Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-31
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
How Memorial Day Wa. Observed

How Memorial Day Was Observed
 Down the Valley.
 Our factories were all closed for the day yesterday: our stores after l2 o'clock. Business in few stores was good during the forenoon. Quite number went to Waterbury to See the parade, others went the trotting park to see the two ball games between the Y. NJ. c. l. club and the New Brltains. The morning game resulted in n score of v to $ in favor of the |. NJ o. l. club The Naugatuck drum coIps went to Derby, the Salem drum corps at ? o'clock escorted twenty-four members of Isbell post, G. A. R.. to the two cemeteries, where honor was paid to their departed comrades. The Hibernians in the after noon marched 10 thelr picnic grounds fol- lowed by big crowd who enjoyed them selves in music and dancing until the foot race came of. There was a large crowd present. About 3:30 p. m. the Salem drum corps escorted the Hibernian rifles to the ground where they gave very cred ltable drill. There was good attendance at the afternoon game between the |. NJ. c. l. club and New 3ritains, the former playing the same battery. Welch and Nichols. AS in the morning: the New Bri- tains playing Roach and Lillis, being change of pitcher. The score was r. to HI AaNOA OA bAC I VAs Ns l. CIub'
 The Union City mission chapel's friends will hold an evening of reading and song at the chapel on Thursday evening, June 6 The tickets are: Adults, twenty cents; chil- dren, ten cents.
 Judge Hungerford opened conrt yester- day and tried James Casey and one Col lins for assault The court thought five dollars each would about fill the blll. Chief Horsford arrested James Grant yesterday for violation of the liquor law on Sun day last. The case was continued until Wednesday of next week.
 What was termed a lawn tennis lunch was given at the tennis court at l o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 The three mile race between Mcdonald of Waterbury and Gibbons of this place was run on Linden park at the Hibernian pie nic for A purse of $25. The track was measured eight turns to the mile, the soil making it very heavy one. The judges were l. A. Morse. William Freeman and George Butz; starter and timer, Cal O'Brien; scorers, John Murphy and John Dolan. The first mile was run in just SIX minutes. The second and third each took six and oue half minutes. The runners passed each other three or more times, Gibbons winning the race by two feet in
 
 ing was resumed and kept up until late hour.
 We noticed quite number of fishermen coming back last night, but did not see any fish drop out of their baskets from overlooking.
 The district school will reopen on Mon, day. The first meeting of the new board of charities will occCr also on Monday night.
 It is rumored that the New Lond train and also Sunday morning tram south is soon to be put on for the accom- modation of the public. Such trains dur ing th e summer months would be Cxten- sively patronized.
 The foundations for Chief Fuller's house on Meadow street is nearing completion.
 The trolley road did a large trade here yesterday We are sorry to notice that some cars were run at full speed over the crossing between cemeteries. It is danger ous.
 William G. Hard left town this morning for Patterson. N. J.. where he will attend the reunion of the Seventieth New YoIk Excelsior brigade, of which Colonel Holt of Waterbury was the commander, Mir Hard attending as his guest. It is held D Patterson. because during the war son companies belonging in the near vicinity were assigned 10 the brigade.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of burgesses will be held on Tues day evening next.
 A man named Shea living in the vicinity of the cluster was in the lookup last night, for an assault on his wife. The Mutual Reserve Life association of New York city which he'd policy of in- Rurance for s GOO on the life of the late John O'Loughlin. and disputed the claim on the ground that it was procured through fraud. has settled the claim by the pay ment of $l .000 to the widow and the fees of her attorney. Mir kennedy. The com pany holds quite A number of risks in this vicinity. and its action in this clse has been watched with interest, from more than one point of view. Some of our fresh water fishermen brought home a big catch of bass, al though the law is not of as yet The funeral yesterday of the late Miss Wilmot was attended by many friends of the family. Her remains were laid at rest in Grove cemetery and Memorial day will have A double significance to the older members of the family.