The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-04
NAUGATUCK | Light Vote Cast
 Up To Noon Hour
Little Interest Shown in Annual Borough Election
 Borough Report Being Distributed To-day

cred a good showing for the year under the present business condi- tions. His report discloses that the ; total amount of unpaid taxes from the year 1905 to 1928 inclusive amounts to $40,969.03 and the , amount unpaid on the list of 1929 as . $43,613.50. The report discloses
 that during the past year the bor- , ough laid close to two miles of sani- |, tary sewer. to be exact IFS miles . The net indebtedness of the borough
 less available assets of $106,139.90 which would leave a net indebted ness of $2S5,249.37.
 Truck Operators Taxed : Four operators of overload ed trucks who were notified several
 days ago by State Policeman E. Ol-
 son of the Beacon r'aIls barracks to
 be in court to answer to charges of
 operating overloaded trucks on the
 public highways had their cases
 nolled in the borough court this
 morning, two of them on payment $51.31. The two were Edward Mar
 tin of Paul street, Waterbury. and Cola Horton of 763 Baldwin street, Waterbury. William Lee of PIG Howe avenue, Shelton, was taxed $50 and costs, the total being $31.31 and Mariana Cianciolo of 509 South Main street, Waterbury, was taxed $35 and costs, the total coming to $46.31. Harry Churchill of South Main street and Gus Ander- son also of South Main street ar rested last night by Officers John Hanley, Richard Ostrom and Jo- seph Doran on charges of. breach of the peace and intoxication had 'sentence suspended and they were placed on probation for 60 days. | Mission Opens.
 | A two weeks mission to be con- ducted by the Franciscan Missionary Fathers of New York city opened yesterday in St Francis church. The order of exercises was announced at all the masses in the morning and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock the opening exercises for the women of the parish were conducted.
 This week will be. for the women of the parish. The morning masses will be at 5:30 and o'clock. There will be short instruction at the be at 7:3O o'clock with instruction and sermon. This afternoon at 3:3O a mission for the school children of the parish opened. It will continue tomorrow and Wednesday after noon at the same hour.
 On Wednesday afternoon at o. clock the children of the parish un- l der school age will be blessed at special exercises. Next week will be for the men of the parish. The mis- sion fathers in charge are Rev Ser ephan Geegan, Rev Paul Neville and Rev Walter Hammond.
 Eagles to Name Officers Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at a summons meeting of Naugatuck aerie of Eagles to be held tonight at 8 o'clock in Eagles hall in the Rubin building. All members are urged to attend the meeting. Re- ports will also be submitted at this meeting in regards to the plans be- ing made by the aerie for attending the annual state convention to be held next month in Waterbury. Ramona Council To Meet A regular meeting of Romano council, D. of F., will be held to-mor- row night at o'clock in Odd Eel lows hall. There will be degree work at the meeting.
 Answer False Alarm A false alarm rung in from box | Fl located at the corner of Pros- pect street and north Main street called out the local fire department at 6:30 o'clock last night. The person who rung in the alarm could not be located. The police are conducting an investigation. Earlier in the eve- ming the department was called to Bristol terarce to extinguish brush ] fire.
 Funeral of Mrs. Kunigunde Meuser The funeral of Mrs. Kunigunde Meuser who died Saturday at the home of her son, Ludwig Meuser of 21 Park avenue extension was held this morning, the body being taken to Bound Brook, N. J. Services were conducted at the house yesterday af- ternoon at o'clock by the Rev. Ed- ward R. Hance of the local Congre- gational church.
 Mrs. Meuser had been a resident of Naugatuck for about three months, making her home with her son. Besides her son she is survived | by two brothers, Adam of Philadel- phia and George of Germany. Funeral of Henry Smithauser The funeral of Henry Smithauser who died Friday night at the home of his son, Henry Smithauser of Cross Roads, Beacon Falls, was held | this morning from the funeral home of Clayton A. Bailey, S1 South Main street at 10 o'clock. Services were conducted by the Rev. Julius Kaaz of New Haven, Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery, Beacon Falls. Organ Recital
 | Organist Lyman B. Bunnell of the local Congregational church will con- duct an organ recital tonight at 8 o'clock in the Congregational church. This will be the third of series of Monday night organ recitals arrang- ed by Organist Bunnell. All lovers of music are invited to attend.
 Schools Reopen ' | The schools of the borough re- opened to-day after a weeks vaca- tion. There will be no more vaca- tions in the schools until the end of the term in June.
 Many Attend Celebration ! Drum corps from many sections of the state took part in the 28th anni- versary celebration of the St. Fran cis' T. A. B. drum corps of this bor- ough which was held Saturday night. The celebration was featured by a big street parade followed by a dance in the Gem Opera house. The affair was a marked success.
 The members Of the out of town corps were guests of the local corps at luncheon held in Hibernian hall following the street parade.
 YOU BET A GHOST TOWN NOW
 Grass Valley, Cal.-Once a rip roaing gold mining town, You Bet,
 10 miles east of here, is fast re- verting to the state of many ghost | towns" of California's cOlorful gold
 rush days. The population now
 consists of one family, that of MT and Mrs Thomas Brady, who recent ly reported the birth of son.
 HORN RErRAYS AJTTO THJEE