Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-02
NAUGATUCK NEWS
A Broken Coupling Caused Phoenix
 Shop to Shut Down. -


 A breakdown of some of the machin- cry in the Phoenix shop caused q shut down for the day. A coupling on the main shaft broke. thereby causing the engine to shut down till the break could be repaired. The machinery will be running again Monday morn ing.
 Basket ball will be the attraction at the opera house tonight. Two games will be played. the first between the Naugatuck and TOrrington I1igh school teams, and the second between the Naugatuck and WinSted '. M. (. A. teams. The local '. NJ. C. A. expect to he strengthened by the playing of Wedge. who Was regarded as one Of the best players ill the league last year.
 The Misses Julia and Catherine Weary of Church street left yesterday for Aiken, s. C.. where they will spend the remainder of the winter.
 The borough workmen were busily engaged this morning cleaning out the gutters on Maple street.
 Reid Ostrander of Main street is confined to the house with an attack of the grip.
 T. T. Quinlan of Bridgeport was in town yesterday on business.
 Frank C. Goodyear of Rubber ave- nue, who has been confined to tine house for the past week with the grip, is able 10 be around again.
 A large crowd of Naugatuck people attended the performance of Sweet Nell of Old Drury,' by Ada Rehan and company at Polls last night.
 H. C. Sanborn. principal of the High school, is in Boston on business.
 William O'Neill of Cherry street is spending q few days with friends ill Bridgeport.
 Messrs Charles Bye and Jacob Smith of PortcheSter, \. Y.. were ill town yesterday on business.
 Entertainment and dance tonight at Harugari hall for the benefit of the German School society.
 James Cramer of UnionvilIe. Conn, was ill town yesterday on business.
 Patrick Kelley of Bridgeport spent yesterday With friends in town.
 Basket BalF' is the subject to be discussed at the mems meeting at the Y. M. C. \. tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. All men are invited to at tend.
 James Donahue of Watertown was in town yesterday on business.
 Mrs James Skelley of Orange. \. J.. is visiting her sister, Mrs James Dunn of Rubber avenue
 MesSrs S. w. Gaines C. Y. Berry. T.. NJ. Booth and C. E. Farrel of Strat- ford Were in town yesterday on busi- ness.
 The monthly reports of all the bor- Ough officials will be read at the meet ing of the warden and burgesses on Tuesday night.
 Business in the borough court has not been very brisk for the past few days and today was no exception, there being no cases this morning.
 James Funnel of Boston was in town yesterday on business.
 Mrs C. M. Perry of New Haven was in town yesterday on business.
 The matter of the managers of the Traction company instructing the con ductOrS to stop cars to accommodate the public and to disregard the white posts, in regard to which the board of warden and burgeSSes took action once and voted that the managers of the company to do this, is still discussed. This motion seems to have been en- tirely ignored, as even now people can be heard cOmplainin" about the poor accommodations which are given to Naugatuck people by the Traction con- pany. This matter should De seen to and the white posts abolished so that persons would not have to stand in the rain and watch d car pass them by. after they had Signalled it to stop.