Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-17
NAUGATUCK COLUMN
What Our Neighbors Find to Talk About.

The exercises at Centennial lodge rooms, I. o. O. F, yesterday in connection with the decoration of the graves of their deceased brethern were said to be very in- teresting At the close Canton Waterbury, thirty strong. in elegant uniforms preceded by Hellmann's drum corps and followed by fifty-thIee Oddfellows marched to Hillside cemetery and decorated the graves in thit ground From there they took High street. stopping at the grove where Robert Morse resides, where lemonade was served. Grove cemetery was then visited and the graves of a few brethern there decorated, then by they returned to the Traction road stand where the Canton's took the cars for home. There was a large attendance at the hall and the parade attracted much attention on the streets. The fine quality of music used by the drum corps, together with the execution of it. made it a display that on one could take exception to even on Sabbath day.
 Tue Hibernians turned out with seventy men in line yesterday and went to both of St Francis church cemeteries and deco rated the graves of their deceased brethren. They marched without music and also made a very nice appearance.
 It is doubtful whether the warden is | prepared to submit his estimates for ex- penses of coming year to the adjourned annual borough meeting tonight at the court at s o'clock.
 Mrs Devoir's select school has closed for the spring term.
 Independence day comes two weeks from Thursday, and we ask in all sincerity that our borough officials provide an American flag for the town hall and see that it IS put out on that day. We care not whether 1t belongs to board of bur gesses or board of charities. but let us l have a fog up on that day of all days that We believe the people should celebrate Fred lily has put up fine sign extend ing across both of his stores on Water | street.
 Charles Olstrom, the man who was in- | iured by fall at the foundry. is improving | fast.
 We are glad to notice that the friends of Charles Sunblad at the No factory of G. NJ, R. Shoe Go, are making up large purse to help him through. His family are all sick with diphtherIa.
 Fully fifty left here on the down train yesterday morning. It will make a nice train for our young men who desire to take their best girl sto the shore for days out | ing.
 About 125 moulders preceded by drum corps paraded on Saturday to their picnic which was largely attended.
 The ball game between the Thomaston nine and Y. NJ c. I. club nine on Satur- day resulted in a score of 13 to 12 in favor of our club. The Thomaston boys made some four runs in the last inning. welch and Shugrue were the battery for the home club.
 1E s.lk discuss borough affairs. They will have plenty of business for some time
 Miss Emma Tolles will graduate from | Wilbraham this week.
 riding party of some ten or more left here on Saturday bound for Torrington and returned last evening.
 John NJ Page and wife returned from Philadelphia on Saturday. where MT Page had been attending a plumbers conven- 1 tion.
 The census collection or names of those who paid in last year and amount was read of at St Francis church yesterday.
 Prosecuting Agent Storrs. with deputy | sheriff, visited number our saloons on Saturday.
 The school board of center district of fered Mrs Perry S1. 200 for l50 feet front on High street to use for the new school building She refused it and advanced her price to S4 800. The district will be asked soon to say whether the committee shall go ahead and condemn thu property or not.
 Andrew Olsten, a Swede. 60 years of age. died from pneumonia yesterday. He was in the employ of the Glove company
 In Judge Hungerford's court this morn I T-I,. Ill H | O'Neill and James Corglan $10 each for be- ing drunk and disorderly.
 The Rev MT Ryder gave very interest ing talk at the Congregational church yes terday. The musical programme was nicely rendered. There was a good atten- dance at all the churches.
 Miss Eliza Penrose, we'll known here, was married on Wednesday last at the home of her parents in Colchester, to James Smith of this place. They were expected here yesterday to commence keeping house in home fitted up for their use,
 The frame of Chief Fuller's house on Meadow street extension is we'll advanced.
 There is a species of petty thieving going on around here that may as well be spoken of at once; that is the stealing of plants and flowers from gardens at night. Some eight or more large plants were taken up and carried away from one garden last week. Flowers left at the cemeteries have been taken, as well as some at the school property and residences near by. Such things should be stopped at once.
 The cases of Noble, Ford and Burns, that were to be tried this morning, were settled out of court by the parties.
 Deputy Sheriff Sweeney visited Ansonia Saturday and served papers in a suit for damages brought by James Sammon against the Farrel Foundry and Machine Go in the sum of $1O,OOO. Mir Sammon, for many years, was an employe of the company and last December his foot was caught in an elevator and the flesh torn from the heel. which injury was so severe that Mir Sammon has since been confined to the house with the prospect that he will be permanently disabled. Attorney Henry 0. Baldwin drew the papers in the suit.