Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-13
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 Manchester-The last step towards securing a charter for the ownership of their own water system by the residents of the north end will be taken on August 24.
 New Haven-The contract for the printing of the annual report of vital statistics issued by the state board of health has been awarded by the comptroller to the Tuttle-Moore- house & Taylor company.
 New Haven-President Raosevelt's yacht Sylph came to this harbor yes terday to receive Miss Ethel and Theodore, Jr, who arrived in the city by train from Massachusetts, where they have been visiting.
 Hartford-Judge John M Thayer was thrown from his automobile on his way to Westerly, R. l., Tuesday night and slightly injured as was his niece who was with him, but both were able to be about yesterday. The accident was caused by the breaking of the steering gear.
 Bristol-A special meeting of the voters was held last night in the town hall on lower Main street for the purpose of taking action on the petition of the New York, New. Haven & Hartford Railroad company asking for the abolition of the East and Henry street grade crossings.
 Gnnf h m otnn-Gaor0o AnOnStng Adee of Westchester, N. Y., died sud- denly of heart disease yesterday at the home of his brother-in-law, Colo mel Charles T. Stanton of this place. MT Adee was a graduate of Yale of the class of 1867 and of Columbia Law school in the class of 1870.
 Norwich-John A. Taryl, 67 years old, a veteran letter carrier, dropped dead of heart disease at his home here last night. He had been letter here for twenty-three years, was a veteran of the 147th New Yorw vol unteers, and was a prisoner In Ander- sonville for eight months. He is sur vived by a wife.
 Torrington-Boro officials com pleted yesterday the purchase of fifteen acres of land located in the south part of the town. The land is partly surrounded by the Naugatuck river and is to be used as sewer bed for the borough. The land was pur- chased from MT and Mrs Michael Beecher for s1,500.
 Collinsville-The strike of the grinders in the Collins company col lapsed yesterday, as had been anti cipated. A committee of the grind CTS waited on the company's officers and said that the subject had been further discussed and they had all made up their minds to return to work tomorrow.
 New London-By ordering flowers and ice cream for an imaginary wedding a slick stranger, who gave his name as Arthur Raymond and James Webster, succeeded in passing two worthless checks here. from which he received sS in good money. The police were notified, but the sharper had ample time to leave town before it was discovered that the i paper was valueless.
 Norfolk-Wallace K. Curtiss of Tor rington, who is we'll known Fin this town, has an interesting document of the Revolutionary period, the article in question being a journal kept by his great grandfather, Major Eleazer Curtis of that part of the town of Kent which is now the town of War ren. He was a soldier in the Revo- lutionary war and later a member of the convention of this state which ratified the constitution of the United States.
 Southington-What might have been a very bad accident happened Tuesday night at the corner of Bris- tol street and Eden avenue. A trolley car in charge of Motorman Henry Barnes and Conductor Nolan ran off the tracks and went within eight feet of the sidewalk. Something on the guard rail was the cause of the accident and fortunately for the pas sengers the car happened to be just moving but the air brake would not work. causing the car to go within a few feet from the sidewalk. It was Motorman Barnes's second trip, but the trouble was in no way due to him. If the car had been going at a fair rate of speed 1t would have certainly gone over the entertainment.
 ManehesteT-The first accident of any consequence owing to the un- usually high steps on the Hartford Manchester open cars occurred on West Center street, Sunday morning. Mrs St Clair of that street was board ing the car near her home. and the conductor. noticing that she was hav- ing some difficulty in getting on. at- tempted to lift her by her arm. In doing 90 he pulled the arm out of the socket and Mrs St Clair was forced to alight and return to her home. where her husband pulled the arm back in place. Her shoulder has been very painful since. but no blame is attached to the conductor. as he was merely trying 10 be courteous. The