Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-24
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Torrington-An attachment for $500 has been placed upon the meat market of Felix P. Conlon of Migeon avenue to satisfy a claim of Pierpont Brothers of Waterbury. The case will be heard before the court of common pleas the first Tuesday in January. s
 Hartford-Bishop Nichols of Cali fornia, who will be remembered by many as former rector of Christ church, will be in the city this week and has accepted an invitation from Rev James Goodwin to preach in Christ church next Sunday morning, when his former parishoners will have an opportunity to hear him.
 South Norwalk-Daniel Popp, a Hungarian, 5 years old, attempted to kill his wife, 43 years old, 0y slashing her with a butcher knife, yesterday, and he afterwards cut his own throat. He is now in the hos pital and is expected to die, but his wife is believed to have chance of recovering. Jealousy is said to have been the cause of the attempted mur- der. ..
 Simsbury-Upon the invitation of MT and Mrs J. T. Weed of Simsbury there was reunion yesterday after noon at their home, of the, descend ants of Julius and Julina Case Weed. The party, which numbered thirty six, included three generations-chi dren of Julius Weed, who died forty five years ago. The house where the reunion was held is on the site of the one which Julius Weed occupied and which was burned in 1870.
 Deep River - Brakeman Carl D'Arche of Hartford, charged with manslaughter in connection with the recent railroad accident at Deep River, was before Judge Edward G. Burke at the town hall yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. The hearing lasted nearly all day. Judge Burke found probable cause. and the de- fense offering no evidence, D'Arche was bound over to the December term of the Middlesex county super for court of Middletown under $2,000 bonds.
 Hartford-Water from the Farm" ington river and not from the Con- necticut river is what Hartford may drink and use if the long overdue rains still hold off. The water com missioners. hope and trust that it will rain and are relying on the 900, ,000,- 900 gallons still in the reservoirs to carry us along quite a spell, but the supply continues to lessen every day and there is no denying that the de- partment officials feel anxious It hasn't added any to their joy in life, either, that the Connecticut river is here to draw on, for the unwhola- someness of the water of that once pure stream is something not nice to dwell upon.
 Winsted-Chief of Police s. c. Wheeler, Officer Spear and John F. Simmons rounded up seven pack peddlers who have been in the habit of coming here from TOrrington and peddling their wares from house to house without license upon the ar rival of the 8 o'clock train yesterday morning. They were taken before Judge Seymour and two took out peddler's licenses, the remainder be- ing allowed to return to Torrington
 Thomaston-The annual fair of St Thomas's church will be opened to- morrow evening in the opera house and will continue for five nights. The entertainment tomorrow night will be farce by the St Thomas's Ora matic club and on Thursday evening farce will be presented by the Sun day school children.