Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-18
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 East Lyme-The. farm house own ed by J. E. Beebe was burned yester- day. Loss $S,00O.
 Uucasyille-The Falk Paper Co, formerly the Sachem Go, started on full time in all it's departments yes terday, after period of idleness.
 New Haven-The Edward Malley Co filed yesterday with the state sec retary certificate of increase of cap ital stock from s200,000 to $SOO,ooo.
 Perry Miles killed a large fiat headed adder last week while cutting brush in West Suffield. The snake was opened and 1t was found to con tain twenty-four young ones.
 Norfolk-Wilbur Baker of New York, who received serious injuries by falling out of carriage at Nor folk Sunday is still unconscious at the Hartford hospital and his condi- tion is regarded as serious.
 South Norwalk-During Sunday the safe of the Steegmuller-Tobey Box Go was opened and about $S sto- len. It was evident that the thief knew the combination as the safe was not damaged in the least.
 New Britain-The employees of the New Britain Trust Go were unable to open the vaults of the bank yester- day. There is some trouble with the combination. An expert from New York has been sent for.
 New Haven-George Smith, who had registered from New York, was found in his room in local hotel yesterday unconscious from gas which he was inhaling through tube attached to gas fixture.
 Putnam-Chauncey c. Talbot, who has decided that he is seven day Baptist, and who now rests on Sat urday, did a thriving business at his store on Sunday. Papers, confection- cry and cigars were bought by those who wished them. It is understood that other seven day Baptists will soon come to light in this city.
 Hartford-Ida L.. Baglin, the G. year-od daughter of MT and Mrs C.. H. Baglin of Franklin avenue, died from lockjaw at the Hartford hospital yesterday. The child went to Sims bury a week ago to visit her grand mother and got permission to go around without her shoes. She step ped on a rusty nail and last Saturday tetanus developed.
 Hartford-The Boston Loan Go at 32 Asylum street has an efficient burglar alarm system connected with its place and for two nights now it has pealed forth alarms at late hours which have meant nothing. About midnight Saturday it awoke the neighborhood and sent all the cops in that neighborhood scurrying for a burglar. Again Sunday night it sprang another false alarm. .
 Willimantic-One of Windham's landmarks, commonly but incorrectly called the Colonel Elderkin" house, which is brick house situated at the turn of the road near Charles Lar. rabee's place, between Windham Cen ter an6 South Windham, is being demolished by the elements and no effort is being made to. save it for its historic interest and value. It has been unoccupied for twenty years or so because the interior needed re- pairs and no attention was given it. Rockville-Henry Liebe has on ex- hibition at his store specimens of the : fish family that resemble Holsters SC much as to receive the name of fresh water lobsters." They look like lob sters in every respect, and one Of them will be cooked to see what it looks like after boiling. He captured them at Lake Wangumbaug and has them in water, where they were view. ed yesterday by number of people some of whom tried touching the , claws to see if they were alive. They , found the claws very much alive. Winsted-Dr Robert F. Mantner , the osteopathist, who vas arrested f Saturday as he was about to board train in Torrington, on warrant
 charging him with practicing with
 out license and theft, was arraignet
 before Judge Seymour in the towr
 court yesterday afternoon. He plead
 ed guilty to practicing without Il [ cense and was fined s25 and costs total of s35.62, which was paid b.
 friends. The charges of theft wer, , dismissed by the court on the grount !. that the evidence was not sufficient
 The doctor spent Sunday in the DO { lice station not being able to furnisl . s200 bail.
 Hartford-With the capture O 2 William Stone and Joseph E. Curle. ] yesterday afternoon, the police be
 lieye that they have the burglars wh have done many jobs in this part O 2 the state recently. Stone said he als ' went under the name of Scott, tha
 he came from Boston and is 36 year . old, while his partner said he cam '. from Waterloo. la, and is 19 year
 old. When arrested they had in thei possession jewelry stolen from tn home of John F. Blake at No AZ
 New Park avenue on August 13, an also a quantity of other jewelr $ that the police are trying to identify ., Southington-Sun afternoo = Joel Frazer killed the largest blac
 snake ever seen in this section. H ,, was going over by the Reuben Ge,
 home when he saw a black snake {
 unusual proportions slowly circlin ,. its way up a tree toward a robin ,I nest. When the reptile was withi
 few inches of the nest the two ol !, birds became aware of its present = and immediately gave battle. The
 peeked the snake on the back and | l., if was obliged to cling closely to th