Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-13
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
DOings Of the Day. in the Towm7DONvn
 the Valley.

 the Valley.
 The Oddfellows have hired a Waterbury drum corps to escort them to the eeme- teries to decorate the graves of their de- ceased brethen. Some think that this is making farce of a serious subject, espec- ially on Sunday.
 The young ladies of St Michael's guild are arranging for a strawberry festival at the opera house on the evening of June 19 Strawberry shortcake and ice cream will be served.
 The planking of the walks on center bridge and the repairs to the roadway over it, with concrete work that will have to follow. will cost the borough considerable money Had the concrete work been properly cared for the roading would have lasted for many years. Now it is being patched in many places where the blanks have rotted away by water workin through the concrete
 Dr Johnson says that the party who was injured by falling from a scaffold at the foundry is doing as we'll as could be ex- pected for person injured as seriously as he was.
 {. E. c. Barnum is talking of altering the fronts of his small stores on Church street, so as te give them better appearance for business purposes.
 If Sunday is fair day a good number will take the advantake of the new train for a ride to the city or sea shore.
 Both companies of the Boys brigade are requested to meet in the basement of the church at 7:30 o'clock this evening.
 Coal is still being delivered here by the carload at $4. 40 per ton. but not more than one in every hundred is situated so as to buy a carload at a time. There are only a few to take advantage of it.
 High hock will be big attraction for our citizens on the Fourth of July. The shore dinner. games. sports, skating rink and big band concert there, with no cele- bration here until night, will about clean out the place during the day. A portion of those who cannot get away will probably attend the ball game and Foresters picnic
 The Young Peoples society of the Con- gregational church will hold a special meeting at the parish house tonight
 The probabilities are that Gibbons will be backed heavily by Naugatuck parties Gibbons his packers can win a big pile of money.
 The Citizens band, about twenty pieces, gave very CE6ultAOle COuCtEI Ou lne green last night. Some two hundred or more people stayed and enjoyed the music.
 A. H. Dayton and l.. S Platt were yes terday-appointed by Judge Benton ap- praisers on the estate of Mary D. Lines. The Y. NJ. c. I. base ball club will go to Derby to-day, if clear. to play the T. A. B. club of that town. On Saturday they will v1a ha lnh fba park grounds here. A lively game may be expected.
 It is no trouble now to hear the bells of bicycles at the different crosswalks. Both the male and female riders "caught on quickly.
 An anniversary requiem mass will be celebrated to. morrow morning at 3 a. m. | for the late Michael Claffey. Relatives and friends are requested to be in atten- | dance.
 Mrs Johnson and children left yester. lay for a two months visit ln New Hamp. shire and Vermont.
 There is in contemplation a big wed ding to take place next week at St Francis church.
 Fl. H. Sco6eld delivered up his stock of goods late last night to Frank Grant. who opens up to-day. NIT Scofeld has nc | plans in view of what he is going to do He probably had very little intention oi selling out when NIT Grant took hlm uI on his offer. The stand is very good | one.
 l Selectman German and wife have tho sympathy of many friends Tn the loss oi their infant child that died last night The foundation for the new rec.ory o e pleted. Builder Hotchkiss will soon have the frame underway. An Italian named Joe, Tn the employ o George Andrew, while piling up lumber yesterday slipped and fell against the pile l fracturing one rib besides knocking tht breath out of him. Dr Johnson attended the patient.
 William H. Wood of May X Wood druggists at Union City, and Miss Minnie | C., daughter of Joseph l.. Klein of Pros pect street. will be married at the home O the bride on Tuesday next. They are botl we'll known among our young people.
 S. Moves Andrew passed comfortable day yesterday. He Is gradually failing with very little hopes of his recovery.
 It is doubtful if any of our factorie will close for more than one day for July l t. AS LUeEe lS IO DS uO celeDTAllOn ntr l on that day before evening, many ar anxious to arrange to get away for | visit.
 There was more sport in Bethany to tn square inch yesterday for the same lengtl of time than there has been there befor for years. To encourage stock breeding 1 the people got upan open 100 yRId running race for & purse of $1O, entrance free which induced Mike Burns. Gal O'Brien Messrs Trestraie, Nichols and others to g down to take Tn the sport. one of then entering horse which took first none, $6 20, a Strsitsyille horse tapping him out Then a second subscription purse of & I was made up with winner of first rac barred out. This was won by Collins horse. who got second money on first race Then 8 was offered sfor the two winner which the Rollins horse won and ou Naugstuck sports who were not it, cam home some $25 out. Still there was lots c fun going to the Bethany hotel to hors racs!
 four year old child of Charles Sand lake on Ward street, died of diphtheria thi morning. The mother and three other chi dren are also sick with the same disease. l Bayard Visits Kimberley.
 LONDON, June 13.-Hon. Thomas
 BayArd, embassador of the United States
 vHited the Earl of Kimberley, secretary c