Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-06
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

A son was born yesterday to MT and Mrs George Holland of Sweeney | street. '..~
 MT and, Mrs Joseph Carbon of Millville avenue spent yesterday with friends in New York city.
 A private telephone exchange has | been installed in the office of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe company. Does your boy wear knee pants? $500 knee pant suits are $500 at Upson, Singleton's 30th anniversary sale.
 Mrs Milton Corcoran and children of Ansonia are visiting Mrs Corcor- ans father, John Hearns, of Good year avenue. The Ladies Aid society of the Baptist church will meet Thursday afternoon with Mrs Edward Gates of Platts Mills.
 The scarlet fever quarantine was | lifted yesterday from the home of R. Engleman of Spring street by Health | Officer Baxter.
 w. H. Twitchell, George w. An drew, Samuel Chevalier and Leon Woodford attended Masonic baI- quet in Bridgeport yesterday. Archie Reed of Bradley street has received word of the serious Hines, of his father in Millerton, N. Y. He left for that city yesterday. MT and Mrs William Courtney of Brooklyn, N. Y, who have been wis | iting friends in the borough for tn ], past few days, have returned to their | home.
 Mir and Mrs Alex Johnson Of | Hotchkiss street sailed to-day iron. | New York to Sweden, where they will spend the summer with rela- tives.
 Mrs George A. Lewis of Terrace I avenue entertained the Women's Study club at her home yesterday | afternoon. A musical was given by Mrs Squire, Mrs Smith, Mrs May and Miss Woodford.
 Companion Court Minerva will hold an important meeting this evening. There will be initiation Of several candidates, which will De followed by social session and re- treatments will be served.
 The Naugatuck high school base ball team defeated the Bridgeport high school nine yesterday afternoon on Firemen's field by score of g to 2. The game was a very interest Chg one. Bridgeport's two runs were made through bases on balls. The score by innings was as follows: , Naugatuck H. s. 200 00001 0-3 Bridgeport H. S. 00000 1--3
 The Naugatuck fire department base ball team will meet for practice Thursday afternoon on Firemen's field Coach Clifford will be on hand and all members are requested to be there. Owing to the cool weather Manager Lambert did not intend to have any games played until Decoration day, but has de- cided now to play on May 16. The Tuxedo nine of New Haven. or the Thomaston ball team will be the wis. iting team.
 The board of warden and burgess es sat as a court of claims last night. when they listened to all of the par ties who had any such bills agains. the borough. A committee consist ing of Burgesses Freeman and Key holds recommended that S200 be paid to Mrs Elizabeth Rooney, and also to Mrs Polly Gordon, for in- juries received by reason of falling on icy sidewalks during the past winter. When the vote came up to decide what action should be taken on the report of ,the committee the three republicans voted against granting the claims and the three democrats voted in favor. The war den broke the tie by voting with the democrats. The claim of henry Woermer for damages sustained by his wife because of falling on the sidewalk on Church street. was not allowed. neither was the claim e Benjamin Engleman. whose proper ~ was damaged by water, caused by the filling up of the catch basin at the corner of Spring and Bridge streets. NIT Engleman claims s35g damages. but the board didn't think that the borough was liable for such damages. This finished up the claims against the borough and oy the boards own vote they went oul Of existence; but the singular thing