Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-19
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

The fire department went to Dan- bury Saturday and played the locals of that place. The firemen were out played in every particular, and lost the game by the score of 12 to
 The Ivy base ball team of Water bury for some unaccountable reason failed to put in an appearance on firemens field Saturday afternoon, and the game with the Consolidated team was not played
 Word was received here yesterday that Dennis Maher, who is brother of Jerry Maher, had died in Brook lyn, N. Y. The deceased was a police inspector in that city and was also we'll known here. He is survived by wife and family and one brother.
 The funeral of the late Albert Swan, aged 20, who died at the home of his parents late Friday night, was held yesterday afternoon from his parents home on Galpin street. The Rev William McNicoll pastor of the Methodist church, oficiated. Inter- ment was in, Grove cemetery.
 Men in the employ of the Water company were busy yesterday lower- ing the pipe that feeds the Phoenix shop with city water. This pipe in- terfered some with the laying of the storm sewer on Maple street and now that it is below the grade of the sewer the finishing up of the work will be done just as soon as the pipes arrive
 The Natatuc Haymakers' associa- tion held their annual clambake Sat urday afternoon at Noble's farm in Straitsville. A game of ball between the married men and the single men resulted in a victory for the married men by a score of IS to 8. When the game was finished all sat down to a sumptuods spread that had been prepared by Fred Bosworth.
 The members of Camp Windy left yesterday for Quassapaug, where they will pitch their tent for the next week. George Lawless, Max Mae, James Dunn, Emmett Nixon, Edward Conlon and Leo Happy com pose the party and they wish it un- derstood that the camp takes its name from the breezy point where the tent is located rather than from any reputation acquired by any of the club members.
 The original St Francis drum corps held their annual outing on the shores of Lake Quassapaug. There was a game of base ball played pre- vious to partaking of the good things between the drummers and fifers which resulted in victory for the fifers by the score of II to g. Henry Callahan umpired the game and the drummers claim he was bought and couldn't give a fair decision. About which had been prepared by M. F. O'Connell.
 What will the board of warden and burgesses do tomorrow night when the fire committee recommend that the board purchase horses to be used by the fire department is a question that many are anxiously waiting to learn. There seems to be a difference of opinion between the fire commit tee and the fire chief regarding this question, the committee thinking it best to purchase the horses right away and the chief thinking it would be better to wait until the new hose house was built and then equip it in an up to date manner. But when is this new hose house to be built, there is no appropriation made for any such thing and it may be some time before we get the freemen to vote for any such thing, and in the meantime the firemen ought not be handicapped in anyway. Nor noth- ing should be left undone that would cause the firemen to be delayed in getting to fires. for instance. consider what happened in the hose house last Saturday morning when the alarm was sent in for the fire in Hard's store, one of the horses sent to be used on the hook and ladder truck acted like a bucking bronco and it was all ones life was worth to be nearby. There has been one sug- gestion offered for the overcoming of the present difficulty and that is the fire committee obtain permission to suitable quarters at the rear of the present hose house and keep the horses there until auch a time as permanent quarters are provided. It has also been suggested that a board of fire commissioners be created to relieve the board of warden and bur gesses of the care of the fire depart ment and this would enable them to devote more time to other matters of importance, to the people of the borough.