Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-10

successful with the stunt of doing away with lines and hooks, and dragging a big net. One parry made haul of 30 pounds in a short while recently.
 New London-In the police court yesterday morning, Edward Hub bard, aged 25 years. of Louisville, Ky, was bound over to the superior court on charge of theft from the person. Mrs Mary Ann Baker ac- cused Hubbard of snatching purse from her wrist in Union street at about II o'clock last night.
 Manchester = While complaints are being registered in other places because of the elm tree beetle doing so much damage to the elm trees, there is no trouble of any account being experienced in town. The principal elm trees in town are sprayed each spring and this seems to keep the beetles away.
 Enfield-Articles of association were filed with the state secretary yesterday by the Scitico Fish and Game club of Enfield, the subscrib- , CTS to which are Charles w. 1bber- son, F. P. Terry, s. E. Charter. Will ! liam Charnley, Joseh A. St Peter and Samuel Taylor. The club will own, stock end use a brook and maintain a clubhouse in Enfield.
 Terryville-A report has been re- ceived from the state chemical labor atory at Middletown on the examina- tion of sample of water taken from the village water supply last the report is signed, puts himself on record as regarding the water as not receiving drainage contamina- tion and as a safe supply for drink ing purposes.
 Willimantic-Th foot bridge is receiving fresh coat of green paint. Excellent care must be taken of ,he structure because it Is over the rail- road tracks where the gaseous fumes i from the engines in the yard be- low are very destructive to the iron if not properly kept painted. Al ready fence has decomposed and a new and heavier one has been se- cured to replace it.
 Bristol-There is a large force oi men engaged in scraping and clear | ing out the Pequabuck river from the American Silver company dowT to the dam at East Bristol. This work is being done by the Bristo Brass company and the New De parture Manufacturing company fir order that the river will have z i deeper bed and give more water power in the future.
 New Britain-The rope drive broke in the east side of the Wash ington street factory buildings of the Russell & Erwin company at o'clock yesterday afternoon, anC necessitated shutting down this sidt | of the factory, except the dool check room, where an electric motol was attached to supply power. Thii department is more rushed witf work than the other.
 Thompsonville-It is expected that settlement of the Thompson l vile and Suffield bridge matter ma, be made on Tuesday. July 21. Tn, superior court will hold hearing on that day and supplement al re port may he made which will sui flee for another hearing. By the de cision of the supreme court the To cal stockholders of the bridge com pany will be awarded at least $10, 900 additional award.
 Rockville-The Ravine Mills at Vernon depot, now in the hands O a receiver. are to be sold. Thes' mills are located on the site of on' of the finest factories erected in thu town of Vernon. Peter Dobson. on, of the pioneers in the town, starte, the manufacture of cotton bag there. He built up quite a pros porous industry after hard strug gle, and the first houses in that par of the town were erected in the vi cinity of his factory.
 New Haven-Announcem f made that the Sheffield Scientifi School Societies of Book and Snake and Bsrzelius, at Yale university will next year postpone pledgini freshmen candidates from Septem Der until the first Monday in March Until a few years ago these socie ties with the fraternities of Yorl Hall. St Anthony and St Elmo ha, an agreement as to taking out mel for the societies which amounted tt packing" men in the preparator. schools.
 Norfolk-During severe electri cal storm which visited Norfoll and vicinity the early part of th week, bolt of lightning, strikini in an open pasture near the oli Priest place on the Meekertowl road in the southern part of th town, threw up a furrow. extendini over meadows and woodlands hal mile long and over three feet il width at its greatest extent. boulder, weighing two or thre tons. was thrown up on the edge ( the rough ditch as If by the work ing of frost. while another boulder the size of small house, was spli into a thousand pieces.
 winsted-A double drowning wa narrowly ayerted at Highland lak late Wednesday afternoon. Ere Henderson of New Britain, a mem her of a camping party. was swim ming with water wings when tn waves. which are unusually rough suddenly swept the wings from him leaving him helpless in deep water Roscoe Career, campmate wh was swimming nearby. hurried | his assistance. but the drowning ma seized him and both sank. Fran Bradford. Frank Moore and Ram sey Crowell of Pelham, \. Y., pu