Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-08
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
Death of One of the Town's Oldest
 Irish Residents. z#-

town, uleQ last evening aC DIS uOue oA Scott street, after an illness of several weeks. The deceased came from Ireland forty-six years ago and was for forty years employed by the G. M. R. Shoe Go. He leaves a wife and three children. The funeral will take place from the family residence to St Francis church at g o'clock to- morrow morning.
 The Keeley club met last night. Thirty five members were present.
 A tramp who was before the borough court this morning was given fifteen min- utes to get out of town.
 Please tell your friends that the DEMO- GRAF may be obtained after p. m. on week days at Kane's drug store. corner of Maple and Water streets, also at Suspicious s news stand, lower Church street. Price two cents.
 The Rev Henry Hoar of Ansonia will oc- cupy the Methodist pulpit on Sunday morning next. William G. Hard, who was a delegate to the late Christian EudeaVor convention at Boston, will be present in the evening and give his i'm ressions of that great meeting. It is hoped that all the young people, as we'll as every Christian Endeavorer in the borough. will be present.
 The meeting of the committee to ar- range for the meeting of the Fifteenth Connecticut volunteers on August 26, was but slimly attended. The chairman of fi- nance and music committees reported progress Ii was deemed advisable to ad- journ until Friday evening at the court room, when the committees are requested to be present. The Rev Sherrod Soule is to be invited to make the address of welcome in the afternoon in the opera house.
 There will be a large company at the in- formal dance to be given at Twitchelfs new factory building ct Union City this evening
 An application was made yesterday be- fore Judge Benton for the probate of the will of Paul Guischer, an employe of the Malleable Go, who died about April 1. The deceased left wife and six children. The widow desired to return to the fatherland and applied to Agent Sweeney to sell. He found that she had no title on record for the property and on inquiring found she had a will which gave everything abso- lutely to her, but through ignorance of our laws had not presented it for probate. She will have to wait some months now to settle the estate.
 Miss Mollie Murphy and Miss Mary Kennedy accompanied the latter's brother to Buffalo yesterday. They will be gone a couple of weeks.
 County Health Officer Hoadley paid a short visit here yesterday.
 The insurance adjusters to settle the Culver and O'Brien losses are expected to be here to-day.
 Miller's house being built by German on Scott street is about ready for the plasterers.
 Our tribe of Red Men are having their printing done for their fair which will come off about the middle of September, to last five days. The ladies of St Francis church will also give three days festival next month.
 The relatives and friends of the late Jerry Mccarthy are invited to attend an anniversary mass for the repose of his soul. at St Francis church tomorrow morning at g o'clock.
 Manetto, the fruit man, cut a water melon yesterday, his wife having pre- scented him with girl baby. He has been married four years and two months. and this is the fourth edition and all singles at that.
 The Peoples Social club will give a picnic at Linden park on Saturday. They claim they have obtained permit from some one to sell beer and ask us to an- nounce it.
 The Citizens band gave a concert al Union City last night, which drew out quite lot of hearers. 44
 From all we can learn neither of our dailies, that are to be, will get out next week. If you want Naugatuck news buy the DEMOCRAT.
 Father Lenahan this morning received 8 telegram armour cing the death of Father Hughes of Hartford and the time of his funeral on Saturday. Father Hughes was here at the funeral of Father Pagan and will be remembered by many.
 Our colored friends have gone teddy on a picnic to Quassapaug.
 Warden Stevens on Tuesday evening made a suggestion on the good roads ques tion that we think will be approved by most of our citizens. It was that if $1 .0OC was voted and the state highway com missioners come here to investigate thst the s ,OO0 be laid out on Main street soutt of the present trolley station. There art those who might object on the ground tha the road now in some places lacks eight ol ten feet of what it is designed to be. bu | the board has the promise that it is to t'
  they have got in many other places abou town towards improvements ordered l Still, as the borough will have to con tribute to build good roads in other places 1t is but justice to our taxpayers that VI should take advantage of the new act. Manyof our citizens who voted down thu I proposition of the residents of SheffelC lane some time since. would probably havt | voted differently had they known the trut 1 state of affairs. Many supposed that A. 0 Futile and James l.. Murphy owned 1 l number of lots there and were working thl borough to furnish a road that would cos some $5. 900 30 that they might dispose o them. when in fact all of their lots wer' sold to parties who need some outlet b. way of a crossing over the ravine that vii save them fully half mile in going O coming from their work. The residents d. not ask for a road to be built now, but fo a pathway that they can use without tres passing on other peoples property. A the burgesses think 8 road will finally hav to be built. They have appoint a com | mittee outside of their board to confe ! with the property holders and ascertain i they are willing to give right of way over Heury Mccarthy has arranged a min and challenged William J. Neary to Iic out a nine of officials to play his nine fo suppers for the party. Attorney Near has accepted the challenge and the gam will probably be arranged for next week.
 It was lively work for quite a number 0 hackmen yesterday taking invited guest to the church and from there to the wed ding reception, which was largely al tended. Still there was quite a number c our society people who are generally i the swim. who were not even invited t the church. It was probably an oversight but one that is seldom forgotten in afte life.
 The frame of new house being bull for Choir Master Minor on Hillside avenu is about ready for shingling
 Workmen are about ready to lay tn stone coping on the Weary wall, built O Fairview avenue at the rear of center dii trict school property.
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