Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-30
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
HEARING ON THE TRowBRTDGE
 PLACE EXTENSION WARM.

PLACE EAIENSlON nAhn-
 Lively Tilts Between the Lawyers TO
 day-J. O. May Gives Expert Testi-
 mony on the Value of Property
 Business Men Play Ball.
 The hearing on the benefits and dam ages accruing from the proposeo eA- tension of Trowbridge place through fhe Dropertv of William Pryor and Patrick Walsh to Clif street was Ie- sumed this morning before Commis- efoners KiIduff, Root and Peek Atter some discussion between Attorneys Sweeney and Kennedy as to the SICK ness of some of the latter's witnesses. Pryor was put on the stand and askeu several questions by MT Downs. All tOrney said he would not go into Ihe case until Attorney Kennedy nad nl- ished with all his witnesses Mrs Pat rick Walsh was the first witness called and she testified that the road would be no benefit to either the Pryor prop erty or her property, and that tne damage to the Walsh property would b. about $2 800. Mrs Walsh said It would be a shame to take her home from her after her twenty-five years hard labor to build up her home, and that it would certainly be destroyed if the house was moved; and sne thought that MT Trowbridge would De benefited to a great extent. J. O- May vvas the next witness. and he was called bv MT Sweeney in behalf of the borough. and he testified that ne owned considerable real estate in the town. He estimated the value of the apple tree belonging to MT Pryor was worth about $25. and it could be trans planted for about $1O or S15. and she plum tree worth about S1O, and could be moved for 8. and the maple tree may be moved for $25. and that the hickory tree would not be injured st all. as the highway would not inJure the roots. He also testified that the propOsed road would not be a damage to the Walsh property. and that the opening of the street would be no detriment to the property. but there would be a benefit to the Walsh prop erty Damage to his house and re maining part is slight. and if he is paid for land taken the rest of his property would be benefited. The amount of benefit to the Walsh prop erty would be about 25 per cent ad- vance on the building lots in the rear Considered value of land taken at ADOuL ElO d LULU AOOA- AC aNNOA neys did a whole lot of objecting to Mir Mays testimony and the different questions by the different legal lights concerned in the case. MT May was on the stand about an hour, and an- swered very few questions, as he did not get chance. On question of MT Kennedy. Mir May said that he would not sell his house at any price, and he did not think he could set price on any mans house. but he gave the mar ket value of Mir PryOr's property at S15 per front foot. No detriment to Pryor property. but a benefit to MT Trowbridge of 9 per cent more with the road as an outlet than it would to have his property in a court.
 There was one lone prisoner in the borough court this morning. when the court was opened by Judge Hunger ford. The prisoner was Ernest Woes ter and he was charged with intoxica- ticn. Wooster was arrested by Chief Schmidt yesterday afternoon and the judge suspended judgment on Woes fer's promise to kee straight if given another chance.
 Miss Emma Kitchen of Boston is spending a few days in town as the guest of Mrs John Jones of Oak street.
 Miss Evelyn Hunt, a school teacher in the local school. has returned from summer vacation spent at her home in Massachusetts.
 Mrs James Stewart of Ansonia spent yesterday with relatives in town.
 The local T. A. B. and the Ansonia T. A B. will cross bats on Hotchkiss field oa Labor day. Those are the two teams which played such an ex- cellent game on the same field several weeks ago. The teams played an eleven-inning game which resulted in a victory for the local team. and both teams have been strengthened for this game. which will be a good one and well worth seeing.
 A number of young ladies from the Phoenix shop are planning to enjoy a trolley ride around the different lines of the c. R. and L. tonight. The car will leave the terminus about 7:37 and return about 12 o'clock.
 The long looked for base ball game between the east side business men and the west side business mems base ball teams took place at HOtchkiss field yesterday afternoon and resulted in victory for the east side after a pretty seven-inning struggle. There was a large number of rOoters from both sides and the excitement at times was high The final score was 15 to 14 in favor of the east side. Brown pitched a good game for the west side team and Herr pitched a good game for the other team. The star playing of both teams electrified the specta- tors at times. The batteries for the two teams were for the east side, Cob leigh and Brown. and for the west side, Neary and Herr
 Louis Langford of North Main street is spending a few days with friends in Middletown.
 Everything is in readiness for the grand minstrel performance to be given by the Pan-American minstrals at Cheshire tomorrow night The members of the company have been working hard for the past few weeks and no doubt they will give a credita- ble performance. A number of local people will accompany the troupe and witness the show.
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