Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-30
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 North Haven-Lillian Helen Null Ter has brought suit against the troi- ley system of the state for damages of $7,500 on account of injuries re- ceived by the breaking of swing m Hanover park. Meriden.
 East Hampton-Milton Strong, while berrying near the Benjamin Hill place at the foot of Mott hill, yesterday, killed large female rat tlesnake which measured over four feet long and had twelve rattles.
 Fifteen hundred vaca- tion school children, requiring fif- teen special trolley cars, went to Keney park yesterday for the annual picnic. Another car carried the teachers and others in charge of the party.
 Glastonbury-Francis Butterfeld. the II years old boy who fell from the South Glastonbury dock about five weeks ago and got internal in juries, died yesterday at the Hartford hospital, where he had been under treatment.
 Killingly-Howard Mason Hovey, Brown university, class of 1900, has l been engaged as principal of Killing ly high school, to succeed Principal Charles T. Stone, who recently re- signed to take charge of the Long Branch, N. J., high school. Meriden-Frank A. Williams was fined a total of $17.20 in the police court here yesterday for stealing a ride on the railroad. He came here from New Haven on the trucks CT an express train. He said he had no money and was trying to reach his home in Taunton, Mass.
 k Norfolk-The great musical and social event of the Norfolk season, the annual missionary concert given in the old church on the green, took place last evening under conditions most delightful and inspiring. Madame Schumann-Heink and other good artists were heard.
 Bristol-Nils Johnson, who went to East Haven with the members of Company D. First regiment, 0. N. G., is laid up with an attack of blood poisoning. He was bitten by some sort of an insect, he says, while in camp at East Haven, and the bite has resulted in good deal of tror- ble for him.
 Manchester-Aaron Watkins, pro hibition candidate for the office of vice-president, Is to make hurried campaign through New England. In letter to E. L. c. Hohenthal of this place, chairman of the prohibition state central committee, Candidate Watkins says that he can come to Connecticut on Sunday. August 23.
 Canaan-A great many white pine trees in this town and vicinity have turned brown and look as if they were dying. A letter has been re- ceived from the state entomologist, who writes that the pest is the white pine weevil and that the topmost shoots of a tree ought to be de- stroyed as soon as it is affected, as that contains the eggs.
 Torrington-At a meeting of the board of education a committee con sisting of Chairman w. P. Norton, A. c. Lamb and w. A. Gleason was appointed to secure plans and speci- fications for a two-story, twelve room school house. to be erected on East Main street. The architects will be instructed to draw plans for a build ing to cost from s40.000 to s45,000.
 Windsor Locks-Next week will be dull one in town, as the water is to be drawn of from the canal Saturday night and will remain out until Sunday night. August g, there by necessitating cessation of manu- featuring in all of the mills operated by water power. The canal company has a big job on hand to be done dur ing that week on the dam at the head of the canal, where 1t was part ly broken of on the crest by the hulk of tree putting against 1t during freshet last fall.