Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-26
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
Articles or Agreement Signed For the
 Fourth of July Game.

 Fourth of July Game.
 The Y. NJ c. I. base ball team will play the Welcomes at the picnic of the A. o H. in Ansonia on July f. The agreement signed by James J. Flood of Ansonia, manager of the Welcomes. and W. T Stapleton of Naugatuck. manager of the Young Mems Catholic Institute nine, is GS follows: We. the undersigned managers of the Y. NJ. c. I. Of Naugatuck, and the Welcome nine of Ansonia. do hereby agree to play one nine inning game of base ball If not prevented by rain or dark. nessl on the Derby driving park, July 4th. 1895. game to commence between or at 80 or 2:30 D. m., for purse of $40. the team declared the winner by the umpire. to take the purse undivided. the Y. NJ. c. l nine to receive a guarantee of $50 to de- fray expenses. whether winning the game or not. We agree to post the sum of $l0 each, to be returned when the agreement is fulfilled, the umpire to be selected out side of the following named places: Naugatuck. Seymour. Derby. Ansoaia or Shelton. The umpire to be selected by the committee on sports for the A. O H. picnic"
 If the borough aitorney's view is correct it will be necessary for the board of bur gesses at their next meeting to appoint a member of the board of charities in place af NJ. J. LanGford. he having accepted the office under them of superintendent of the poor. It was also suggested at the las; meeting of the board that Mir Jennings place became vacant by his accepting a position as one of the board of relief. Mir Jennings then offered his resignation. but on inspection of the charter it was found that it gave a member of either board a right to hold the office, so no action was taken on the resignation.
 Superintendent L4ngford will have a l0 by 16 foot American flag here ready to hoist over the town hall on Fourth of July morning
 A three way fire hydrant has been put in in front of the Phoenix shop on tho new system. Two and four way hydrants are also being put up in the yards.
 Do not forget the Citizens band concert on the green tonight. The music is free to all this evening. Next week they hope to play on Church street during or before the fireworks celebration, but they think t no more than right that after Piving two free concerts that they should be paid half price. $25. for the Fourth of July con- cert. Any who feel kindly toward this project may hand contributions to Freder-
 
 list is at Illy's store.
 We hear so little said about the district school meeting that one would hardly think it was so near. It occurs tomorrow, from a. m. to p. m. for the election of of hcers for the ensuing year, to be followed by a business meeting, where matters of a good deal of importance will be actt d upon. The present district committee Is James Penrnse. F. F. Schaffer and James L Murphy.
 There was shower hero between 3 and o'clock yesterday afternoon that cooled of the air nicely. Many of our lawns. the grass of which was burnt brown. begin to show green again. Lawn mowers have not been in much demand here lately.
 Philip Lanouette. the builder, informs us that he has made some large contracts in both Hartford and Meriden that will oc- cuPy hls time during the summer and fall months.
 The Hibernian Rihe company are tA- peCting big crowd to their picnic at LIn- den park on Saturday next. McGoveIn $ orchestra will furnish music. Professor Baxter will prompt. The admission 10 the ground is only 15 cents. Court Goodye ear Foresters. also expect to make their picnic at the same grounds on the Fourth of July a pleasant affair. They will offer good in- 1 ducements for our people to spend the day with them.
 Mir and Mrs Doctor Futile received an invitation this week to attend the com mencement exercises at Professor Warde's school at Hackensack. New Jersey. on Fri day. Professor Ward was principal oi Union Center district schools some three years since.
 George Silvernail is moving into one of Russell Saunders houses on Meadow street.
 A large number from here will, If clear ! on the Fourth of July, attend Company As fifteenth annual picnic Ht High Rock grove. The American bsnd will be there all day, giving fine concert Tn the after. i noon.
 The town clerk desires us to state that il was a clerical error in making out a writ | for Samuel Marshall for harboring a dog without paying tax. It was another Samuel who was wanted. MT Marsha all registered his dog on May 1 Town Clerk Hearns regrets that mistake should have been made.
 Paul Johnson's two cent Buffalo Bill wild west show attracted a large number of children to its quarters yesterday No ore | would doubt its being wild west" whC happened to pass that way, even if they did fail to distinguish the tribe of Indian, employed
 Mir Conkling has given notice to proper ty holders that a lien will be put upon a property on which taxes have been as sessed. and not paid in this week. By th, advice of counsel Mir Conkhng will not il any way interfere with Mir Peek in the col lection of the 1894 tax, but having his bond ready he will demand of the warden the rate book. He will hold the borough liable for damages 70 him.
 A good many of our people went up tc the organ recital at the new Second Con gregational church at Waterbury last night
 The finance committee of the board o burgesses held a short meeting last night