Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-23
DOWN THE VALLEY NOTES
DOinGs of a Day in NaWGatuck and
 Union City.

NAUGATUcK, April 2S-The alarm for | fire about o'clock last evening was | caused by a spark from match while | lighting lamp. setting fire to some oakum in Gleason's hardware store on Church | street. No damage was done.
 Matthew Bierne has been sick for some days, and is now in a critical condition | with pneumonia. He rested quietly last | night. There are only slight hopes of his recovery. The republican nominations for bur geSSes were made last night as follows: Dwight P. Mills, first ward; J. Howell Jennings, second ward; H Peter Solmonson in third ward. There was very little ex- citement as regards the nominations, which Is the same as an election. A. H. Dayton declined to run.
 The democrats met last night, adopted i rules to govern the coming borough cleo tion and appointed a committee to draft a new set of rules to govern primaries under the new charter amendments.
 Over one hundred couples took part in | the subscription promenade and social last night. The hall was elegantly decorated. | The music by the Misses Beemau orches- tra of Hartford was very fine, and the catering excellent. The ladies were not only we'll ostnmed. but apparently happy.
 Do not forget the afternoon tea and | Easter sale at the opera house this after noon and evening.
 John O'Brien, young man who it is claimed refused to assist Chief Horsford arrest James Clancy some time si nee, was arrested yesterday. The case was con- tlnued until to-day.
 About forty Waterbury Odlfellows paid A traternal visit to Centepnial lodge of Naugatuck last night.
 Emil Borg was crested to-day charged with selling liquor on last Sunday. The case will be heard nt 1t Monday.
 Many of our citizens will be glad to know that Ullie Akerstrom will visit us again on Monday evening next bringing another new plA The Pride of the circus" A good house Is anticipated
 rLsA FOR rlBLIC RArHs
 Editor of the DEMoCRAr:
 While the writer iS not opposed to build \ iug the highway from Sheffield lAne 10
 Prospect street. in CnIon City. at some
 future time. be thinks there are many more ways of srendIng the money to greater ad
 vantage to all the inhabitants of the bur- ough and town than building a road for
 the benefit of few persons who are resi-. dents of Sheffield laue-ten houses only ir | Nbo AAANB RAAAAhk baS n AhVN nav
 two highways 10 same accessible to teams , They have also two foot roads down the
 hill from the lane to Prospect street made f by their own traffic, so they will not be
 put to much inconvenience by suitable l delay
 I The writer's views are as follows: Therc
 Is very little money to be spent by the 1 borough. and this should be spent in such | manner that all tho residents should be . benefited public health is the primary ! consideration. The summer season is c | coming. and in what more beneficial
 manner could the money be spent for all Il the people than the erection of public s baths where wn could wash and be clean Il There is no place within or without tbG . borough in the open air where man l leaving his work can go to wash and there fl are very few worklngmen's houses where a this can be done Tn a proper manner. Let fl our burgeSses keep in view and 80 decide
 Tn every instance benefits for the greates number. The people will then give theiI a free unstinted support to our ruling d powers. Yours respectfully,
 Union City. April P. 1895.
 6 NAUoATUCK SOCIETY AGIrArED l. Editor of the DEMOCRAT:
 e Sir-Considerable discussion has beer created by the reception which was held il 's the opera house last evening. It was
 subscription affair manipulate by a com
 mlttee of young men with St verdi proni 70 nent ladies AS patronesses. Perhaps il
 most notable feature was the fact that no
 a member of a certain church. no matte
 what his standing in the community ma IA be. no matter how much respected by hi |. fellow man and no matter what walk i ,e life he is in. was invited. Among tn ,a members of that church are many me m and women who are we'll fitted so;i IllY If to attend any such function a 1e that given last night. but a , has been hipted with considerabl ,k show of truth an A r. A. element con
 trolled the gathering with the consequenc
 that not single member of the taboo6
 faith in town received an invitation to b
 present at the concert or ball. Such taC D. ties as these tend to draw closer togethe Ut those whom they attempt to ostracise an h. snlArges the nasty breach of bigotr le which vArps the peace of any communit when allowed to thrive and tatten.
 FeSms to me that such a prescription
 detrimental to the interests of any con
 munity. destroys the bulwarks of socil nd equality. makes man suspicious of his fe nt low and like a subtle poison eats at th an very hearts blood of our great soci st fabric. Respectfully. W n