Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-18
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

Rev Sherrod Soule left this morn ing for his annual vacation.
 John Barnett of Sharon Is visiting his son, George Barnett of South Main street.
 A daughter was born Sunday night to MT and Mrs Samuel Melbourne of Beacon Falls.
 The new business directories which are issued by the Telephone Directory company were distributing yesterday The Naugatuck fire departments newly decorated hose carriage is on exhibition at the Water street hose house.
 Substitute Letter Carrier Sugrue is covering the route of Carrier Daniel Walsh. who is away on his annual vacation.
 Lady members of the Naugatuck Golf club will hold putting contest at the local golf links on Saturday, July 28, for a prize cup, offered by Mrs Harris Whittemore.
 Members of Ramona Council, D. | P. are expected to be present at the meeting this evening when the chiefs for the next term will be raised up. Refreshments will be served.
 Members of the Naugatuck fire de- partment. who will attend the State firemen's parade at West Haven on Thursday, will assemble in the Water street Hose house at 7:30 in full uni form, and leave on special train at S:15.
 John Stapleton, ST, of Church street who is spending his vacation in Ire land and Scotland, expects to sail for this country some time next week. He made the trip to Glasgow with Cap, tain Stephen Sullivan, formerly of Naugatuck.
 The funeral of Mrs Sarah Sheldon whose death occurred Monday at hel home on Oak street. took place this afternoon at ? o'clock. The services were conducted by the Rev c. S. Bill pastor of the Methodist church. Ths interment was in Hillside cemetery.
 The funeral of Gelow Gesek. infant son of MT and Mrs Adam Gesek oi Spring street, was held yesterday a, 7:30 from the house and at the Polisl Catholic church at o'clock, where thu Rev Father Maciejewski officiated The interment was in St James ceme tery.
 Tax Collector W. E. Brown want. those who owe taxes on the grand lisr of 1905, which is now due, to pay their tax as early this month as con venient. There is always rush a' the end of the month and if those wht can pay now will do so they wil makeoit much easier for the collector
 The Hibernians of Branford hay, accepted the invitation of the local di visions of the A. o. H. to participat, in the parade and field day exercise. here on Labor Day. The present indi cations are that the meeting of Hiber mans held here on Labor Day will b' one of the largest fraternal societ! gatherings ever held here
 Chief of Police J. B. Schmidt arrest ed James Coen, who conducts salool on Union street, for selling pail O beer to an eight-year-old hoy. Tn chief saw the boy with the beer ant asked him where he got 1t. The littl fellow took the chief to the door of tn saloon. Prosecuting Liquor 'Agea Bowen was notified and issued warrant for Coen's arrest. He was re leased on $50 bond.
 While driving on Bridge street las Sunday night two women were throwi ] from their wagon by coming in contac with a pile of dirt that had been eS cavated from a sewer trench by boi ough employees. The wagon was dam aged. but the occupants escaped with out serious injury. The horse and ws gon were owned by Mrs Ensko O : High street, Union City. the woma , were friends of Mrs Ensko, wh was driving ahead in another carriag,
 Officer Malone killed a small do
 on the Maple street bridge the othe
 evening. The officer attempted to talk
 the dog to the pound in the city hal
 building. but upon finding that tn animal was Suffering from mango s
 madly as to make touching him dar gerous. he decided to end its life. Tn
 dog wore no collar. and its owner f unknown. Prosecuting Attorney Joh . M. Sweeney has received complaint r about a dog said to he owned on O ' chard street. It is alleged that the do
 is accustomed to bark. snap and grow
 at persons and to follow them upo
 the highway. Several complaints hay been made to the police concernin !. the same dog. but so far nothing ha r been done to abate the nuisance. No' e that the matter has come to the alter - ton of the prosecuting attorney, 1t s not unlikely that proceedings will | - instituted to cause a cessation of th I things complained of. and possibl