Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-02
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 Thomaston--Joseph. Riordan. a i6 years old lad, jumped from moving trolley car at the corner of Main and Union streets Sunday evening and fell with such force as to break his collarbone in two places.
 Bridgeport = Thelma Sprinkle. aged {, was fatally burned yesterday afternoon while playing alone near a bonfire in the yard of her homs on Logan street. Her entire back from her knees to her shoulders was badly blistered.
 Derby-Edmond D. Beebe. for seventy-five years member of the Methodist denomination, of which period for sixty-four years he was a member of the Derby church, died yesterday in his 94th year. He had lived here since 1S44.
 Hartford-Mrs Margaret J. Price, widow. 59 years, old, dropped dead yesterday forenoon while washing dishes in her home at No 32 Allyn street. As she dropped she fell over the sink, Id when found several hours later one arm was in the sink and the other was hanging down toward the floor.
 New Haven-In a thrilling man ner. shortly after 5 o'clock last evening, James Reynolds of 80 Dag gett street, an employe of the United Illuminating Co, climbed a sixty foot pole and pulled his fellow work man, John Jackson, from live wire. where he hung unconscious ana slowly burning to death.
 New Haven-Having desires to become real actresses and before long make mark in the theatrical world, Margaret Wild, 16 years old, of 1O3 Portsea street, Agnes Ahearn, 14. years old, of 101 Portsea street, I and Anna Khran, IA years old, of the same address, have left their homes and are now being sought by their parents.
 Hartford-Mrs Mary Robinson, | the wife of Charles Robinson, was found dead on the floor of her kitch- en at 38 Pleasant street yesterday noon, when MT Robinson returned home from work. She had evidently been dead several hours when found. Medical Examiner Fuller decided that death was due to fatty degen- eration of the heart.
 l New Haven-Drinking a peculiar poison that is kncvr1 to druggists as lead wash and which is used as an external ointment, being composed of opium and tincture of lead, Yetta Kite, 16 years old girl, nearly end ed her life last night at the home of her sister at Redfield street. She had gone to visit her sister last even- ing. The wash was in the house as an ointment and the girl, after her recovery at the hospital, stated that she drank it in mistake for some thing else.
 | Hartford-Mrs Mary Waters oi 12S1 Main street fell from the win dow to the sidewalk yesterday after. noon. The window is about fifteen feet from the sidewalk, and Mrs Waters was so dazed that spectators thought she was badly injured. 4 large crowd gathered, and the am bulance was sent for. She was taken to St Francis hospital. At the hospital at o'clock it was said that no bones were broken and that hel injuries are not serious. Mrs Wa ters was at work near the window and lost her balance.
 I Nc:walk-Henry M. Camp of Nor wa>, yesterday resigned his clerk ship in the postoffice department al Washington to take charge of the work of sending state voters in the : District of Columbia to their homes to cast their ballots for Taft ant Sherman. The work will be carried on under the direction of the repnb lcan national committee. MT Camr will open headquarters shortly ant employ a staff of assistants. He will secure special rates for voters from the railroads.
 Stamford-That duelling is no entirely out of date in Connecticu was attested yesterday when Let Dietrichstein, the dramatist, was ar rested on the charge of having sen challenge on August, 10 to Majol : Frederick Schavoir to fight. Die trickstein was taken into court anC charged with having sent a challengs to fight duel He was held in bonds of $3,500 for hearing, and the bono , was furnished. Major Schavoir is ; medical corps officer, and is attache, to the Third infantry, c. N. G.