Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-27
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
Only One Ticket I'm the Field at the
 School Election To-Day.


 The school election is beirg held to day and as there is only one ticket in the field there is no excitement and the vote will be light. Only few women voted. The ticket is as follows: District committee, James Peurose, F. F. Schatfer and James L. Murphy; clerk, Robert Cleary; treas- urer, J. T. Garrison; collector. James F. ConFling; auditors, S D. Bingham and A. Fl Dayton.
 Masonic hall was nicely decorated ls st night by the members of Evergreen chap ter, No p, Order of Eastern Star. who en- joyed not only the presence of the grand officers at the working of the degree, but a visit of some thirty sisters and brethren from Waterbury, who arrived according to schedule, and took part in the exercises. Special music was also provided for the occasion. At the close of the communica- ton refreshments were served. It was the sense of all present that the meetir g had been a very enjoyable one.
 Luther Platt. James S. Lewis and Charles F. Lines were appointed ap- praisers and William Kennedy, attorney, at the meeting of the Cooperative Saw ings Loan association last evening.
 This is virtually the closing day of our schools although there will be a meeting tomorrow morning when Choir Master Minor will present some music, in con- nection with other exercises. A medal made and presented by Joseph Smith as a reward of merit will be presented by Su- perintendent Kane to the pupil considered worthy of wearing it. There are many who think the matter of employing teachers for the ensuing year should be done before the June term closes. There is no doubt ky,A -Lak Nka when the employing of them is left late. Then again we may have a full force oi teachers that it is desirable to retain, but not one of them is sure of a position for another term when the school closes, and they are apt to embrace tn" first good op. portunity that offers.
 With the plumbing establishments we have in town it looks odd to see Ashton & Gsrrity have the contract to do the wcrs on Linskys large building at Union City It does seem as though our merchants ought to be able to sell the same quality oi goods or do job of work as cheap as work men from our neighboring towns, but ap parently they do not in all cases.
 For some reason the concrete work on the bridge has been stopped for a couple oi days.
 A party was in the place yesterday who informed us that his business was to estab. fish here branch of the Mutual Life Ia surance association.
 The Boys brigade company, No l, vii meet in the church basement tonight al 80 o'clock,
 The Cooperative Loan association held meeting last night in the court room There was quite a number present.
 Some inhuman person poured turpen tine on an eight months old bull pup yes terday. The oog ran in and out of places as if he was mad, frightening people who had no idea what the matter was. It was rather amusing yesterday in thr borough court when William Knott wanted to take the court up to Indian hill to show where he had hung his dog one day las week rather than pay the tax on him. Tht court declined the invitation and acquittel | William.
 The band concert drew out large mum Der last night. The programme was verl well rendered and apparently gave satisfac ton to those present. The cool air drov many home before the concert ended. Shepard lodge. F. and A. M. has quit number of members who are termed veterans, having been raised to the sub lime degree of master mason more thai twenty-five years since. Of these Bur Hoadley, John NJ. Page. John Wood, S. Payne. D. T. Ross, Timothy Smith, Mino Baldwin and others went to New Hartfor, to-day. to attend the annual meeting o the Veteran Masonic association of thl state. They will return this evening. l During the band concert last night team drove down in which were two mel and a woman. the latter screaming so tha she could be heard for a long distance It proved to be an insane woman bein taken to the town farm by Chief Hosford She is the wife of Daniel Cullinane, an has an infant child. The family live o Spring street. Union City. She will prob ably have to be sent to Middletown
 More of Barnum's old stock paper wa posted for Sawtelle S Ewer's tent sho' yesterday than we have seen before in long time. Railroad trains. hippodrom races. three immense platforms, etc, d for ten and twenty cents. but owing to tn expected rush nothing less than twent cents in the evening We have only t remark that We hope the show will not b as big fake as the billing
 A programme of readings and music ha been arranged for tomorrow evening Salem school assembly rooms to bencf the High school base ball club.
 It is the request of the warden and fir marshal that all refuse stuff lying abor the sides or rear of our business places b cleaned up before the night of the third C July. There will probably be the usui number of bonfres. and the fire marshi thinks there will be less danger from fl if the accumulated rubbish is taken cal of It will also give the police more tim to look out for other matters