Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-16
.NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

During the year 1906 there were S43 births, 97 marriages and 151 deaths in the borough.
 On Friday night the Naugatuck Athletic club will meet the Brooklyn Athletic club of Waterbury.
 Saturday afternoon the Gilbert high school aggregation. who claim the state championship in basketball, will meet the local high school five.
 Henry E. Handle and Mrs Maria Cullen were married Sunday at the home of the groom on Cliff street by the Rev Sherrod Soule. The witness es were MT and Mrs Max Leonard.
 The Naugatuck Business Mems as- sociation, incorporated, has filed ar ticles of association. The subscrib- CTS are Harry H. Schofield, Wilson r. Clark. John M. Page and Thomas w. Ahern.
 Herman had an easy victory over Shea t94) in the Waldorf pool tour nament last night, winning by score of 90 to 40. The next match will be this evening between Mcdonald (82), and Goyens (scratch).
 Marcus E. Young died yesterday at his home in Bethany. He Is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs Horsfall and Miss Bertha Young, both resi- dents of Bethany. The funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon at 2::30 with services in the Methodist church of that town. He was mem- Der of Gavel lodge. No IS, Knights of Pythias.
 The Choral union board of direc- tors held business meeting after rehearsal last night and appointed a concert committee to work in con- junction with Director William Hall Miner in arranging for the concert at which Cowen's "The Rose Maiden" will be presented. The committee is composed of w. H. O'Meara, R. R. L0omis and Wallace G. Noble.
 Pupils who have attained the ten highest standings during the fall term in the eighth grade of the Salem school are: Margaret Bull. Gladys Myrick. Marjory Loper, Martha Zet- terstrand. Marion Hoar, Dorothy Sil- vernail. Ethel Gorton, Edward Ke- hoe, Elizabeth Kennedy, Elsie Hine. The roll of honor for the seventh grade is composed of Theodore Soule. Margaret Brennan, Elsie Bren- nan, Francis Ahern, Sylvia Eastman, Muriel Nichols, James Curran, Harry Squires, Joel Anderson and Lucy Smith.
 On account of the illness of County Director James Newman the installa- tion of officers of the St Francis T. A. B. society did not take place. An entertainment program consisting of vocal and instrumental music, recita- tions and wrestling bouts was en- joyed and refreshments were served. Prizes for securing new members for period of six months were awarded. The first prize. $10 gold piece. was presented to John O'Conner. He se- cured twenty-five new members. The second prize was awarded to James Fleming. who secured thirteen new members. It is solid gold c. T. A. U. pin. Nineteen other new mem- bers were added, making a total of fifty-seven in six months.
 The monthly reports of Borough Treasurer George T. Wigmore and Tax Collector Walter E. Brown were read and accepted by the warden and burgesses last night. The tax of. Mrs Frank Anderson on the grand list of 1905 was ordered abated. A hear ing on the question of laying side walks on the south side of Maple street between Maple terrace and Central avenue was ordered for Feb. ruary 5. The check for $102.SS re- ceived from the Westerly Concrete Co in settlement of the borough's claim for damages in the Hillside avenue sidewalks matter was ordered to be added to the sidewalks account. The fire committee reported that the fire department was of the opinion that the Conran estate on Water street was the best location for the new hose house. Warden Roberts was forced to retire and Senior Bur gess Harry Schofield assumed the chair and gayel. The borough attor- ney was instructed to press the claim of the borough against Messrs Green burg and Weisman, who have failed to pay for the removal of fire alarm and other wires made necessary by the moving of certain buildings of theirs through the streets. A scayen- gers license was granted to Bernard Schmitz. Burgesses Reidy, Stahl and Isbell were appointed committee to investigate the claims of Jane W. Hotchkiss and Thomas O'Brien, who have claimed heavy damages and brought suit against the borough by reason of changes in High street grade and highway lines. Chief-of- Police John B. Schmidt was granted permission 10 attend a convention of police chiefs that is to be held in Hartford January 23. George H. Waite applied for permits to hold wrestling bouts in the Gem opera house. The permits were granted with the proviso that Mir Waite pay for police protection.