Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-08
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES
DoIngs of Day in NauSatuok and Usio

DoIngs of n Day in Naugatuck and Uaion
City.
NAUoATUCK, Dec S.-Complaint has been
made of danger to pedestrians from holes
in the walk in front of Illy's store and at
the side of Lewis 4 Parker's.
Our home minstrel company with their
high hats and long ulsters, followed by the
electric band, yesterday at noon, in
appearance looked the equal of any travelling
troupe in the country. In the evening the
company opened to big house, between
seven and eight hundred being present
The settings and costumes for the first
part were fine, was also the orchestra.
chorus and most of the solo work. With
few exceptions the gags were devoted to
the clubbing of our warden and burgesses
through the chief of police and officers.
who carry out the formers orders, and was
to the minds of many overdone. Major
LeCroiN, i'll the second part, gave a fine
exhibition of staff swinging, followed by
Dove, Geary, Kelly and Ford in song
and dance, which was immense. 4
colored quartette followed, which was
below the average. A portion of a musical
sketch, by Nudge. Miller and Langiois
was well received and portion of it was
| quite dull. The show was concluded with
II force, DE Coon's Night OF" in which
the whole company took part, and was n
fitting wind-up to probably as good an am
ateur minstrel show as ever was given in
| the Naugtuck valley.
| F. W. Tolles and family are arranging to
leave early next month for Florida.
The Midnight Alarm" will draw out II
big house tomorrow night.
Walter 5. Morse, who has been visiting
here for a few days with his parents, re-
turned to New York city yesterday.
The opera house is engaged by the Uni
| formed Rank X. of p, for every night
next week. Monday night will be used
for n rehearsal. the fair opening on Tues
day. The Ladies' Aid society will also
hold their fair and annual sale at the parish
house, on Wednesday and Thursday OF
next week.
The regular weekly meeting of the board
of selectmen was held last night, as was
also the monthly meeting of Naugatucl
Hose and Hook and Ladder company. The
receipts from the fire department bal
netted about S160. The monthly meeting
of the board of fire commissioners will bt
held on Monday evening,
JUDGE HALLS ORDER.
In the application for a construction O
the injunction granted restraining Select
man Schaffer from employing c. F. HUI
gerford as clerk of the board Judge Hal
has handed down the following decision:
1T was not intended by the preliminar!
order in this case to restrain the defendan
Schaffer from, in his personal capacity
employing the defendant. Hungerford, t
do, under his, Schaffer's direction, sucl
J writing as Schaffer. as selectman, ha
) writing to do. or is required to do. 1t wa
not intended that Schaffer should delegat
to or confer upon Hungerford, by any EN-
ployment, any right, power or authorit
whatever as against the other selectmcr
or that he should employ HunSerford t
. perform any act or duty which Is require
to be performed by selectman or by tn
selectmen. Said order is not TO be cor
strued AS permitting the employment {
said Hungerfori to investigate claims fC
relief or to perform any service relating
the duties of the selectmcn, excepting
: a clerical charactar. as above described.
The declsion is victory for the d"m'
4 critic selectmen, German and Moore.