Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-17
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

The Kings Daughters will meet this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the parish house.
 A son was born yesterday to MT and Mrs Frederick Schiethe of Spring street. ] The Haymakers of Natatuc associ- ation will give dance on Saturday evening, February P.
 Mrs Cynthia M. Hoadley has been appointed executriX of the will Of the late John Hoadley.
 Miss Julia Delaney of Church street who has been seriously ill for some time past is now convalescent.
 Miss Linda Griesback of North Main street has taken a position as operator in the local central office.
 A meeting of the Systematic Benevolence committee will be held in the parish house this evening at 7:45 o'clock.
 The annual meeting of the Nauga- tuck Water company will be held to- morrow evening at s o'clock in the | borough court room.
 MT and Mrs William McConochie of South Norwalk, are visiting Mrs McConochie's mother, Mrs Annie Baxter of Johnson street.
 On Next Saturday morning at S o'clock high mass of requiem will be celebrated for the deceased mem- bers of Ojeda council, K, of c.
 The Rev MT Boyce of Seymour con- ducted the services at M. B. church Sunday in the absence of Rev Will jam McNicholl who was out of town.
 Miss Gertrude Mooney who attends the Normal school in New Haven spent Sunday with her parents, MT and Mrs. John J. Mooney of Hillside avenue.
 Patrick Hall, opened his lunch room on Church street. MT Hall is a popular young man in the borough and has many friends who wish him success in his new undertaking. A hearing on the application of Seth D. Bingham for letters of ad- ministration on the estate of the late
 Lucia w. Beach will be held in the probate court on Tuesday, February IS at a. m.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- gregational church will met Wednes- day afternoon at 2 o'clock. At o'clock special meeting will be held to all interested in the formation of a junior aid society.
 Mrs Mercy of Providence, R. L., | who has been the guest of Mrs l.. s. Moulthrop of Church street for the past week, has returned home. She was accompanied by Mrs Moulthrop, who will be her guest for few days.
 The monthly report of Registrar Hugh Hearns shows that there were 34 births and marriages in the borough during the month of | January. The returns of births show that of the 34, 17 yere male and 19 female.
 Mrs Henry Pagan of Derby, who was sister of Thomas Maher of Main street of this borough, died at her home in that city this moraing. | The funeral will be held from her late residence on Caroline street, Derby, Tuesday morning.
 The arrangements for the whist and dance to be given by the Ladies of St Mary's parish next Friday evening in Renehan's hall are nearly completed and it is expected that a | large crowd will be present, as the proceeds are for the benefit of the new St Mary's church.
 Scott company, U. R. K. P, will hold an important meeting this evening at S:30 o'clock in Pythian hall. All members are requested to be present as they are to decide whether or not they will take rert in the competitive drill and parade that is to be held in Boston next August.
 It is expected that the old passeng- CT depot will be put into use again this afternoon. The platform around the building is finished and the tele- phone and telegraph wires are now connected and after the tools which have been used in moving the build. 1 ing have been taken out and the waiting room cleaned it will be open- ed for the public to use until such time as the new passenger station is l completed.
 It is more than ten years since ! the Naugatuck river raised as high as it did last Saturday afternoon, and consequently this was the first time ] that one could get an idea of the effect that the changes that have been made in the course of the river would have in this vicinity. The water raised very rapidly from about 3 o'clock in the afternoon until about S o'clock when it reached its great ! est height,and after that it commence 1 ed to subside. The water at 1880 lasf i Saturday night was within five feet | of the stringers of the Center street ! bridge and it is said by those who have kept a record of the effect which 1 freshets have on the Naugatuck river. that not since 1907 has the water been so high as it was last Saturday night. The newly made roadbed of the railroad showed little effect of | the heavy rains with the exception that considerable gravel and sand was washed from the side of the bank near the Maple street crossing. and the east side of Water street from | Maple street to a point about 150 feet zr-,sh r-az a Tr1anz4 fruuaszahIa and a