Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-26
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

MIS- JOnn Culllnane OF bridgeport
is visiting relatives in the borough
S. Dreyer Of Port Jefferson, N. Y.
is visiting his sons, Isaac and Charles
of this place.
James Scanlon of Spring street
who has been i'll with pneumonia is
convalescent.
Mr. and Mrs William Phelan of
Curtis street are visiting relatives in
Windsor Locks.
A. C. Hinckley of the Commercial
house is spending few days in New
York city on business.
Mr. and Mrs James Newman Of
Scott street are spending a few days
with friends in Massachusetts,.
The pool match played last night
at the Waldorf was between Rich
ardson and Conlon, the former win
ming by the score of 70 to 55.
A months mind requiem high
mass was celebrated this morning at
st Francis's church for the repoee
of the soul of the late Mrs William
Garland.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Sa-
lem Lutheran church will meet this
evening at o'clock. They will be
entertained by the Misses Anna and
Edna Gustafson.
Miss Elizabeth Spring, who attends
Taconis school in Lakevilie is spend
ing the Easter vacation with her
parents, DR. and Mrs Frederick Spring
of Church street.
There was large attendance at
the Lenten devotions held last night
at st FrancisS church. An eloquent
sermon was delivered by Rev John
j. Burke of Portchester.
An entertainment will be given
Saturday afternoon from to 6 in
the parish house by the Junior Aid
society which will be followed by
a candy and fancy work sale.
Frederick w. Hodson of Maple
street and his brother James, of Wa
terbury, will sail from New York
next Saturday for Porto Rico, where
they will spend the next month.
The Films basketball team will go
to Ansonia tonight to play the ALL
Ansonia team for the championship
of the valley. A large crowd of
rooters will accompany the team.
At the Lenten service at the parish
house Friday evening, the Rev Sher-
rod Soule will deliver the address,
subject, Some Elect Women of
America. Gail Hamilton" 1890
1896.
The Rev DR. E. A. Zetterstrand,
pastor of the Salem Lutheran church
left to-day for Brockton, Mass, where
he will deliver lecture this even
ing at the Young Peoples society
OF the Lutheran church of that city.
Harry Becker of Hartford who is
well known here died yesterday at
his home in that city. Mr. Becker
had been coming to Naugatuck for
number of years, taking orders for
mems shirts, and had many friends
who will be sorry to learn of his
demise.
The annual meeting of the Nauga-
tuck lodge of Elks will be held to-
morrow night in Pythian hall. Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be
elected. A social will follow the
meeting, and the lodge will have as
its guest District Deputy Freeman of
New London.
Ii now looks as though the place
that was once used as a moving pic
ture theater would be used for an.
other purpose, as the owner of the
building has had all that he cares
for in the theater line and is re-
modelling the building and will con-
vert it into a store
Eugene Christian of New York will |
deliver a free lecture Saturday night |
March 2S. in Pythian hall. The sub |
ject will be Food and Morality, or |
How Natural Food Makes Natural |
Men. The lecture is given under |
the auspices of Gavel lodge, X. of p. |
The registrars of voters are in
session almost every night in the /
Town hall building perfecting the
check list for the May election, they
are anxious that those who have
changed their residence rom one
ward to another since the last cleo
ton would notify them of the
change.
A representative of the new teIe-
phone company has been canvassing
the borough for the past few DAYS
and has been meeting with consider
able success. II will take about the
remainder Of the week to complete
the canvass after which the total
number Of subscribers in the borough
will be made known.
A civil suit that is sure to OCCUPY
considerable time before II is set
tied is the case of Z. A. Hotchkiss
and Elbert II. Jones. The case was
started one day last week. II oecu-
pied all OF that day and was re-
sumed yesterday. and was once more
adjourned because it could not be
finished on the day of the trial. Jus
tice of the Peace Seth ID. Bingham
is trying the case.
As the team Of horses hitched tol
the big delivery wagon of the Trott
Baking company was coming down
avenue yesterday afternoon
the ring on the span pole slipped. and
the wagon run upon the heels Of one
II the horses. throwing il down and
causing the collar to become 50 tight
that IL was at first thought that the
animal would strange before it could