Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-31
NAUGATUCK NEWS
Howard Crampton Died Before His
 Parents Reached Danbury.


 Howard Crampton Died Before His
 Parents Reached Danbury. A great deal of sympathy was ex- l pressed for the parents of Howard | Champion, the young man who had | one of his legs cut off on the Highland 1 division yesterday The young man, | in company with another, left town | yesterday morning to visit some friends | in Hawleyyille. The young man ar rived there all right and yesterday afternoon he thought that he would start for home, so he attempted to | jump a freight. His companion caught | the freight all right, but Champion did not have such luck, as he fell under the train and had his leg cut off. The | young man was picked up by some l persons who had witnessed the accl- dent and conveyed to the Danbury hos | pital where the stump was amputated by a physician. The young man was | unable to withstand the shock and died at s o'clock last night. The parents of the boy were notified by telephone | through Warden Schaffer and started for Danbury with livery team, but when they got as far as NIillyille the horse baked and they were compelled to return to Naugatuck and secure an other team, which they did, leaving here about 7:30 to drive to Danbury. | When word was received here of the death of the boy every effort was ! made to head off the anxious parents, but they could not be reached, as they | did not go near any of the places where the telephone messages were sent and they arrived in Danbury only to find the boy dead. Arrangements were made and the body was brought to the home of his parents this morn ing.
 The Naugatuck High school team was defeated by the Ansonia High school team in loosely played game of base ball at Athletic field yesterday morning. The local team did not seem to be able to handle the wet ball at all and the result was defeat and also number of errors. The score by innings:
 R.HE. N. H. S. .......1oo 1o11-4 459 A. H. S. ...:...2 1 4 1 1 1-10
 Batteries Sanger and Hart; Dwyer and Schumaker; umpire, Kirk.
 The local '. NJ. c. A. team defeated the Waterville team in a one-sided game at Hotchkiss field yesterday af- ternoon. Patchett, who pitched his first game for the T. NJ. c. A., showed Up in excellent form, allowing the wis itors only four hits all through the game. He had the visiting team at his mercy for five innings, not allow ing. any of them hit. The score by innings:
 RHE. Waterville 0 0 0 0 0141 O. AT !. NJ. c. A. 4 3 ? ? *-17 19 6
 Batteries Barker and McMahon; W. Patchett and Crowe; umpire, Brown.
 The local T. A. B. team were defeat ed by the Oakyille, team in a well played game yesterday afternoon. The Oakyille pitcher seemed to have the players at his mercy. The final score was 14 to in favor of Oakville.
 Richard Swan, a we'll known young man, met with a painful accident yes-. terday afternoon in Beacon Falls. Ac- cording to the story told by Swan he was wrestling with some friends in Beacon Falls yesterday afternoon and 1 he fell and arm doubled under him in such a manner that he diSlocated his shoulder. The services of physician were required. Swan is around town | to-day, but it will be some time before he is able to resume work again.
 The Misses Fury and Durant of An sonia spent yesterday as the guests of Miss May Baxter of Johnson street.
 A boy named Zhender, from Union City, met with 8 very painful accident while fishing at one of the ponds on l the outskirts of town yesterday after noon. The boy was drawing his line out of the water when in some manner | the fishhook got caught in his ear. The. services of 8 physician were secured and the hook extracted.
 Herman France, a man residing on l HotchEdss street, fell 'at the corner of | Main and Maple streets last night | about o'clock. The man appeared to be dazed and Dr Carroll was called l The doctor, after looking at the man and examining him, stated that he had suffered q slight eoncussion of the l brain. He was removed to his house and is resting comfortably to-day.
 J. H. Doolittle of New Haven was in town to-day on business.
 A large crowd was in attendance at the festival given by the ladies of St | Francis's church at. Columbus hall last night The stage entertainment was 1 furnished by the pupils of the parochial school. The festival will be continued till Monday night and there will be stage entertainment and dancing each evening.
 A large crowd attended the picnic given by Division No 1, A. o. H., at Linden park yesterday. An enjoyable I time was spent by all present.
 James Dunn of Derby spent yester- day with friends in town.
 There was no session of the borough court this morning
 A man with fair load of Jersey lightning aboard walked into the sta ton last night about 9 o'clock and told the chief that his horse had been taken from a hitching post in front of cer- tain saloon on South Main street. After questioning the man the chief found out that the man knew who had taken his horse. The person told the chief that he did not wish the person ar rested but that he wished his horse re- l turned. While the man was talking to the chief the horse was returned by some young, fellows who had taken the team to drive it as far as the picnic.
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