Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-07
NUTMEG CARVINGS.
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 Danbury-The preliminary work of marking out the location of the proposed new Danbury hospital build ing has begun.
 Thomaston-The Catlin knife fac tory at Reynolds Bridge has been pur- chased by capitalist of Hotchkiss- vile and will be renovated and opened for business.
 Newtown-For the first time in sixty years the republicans of New town elected two candidates for rep resentatives to the legislature, Will liam c. Johnson and Hobart H. Cur tis.
 Winsted-Because of ill health Joseph H. Vaill has resigned as as sistant postmaster and the vacancy has been filled by the appointment of Harry E. Starks, who has been an employe at the postoffice for seven years. t.- ---.
 Middletown-The board of educa- ton has determined to drive the fra ternities from the local high school. At aSmeeting yesterday ten days were given the boys to return the charters of the chapters in this city to the home chapter. If this is not done all the members of the fraternities will be expelled or suspended from school.
 Rockville-An incident at the vot- ing here Tuesday is worthy of men, tion. William Butler and William B. Root, each being S5 years old, boiled their votes in succession, following each other in the line to the ballot box. Both recalled that they had been voting for presidents since 1S44, when they cast their first vote for Henry Clay.
 New Haven-Camille Confortti proprietor of the barber supply store in Columbus avenue, which was dam aged by fire due to an explosion of alcohol and bay rum on election morning, died last night at the New Haven hospital just about midnight from the result of the burns received from the explosion. Confortti and his son were each badly injured and the son, Frank, died the evening of the explosion.
 Willimantic-Home Dion, the ? years old son of MT and Mrs Alphonse Dion, is dead as the result of eating tonic pills The boy was subject to convulsions, having suffered an at- tack a year ago and a second six weeks ago. On Tuesday while his mother was in another room he climbed up on the kitchen table anl took from a shelf bottle of tonic pills that were for his aunt and was found later eating them.
 New Haven-After being in the New Haven hospital for over three weeks, Leonard Hitchcock, the man Whalley avenue, is still in very serious condition. Although he has recovered consciousness he has de- veloped with it a new trouble, loss of memory for the time being. He is not able to recall the facts of the ac- cident at all The doctors are work ing hard to overcome this new phase in the case.
 Shelton-Three summer cottages at Rocky Rest, three miles south of this place, were burned yesterday entailing loss of about s10.000. The fire started in the kitchen of Dr GlU- yer F. Buel's house. where the cook was frying doughnuts. The fat took fire and set the house in a blaze. In the basement in the rear was a gas tank which exploded. Dr Buell. and his wife barely escaped with their lives. The two other cottages, one owned by man named Walters of New York and the other known as the BeecheT place, were unoccupied
 New Haven-Henry Fresenius has begun his suit against the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad in the civil side of the superior court for damages caused by smoke and dirt from the Toundhouse of the rail road. This is near his house in How ard avenue and the alleged damage has been going on for a long time. The suit is for s15.000. NIT Present. us claims that the smoke from the round house has drifted into hfs house for long time, spelling car pets, rugs, lace curtains. linen. clothes, and iniuriug the furnitur,