Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-29
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 Milford-The work in the straw hat fac ory is holding out well, anu 1t is expected that there Will he work for short time longer. The season here has beer good one
 idgeport-Frank Pugel, ageo IS. of Kossuth street, was run over by freight train on the eleVaten tracks in East Bridgeport at ' o'clock last night. Both legs were cut off above the knees, and he dleo two hours later at hospital.
 Plainville-It is stated that a central telephone exchange will be established here in the near future It is the intention of the Telephone company to rent a dwelling house in which a lineman might live wltn his family and to have the eA' change there.
 Southington-Ther is to De vaudeville at Lake Compounce de- spite all assertions to the contrary However, it is underst ood that the Connecticut company has not palo its share towards putting on the vaudeville. The Bristol line and the Compounce management will share the expenses. New Britain-A dog belonging to Louis Croll of Hartford avenue ran amuck yesterday, and bit a boy named Levin, aged 10 years, on the leg. He also bit a boy named Louis Kolodney. Dr Kelly attended them. A man named Wiley em- ployed at the town home was bitten by dog belonging to James O'Brien of Fremont street.
 Rockville-Vernon's Centennial celebration has begun. Following special services in the churches last evening, the lights were turned on and the center of Rockville present ed a beautiful sight ablaze with white and colored electric lights. Central park, with it's thousands ot incandescent bulbs, presented a scene of brilliance.
 East Hampton-Frank Flemins shot young gray fox near the house Friday evening" It had been catch ing chickens. After he shot it he proded it with club and it tried to play "possum but Flemins killed it with a club. He received $l bounty from Town Clerk F. H, Bar. ton. The youngster was as fat as 8 seal and a whole family of foxes is thought to be located nearby
 Hart rtrord-Nineteen years ago this afternoon, that is, on June 2s, 1889 the Hartford division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad experienced one of its worst accidents. A southbound express train, which left this city at 2:40 p m., was ditched at Quinnipiack and the baggagemaster of the train, . commercial traveller, and Miss Mar. E. Brigham. wbo had just beer elected president of Mt Holyoke col lege, were killed outright.
 Windsor-Fire yesterday de | stroyed the tobacco warehouse of ;he American Tobacco company, the tobacco warehouse of ". s. Wrisley & Son, the lumber yard of William | Stinson, two freight cars and slight | ly damaged the freight depot of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company in this place The cause of the fire which started | in the warehouse of the American Tobacco company is no. known. Int total loss will amount to about $50, 900 with only partial insurance.
 Thompsonville-It is expected that a final order will be issued b! Judge H. J. Curtis of the superior court on Tuesday, July 21, whicl will make the Thompsonyille and Suffield bridge free. The appea from the award made by the com missioners to the Connecticut su preme court has been heard ana their decision will be filed in fev days. Since the freeing of thu | Warehouse Point bridge much oI the automobile crossing has beeI transferred to that point.
 1 Glastonbury-A great number O the peach trees in the orchards ol John-Tom Hill are dying from som, unknown cause. The trees are load ed with fruit and the leaves arr turning yellow and dropping of Different theories have been ad yanced to account for the trouble Some think the drouth of last sum mer may have sapped the vitality O the trees. Others think that th, succession of freezing and thawinl spells that took place last winte may have laid bare the roots or il l enr,.n ffhor uraw in surod Fha swan~