Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-18
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

chapel.
The German Catholic society will
hold meeting this evening in their
hall in Union City.
Mr. and Mrs James Clancy of
Bridgeport were calling on friends in
the borough yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs George A. Lewis and
son have gone to Aiken, S. c. for the
remainder of the cold weather.
The board of warden and burgesses
will not meet this evening. The
next meeting will be Tuesday, Febru-
airy %.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will meet with Mrs Henry
Miller of Prospect street Wednesday
afternoon 49,.
tended the funeral of his sister, Mrs
Henry Fagin of Derby, held in that
city to-day.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
f. church will meet Wednesday after
noon at $50 with Mrs Taylor of City
Hill street.
The stockholders of the Naugatuck
Water company will hold their an
nual meeting this evening at s o'clock
in the borough court room.
The funeral of Theresa, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles Ian
dor of Cotton Hollow, who died yes
terday, was held this morning. Inter
ment was in st James cemetery.
One of the men who are
trimming the trees on Main street
yesterday afternoon accidently drop
ped his pole on one of the electric
wires with the result that he received
a slight shock, he also received Sc
we're burn on the palm of his hand.
Aside from this he suffered no i'll
effects from the accident.
The High school basketball team
will play the Gilbert High next Sat
urday evening in the gymnasium OF
the local High school. The prelimi-
nary game will be between the Sec
ond team of Crosby High and the
Shamrocks of Naugatuck, who will
be strengthened by Bush who is an
ex-member of the local High and will
play guard for the Shamrocks.
An automobile owned by Tracy s.
Lewis of Beacon Falls. and operated
by Thomas Griffith, became disabled
yesterday afternoon by the chain
breaking when the machine was being
turned around in front OF Judd's
drug store on Church street. 1t re-
manned for some time on the road
side until one of the truck teams Of
the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe COM
pany came here late in the afternoon
and towed the auto to the garage for
repairs.
The members Of the local branch
of the Letter Carriers association
held a meeting last night in the
Good Templars hall in Rubin block
Main street. A number of carriers of
the Waterbury branch were the
guests of the evening and State Presi-
dent Thomas F. Mccain of Letter
Carriers association of Connecticut
installed the following officers: Presi-
dent, F. Floyd Wooster: vice presi
dent, John Gisslander; financial Sec
rotary, William Fairbanks; recording
secretary, Daniel Walsh; trustee. J.
Frank Jones After the installation
a social session followed which in
cluded songs, speeches, etc. Refresh
ments were served.
A very pretty wedding took place
this morning at IL o'clock at st Mich
aers Episcopal church. when Miss
Josie Reed was united in marriage
Ia Clarence Franklin Wooster by the
Rev W. II. Garth. The bridesmaid
was Emma Johnson. and Harry
Ranslow officiated as best man. The
bride wore a gown Of white French
lawn over pink silk, with valenciennes
lace trimmings. The bridesmaid wore
gown IF the same material. 4
wedding breakfast was served st the
home Of the brides uncle, Robert
LOOMS. of South Main street 10
large number Of relatives and friends.
The brides gift to the bridesmaid was
ring aud the groom's gift 10 the
hest man was n pearl stick pin Mr.
and Mrs Wooster left on and after
room train for n wedding trip To New
York and Boston. and ON their return
will reside at III South Main street.
The brides travelling gown was brown.
tailor made. with hat to match. Mr.
and Mrs Wooster are both very popu-
lar y"ung people and have a large cir
,Ie ~ friends who wish them a happy
married life.
An alarm Of fire was sent in last
night az 1855 from box 81. near the
/ Naugatuck hotel. The fire was in
the three story frame block on North
Main street and owned by John NJ.
Mulville Of Waterbury. and occupied
on the ground floor by Michael O'Con-
nell as a lunch room and Thomas
TrainoT who conducts a shoe store on
the other side Of the building. The
two upper floors are occupied by
tenants and II was one Of the tenants
on the upper floor who smelled smoke
and after an Investigation learned
that there vas a FIRE between the par
titfOns q the south side Of the build.
ing. The FIRE had worked its way
/ to the top Of the building and int
/ a blind attic and the firemsn wers
Handicapped considerable for thi.
reason and also on account % the 10
cation Of the building a. there va.
No way to get in the rear TO do ans
effective work Finally q line oil
hose was brought up the front stair.
uay and after that the frsmen Iozt
N tine in putting out the blaze In.
srs vas caused br swinging broat
hTsze gas fe1 in thu lunch room Of "
n. OConnefl. and Which had been TOD
J eloss TO the woodwork and the ar,