Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-05
NAuGATUcK NEWS
Commessioners on Benefits and Dam
 ages Examine Witnesses.

aSCS AAASAiAAS sVA~A~S~S~' The commissioners on benefits and damages to the property owners on Oak, Maple aud Main streets met this morning ill the court room and started iu to examine witnesses.
 Lowest prices on record in our great clearance sale. Moriarty's wa terbury Furniture Co.
 Centennia. lodge, I. O. o. F., Will install cftlceIs Monday night. Alter the business meeting is over a smoker will be held.
 William Coleman has accepted po- sition as barber with Edward P1ccolo' of Maple street.
 All the young people of the town are spending their spare time skatlnS on the different ponds around town.
 There is to be a benefit dance at the new Germania hall on Friday even- inc, January IS. for the benefit or d member Of the Union City Jr foot p2li team.
 The Naugatuck foot ball team will meet at Snbir's photograph gallery on Church street tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
  of charities. Drs Futile and Johnson Spring and Bull and Delaney and Car roll were appointed borough physicians for the ensuing year.
 II. U. Bunting, who has been attend ing the funeral of his mother at ms home in New York state, returned home last night.
 We offer values in our great clear ance sale never equalled. Morlarty Waterbury Furniture Co.
 There was no session of the bor- ough court this morning.
 There were nine knights of the road at the police station last night.
 s. Dreyer of Port Jefferson. L. l., who has been visiting his son, J. Drey- CT for the past few days, has returned home.
 Robert May. who has been visiting friends in New York city, for the past few days, has returned home.
 The corouer Nas aE last gwen in his decision in the much taIheu of Mei- berg case. and it Is as follows: That AfelDerg on the night ci December - went to the notorious bfookslde hotel, Cotton Hollow. which was run Dy James H. Martin. After remaining Ill the bar-room for some time drinking and carousing he went to the room of :in inmate known as May Ives. lie remained in the room about half an hour. when he returned to the bar room and had more drink, after which he went up stairs again, this time with au inmate known as Pearl Fuller, alals Lulu Northrop. This Woman,s room Is on tine third floor. directly over the h:r-room, and it is said that after Mel berg went to sleep this woman leIt him and he got up and put on his shoes and crawled out this window on the third floor, suppOsing he was on the first floor. and fell to the ground be low; that when falling he struck his head on the sharp edge Of the railing which runs along in front of the house, and which is used to hitch horses to- The finding of the coroner does not seem to be the opinion of the different people around town. It is now hoped fiat some means will be used to break up this house for good. For the last thirty years the house has stood in the same place and as far as can be found out it has never been used for any other purpose than that of house of ill fame. The police of Beacon Falls should see to it that the house is not used for the purpose again. MT Pond also stated that he had examined 8 number of witnesses and that although their statements conflict at times, he says that not one of the witnesses gave any testimony that would leat him to believe that there had been fou play. The relatives and friends of the dead man and also a number of per sons who did not know him at all have had the oninion. and some of them stil hold it. that there was foul play.
 Michael Healey of Providence, R. l. is visiting friends in town.
 H. H. Johnson, of Church street, i visiting friends in Wallingcord.
 Miss Mabel Bird. of Prospect street who has been visiting friends in Nev York city, has returned home.