The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-03
NEWS OF THE STATE T. Roosevelt, IT,, in Thompson ville-Visits Carpet
 Mills.
MITE OF A CHILD DEAD
Ear Nearly Bitten or in Fight---As- sauIted by Negro--Norwlch
 Suicide.

Thompsonville, Sept 2.---President Roosevelt's son, Theodore, jr., came here to-day as the guest of Robert ?. Perkins. president of the Hartford Carpet corporation, The afternoon was spent in the carpet mills watch ing the process of the manufacture of carpets. This evening an informal reception was held in the Calumet club
 Robbery In South Norwalk.
 South Norwalk, Sept. 2.-Sometime early to-day burglar paid visit to the cigar store of John Oldenschlager in Washington street The man open ed the outside door, and then un- locked the safe, apparently without any trouble, as there were no marks on 1t. The sum of $27.60 was taken, and the police are trying to solve the mystery.
 X Mite of Child.
 New Britain, Sept 2,-The infant daughter of Mir and Mrs. Edwin Nell son. which died this week and was buried yesterday afternoon. was prob ably the smallest child ever born In this city Though two months and seventeen days old. the child weighed only twenty-fo four ounces and was only about fourteen inches in length. The child was unusually small at birth but was fully matured and grew since birth. The mother thinks the child weighed about sixteen ounces at birth, and was about twelve inches In length. Gastritls and faulty digestion was the cause of the infants death. | Nearly Bit m Ear or.
 Derby, Sept, 2.--James Donnorummo was arrested today charged with as- sault and mayhem, 1t being alleged that during a quarrel with James Dad dio of Centervllle, in East Derby last evening he bit off half of the latter's ear.
 Assaulted by Negro. | Naugatuck. Sept. 2.-The authorities are today looking for negro, named William Smith, in connection with an attack alleged to have been made upon Mrs Hendricks, white woman at her home in Mlddlebury yesterday The woman Is said today 10 be In serious though not necessarily fatal condition. According to the information which the authorities have, Smith Is alleged to have gone to the Hendricks house, and in the course of his visit there a | quarrel developed To escape from Smith Mrs. Hendricks ran upstairs and I Smith followed her, striking her over the head with cuspldor with such force as to fracture her skull, inflict- scalp wounds and shatter the cuspidor Mrs Hendricks, 1t is said, then ran out of the house and into the yard : where Smith followed and beat hei with club. He then went away, ane Mrs. Hendricks was later found b, her husband lying on the floor of tho house in great pain. She was said today to he partly conscious and preparations were made to take her to the Water. bury hospital. Smith is said to have been drinking.
 Suicide by Drowning.
 Norwich, Sept 2.-Eugene Gay, aged Siyears, committed suicide by jumpinf Into the Yantic river in front of the Chelsea boat house here today. It Is said that he had been drinking heavi ly for the past few days, and that he had Authorizations that somebody wa' following him He leaves widow.
 State Board of Charities.
 Hartford. Sept "A meeting of the state board of charities was held al the capitol today. Mrs. Rebekkaf Bacon reported visits to the school fol boys in Meriden, the almshouse ant county Jail in New Haven all of which , were found in good condition Other in. 1, stitutions in New London and Holland counties were visited and reports fay orable on their condition were made.