Connecticut western news., 1910-03-31
NEWS ABOUT THE STATE
Personals and Other Items Of Interest
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 Emma Rebner, 12 years old, of An sonia, was shot and almost instantly killed Friday by Henry Moehler, who boarded in the same house and who has disappeared. It is said that Moehler was showing a revolver to friend when the weapon was dis charged. The girl, who was in the room, dropped to the floor and died before a doctor could be called. The glrl's parents were not at homo and the police took charge ot the house and instituted search for Moehler
 Frank Larson of Essex. employed in the Comstock 6 Cheney ivory factory, at Deep River was struck by an auto mobile driven by George c. Emmons on Main street Friday night and died of broken neck and fractured Skull on on his way to Middlesex County Hos- pital in Middletown, about II o'clock, three hours after the accident happened Larson was riding bicycle. and. it is said, attempted to cross in~ ~front of the automobile, and was struck.
 Fire started in the dry grass near the railroad station at Merwinsville by sparks from a locomotive late Friday, burned oyer a thousand acres of brush and timber land, and destroyed three houses and adjoining barns. The occupants of the houses, owing to the rapidity with which the flames spread, were un- able to save their belongings. The loss will amount to over $20,O00 and will be much greater if the timber which was scorched should die.
 The National Foundry plant in New Haven has been sold to a New York concern for $65,0O0. It originally cost $200,000 and is finely equipped.
 Construction work has been resumed on the Meriden, Mlddletown and Guil- ford trolley road. President Atwater ex- poets the new road will be open for business as far as Durham by July 4th
 Two Hartford men were in court last week charged with violation of the butter law. One was fined $10O on two counts, and the other $50.
 Windsor voters in town meeting scored Highway Commissioner Mac Donald for the condition in that town of state roads. The usual appropriation of $10, ,000 was made on the ground that even poor macadam roads were better than muddy ones.
 W. o. Burr, proprietor of the Hart ford Times, is defendant in civil suit for $30, ,000 brought in behalf of A. T. Wallace of that city, pressman form- erly employed on the Times. He was injured on March IS, 1909, working on press, and admits that he has been paid his regular wages since the ac- cident.
 Mrs. Huldah Turner, wife of Joseph Turner of Colebrook, died very sud- denly of heart disease Saturday morn ing at 1:30. She was apparently feel ing all right when she retired She was born in Otis, Mass, March 3, 1855, daughter of William and Mati da Kimberly. She married MT. Turner March 28, 1856, and they moved to Colebrook from Great Burlington, Mass, in the fall of 1886. Besides her husband she leaves a son, Ralph Turner of Cole brook; a sister, Mrs. Mary Turner, aged 84, of Great Harrington, and brother, William Kimberly of Tyringham, Mass.
 Mrs. Mary J. Scoville. mother of Labor Commissioner William H. Sco- vile. died Friday night at the home of her son Ill East Haddam of infirm- ities of old age aggravated by a receut attack of grip. Mrs. Scoville was seventy-nine years old.
 The jury in the superior court early Saturday evening found Joe Mitchell guilty of murder ill the second degree,