Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-24
NUTMEG CARVINGS.
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 Our busy Readers.

New Haven---lsadore Klein,
 charged with the theft of S1,4O0
 worth of diamonds from Morris Gold
 stein, was bound over to the superior
 court for trial yesterday after near
 ing In the police court.
 Danbury-The strike of hat mak-
 CTS over the question of paying .or
 knock-downs or damaged hats came
 to an end yesterday afternoon. At a
 meeting of the Hat Makers associa-
 ton held in the city hall the men
 voted to return to work this morn
 ing pending settlement of the ques-
 ton by arbitration. About. HOO
 men were out. et
 East Hampton-A strange animal
 which makes weird cries at night Is
 alarming the people who live near
 Abells hill. They fear that the for
 est fires have driven some large and nerce animal here and that 1t may prey on poultry and even larger
 things, perhaps attacking the chill
 dren. It sounds to those who have
 heard mountain lion very much
 like one.
 New Haven-Prof Charles H. Judd, one of the best known of the
 Yale department heads, who has had charge of the psychology work at the
 university for the past several years, mas rendered his resignation to take effect next June, when he will be- come dean of the School of Educa- ton at the Chicago University. This year he will go on with the work of the department of psychology at
 Yale. where he has been, such a sue cess.
 Danbury-W. F. Field of Wash ington. D. C., representing the treas ury department, arrived yesterday afternoon and commenced the inspec- ton of the site offered for the new government postof1ce building. He had long conference with the com mittee of the Danbury Business Mems association in regard to the site favored by the association. It is the old railroad depot on Main street. He will probably be here several days.
 Rocky Hill-What might have been serious wreck occurred yester- day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock about half way between the Dividend and Rocky Hill stations. Engine No 1733| driven by Engineer Beebe was pull ing train 995, the afternoon freight from Saybrook, lost it's front right hand driving wheel, the axle, made of steel, seven inches in diameter breaking off close to the wheel. The wheel, which is about five feet in di- ameter. rolled down the bank to- warde the river.
 New Britain-After calling on his barber and taking particular pains about getting his hair cut, Arthur " Atkins committed suicide yester- day afternoon at the home of :.isI mother, Mrs Alena M. Atkins, in the Stanley building. 33S Main street by taking generous dose of carbolic acid. His act was as deliberate as anything could be, even to the ef- facement of part of the label from the bottle containing the poison, so it was Impossible to tell who the drug gist was who sold him the deadly stuff.
 New Britain-The will of Aaron Buttrick was filed in the probate court. Among other things he says: Fourth. That will and bequeath to the Peoples church now located on Court street in Britain Conn (Rev MT Davis pastor) five thousand dollars to use as they think best and five thousand dollars to be held in trust the use of it to go to help support the minister. All this give becaus their minister is the only minister that l know of that has faith enough in his God to work for him without stipulated salary. guaranteed by some society.
 New London-The police have re- ceived several strange anonymous let ters, mailed from this city during the last few days, defending Private John G. Bogardus, who is held here by a grand jury indictment charging him I with first degree murder in causing .he death of James Copeland, an aged recluse, who was murdered here re- gently. The letters say that Bogar- Jus is not the guilty one, but that. the writer of the letter committed the crime, and that Bogardus is simply irving to "be game" and not tell | secrets. The writer promises to do interesting things to the officers working on the case if they do not { call off the prosecution of the sol- |