Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-18
NAuGArucK NEWS
Largest Crowd of the Season Witness
 Basketball Games.


 day to see Naugatuck pitted against Ansonia in three basketball games. all three of which were won by Nauga- tuck. The first was between the '. M. c. A. JrS. from each place and re- selted in victory for the local team. The second game was between the !. Ill. c. A. team from Ansonia and the local '. NJ. c. A. and was an exciting game although somewhat One-sided. The local team took the lead ar the start and held it throughout, winning by the score of 32-14. The local team played an excellent game and its vic tory was well earned. The teams lined up as follows |:
 Naugatuck. Ansonia. Wilkinson e ........ .CuFrE Davenport .. ,..r ...... .Tomlinson Pitt .......... l ..--..-.-. Ensign Demosthews. Cooke r g Wigglesworth Smith .......... Vaughn
 Final score, 32-14, in favor of Nau- gatuck.
 The star game of the evening was between Ansonia and Naugatuck High school teams and was q very one-sided game but at the same time the High school rooters made pile of noise just to get even with the A. H. s. rooters who had lots of fun with them last Monday night in Ansonia. When the local High school boys were defeated by the -Ansonia High school team. The game was we'll played On the part of the home team. especially so by Grove. Clifford and G. Patchett. Clifford broke his own record for throwing baskets and add ed one to it. The Ansonia team seemed to be lost and they certainly were in company that was too fasU for them. The teams lined up fol lows:
 \. H. s. A. H. s. W. Patchett -. ..LehinnA cker Grove -. .. ........ Thomas ClIgOrd g LaheX c. Patchett \ladel Ford .. ... .lniSIon
 The score at the end was oS-!. ill favor of the N. H. s.
 After the games all the out-of town players and their friends repair ed to the |. NJ. C. i. rooms. where refreshments were served and the boys entertained.
 Bus Ride. The 'bus ride which was arranged by several young ladies of the Phoe nix shop to go to Riley's Oxford house Saturday night started from the cen ter all right but it was T. series of IniShapS from that time until it reach ed the hotel. If you want to know the full particulars of the affair just ask any one of the young ladies CT gentlemen what kind of a 'hus ride they had. After arriving at the hotel they were royalty entertained by Professor Riley and thoroughly en- joyed themselves till an early hour. They arrived home early in the morn ing
 Notes.
 Harry Kilmer of New Haven spent Sunday at the home of his parents on Coen street.
 James Dunn of Derby spent yes terday with friends in town.
 Miss Annie AIcCarten of New Ha- ven spent Sunday at the home of her parents on Johnson street.
 Patrick Moran of Springfield. Mass. is spending a few days with his cousin, Joseph Church, of High street.
 \ son was born to MT and Mrs Pat rick Burke of Millyille avenue, Sat urday night
 The business men of the town should adopt some measures in re- gard to the service which the Con- necticut Lighting and Power company are giving with regard to electric lights. Saturday night is the busiest
 
 chants and to have your place of busi- ness enveloDed in darkness. as were all the places in town last Saturday night at intervals of half an hour at q time, does not tend to put a buSi- ness man in good humor. Since the company abandoned the station on Water street and removed the plant to Waterbury the service has been in adequate and it is now about time the h,lSi 1aI +n X certain barber in town had two boys holding candles while he finish ed shaving q man. This is only one incident and there are great many others.
 Charles Bowers of Main street spent Sunday at his home in New York city.
 Thomas Moore of New York city, who has been visiting friends in town returned home yesterday.
 Charles Tomkinson of South Main street had a very narrow escape from death yesterday morning. It seems he has been in the habit of taking a homemade cough syrup for the past few days and Saturday night, after taking it, he left it on a stand within easy reaching distance of the bed. On the stand was also some liniment. About 4 o'clock Sunday morning he awakened and drank, as he supposed. some of the cough syrup, but instead he had picked up the liniment by mis- take. A doctor was immediately sum- moned and after q short time he was out of danger. He suffered a great deal, but he is all right to-day ex- cept that his mouth is horribly burned from the liniment.
 The klark Scovill company arrived in town this morning and are prepared to give the public of Naugatuck run of one week of good entertainment. Tonight they will produce Our Ger man Friend" at 10 cents to any part of the house.
 In, the borough court this morning the bond of S5 of George Booth, charged with drunkenness, was call ed. Booth was arrested Saturday night by Officer Malone.
 J. H. Whittemore, chairman of the building committee on the new Con- gregational church to be erected here, from Plans by Architects Mckim, Mead & White of New York, states that the contract for the erection of