Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-22
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS

The Naugatuck Danu VIII SlNe prom in Columbus hall tonight. A concert will be given at S:15 p. m. at the town hall corner.
 A number of members of Ramona council, D. of F., went to Savin Rock to-day to attend the annual reunion that is being held there to-day.
 A valuable horse belonging to w. F. Clark had one of it's legs badly cut by hook when it fell into a hole in the yard of the Chemical Co last Saturday.
 There will be hearing in the pro- bate court at a. m. on August 23 on an application made to sell real estate belonging to the estate Of Mabel Twitchell, who is minor.
 John F., the 10 months old son of MT and Mrs Eugene Serrica of South Main street, died yesterday. The fu- neral was held this afternoon. h. terment was in St James's cemetery.
 The fire that occurred last night in the eastern section of Waterbury H. luminated the sky so that it was vis- ible from this town and many thought that it was the buildings on the base ball grounds in Waterbury, as 1t ap- pared to be in that locality.
 The report of the high school com mittee is ready and makes very in- teresting document and should be read by every citizen of the town. The cost of maintaining the high school as shown in the report is $16,- 770.94, less credits S2,044.47, mak- ing the net expense S14,726.47. This report is from July 1, 1906, to July 1, 1907.
 The local tribe of Red Men . are busy nowadays fitting up their new headquarters in the Neary block. The work of fitting up the club room and parlor was begun yesterday and with the handsome furniture pur- chased for the purpose will make one of the finest headquarters that one would care to see. The lodge room will be ready for us in about another week.
 The highway officials of the vari- ous towns in the state are holding a conference with the state highway commissioner in the assembly cham Der of the state Capitol in Hartford today It could not be learned if Naugatuck would be represented at the meeting, as the board didn't vote to send anyone at the meeting held Tuesday night and unless some one goes of there own accord this place won't be represented.
 The water company is connecting the high pressure service with the new main that has been laid on Wal nut street and this work together with the laying of the sanitary sewer on this same street makes it hard looking spot for teams to get through and as the borough board refused to close the street for few days, the parties doing work there found 1t necessary to place danger signs on each end of the street.
 The sidewalk in front of the new Elm street extension is being broken up and the curb is being lowered so that this street can he used for traffic. It will be some time before all the work on the street will be complet- cd, but the railroad company are doing their best to put portion of the street in passable condition before the end of the week and with the large force of men at work there it seems probable that this Gan hc ac- complished.
 In the borough court yesterday Judge Hungerford fined Hyman Mar GUS S25 and costs for neglecting Co make his reports as required by law, and for not holding the goods com ing into his possession five days, as required. and for other violations of the junk dealers law. Attorney Ken nedy. who defended him. took an ap- peal to the next term of the superior court. This and similar cases have been brought against this man on the same grounds and he stoutly maintains that according to the way he does business that no law is vio- lated and he want the higher court to decide.
 The case that was brought to the attention of the borough board on Tuesday regarding the complaint made by Thomas Dooling that his fowl had been killed by dogs belong ing to J. w. Burke and Francis Dris- coll. seems to have more than one side to it. The owners of the dogs whose names were mentioned claim that NIT Dooling is entirely wrong when he says that their dogs did the damage and that it was some time after he learned that his fowl had been killed that he went to look for the dogs. and that instead of learn ing the owner of the dogs by looking at the number on the tags. that he first went to the town clerks ofice and there learned the number of the dogs that he suspected were the ones that did the mischief. The matter is now in the hands of the borough at torney and before the thing is set tied may end in legal controversy.
 The people of this borough will probably be interested in the fact that an agreement has been reached between the board of education oi Derby and the Rev pr Fitzgerald pastor of St Maryis church. of that place. The cost of maintaining the parochiaI school of that city is tc come out 6f the school appropriation and the Rev Dr Fitzgerald is to be as sistant superintendent of that school and no teacher is to be hired there without his sanction. This recalI' the case that was brought before the board of education of this town a few years ago. that of furnishing free