New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1917, Page 9

NAN GOES INSANE “BECAUSE OF SUGAR “Ungble to Find Any He Abuses Storekeepers and Others Waterbury—Albert Booth, a native «f Naugatuck, but who has been living in this city for the past year, is being (1 by the police for examination on nt of his mental condition. oth has been employed at the crinary hospital of Dr. A. T. Gil- 3 at 74 Phoenix avenue for the past four or five months, He has Leen acting rather strangely for some 4 but tae climax came when Booth ovt ic investigate,the sugar situ- He entered several local grocery ‘stores and, being unable to . © obtain any of the rare commodity, | caused a disturbance in cach place. Having no luck in Waterbury, he de- ! .cided to try New Haven and so took a train, arriving there at about 5 o'clock. The vigilant police of that ity spotted him the minute he ar- ‘Itching Blisters OnBaby’s Head Wnd Face. Scalp Sore and Red. Itched so Had to Tie Hands. | Hair Fell Oust. Head Disfigured. * Cuticura Healed in 13 Days. y: “My baby had blisters break out on his head and face. His scalp was sore and rcd and he was.very cross and fret- fyl. The breaking out itched and kept him from sleeping, and I had to tie { his hands to keep him p from scratching. His hair fell out and his head was disfigured. His face was terrible. “‘My niece was telling me about Cuticura and Ointment, | and I bought them. e was healed in thirteen days.’’ (Signed) Mrs. Felix Sman, 21 Seven!h St. Old Town, Me., M uucura Soap and Ointment are not only mest valuable for the treatment of ‘pimples, blackheads, redness and row; h- ness, dandruff and irritated scalps, their great mission is to prevent such . Conditions. For Free Sample Each by Return ! arew in the Colburn building on Bank Mail, address post-card: ‘‘Cuticura, Dept. R, Boston.”” Sold everywhere. nip coldsin ear your head instantly— (at no cost to you) mmm hlvo used this flymmlfl rivel in town and kept a watchful | eye over him so that when the local police inquired for him they immedi- | ately turned him over. Booth was violertly insane when brought to this city by the police. { Loses His Life. Ansonia—Fire which broke out street cost the life of one man and cau,31 damages variously estimated at | from §10,000 to $15,000. Eaton | Holmes, wha occupied apartments in the upper floor of the building, was suffocated by smoke. The man was| dragged out of the building by Fire Chief Shortell and rushed to the police station, where the pulmotor was used in efforts to resuscitate him. These | proved unavailing, Holmes evidently | having been overcome by smoke some ! time before he was found. In the fire at the same building, Saturday after- noon, Mrs. Holmes was taken from the same apartment and removed to the Griffin hospital. The woman was ill in bed and considerable difficulty was expérienced in getting her out of the building. Her condition today was reported as being somewhat improved. Snow Causes Death. Bridgeport—The blizzard that struck Bridgeport with such tremen- dcus force last Thursday night _and Friday morning claimed a vietim when Chares McGarrity, of 500 Wash- ington avenue, a drug clerk in the employ of J. A. Laverty & Bras.*Drug company, dropped dead in the back room of tne drug store while mixing some ointment. According to Medi- THE BEST Christmas Present IS A USEFUL ONE. WE SUGGEST A Yictor Victrola All Prices From $20.00 to $250.00 Ready for Immediate Delivery. Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph The Machine Which Re-creates Tone Lester PIANO Kohler & Campbell At Lowest Prices, and ABSOLUTELY ' only reliable and well known makes such as we have been selling for years. MUSIC ROLLS AND BAGS Real Leather and Real Bargains, as we purchased these before the increased price in leather goods. 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