Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-18
NAuGATUCK NUGGETS

The Hopson- block baseball team has issued a challenge for a game with the Neary building nine and would like to arrange a game Tor next week. The challenge has been accep ed and if the details can De arranged the game Will be played. The Hopson block team is as follows Quinn c, Mccarthy lp' w. Brennan 2b, Rolf ss, E. Brennan Sb, c. Brennan D, Devine If, Healy of, Clark If; H. P. Mccarthy, mana" ger; E. Brennan. captain; C. F. Hun gerford, cheering section w. Glad ding, hospital corps T. Bowen, bondsman Dr Carroll, resusitator. Manager Neary of the Neary build ing team said that his team would accept the challenge and he hopes there will be DO delay in arranging for the contest. His team is as fol- lows: Sweeney c, Blumenauer D. Sanger 1b. Jim Clifford 2b, Breen 3b, Neary ss, Anderson If, Ken nedy of, Brennan If, and 34 substl- tutes.
 Word was received here last eve ming of the death of Thomas Mahon Friday afternoon at Bristol. He leaves a wife and five children. Mrs Mahon is the sister of Father Fan ming, pastor of St Marys Catholic church in Union City. The deceased also leaves a brother, the Rev James Mahon of Newport, R. l., one sister in Newport and his mother in Proyi- dence, R. I. The funeral will be held Monday morning.
 A number of friends gathered at the home of MT and Mrs George Matz Thursday and rendered pleas ant surprise i. being Mrs Matzs birthday. She was generously re- membered with gifts. Among those present were Mrs John Rehm, Miss Mary Host, Mrs Mary Mccarthy, Mrs Mary Sloan, Mrs Alice Rehm, Mrs Mary Gordon of New Britain and Mrs Kate Rutherford of Waterbury.
 Manager Daniel Morrissey of the Clerks baseball team has received a letter from the manager of the Dla' mond Match company team of South ford informing him that he would like to bring his team to Naugatuck A game between the two teams will probably be arranged.
 Raymond Copper, night chef at O'Connell's restaurant on North Main street, was using meat cut ter yesterday when the first finger of his left hand was badly crushed. He was taken to the office of a physician where his injuries were a tended to.
 The funeral of Joseph, the Swear old son of MT and Mrs Charles Err rico of High street, was held yes terday to St Francis church where a requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev Fa her Higgins. The in' terment was in St James cemetery
 The large $50 pound stone in the gymnasium of the Cluster Physical Culture club on Arch street was Tiff ed by Harry Edwards. who is employed by J. M. Page & Co. He is the first Naugatuck man Tho has been able to lift it.
 The second game between the Clerks and the Union City bushes; mems team was played on the Fire mems field yesterday afternoon and resulted in victory for the UnioT City nine by score of to '.
 The funeral of Miss Dora L Schort will be held from the home of MT and Mrs Charles Smith or West Mountain Sunday at 12:30 D m. The intermen. will be in Pines . Bridge cemetery.
 On August ;he local rubber fac tories will close and they will re sume work on August 31. In th' G. I. R. Glove Co.'S plant and th' G. Nj. R. Shoe Co., there are a number of repairs to be made.
 Naugatuck furnished only twenty one people for the New York ex cursion yesterday. Readers of th' Democrat did not know there wa 10 be one as it was not advertised in S columns.
 The funeral of stephen. the infan son of Mir and Mrs Stanislaw Mulko ski of Beacon Falls. was held yes i IbTUd.. He lHleEHtnL NGS III - James's cemetery.
 The parochial school pup!ls en
 joyed a trolley ride to WGterbur and over the suburban lines yesteT day afternoon.
 There were 12 marriages in Nau gatuck last month. and thirty-foU
 births, IS male and 19 female. The Waterbury Military band vii 1 give another prom next Thursda 1 evening
 \. B. Cross has returned after vacation spent in Jersey. i 4 Substitute.
 l Mrs. MTilsap's new girl. who neveI