Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-16
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Tried to Put His Letter in One of the
 Fire Boxes.

T lIG oOA6Ss
 A man trying to mail letter in Box 24 of the fire alarm telegraph, situated at the Town hall building on Maple street, was the cause of considerable merriment for a few persons who saw his actions yesterday afternoon. He tried to force the letter into every crack he could find, but to no avail and he was about to give the task up when his efforts were noticed by q young man across the street who is the proud possessor of a pair of cast iron lungs This individual immedi- ately commenced to '.Ha ha'' for all he was worth and in so doing so fright ened a young woman who was going by prOpelling go-cart that she forgot what she was doing and let go of the infants hack, with the result that it started on a tour of observation all by its lonesome. The young mans pow erful lungs also woke up the man with a letter to post and he happened to look across the street and saw the young man laughing and also saw the U. s. mail box He posted his letter all right and then enjoyed laugh at the sight of the automatic go-cart.
 Companion Court Minerva will hold an Important meeting this evening and a full attendance of members is re- quested.
 What came near being a serious ac- cident and one which might have re- suited in the death of the party con- cerned occurred yesterday morning while the freight trains were being switched near the Maple street eros sing The freight engine had drawn some cars onto a siding and was com ing up the main track at q pretty good clip and had about reached the crossing when a lady started to cross the track She was warned by. a brakeman, but to no avail, and as she darted across the track the people who saw her shut their eyes expecting to find her mangled when they opened them, but by a hairsbreadth the wo- man escaped with no injuries except a thorough fright, which will evidently learn her to be more careful in the fu- ture.
 Mir and Mrs ". F. Brennan were given a surprise by party of about 50 of their friends last evening at their home on Church street. Although taken completely by surprise MT and Mrs Brennan proved themselves to be
 
 attended will remember the happy event for days to come. Games and refreshments were the principal fea- lures of the evenings entertainment.
 Honora, the 3-months' old daughter of Mir and Mrs Matthew Hanlan of Union City, died last evening at g o'clock of scarlet fever. The funeral took place this morning at 10:30. in termens being in St James cemetery
 Richard Kennedy was arrested at 4:3O this morning by Officer Malone Kennedy, who is on the verge of the horrors, created a breach of the peace last night by choking his wife. and he also drew q razor when Malone went to take him into custody. Ken nedy was sent to jail for 30 days or his own request this morning ill the borough court.
 At the parish house last evening the fifIer of the series of Y. NJ. c. A. lee lures of social economics was given by Dean Robbins of the Institute of So cial Economics of New York. Nil Robbins subject was, ''Are we grow ing materialistic?' In absence o1 Secretary of the Y NJ. c. A. I, V. Cob leigh, who is confined to the house bJ illness. the Rev Sherrod Soule presid ed at the meeting.
 At a meeting of the parishioners ot St Michaers Episcopal church, heit last evening. call was extended l. Rev W. Fl. Garth of Wakefield, Mass to fill the vacancy caused by the deatl of the late pastor, Rev J. W. Els worth.