Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-13
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
An Angry Iceman and a Lone Fisher
 man.

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 man.
 When people see the Salem Spring iceman walking along the street, he looks to be a very peaceful sort of fel- low, but if they could have seen him yesterday afternoon trying to do up a fisherman who had been fishing on the ice company's Rubber avenue pond, they would have opened their mouths in surprise and said Pretty spry for all old fellow The mix-up happened in a peculiar manner. 4 crowd of boys were skating on the pond and a we'll known young man, who is quite q fisherman, was trying to induce the of the deep to come to the surface for air. The boys were en- toying themselves to their hearts con tent, and so was the fisherman. And why not? Had he not had great luck ? A string of thirty-one is not bad at all. But soon the youngsters were startled by cry from one of their number which ran something like this: Cheese 1t! Here comes the iceman. Cheese it!' and they skurried off the ice. But the fisherman did not move; moreover. he went on with his sport and was con- tented. But in mighty short order the iceman was upon him. Then he upon the poor fisher lad with a s'Who gave you permission etc; but receiving no immediate answer. he jumped right in to do the fisherman up. Was he too nasty? Was he right or was he wrong? These are questions one cannot answer. but at any rate, his, the iceman's, feet slipped from un- der him and he measured his full length in front of the fisher boy. As he fell the youngsters, who now held ringside seats, started up with "Go way back and sit down." and such things; but the iceman, his wrath in- immensely at his fall, started right in at the fisher boy again. How ever. it was no use; the fisher lad would not stand for everything. and so the iceman, who was mad enough to drown everyone he saw, contented himself with destroying the fishers tip-ups. He was. engaged in this occu- patton when his eyes fell upon the fishers ice chiSel, and he grabbed it, held 1t bayonet fashion and made q grand charge upon the fishers basket and cut the very heart out of it. He then went away. still grumbling, and as angry as ever, while the poor vic tim of his wrath, with the help of the boys, gathered up his apparatus, swearing about law and revenge for the killing of his basket. Now the boys had enjoyed this little mix-up i'm and were beginning to get sad that it was over, when the iceman appeared again, this time with rule. and he carefully (very carefully meas ured each one of the fish which the fellow had caught: but if he hoped for chance to prosecute the fisher man Tor having in his possession fish which came within the scope of the law, that is, under one foot, he was doomed to disappointment. for not one in the whole thirty-one was under six teen inches in length. and he retired to take back seat. Whether the trou- ble will end here CT not no one can tell, but no matter. it afforded no little amusement for the boys, caused not a little embarrassment for the fisherman. and caused a great deal of exertion for the otherwise genial iceman. To give an account in words of the battle and give 1t so that it would be as amusing for the readers as. for the ones who saw it, would be impossible. and the youngsters must have realized this for one of their number remarked, Gee. if only had camera!'
 The body of Mrs William McCor- mick. who died yesterday evening. was forwarded to New York this morning. where the funeral will be held. Inter- ment will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Charles Blumeaus, manager of the town farm. crushed his foot quite bad ly yesterday while working in the sawmill He will be deprived of the use of the member for some time.
 The Christian Endeavor society of the Union City Baptist church has elected the following officers: Presi- dent. Frank French; vice president.
 w. A. Barlow; secretary, Major H. G. Denniston; treasurer, Fred Downs: organist, Miss Emma Wicke: lookol1f committee, George NIoir, Miss Rena Barlow, Mrs Broadbent: prayer meet ing committee, Miss Jennie Barlow. Miss Emily Killer, Miss Rosella Me Rae; social committee, Ms W. A Barlow, Miss Grace Dill, Miss Jennie Bunnell; flower committee. Mrs Broadbent, Miss Cora Dill. Miss Fop- nie Nichols; relief committee. Mrs Futile, Mrs Nichols, Major Dennis ton; visiting committed -aiss Eliza McRae, Miss Doretta Mills. Mrs Mary Riggs; Sunday school committee
 Miss Lottie McRae, Miss Hattie Dill
 Miss Emma McDougall.