Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-22
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 Hartford-To run downtown lunchroom during bridge week Is the unique plan of the North Methodist church congregation for raising funds for the church.
 Ansonia--Miss Clara Barton Is the guest of Mir and Mrs John w. Drew at their home on New street. Miss Barton is an intimate friend of her hosts. She is now in her eighty eighth year.
 Southport-John Totten, a promi- nent farmer of this place, while driv- ing horse near the Mill river bridge last evening, was struck by a rapidly speeding automobile. The horse was killed. the carriage was wrecked and MT Totten was thrown out and se- verely injured.
 New Haven-Charles H. Lamb, sec retary and treasurer of the Fuller Manufacturing company, was arrest ed Saturday noon on train for New York, for riding on the mileage book of F. l.. Leighton. pleaded guilty and paid fine of $10 with costs of $5.54 in the police court yesterday.
 Bridgeport-Chubby Johnny Glea- son, the 3-year-old son of MT and Mrs James Gleason, who lives at Ill Pequonnock avenue, fell out of the third story window to the ground, and escaped the fall without even a scratch. It was miracle. The baby was leaning out of the window and toppled out. The fall was broken by a clothes line.
 Bridgeport-Late last night the body of Jessie May Roswell, years old, who lost her life Saturday night with her parents, MT and Mrs Fred erick S. Roswell, and her 9-years-old brother, Edward, when the party was frightened into jumping from the launch off Stratford, was recovered. The body was washed ashore just in- side the breakwater at Stratford.
 Union-At the institute of the Connecticut State Forestry associa- tion held here yesterday, the members of the association inspected the for estry nursery of George Towne, and also the state plantation. Addresses were made by Prof II. G. Myers of the National Forestry association of Washington, D. C., and by Prof H. s. Graves of the Yale Forestry school. New Haven-Yesterday the law on the dredging of seed from the nat ural oyster beds went of and the oys- termen who have been waiting for this time to come had everything in readiness to leave their moorings at the earliest possible moment yester- day morning. As it was nearly light about 5 o'clock a fleet of between 200 and 300 oyster boats sailed out of the harbor, all sails set because of the tagging breeze.
 Bristol-The body of Frederick London, son of Mrs Wallace Young, who was killed one day last week at West Australia while with the bat tleship fleet on the way around the world, will be brought to Bristol for burial. His mother, after ascertain ing that 1t was her son who had been killed, communicated with the naval authorities and was assured by them that her sons body would be brought here for burial.
 Bridgeport-The acquisition of Fayerweather island by the city for park purposes is now certainty, or will be when Mayor Lee approves the action of the common council last evening in favor of the project by 15-6. That the mayor will approve the action appears likely from the fact that when the subject was under discussion at the meeting he stated that in securing the property at $1O,- 900 the city made good business venture.
 New Hayen-A large man eating shark was captured yesterday after noon in Mill river by number of school boys who noticed the shark struggling around in shallow water. The big fish probably went up the river when the tide was in and didn't start to go back until it was too late. The boys noticed 1t splashing about and getting large pole they fasten- ed hook on the end and stabbed the brute. Mrs James Duff of 97 View street, which is close by, heard the boys shouting and coming to their aid the fish was hauled out on the bank where 1t soon died. It measur- ed over six feet from tip to tip.