Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-02
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l Torrington-The Coe Brass Manu- featuring Go closed on Tuesday night for the balance of the week and will | reopen on Monday.
 Westport-The new town hall to cost $16,000 will be built of field stone with granite trimmings. The site for it has been bought at cost of $4,500.
 Bristol-The big factory of the D. | Ingraham Clock Go on North Matn street will be closed on the night of July for three weeks vacation. During the period they are closed the annual inventory will be taken and repairs made to the plant. Windsor-There was an angry crowd at the railroad station yestcr- l day morning, when about twenty-five commuters were disappointed by the new station agent failing to orde: communication tickets for them and thus making them pay regular fares to Hartford.
 East Lyme-A herd of deer has been destroying crops at Little. Bas- ton, few miles from here. On the Suydam farm an acre of cabbage plants was recently devoured by the deer and when more plants were sa. out they were eaten as soon as they began to grow.
 Niantic-The summer home of Miss l.. NJ. Holman of New York has been ransaeked by burglars. A rear door was opened Tuesday night and the house completely rummaged. As Miss Holman is in New York tiie amount of damage cannot be ascer- tained until her arrival here.
 Thomaston-The condition of Patti Fenton, the 12 years old lad who 1t was feared had received injuries which would prove fatal, when a cannon that he was celebrating with exploded Tuesday afternoon, was much improved yesterday and n., serious results are now anticipated.
 Putnam-The pair of horses hitched to the Woodstock stage be- came frightened yesterday afternoon while standing near the station and ran and finally landed in front If Chandler & Morse's hardware sto ia Union block. A hitching post was demolished and the pole and whif- fietrees broken.
 . Willimantic-Mr Charles Fenton of this city has 1S2 silk woSms, whc are very busy at her home on Gnu .ch street. engaged in the interesting process of spinning cocoons about themselves. Mrs Fenton has four mulberry trees in her yard and the worms feed on the leaves from these This is the largest collection of silk worms which Mrs Fenton has ever had.
 Rockyille-The Midway shows, lunch stands. bankers and other att fractions outgrew the original quar. ters assigned them and now extend for a distance up Park street and down Main street in front of the Rock Co.'S property. The liveliest kind of midway is lined up in front of Orcutt's block on East Nam street, where hundreds of people visit the shows each night.
 Terryville-The greatest boon sar Terryville. in long time was assured yesterday when Manager Jason c. Fenn of the Terryville Water Co re- ceIved a deed from William Robin- son of fifty acres of land, north of the Robinson farm on the HarwiH- ton road. on which a reservoir will be built Work will be commenced to-day clearing the land for a srr- vey, and it is expected that a reser- voir of at least two acres will he ready before snow flies.
 New Britain-A II months oli child in an Assyrisn family named Joseph or Jobut. living in a building owned by John F. Sweeney at 454 Main street. died in convdlsions last evening The child got hold of some sulphur matches and chewed them. The family attribute the child.s death to the matches. but Dr Henry T. Bray. who was called in before 1 the little one died. is of the opinion 1 that cholera infantum and stomach | trouble caused the fatality.
 Manchester-A few days ago the l selectmen had a screening of fire rock r8ced on the macsdam rosd l from Love lane vest to the toEn line. as 1t was found that the road 4 there was unraveIinE- The fine cov- eriRz had not had time Co uzck in position before the autos bexsn to travel nvar if ard nw a rrmrsfs fr.z