Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-28
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 Stratford-Mar Cronan. aged 70, was struck by trolley car here last night and fatally injured.
 South Norwalk- differences between the Crofut & Knapp Hat company and the finishers were set tied yesterday and most of the men returned to work, after being idle 10 days.
 Hartford-Governor Woodruff approved yesterday the requisition of tho treasurer of the soldiers hos pital board on the comptroller for S10,000, for the care of sick and wounded soldiers.
 Middletown-The state police raided the home of Mrs Moore, who lives near Westfield Falls, last night and some beer and half cask of wine was seized. The place has had bad reputation for some time.
 Meriden-hector Gendron of Hartford died last evening in the Meriden hospital of a fracture at the base of his skull as the result of falling down flight of stairs at his boarding house in the after noon.
 South Norwalk-In the severe storm of yesterday, the sloop Ma zetta was driven ashore on Compo beach and completely wrecked. Two young men on board, Clarence Byx- bee and Thomas Wrist of this place, swam ashore from the vessel.
 Danbury-Mrs James Burnham attempted suicide early last evening on Main street. She drank an ounce of laudanum in front of the drug store of E. M Baldwin & Son where she had bought the drug. She was taken to the Danbury hospital and will probably recover.
 Danbury-Mabel Burns and Ma bel Owens, the two girls who were arrested week ago as shoplifters, in the city court yesterday morning were held for trial before the su- perior court on six charges, and were found guilty on three other charges and sentenced to jail for four months each.
 Greenwich-After taking short walk yesterday afternoon, Arthur Pawling, the 19-year-old son of MT and Mrs John Pawling of Quaker Ridge, stumbled into the house and fell dead at his mothers feet. Medical Examiner Clarke. who was called, said that death was due to acute dilation of the heart.
 William Pratte went to Savin Rock on August 16 to spend the day. He went in swimming and in diving hit his head with such force on the bottom that he was ren- dered unconscious. He was brought to his home here and has been un- der the care of Dr Joseph H. Desmarais ever since. The result is that he is in serious condition
 Hartford-Two valuable sets of books were received yesterday at the state library. They were three volumes of recent compilation of Hong Kong, China, ordinances, covering the period between the years 1S44 and 1901, and the 1908 edition of "Shephard's Citations to the Massachusetts Supreme Court Reports and the Southwestern Re- porter" in two volumes.
 East Hartford-Stills another burglary has been added to the list. nhis one happened some time after 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of George Blair on Burn side avenue. The house was en- tered by the parlor window, which was unfastened, and sS7 in cash and gold watch were taken from the pocket of Reinholdt Rymarzick, a trolley conductor. who boarded at the house. ,.s
 Milford-Sherman T. Merwin, a wealthy farmer, was killed and hor- ribly mangled while starting a sta of the Schermerhorn hotel at Pond Point. Just as the engine started Merwin was caught in a belt and whirled around the fly wheel six times. Each time his head was bat tered against the roof of the shed. He was almost unrecognizable when the engine was stopped. He leaves a family and several broth CTS and sisters.
 South Windsor-For the past week fearsome stories of a wild man" have been circulated along the east side of the river. but the wo- men folks are resting easier now, as on Tuesday night, after lengthy chase, the man who had caused the consternation by appearing about the town with nothing on but his shoes and at other times only a linen duster. was captured and de. clared himself to be resident of Hartford giving his name and ad- dress. He said that after strenu- ous office work during the day he found it beneficial to take a. run through the woods, and, after his wife and his family physician were os, a, Erasod p.ffh ho nr