Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
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 Hebron-The committee Ill charge of the bi-centennial celebra- tion has issued a preliminary pro gramme giving an outline or the celebration which will begin on Sun day, August 23.
 Hartford-George Thompson, who had been under the charge or Fro bation Officer Arnold, attempted suicide Saturday afternoon by cut ting his wrist with knife and hit ting himself over the head with an iron bar.
 New Britain-Detective H. J, Hoffman of Los Angeles, the man who arrested William F. Walker, IS in town as the gues. of Julius Il. Pease, who went to Ensenada and identified Walker, as the banks rep resentative.
 Hartford-Governor Woodruff re- turned Saturday after short trip to Pennsylvania. The governor had not been feeling very we'll and his | physician advised him to take va cation. The governor went to a country section near Wilkes-Barre. Rocky Hill-James H. Goodrich | was drowned in the Connecticut river at a place few rods north oi | the Rocky Hill railroad station al 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ills wife and n. daughter, Mrs Ethel Woodwork, were saved after hard work.
 New Britain-Hieronin Chotow- ski of Terryville took trip over here with a friend Saturday after. noon to get a taste of little city life, and ne Is now mourning the loss of $207, which he accuses his friend and two other companions of robbing him of in his sleep.
 Hartford-B. D. Bugbee of Put nam, who was on his way to Wor' cester in anN automobile party sprained the fragments of his ankle yesterday as he was leaving ths Heublein after lunch. Dr E. J. Nc Knight attended him and he wal unable to continue on the. trip. Granby-A mans hand, cut of | midway between the wris: and th' elbow was found on Friday mornin; by the side of the tracks of thu Springfield branch of the Centra New England railroad, little nortl of the station, but a careful searcl reveals no trace of the rest of thu body. A..
 Rockville-While blasting rocl at the head of Snipsic lake, Satur day, Richard Farrell. the contractor came upon a small vein of coal. Al terwards he came upon a larger veil and it may be possible that coal il considerable quantities may |. b awaiting mining in the hills of Tol land coun-y.
 Simsbury-Patrick Troy, a farn hand employed by o. c. Fuller o West Simsbury, was badly gored b bull Saturday night, and is in critical condition as a result of in juries in his lungs and abdomen. H would probably have been kille, but for the neighbors who went t his assistance.
 | New Haven-Thrashing wildl about in vain attempts to free it self from the meshes of a net i which 1t had become entangled,
 seven foot shark weighing 20 pounds was captured Saturday moo of Fort Hale park, Morris Cove, b Captain Joe Belser and Captain Bo Morris. 1t was later lowed { Union Grove, where 1t attracte much attention. .-.. | Thomaston-A tramp, with a eye for business, saw some black berries growing on some ledgei when he was walking toward thi town a few evenings ago. He cam into town to spend the night an while here procured a market ba: ket. Early the next morning b was at work, and when he had pick ed 12 quarts came back 10 tow and had no difficulty in selling tn berries.
 Hartford-After a long hunt h the local police and after he ha been traced up through Windsor Sufield and Windsor Locks, Benj min Berkovitz. IS years old. ( Brooklyn, N. r., was arrested i Springfield yesterday afternoon charged with stealing from Mrs Al bert Ziff of No 12s Bellevue s.ree two diamond rings valued at s40( When searched he did not have th rings and had only 50 cents, but tn police and Mrs Ziff declare ths two pals of his may have the gem and search for them is being mad,
 Manehester-Joseph Lynch.
 tramp who has for several year made regular visi's to Manchestei was struck by an interurban car du at Manchester at 7:07 Saturda morning. just a short distance ca. of the Callahan crossing gin Bucl land. He tried to evade the car. br was unsuccessful and was knocke several feet into the air. The ca was stopped and Lynch was hrough to the Manchester station where died in a few minutes. He was man concerning whom not mue is known. but he was intelligent an was ai one time a newspaper mal according to repors An articl found In his pocket Saturday an supposed 10 have been written b him gave an intelligent account ( electricity.