Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-07
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Wallingford-The senate yester-
day passed Senator Brandegee's bill
providing for the construction of a
public building to cost $4,000.
Torrington-An order from the adj
jutant general announces the appoint
ment of Lyman B. Comstock to be
second lieutenant of Company M,
Second regiment.
New London-The Mantle Manu-
featuring Co Of East Lyme has begun
running overtime to fill orders. II
will have thirty-two looms running
until o'clock as soon as weavers can
be hired. The mill employs $50
hands. ~
New Haven-Mrs Elizabeth Miller
the colored woman who was brought
from Ansonia here about a week ago
with bullet wound in her left side
died at the New Haven hospital to-
day. She insisted until the end that
the wound was self-inflicted.
East Hartford-Charles Water
house, an engineer ON the Lehigh &
Hudson railroad, has been held re-
sponsible by Coroner Crist for the
head-on collision in which one per-
son was killed and several injured
near East Chester, Orange county,
March %.
New Haven--The Spring street
shops of the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad closed down yes
terday entirely. All the repair work
hereafter will be done at the Read
vile shops. When the shop was run
ming full handed about 500 men were
employed.
Ansonia-Charles Miller, alias
Henry Renfro, who is wanted on a
charge of wife murder, was arrested
at the Pleasantville, N. Y, post Office
yesterday. He agreed to go to Con-
necticut without awaiting extradi-
tion papers and started for Ansonia
in the custody of an officer.
Hartford-A young woman, who
said she was soliciting aid for her
mother who had broken her leg,
called On Mrs Rufus Keeney yester-
day and after she was gone Mrs
Keeney missed a sum of money. 1t
is supposed the girl did the sneak
thief act while Mrs Keeney was out
of the room.
Hartford-John Flanagan, a run
away boy from the Hampden County
Training School for Boys, was caught
yesterday afternoon on Hawthorne
street by Officer Broderick. Later in
the day he was discharged to E. G
Ward, an officer of the school, who
started him for Springfield. In IN
years old, put UP such lively resist
ance that the officer was obliged tc
carry him onto the train bodily.
New London-The will of w. F
M. Rogers, who committed suicide
last Friday, after killing his wife,
was admitted to probate yesterday.
The will was executed April 16, 1890,
and left all of his property to his
wife, Martha l.. Rogers. A codicil
drawn March 10, 1908, provided that
in case his wife died before him the
estate should go to his sister, Mrs
Della r. seeley of Washington d. c.
South Manchester-A special meet
ing of the Manchester Business Mems
association was held last night &c
listen to a proposition from repre-
sentatives of concern who are con-
sidering locating in Manchester, &C.
cupying the Eastern Biscuit Co.'S
plant. The men stated that their
company would buy the plant and
move their works from st Louis and
New York to Manchester, but wished
to be assured that Manchester people
would subscribe for stock of the COM
pany. No definite action was taken.
Meriden-Mother Teresa, for thir-
ty-six years a Sister of Mercy at st
Bridget's convent, died yesterday of
pneumonia. She was one of the
original band of Sisters of Mercy,
who came to Meriden in May, 1872
from Ireland at the invitation of the
late Vicar General Walsh and estab-
lished the convent in that city. She
was the first mother superior of the
convent and held that Office for six.
teen years continuously. She was
later reelected and served as the
head Of the community for several
years.