation soon on the hill back of Anderson's.
 Clinton-The plover season has begun very we'll about Clinton. The birds are flying in large numbers over the meadows and along the banks of the Indian and Hammock rivers. The numerous sounds of rifle shots that can be heard from morning till night proves that the sportsmen are active. One man shos 30 blower one morning this week.
 South nchester-Francis Dona. hue, about 35 years old. was found strangled to death yesterday. When found he was in sitting position, with his head bent forward, the throat resting on an arm which was lying across his knees. It was the opinion of the medical examiner that he had fallen asleep and that while sleeping the head had bent forward until the throat, leaning on the arm, had shut off his breath.
 Windsor Locks-The 50-horse power Columbia automobile belong ing to Representative Herbert R.. Coffin was destroyed by a fire at Otter river, (Templeton) Mass, Wednesday afternoon. In the car at the time, besides Mir Coffin, who was driving it, were his wife, Clerk George A. Conant of the superior court and Mrs Conant, who were on pleasure run from MT Coffins sum, mer home at Winchenden, Mass.
 Hartford-Mrs Mary Furey, who was burned by an exploding lamp thrown out of window of the house in which she lived Wednesday night, died late last night in St Francis's hospital. Mrs Furey ran to the frs; story window of the Sheldon street block just as Officer Babcock threw out burning lamp which was about to explode and had already set fire to the hair of a Mrs Allen, in whose apartments the trouble be- gan. The burning oil struck a light eiderdown sack which Mrs Furey was wearing.
 Jewett City-Local officers, under the direction of Constable M. s. Da- wis, made raid on the Jewett City hotel, of which I. F. Lewis is the proprietor, and confiscated a quan- tity of whiskey and beer which they found in refrigerator. Lewis claimed that the stuff was left there by other parties and that 1t was held until September 12, in order to give the owners a chance to claim it. Last February Lewis was found guilty of the illegal sale of liquor and was compelled to pay the town of Griswold $500. Griswold is mo- license town.
 Hartford-The semi-annual strike of the Western Union messenger boys occurred yesterday when IT boys walked out because the com pany reufsed to pay them 2 cents a instead of 1 1a cents, which they were receiving. It was real strike and lasted whole day, whics is something unusual for messenger boys. AS rule they go home to din ner at noon and get a thrashing fol stopping work, and the strike comes to an ignominious end soon after. The boys hiked over to East Hart ford, held meeting, resolved to fight the good fight to the end, and returned about in time to catch the only strike breaker in sight, who said his name was Tommy Smith. Tommy started out with a handful of messages, and got away on his bicycle so quick that no one could catch him, but the unfortunate part of it was that he had to come back When he did Christy Shea, 5 years old, was delegated to hand out th- they thought a strike breaker should have, and a scrap followed. Christy was locked up on 3 charge of assault and battery.