Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-15
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Father Sheridan's Silver Jubilee Cele-
 brated To-day.

St Francis's church, celebrated his sill
 yer jubilee to-day. A solemn high
 mass wass celebrated at St Francis's
 church at o'clock this morning in ais honor. The Rev Father Sheridan came
 to this borough upon the death of Rev
 Rather Linehan. in the short time that he has had charge of St Francis s
 parish Father Sheridan has improved it wonderfully. He was pastor here but a few months when he introduced the Sisters of Mercy in the borough
 and prepared home for them south of the church. Here the foundation or the St Francis parechial school was laid and to-day the magnificent brick
 structure that stands on the same site stands as an appropriate monument to
 Father Sheridan. through whose zeal and perseverance the building was erected. During the past year Father
 Sheridan has erected new parochial residence. It is needless to describe if in these columns. Those familiar with St Francis parish property know best Of all what Father Sheridan has done for the parish. To see 1t now and then try to bring to ones mind what it was when the present pastor capae to it, the Improvement cannot help but be admired. During the time the school was being built Father Sheridan suffered severely from an ail- ment which rendered it almost impossi- b1e for him to walk. But he continued to Superintend the work on the school until he was obliged to give up and go to 8 hospital in New York, where an operation was performed. Returning to his work, he entered on 1t with more zeal and in short time was gratiffed to see h1s hopes realized and the grand building duplicated. But Father Sher- idan's twenty five years of priesthood were not all spent in this borough. As a curate in Waterbury and as pastor in Windsor Locks he carried on his good works with that zeal so charac- teristic of him. Tn the hearts of Naug- atuck people, non-C Catholics as well as those of the faith, Father Sheridan has won a permanent abode. He is loved and honored by all his flock, and the prayer of all ,Naugatuck Catholics to- day is that their pastor, Rev J. O'Riel- ly Sheridan, may continue as their spiritual leader for years to come.
 Last week a well known young man was in the borough court on a serious charge Local people are all familiar with the case by now, so that details of the young mans arrest need not be dwelt upon. Everyone knows also that the young man was bound over to the superior court, which opens in Wa ferbury tomorrow. Facts and more facts than were let out at the time of the arrest are now leaking out and the case from present appearances prom ises to be one of the most revoIting that has ever taken place in Naugatuck. The local police are said to have long list of names of others who will be obliged to render an account of their actions in line with the young fellow under arrest. Gases of this kind are better left out of print, but as it is ru- mored that in view of the fact that so many are concerned in it, that names of those entirely innocent have been mentioned by those under suspicion, and something ought to be done to show up the guilty parties. It is re- ported that one very prominent man in the borough iss mixed up in the affair and that he has dragged another's name into 1t who is entirely innocent. These are all reports, however, and no one will verify them. At any rate some interesting developments may be expected if the case ever comes to trial The locad police are very reticent about the matter and they will give out no information. There is a powerful ser mon fn this case that ought to strike right fyom the shoulder at those par ents who allow their boys and girls of tender years to roam promiscuously about Fhe streets at all hours of night. From just such slack methods of bring ing Up their loved ones comes the cause of so many disgTaces like the one above mentioned. It is common sight in this. borough to see boys and girls, and the latter in goodly numbers, around the streets night after night, learning everything that's bad and nothing that is good for them. Only the other even ing the Democrat reporter stood on the green and watched a policeman chase crowd of little boys off the streets, only to have them return as soon as his back was turned, while not fifty feet away stooda group of men, two among thssm being fathers of some of the children whom the officer had put off the street corners right under their very noses. Is it any wonder then that A4SSIdIQS dAu uCOhoCAO11CS OCCuE ll- der such state of affairs?
 John Carabine, Harry French, Ed ward Costello, Mrs John CaEab1ne and MissLottie Terry of theHome Dramatic club, attended the performance of "A Charity BalI' at the West End theater in New York Saturday night. The club expect to produce the play here in October. Tie members say Satur- day nights production was magnificent and the play itself is a fine one.
 W. H. Crampton and William Saun- l ders, who have been in Philadelphia at tending a convention of Heptasophs, 1 returned home last night.
 The St Cecilia T. A. and B. society | will meet tonight.
 The f1remen defeated. the Watertown 1 team Saturday afternoon by score of ! 10 to 1, It was a complete walk-over for the locals.
 A New Haven paper came out with | a challenge from the Putnam A. c. 1 team of that city yesterday to play any | team in the state, Naugatuck preferred.