Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-13
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Canaan-Travel into the Berk- shires is heavier this season than ever before according to trainnen. The expresses from New York were run in two sections some days last week on account of the rush of city people toward the Berkshires.
 Middletown-The city is at pres ent being served with water. from Higby reservoir. The water has been dropping rapidly in the past few weeks and the water board IS taking steps to enforce the usual rules regarding the use of the water.
 Torrington-Peter Shariensky of No 4 Park place was assaulted by an employe of the Washburn show on Friday night near the big tent. He was thrown on his stomach on the point of a tent stake and Is feared to have sustained internal injuries. The matter for some reason was nor reported to the police.
 Bristol-Frank D. Yale has pre- sented to Station Agent H. E. Reynolds, representing the railroad, with a bill for the horse whose leg was broken while hewa driving the animal over the Henry street crossing on Friday morning. The horse caugh. one foot in the plank ing and the leg was broken.
 Manchester-The young son of William Rogers of Garden street met with a painful accident last evening. The boy had a part of whsytle in his mouth and was going out of the house. The screen door swung back against him, pushing the whistle. into his throat and cut .ti Q his palate. He was taken to Dr Gillam's office for attention.
 Thompsonville- and Samuel Aronson, doing business ur- der the name, of Aronson brothers, on South Main street, dealers in mems furnishing goods. have filed petition in bankruptcy. The lia- bilities are scheduled at s2,lS6.y6, with no asses. There are thirty three creditors, all unsecured, and mostly all New York parties.
 New Haven-when the 7:03 train left here for Bridgeport last evening 1t carried a crowd of men whose own mothers will not recognize them, and who will need cards of Identification, at least until their tan wears of. It was the Bridgeport battalion of naval reserves, which went for a cruise on the Machias Saturday and returned at 3:30 yes terday afternoon.
 Bridgeport-Yesterday was hot and oppressive. but it was not the hottest day of the summer or the most oppressive either. I; was day. however. to drive those who could go out into the country, and the trolley traffic was rather heavy, as large as any day this summer. The thermometer from I7:30 to
 In the afternoon was 93 by William Jennings thermometer.
 Rocky Hill-The regular meeting of the Rocky Hill club will be held Monday evening at Library hall. The question of the preservation of the elm trees of the village will be dis eussed and a specialist on tree cuI- ture will address the meeting. The sO-called elm tree beetle is making serious rayages among the trees that line the streets. The meeting will be an open one and the public Is invited to attend.
 Branford-captain Joshua slOcum on his way to New Bedford, Mass. put into Lanfare's Cove yesterday afternoon with the yawI Spray, with which he made a trip around :he world ia 1888. He recently came back from Bermuda win a valuable cargo of deep water Erorths, which he gave to the American Museum of Natural history In Neu York. He Will remain here for q few days 70 overhaul his boat.
 wlIlimantle-An electrical storm swept over this vicinity yesterday af- fernoon and did coasiderasis damage to property and telegraph wires be- fore ft had passed The greatest dam age vas 10 the property of George RoSinsou of Flanders ia the town of Coventry. The bolt struck his harn setting tt on fire and destroying 1t