Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-06
.NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.

yesterday afternoon by an alarm
from box 81. The blaze was In the
attic of the Naugatuck hotel. The
fire, which was in a heap of ofd rub
bish, was quickly extinguished. The
origin of the fire is not known. The
damage done was very slight
M. J. Rooney of Derby was in town
yesterday on business.
Miss Broderick of windsor Locks
is visiting relatives in town.
Miss Charlotte woviaIl, who recent
her sister, Mrs F. J. Tuttle of Meadow
street.
The remains OF Mrs Clarissa, Reny
Jackson were brought here yesterday
afternoon from Bridgeport for inter-
ment in Hillside cemetery.
Ramona council, No ID, D. of p,
will meet tonight.
The Wallingford team will play the
fire fighters Saturday on Hotchkiss
field.
John Sullivan Of this town was
struck by freight train in Westches-
ter, N. Y, Saturday night. The young
man was taken to Fordham hospital
immediately after the accident, where
an operation was performed. but It was
unsuccessful. Sullivan suffered severe
internal injuries and he sank rapidly
until the end came He died in the
hospital. The unfortunate young man
was IL years, months old, and was a
son of Mr. and Mrs Michael Sullivan of
eyf-Vs L 4,
leaves one sister, Miss Mamie and
three brothers, Timothy, Michael and
Eugene. The funeral took place to-day
at $50 o'clock from the home of his
parents on Cherry street and at 8
o'clock from st Francis's church. The
interment was in st, James's cemc.
terry.
Frank Conran was seriously and
painfully injured Fourth of July He
was standing at the trolley terminus
with his hands behind his back when
some one placed a firecracker in one
of his nands. The cracker exploded
and nearly blew one Of his thumbs off
It required three stitches to close the
wound
George Buckmille of Union City suf-
fered sprained ankle while alighting
from trolley car.
A young son of A. r. Curtiss was
shot in the hand by blank cartridge.
a son of Stephen NeDonough was
badly burned about the face and eyes
by firecracker he thought had gone
out
A little fellow named Batlock and a
boy named Hale shot themselves in
the hand with blank cartridge.
An alarm Of fire was rung in from
box 80 Fourth of July. The firemen re
sponded promptly and found the fire
in house occupied by Moir family
on Hotchkiss street The blaze was un>
der the roof. It was quickly extin-
guished.
Mr. and Mrs r. HI. Page of Union
City were in New Haven yesterday at
tending reunion of the Page family,
which was held at Morris Cove.
Eugene Geary of New York, a for
mer resident Of this town, is the guest
Of Edward Geary Of Oak street.
Frank Sweeney of New Haven spent
the Fourth with his mother, Mrs Ed
ward Sweeney of Hillside avenue.
Thomas Jones of Brooklyn. n. Y, is
visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs
James Jones of Highland avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Edward Finerty of New
Haven are visiting Mr. and Mrs James
Grant Of Oak street.
Miss Elizabeth Clark and Miss Eliza
beth Bree of New Haven, who have
been visiting the Misses Annie and
Margaretta Grant of Oak street, re
turned home.
Elm City Defeated.
The local fire laddies sent the New
| Haven Athletics back to the Elm city
smarting under the defeat of IA to O
The largest crowd of the season wit
messed the game. The feature of the
game was the excellent work of An
drew Kirlze, who pitched for the 10
Gals. Kirke has great curves anG
| lightning speed He struck out thir
| teen men and allowed only two hits
The visitors were played out after the
second inning. Ashmore made two two
| base hits and Breen. sent long drive
over in right field for home run
Score by innings:
| n. f. Dept ..... L O 3 o 5 5 #-14
Athletics $1,000. % O O O o O o. {
! Two base hit, Ashmore: home run
Breen; base on balls, by Kirke @, Du
fame 3, Cook 3; struck out, by Kirke
10, by Dufane 5; umpire, William
Kiely.
Fourth of July.
| Fourth of July was day long to be
remembered by Naugatuck people. AT
A O'clock the booming of cannon, the
exploding of firecrackers, the din Of
blowing whistles and the clamor OF
church bells marked the commence
ment OF a glorious celebration. At $50
when the civic parade started the
streets were damned. AS early as $50
visitors began to arrive from nearbs
and distant towns So carefully had
the committee in charge of the celebra-
ton planned their program that there
was not single hitch and all the
events were run off smoothly and with
out the least trouble. The exercises
started off with peg race on Main
street, which was won by Frank Booth.
The 1OO-yard dash had seven entries.
Tho T,aTSa was xu0T1 10U GlTS prack (S