Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-04-06
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

H. w. Keefe of New London is Wis
iting friends in the borough.
The public schools of the borough
will close next Friday for the spring
vacation.
Miss Elizabeth Catlett of Holyoke
Mass, is the guest of Mrs Mary Healey
of Meadow street.
Michael Halijan who has been
spending several weeks in Boston has
returned home.
Mrs John H. Whittemore has re-
turned from Camden, S. c., where she
has been the past winter.
George Barnett of Tolles square
who has been visiting friends in Sal
isbury, has returned home.
James Hartigan of Maple street has
returned from Millville, N. j., where
he has been visiting friends.
Work was resumed this morning in
the making department of the G. l
R. Glove company's factories.
| Austin P. Murphy of Schenectady
N. Y, is visiting his mother, Hrs
Martha D. Dodge of Rubber avenue.
Miss Pauline Orr of Meriden, who
has been the guest of Miss Helen Dali
by of Hillside aevnue has returned
home.
Mrs E. H. Stiles of Hartford is
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs w, H. Watson of North Main
street.
William Glynn of Tprrington
spent Sunday at the home Of his
mother, Mrs James Glynn of Hadley
street.
Miss Mary T. English of New Ha-
ven spent Sunday as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs Seth D. Bingham of South
Main street.
Rev John Quinn of Ansonia will
preach the sermon at st Francis's
church at the Lenten devotions We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs Warren D. Abel and daughter.
Lulu, left Saturday for Ballston, N.
Y, where they will spend the next
two weeks with relatives.
M. F. Mack, who has been station.
ed at the local passenger station dur
ing the illness of A. P Garagus, has
been transferred to West Patterson
n. Y.
An anniversary requiem high mass
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church tomorrow morning at s
o'clock for the repose of the soul OF
the late James Breen.
A hearing on the application to sell
estate of the late Henry C. Baldwin
will be held in the Office of judge of
probate at 8 a. m. Tuesday April Z.
Harry Ranslow of Phoenix avenue
will enter New Haven hospital some
day this week where he will be oper
ated upon. He has been suffering fol
some time past with muscular rheu
matism.
James Clifford of this place is again
a member of the Yale baseball team
He played with the team last Satur-
day in the Yale-Fordham game in
New York city. The game was won
by Fordham, to 1.
The work of putting the firemen's
field in good condition was begun to-
day. The members of the ball team
weer to get out for practice this aft |
ernoon in preparation for the open.
ing game of the season, which will
be played Good Friday.
The grading of Elm street between
Scott street and the residence of Z |
c. Barnum is finished aud nothing |
more can now be done on this street |
until another appropriation has been
made for that purpose, which will
probably be done at the annual meet
ing of the freemen.
The two are lights that have been !
used for some time on Highland ave-
nue. have been discontinued and
number of incandescent lamps have
been placed along that street. and
while the light is not so brilliant in
spots as formerly, still the general re-
suit seems to be an Improvement.
This change was made possible by the
terms of the contract which went into
effect a short time ago between the
borough and the Connecticut Co.
There was large attendance at
the gymnastic exhibition and basket
ball game which took place Saturday
night in the high school gymnasium
The work was under the direction OF
Physical Instructor Brocar and he re-
ceived many compliments for the
clever feats given by those under his
charge. The basketball was be-
tween 4. ID. Y. fraternity and the
high school team and no faster game
has ever been seen on that same floor
the ''frats" winning by the score of
81 to 20. The exhibition was given
for the purpose Of creating a fund for
the benefit Of the high school base
ball team.
Justice Of the Peace S. ID. Bingham
has rendered his decision in the case
1f Z. A. Hotehkiss vs. Ebert II. Jor.s
He gave Judgment to the plaintiff to
recover the full amount Of his bill
with costs The plaintiff claimed that
The defendent did not properly con-
struct the footing Of the piers. in the
cellar Of a house. which the plaintiff
had the contract to build. and that I'm
the building settled
-ausing the plaintiff monetary loss
The defendent claimed that he did his
work properly and that he should not
be held liable for the los sustained byI