Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-26
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.


NM OUA1 UOA LULU MN . Annual Reunion of the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers. The annual reunion of the Fifteenth Connecticut volunteers was held here to- day. The guests began to arrive at S:3O o'clock, although most of the veterans came in on later trains. A short business meeting was held this morning, It was almost noon when the parade was held. The following members of Isbell post acted as escort: George Stell, Thomas Northrop, Frank Nichols, John Eastman, Frank Dennipg and John Nobles. There were 120 in line, led by the Naugatdck drum corps.
 After the parade dinner was served in the basement of the Congregational | church, covers being laid for two hun dred, al hough the srread would have served four times that number. Harl get up the nEer, the provisions being tur- l nished by the citizens of the borough.
 Flags we're flying from the public build ings and factories dG ing tle day, ard many private residences were decorated This afternoon officers were elected as follows: President, Charles P. Upham, Meriden; vice president, John B. Mix. Wallingford; secretary and treasurer, Oscar B. Ives. Meriden; surgeon, Charles Beck, New Haven; his t rian, Sheldon P. Thorpe, North Haven; chaplain. H. F. Marsh, Cromwell.
 A committee of five WAS appointed to make arrangements for next years re- union. which will be held at some place near New Haven, probably Woodmont. The addresses of welcome was made by Rev MT Soule al d speeches were made by Chaplain DootittIe. Captain Buttucks of New Haven and others. A musical pro- gramme was rendered by the Boys choir.
 There were eight deaths during the year.
 special town meeting of the board of education is called for o-morrow evening. Superintendent Caffrey is expected to be pres ent and give his vleUs s as regards the management of the schools for the coming year. The grading of teachers salaries will also come up for discussion and action. full attendance of the board is rt quested. The schools will open on Tuesday, Septem- Der 3. The superintendent desires to meet all teachers at the Salem, school build ing at 3:3o D. m. on Monday. September ?.
 X meeting was advertised for the shoe makers of G NJ k. Shoe company to meet in Barnum's hall on last Saturday evening to discuss plans for their guidance toward
 
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 H. Baldwin was very anxious that each of the old veterans here to-day should be presented with a copy of the Naugatuck souvenir published by the Citi- zen. The 15O copies will cost $50 and were not arranged for by the finance com mittee. although they will have some funds to apply toward it.
 Hovar5 P TnFkla I,, z, ,, Saturday evening two year old Shetland pony of the finest lines of any we have seen h a long while. It is for the children $ use and comes from the brood farm of Oscar c. Jackson, Jamacia, Long Island.
 Mir CafFrey, the new school superintend ent has the refusal of cottage on Highland avenue, near Isaac Trowbridge place
 0 H. Parks is about to build fer Erasmus Stahl a seven room cottage On Highland avenue. It will be two stories high and about thirty by forty feet on the ground.
 The Boys tr:gade, No 2. will meet to- night, No l on Thursday evening
 There was a very large attendance at S. Francis church at the different services yesterday morning, and an average attend ance at the other churches. At lhe Con- gregational quite number of strangers were present, among whom we notice Samuel Hopkins of Toledo and Henry Lewis of New Haven, the latter having been absent for twenty-three years. A Waterbury pastor conducted the service at the NJ. E church. Next Sunday the pas- tors of the different churches will be at home, also the regular choirs.
 The voters will be called upon on Thur, = day next between the hours of and D. m. to vote "yes' or mo" on the question of appropriating SIP 900 for the trectio a of a new almshouse. If there is oe thlng needed in the borough more than q sewer, it is proper building at the town farm We shall vote for it because we believe 1t is a necessity.
 l.. S. Platt and wife returned on Satur- day after some days outing at the sea shore.
 John Dougherty and Corn, l,us Doolan got into some difficulty at Union City on Saturday night and We're arrested by Chief Hosford. This morning Doolan failed to appear and ten dollar bond was declared forfeited. Judgment was suspended in Doughertys case.
 A good many will be glad to know that there is to be an excursion from here to Coney Island on Labor day. The fare for
 
 While Samuel Osborn, wife and child were driving down Church street near the library yesterday the horse stumbled and fell Mrs Osborn seized tAe child and jumped out on one side, wbl'e Mir Osborn jumped out on the other and seized the horses head The animals hind feet werA over the whitlletree Haip was soon at hand and things straightened out with out any damage being done. The family then resumed their ride home. It was a fortunate escape
 Our physicians arc authority for saying that the roads mead the loose stone raked off of them very badly. also that bi- cycle riders are neglecting to ring their bells at crossings, one woman being knocked down only few days since,
 There seems to be an epidemic of sprains and bruises this month young lady employed at the woolen mills and one of Freeman's delivery men have spraiD ed ankles. Yesterday, Eddie HannoD, a hf- teen year old youth, wrenched an ankle at his home. and was taken to Dr Spring Dr Johnson attended the two others.
 A big crowd went from here yesterday to Pleasure beach and other seashore resorts.
 Barnum has two small stores on Church street that are vacant. the tenants having moved into his two larger stores.
 There were four ntore clambake parties yesterday. These parties would do we'll not to go too near tn @ cemeteries, as com plaint has been made that services at the graves were disturbed by such parties only a short time since. 4 bout sixty attended the bake of the Salem club.
 The painters and paper hangers have finished work on J&hn Breen's Church street house and the tamily is occupying the same.
 The excursions to Boston which leave