Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-08
NAUGATUcK NEWS
Beacon Falls Woman Found Dead ]. Yesterday Morning.

kSSSGOA St4AS |. Yesterday Morning.
 s Mrs Ann Legrau, aged 65 years, wife Of Gustaye Legrau of Beacon Falls, met with an untimely death Saturday night between 10:15 and 10:30. Ac- cording to reports Mrs Legrau was going home Saturday night after mak- ing some purchases, and stumbled and fell backward into the raceway of the shoe shop. The woman was last seen alive by three men and the last place she was in was Anderson'S drug store. When she left there she started for home and it Is thought fell into the ditch. When she did not arrive home Saturday night her husband became alarmed and started to search for her, but could find no trace of her until yes terday morning. when he and some men saw lantern n>the bank of the raceway and recognized it as the prop erty of the dead woman. They searched the raceway and found the body and immediately notified Dr Johnson. the coroner. who went to the place and viewed the body and gave permission for removal to the home of the deceased Mrs Legrau was an old resident of the Falls and was well liked by everybody who knew her, and
 
 thy of the whole community in his be- reayement.
 The Misses Mamie and Kittie Ken nedy Of Meadow street spent Sunday with friends in Norwalk.
 Patrick Dunn of New Haven spent Sunday at the home of his parents on Rubber avenue.
 Charles Murphy. who has been %ar. &hn weeks. spent Sunday, at his home on Hillside avenue.
 The public schools will be reopened fo-morrow morning. The parochial school will not be opened until next week.
 The borough workmen are busy to- day repairing parts of North Main street and also Rubber avenue, as the, result of the heavy showers or. the past few days.
 Peter Aspel of Derby, who has been visiting at his home on Coen street for the past few days, returned to Derby last night.
 The first annual concert and sociable of the Naugatuck drum corps, which is to be held at the Gem opera house To- night, gives promise of being great success both socially and financially. Large delegations are expected from the towns below here, Derby, Shelton, Ansonia and Seymour. 1t is thought that the street parade that occurs at 8 o'clock tonight will contain six wis itiBg corps and the town corps.
 Frederick Manning, Bridgeport, was in town this morning calling on his friends.
 The Easter services at all the churches were largely attended yester- day.
 Miss Maggie Kelly of this town and Thomas Shelley of Providence were married this morning at 6:30 by the Rev Father Tanning at St Francis's church. The young couple start mar ried life with the best wishes of host of friends. They left on the S:20 train for a short wedding trip, after which they will reside in Providence.
 Miss Mary Keefe, wife of John Eeefe of May street, died yesterday afternoon at her home. The deceased leaves a husband and one son. She was well. known and highly respected by all who knew her. Funeral arrange ments have not as yet been completed!
 4 big cut in prices on some of the work in the sundry department of the G.. I. R. glove shop goes into effect to- day.
 It is reported that large number of women shoemakers are to arrive in town this week from different parts of the country. It is also reported that all the bootmakers who left here to work ifi Hudson will be back to work here tomorrow.
 James Seheckert of New York was in town yesterday calling on friends.
 Notices signed by the registrars of voters have been placed in, all the principal business places informing those who wish to have their names placed on the list to be made that they will be at the room in the town hall Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 15, 16, r and IS, and that all names that are not in by 5 o'clock on Thursday, April IS, shall not be legible to vote at the May elec- 1ions.
 As the result of a fight which took place in a tenement house occupied by Polanders on Railroad avenue last night, John Pink and Joseph Spwar- doskf were in the borough court be fore Deputy Judge Hamilton this morning charged with intoxication, breach of the peace and abusive lam guage. Both men were fined $5 and costs each. Frank Smith was also be fore the court charged with intoxica- ton and breach of the peace. He was fined s and costs
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