Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-06
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION APPOINT
 ED A COMMITTEE.

Will Investigate Changes in Course of
 Instruction-George L. Lilley Ex-
 pected To Improve The Culver Prop
 erty-Hearing on Proposed Layout.
 The board of education met yester- day afternoon and appointed a com mittee to investigate the changes Ill the course of instruction as recon mended by Superintendent Eaton, and also committees for the transfer or teachers and the Introducing of supple mentary reading. The next meeting of the board will be held Friday after noon at , o'clock.
 The principal topic of conversation nfhe streets of the borough last night was the real estate transaction which was consummated yesterday afternoon. whereby George l.. Lilley becomes the owner of the Amos Culver property at the junction of Main, Maple and Oak streets The building has been an eyesore for long time and the gen eral opinion seems to be that it is good thing that it has passed from MT Culver'S hands as now there is a pos sibility of modern building being put in it's place, which will tend to beautify the town and give that corner decent appearance and also allow the borough to fix that corner and place in a way so as it will not be as dangerous q curve as it is at present. It is said that the price paid is in the neighborhood of : $11, GOO.
 The hearing on the proposed layout of ,stret from Trowbridge place through thelproperty of Martin Pow CTS and William Pryor was heard this morning before Commissioners Root, Peck and Kilduff. Up to noon about twelve witnesses had been heard in regard to the matter and it was the opinion of the several witnesses that the proposed road would be no benefit to the town but would be to MT Trow bridge and several of them said that the outlet would be of more benefit if the road came out between the houses of MesSrs Brown and Trowbridge than the proposed outlet All of the wit neSseS were subject to a severe cross examination by Lawyer Dows for MT TrOwbridge and MT Kennedy for Pryor and Powers and Mir Sweeney for the borough. It was stated that about fifty witnesses were to be examined in the interest of the defense and the commissioners several times remind ed the lawyers that they should bring their questions up if they were to get through.
 Miss Nellie Daly, who has been visit ing Miss B. T. Daly of Oak street for the past few weeks, has returned to her home in Brooklyn, N. '.
 Miss Julia Anderson. stenographer and typewriter at E. J. Sweeney's art store, left this morning for a short va cation to be spent with relatives in New Britain
 George Craig of Farmer avenue, left this morning for a two weeks vaca- tion to be spent at Rangley Lakes, Maine.
 Miss Bridget Reidy of Branford, is spending a few days in town as the guest of Mir and Mrs John Daly of Oak street.
 Miss Nina Dewitt of Providence, R. l., is spending few days with rela- tives in town.
 Court Goodyear, F. of A., will met tonight in Foresters' hall. All mem bers are requested to be present.
 There was no session of the borough 
 The board of warden and burgesses will meet tonight.
 Miss Annie O'Donnell of South Main street. died this morning at 7:30, after lingering illness. The funeral will take place Friday morning at S:30 from the St Francis church.
 The mortality report for the month of July is given out by Town Clerk Hearns as follows: Number of deaths, 10. males 6, females 4; causes of death, consumption l, peritonitis l, convulsion l. cholera infantum l. drowned l, heat l, other causes 3; deaths under 5 years 3, still births 5.
 Mir and Mrs Michael Coen spent yes tcrday at the annual encampment of the Ninth Connecticut Volunteers at Savin Rock yesterday.
 There will be very important meet ing of Ojeda council. K. of C., at H;- bernian hall tomorrow night. All members are requested to be present.
 4 number of persons from this town are planning to attend tile annual ey- cursion of the St Joseph T. A. society to Coney Island on next Saturday.
 Frank Edwards. clerk at I. Dryers store on Maple street. is enjoying short vacation this week.
 Frank Goodyear has returned from weeks vacation spent at Quassapaug lake.
 The woman named Nellie Gull, who took chloral in the Exchange hotel last evening is well known iE town, having resided here for the past several years and worked in tine factory, where she always appeared to be happy and sat jsfied with life. The woman resided at 725 South Main street for the past sew eral years and has a number of friends in town who expressed sympathy this morning and said that they thought that the woman must be demented to- commit such an act
 A number of Naugatuck people arc planning to attend the colored peoples picnic at Quassapaug lake on Thursday of this week
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