Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-03
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years, COmmltteu euiciuo " Juhps"o into the Yant!c river here yesterday, It is said that he had been drinking heavily for the past few days and that he had Authorizations that some- body was following him.
 New London-James Burke, of 40 Harrison street. coal shoveller, fell overheard from the four masted schooner Bertha L. Downes at Short Wharf about 1l:15 o'clock last night and was drowned The body was re- covered half an hour later.
 Stafford Springs-Mrs Mary Lamb. aged S4, was found drowned in Pearl brook in Tinkerville in the north part of Willington Tuesday morning, She wandered away from the house Monday and 1t Is thought that she accidently fell into the water,
 New Haven-No criminal careless ness or negligence is found in the killing of Conductor Jeremiah Lynch which took place on August IA, at Naugatuck Junction by railroad wreck, according to the finding Of Deputy Coroner Philip Pond. filed yesterday.
 Manchester-Th Rockville car due at Depot square at 4:o6 last evening struck wagon loaded with tobacco in Buckland, demolished the wagon, strewed the tobacco along the track and injured the car so that 1t was necessary to withdraw 1t from further service.
 Bridgeport-James Williams, elder in the church of the Good Saints Of Christ, all colored, was taken into custody in Hartford, yesterday, and held there until Captain Arnold tele- phoned later that Williams was o. K. and bona fide collector of funds to buy new furniture for the church.
 Willimantic-Fire destroyed the house of Adam Huffer at Mansfield Depot yesterday morning. All or the family with the exception of Mrs Huffer were away and she was awek- ened some time after l o'clock by the smoke and barely escaped from the burning house. The house and contents were consumed.
 New Britain-Paul Burg, s years old, son of Peter Burg of Barnett street, had the eye ball of his left eye cut open with a pair of scissors last night. He and his sister were cut ting up paper on the floor and she tried to grab them away from him when the blade flew back and struck him in the eye. cutting a gash an inch long.
 Willimantic -D Dona Serigny, a woodturner in the employe of Hill house & Taylor, was arrested yester- day charged with petty larceny He was detected stealing lumber and ln- terior wood finish from the shop, a considerable amount of which has been missing. Serigny has recently built a house on Lebanon avenue and it was thought he used the lum- Der in his house.
 Hartford-Mount St Joseph Com mercial High school for young ladies l will open Sept ember at the old sem mary building on Pennington aV- l enue. Graduates of elementary schools who have been granted cer- l s11cates of admission to standard high schools will be admitted With out examination. For other candl- dates, an entrance examination will be held September 8.
 Thomaston-Matthew White, an employe at the Plume & Atwood mill, ] met with a painful accident yester- day afternoon. MT Whites right arm was caught in a revolving drum behind the rolls and before the belt could be run off he was whirled around several times. Dr R. s. Good win was sent for and he found that <, the muscles of the hand and arm had been crushed and the chest in jured. >,..
 New Haven-As she was coming on the stage in ballet dance at Savin Rock, Sadie Giergosh, an ls year old girl, who up to week ago l lived in Bridgeport, was apprehend- ed by Miss Helen King, probation ', officer of Bridgeport, Tuesday night and informed that the six months old child which she had deserted had died in the Bridgeport hospital where it had been removed by Miss King. The mother did not show any signs of emotion and went on with the rest of the actresses in the dance. | N-m pr;to;p-nayid Rlack called at the police station yesterday and made acomplaint that he and his brother Philip were held up by high waymen Tuesday night on Shuttle Meadow roadnear the Herman place. They were going out to Rogers orch ard after some peaches The high waymen demanded money, and upon being refused, set upon them and beat them with sticks. David showed signs of hard usage, his face being scratched up considerably. Philip is laid up at his home with his injuries. His arm is badly hurt. t
 Stamford-Adolph L. Ford, a fisherman, was tried for having seven female Holsters in his possession. The jury were out only few minutes. as 1t was apparently clear case. The court let him down with fine of $2o and costs of $50. making a total of 1875 he had to pay, which was more than what the city court of Stam- ford had assessed him. With the view of preventing the extinction of Holsters, the state is doing all 1t