Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-21
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 Suffield-The condition of Christo- pher Michels, who fell thirty feet in tobacco barn two weeks ago is im- proving, and is now looking forward to the harvesting of his tobacco crop.
 East Haddam-Henry Swartz, a farmer charged with cruelty treat ing and oyerworking a horse in his possession, was tried before Justice M. H. Watrous Wednesday and fined $5 and costs, which he paid. "
 Danbury-Henry Dupleas, 34 years old, cut his throat last night at his boarding house on Maple street be- cause of family troubles which had caused his wife to leave him. It is thought that he will live.
 Plainville-At a meeting of the directors of the First National bank the contract for the new building was let, to John W. Allen. & Son of New Britain. The contract as given re- quires that the building be completed in sixty days. --.. -. x
 New Haven-It is announced by the New Haven road that Engineer Morris H. Dean has been discharged from the company's employ because of his negligence in causing the re- cent wreck at Naugatuck Junction in, which Conductor Lynch lost his life. Dean has disappeared. The road inquiry finds that he ran by an op- posing signal. .-. .... .-A A .- |,
 Collinsville-Frank Barbour, aged about 25 years, was taken to St Fran cfs's hospital in Hartford yesterday by Dr s. $. s. Campbell in hopes that treatment there may save him from permanent insanity. For some time the young man has behaved peculiar ly and for the last few days. he had become possessed of weird fancies. One of them was that his mother was trying to poison him.
 Southington-Mic D'Angelo is in St Francis's hospital, Hartford, with broken back and injured head as the result of a fall from a fruit tree in Southington yesterday after noon. D'Angelo, who is 20 years old, had day off yesterday from his work in the factory and in the after noon climbed tree with a basket and began picking the fruit. When he was in the top of the tree q branch which he was holding broke and he fell s His condition is re- garded as critical, but there is a slight chance of his living.
 Wilson Station-Fred Baker, own CT of brick yard, met with an acci- dent at i o'clock yesterday that might have cost him his life. He was loading a wagon with brick when the wall of the large kiln toppled over on him. He fell between the wheels of the wagon and as the bricks came down on him their force was somewhat broken by the vehicle. As it was he was completely. buried, there being nearly 2,000 bricks over him. When the bricks were moved Mir Baker was found badly bruised. He was able to walk home.
 Danbury-A man and two women went into the apparel store of Ma rine, Askin & Berkman on Main street yesterday afternoon, and while one of them engaged Jennie McCue, the only clerk in the place at the time, in conversation, one of the wo- men screened the office door with her body and the man crawled into the office and took s3S from the cash drawer. Miss McCue reached the office as the man was leaving it and blocked his way, forcing him to give up. the money. The trio espaced, but the police are looking for them.
 Hartford-Station Master Dan" Readett did neat piece of work yes terday afternoon A passenger who came up on the afternoon express from New York sent word to him that she had lost a fine diamond ring in the drawing room car. She had occupied No 13 in car No 2. Mir Readett at once sent a telegram to the conductor. to be delivered on the arrival of the train, stating the loss and the seat the passenger had occu- pined. The trainmen searched the car and found the ring. where 1t had slid to the floor. It came back by the next train and was delivered to it's owner before Mir Readett went hhrfha tn srnpar