Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-19
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
Thirty-seven Snakes Killed by Three
 Boys.

Three ten year old boys went out Long Meadow way yesterday and ran afoul Of three black snakes. One which they killed measured three feet long and five inches around the body. While discussing the size of tue snake 8 young one made it's ap- pearance from the throat of the one killed. The boys then commenced the squeezing process and killed thirty-six young snakes This story was told to us by Officer Grants boy, who was one of the party.
 The damage done to the streets and roads in this vicinity will be considerable. John Kennedy's place and also the new school grounds were damaged by the wash from the hill on Hillside avenue. Suits are talked of in both cases. One of our citizens who went on a tour ing trip claims that he found quite sum cf money while at Saratoga. One of the district committee informed us to-day that there had been DO new Rp- pointment of teachers as yet Mr Murphy did not arrive home from his trip until late Saturday night.
 The Glove compang's Phoenix shop mill room and heaters were flooded yesterday about noon by 8 sudden rise of water. It was thought that some dam must have given away north of us. The school green m the early morning was 70 flooded from sewer PAPo Cn"S Ino P0es"Bo""J ""0 blocked
 One of our papers published on Satur- that there had been no infectious diseases reported to the health office in six weeks. There have been three cases of typhoid fever during that time, Mrs William Schaf- fer, D. Foley, and a Swede at Straits vile.
 John M. Page is practicing daily to learn how to ride bicycle. The chill dren think that it is as much fun as a circus.
 The Rev Mir Roberts of New Haven preached at the Methodist church yes- terday.
 The police made several arrests on Satur- day night. Patrolman Condon brought in Jerry Shea for having filled up with too much of the ardent. Special Officer Ben son found Edward Gery under the int1u- ence and locked him up. Patrolman kiernan and Special Officer Irwin found John Mur- phy with fighting drunk on and brought him in. Yesterday was very quiet the places that were selling kept two or three lockers out for the officers. There was no arrest made over Sunday. In the borough court this morning Jerry Shea's bond of S1O was forfeited. Edward. Gery was fined $5 without costs and John Murphy was given thirty days in jail and costs.
 The reunion of the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers will be held here one week from to-day.
 Charles Hine, who managed the "Colo- nel < r. company for the past two sea- sons, left here this morning for Williams bulgh, New York, where he has an engage ment for the season as the advertising agent for that district for the Grand street theatre in that city, which is now DOT tion of Brooklyn. Mir Hines experience makes him we'll qualified for the position he is about to fill.
 A meeting of the school board will be held at o'clock this afternoon. Either Mir Fairbanks of Massachusetts or MT Hall of New York will be elected principal.
 Miss Stella Barry of New Haven is visit ing Miss Mamie Grant at her home on Coen Hill.
 Charles Holmes and wife returned from England last week. MT Holmes has re- samed work in the factory of the Glove company.
 Hl Henry's minstrels have asked for 8 date here on August 31. He has good company, and would probably draw a fair sized audience.
 As the order for the DEMOCRAT in town for this week is larger than for last week l Wc IuIcE GuhG GuC GAAS OL bIC b"p PdPCAS | will have little effect upon its circulation. As an advertising medium for trade I from this vici "ity it certainly has no qual at the present time. It contains readable news, not padded to give length to an article, but gives the gist of matters | in as few words as possible to tell the whole | story.
 We paid a visit to Boulder grove yester- day afternoon to see what diff ference the band would make with the number of guests over the previous Sun day. We found representative of the road counting the arrivals from to 1 p m amounting to 9S7. It was a constant come and go. By the use of considerable money by the Traction company this can be made good paying ground. The class of people present was good and orderly. The amuse- ments and refreshment tables were being we'll patronized. The band music being given under a clump of trees with big crowd of people closed in on the players, was not as fine as 1t would have been un- | der other circumstances. The Traction Co gave good service.
 Dr Futile and wife spent Sunday in An sonia. Franklin Futile was at the shore. Dr Jondson entertained his sister from Ansonia.
 Dr Johnson was called on Saturday to attend the four year old child of Arthur I Cross that had fallen off the piazza and broke both bones of the left arm in the upper third. The child is doing we'll.
 There were very heavy showers here from 8. m. yesterday to near 9 o'clock. The streets in many places are washed to- day. The railroad crossing on Maple street had fully three inches of gravel over the rails when we passed it at o'clock. The train passed over it all right There were quite a number of passengers for so wet morning.
 There is to be a literary entertainment in the opera house on Wednesday evening and show later in the week. We under. stand that it is the desire of the board of charities to have Supertendent of Poor Langford run the opera house business and this is his first trial. He has arranged to give the three papers here pay for adver- Using and four complimentary tickets, each, and ignores the two Waterbury papers that are selling over eight hundred papers day in Naugatuck. The DEMOCRAT has informed Mir Langford that fl there are no "comps" there will be no notices. The advertising columns are open to the house at the regular rates.
 Arrangements are being made by which the DEMOCRAT will be enlarged and changed to the eight page form. The price will remain the same, two cents a copy.
 A very good job is being done on Meadow street and a poor one on High street, more especially as it cost the bor- ough considerable money last season to cut down a street that they are hauling earth upon now, which will be mostly washed away by the first heavy rain. Since 1890 there has been nearly 0,000 laid out in caring for our roads, and the truth is we have not much to show for the money.