Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-28
NAUGATucK NEWS
Warden and Burgesses Met Last Night
in the Court Room. . ;

III the court hOOm. r--E The warden and burgesses held q special meeting last night in the court room. Warden Schaffer and Burgess eS Kinney and Freeman were absent. Senior Burgess Smith presided at the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read. The report of Tax Collector J. B. Conkling was read, he having collected taxes to the amount of S22.17 on the lists of 1S92-1S93. John M. Sweeney was appointed the agent of the borough to be present at the general assembly next January, when the petition of the gas company is presented. The lists of assessments of property owners on Olive, Cherry, South Main and Hotchkiss streets were read, but no action was taken. The map of ElmhurSt street was presented to the board by the engineer. but no action was taken on the same. Will liam Mccarthy and Bartlett Burns re- ouested the board to take some action on the matter of the surface water which flows over their property on North Water street. The board re- ferred the matter to the engineer and the road superintendent. Clerk Boards lev submitted q new sewer ordinance with forty-three clauses to the board but they laid it aside without taking any action thereon.
 The game at the Driving park. in Waterbury tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock will be q very interesting one and will no doubt attract q large crowd from this place. The St Thomas Cadets and the Fifth Artillery are strong elevenS and both teams will do their prettiest to uphold their fine records of this season.
 The reception held at the Young Mems Catholic institute rooms last night in honor of the young ladies who helped them in their recent drama was 8 very pretty affair. The entertain ment consisted of solos on the piano by William Clancy and Joseph Ford. Mandolin and piano selections were rendered by John F. Mccarthy and William Clancy and singing by Frank Kiely. After the entertainment there was dancing and light refreshments. Before the party broke up Joseph F. Martin. in neat speech. thanked all present. and also presented to each young lady who took part a souvenir in the shape of a picture of the cast of characters who took part in the drama. The party broke up about 12 o'clock and everybody present pro nounced the young men a crowd of royal entertainers.
 There was q large audience at the opera house last night to see ''Duffy's Jubilee'' and everybody left the hall well pleased.
 In foot ball game on Athletic field yesterday afternoon the High school second team defeated the Hammer club of Beacon Falls by the score of to 6.
 Mrs Commerford. an old resident of Waterbury. but now of Naugatuck. is seriously ill at her home on Cherry street.
 Miss Annie Shea. who attends the state normal school at New Haven, is home to spend Thanksgiving.
 Notices were posted in all the fac tories yesterday notifying the em- ployes of one day shut down on Thanksgiving day.
 The game of foot ball between the Naugatuck team and the New Haven Athletic club on Hotchkiss field to- morrow afternoon promises to be eN- citing. The local boys have practiced hard and will go into the game con- fident of victory.
 Miss Du Bois. who has been teach ing the cooking school in town. has gone to Philadelphia to spend Thanks giving.
 Frank Deegan and Miss Nellie Bray were married this morning at St Fran g c;s's church by the Rev Father Sheri- dan. The young couple start out in married life with the best wishes of a host of friends
 - Miss Margaret Deegan of the state normal school of New Haven is home to spend Thanksgiving.
 A number of Naugatuck people who work in the different factories left to- day to spend Thanksgiving at their homes in different parts of the state,
 Dennis Joy and Miss Bessie KenEey were married this morning at St Fran cis's church by the Rev Father Fan ming. The young couple left on the SIP train for a short wedding tour.
 The Italians who have been work ing for the J.-H. Doolittle confDany of New Haven. grading down thejbank on Hillside avenue. struck this morn ing and work had to be suspended un- til the strike could be settled or new gang hired A funny thing about this company is the fact that they bring all their own help from some other place and not a Naugatuck man can secure job.
 There was no session of the borough court this morning.
 Eminent Physician Dead.
 NEW YORK, Nov. -2S.-Dr. Rufus r.