Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-18
WATERBURY EVENING DEMOCRAT FRIDAY APRIL 1s 1902
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Democratic Caucus Will Be Held This Evening in Borough Court Room.

Democratic Caucus Will Be Held This
 Evening in Borough Court Room.
 Meetings tonight: Parish house, prayer and conference; Foresters' hall, Court Naugatuck, I. 0. of F.; Forest ers' hall, Ladies of the Maccabees, hive No 24.
 There was no session of the borough court this morning.
 Thomas Shannahan Is clerking at Peter Boylan's meat market on Church street.
 The bazaar given by the Y. NJ. c. l. at Columbus hall last evening was well attended and the first night was grand success, and the other nights are sure to be just as successful. The stage entertainment consisted of songs by Kiely and Nolan, who never fail to please. and an acrobatic act by Carter and Carroll. The society contest for the handsome silver water pitcher stands as follows: T. A. and B., 9; A. O. H., 24; Sons of St George, F; T. A. B. drum corps. 2; Red Men, IS; K. of F., Il; N. w. C.. 3; F. of A., 4; La dies. A. O. H., ?; Court Minerva, l; $. SS. cluD, l I. M. V. A., I, A O1 O's !.
 The democratic caucus will be held this evening in the borough court room, town hall building. The delegates elect ed at the primaries last Wednesday evening twill meet in general conven- ton to nominate town and borough officers. The delegates from the diff ferent wards are: First ward; E. Walsh, Frank E. Campbell, Newell Smith. James H. Kennedy, Thomas H. Benton and Arthur W. Smith; alter mates, L. J. Donovan. Clarence ". Hubbell. Second ward, Robert Cleary, James Maher. William Kennedy. Pierce Freeman, Richard Burke. A. O. Bren- nan and c. D. Bissell; alternates, Jos eph Jackson. NJ. +. Hart. Third ward, Michael Scanlon, J. O. Riley, B. Ste vens, Frank Bird, J. O. Ward. John Bird, Charles Farrell; alternates, B. A. Peck, Miles Clark.
 The reception given by the I. NJ. c. X. at their rooms on Water street last evening was well attended and a good time enjoyed by all present. An enter tainment, of which ". A. Coles, the blind entertainer, was a prime factor was furnished Gymnastic exercists y taken together, the reception was oae. never to be forgotten. MT Coles's hu- morous remarks and funny stories, as well as the scene in ventriloquism. kept the large audience present in continuous roar of laughter.
 The stage entertainment of the I. NJ. c. I. bazaar tonight will be fur nished by people from Ansonia and Derby. A word to those who intend to put their votes in the water pitcher contest will not be amiss, for last even- ing certain number Of young men put In their votes for q society in name only, viz: Swamp Angels" and the votes they put in were torn up and thrown out by the committee. So the young men who have been putting their votes in for this society might just as well put their votes in for some legitimate organization, and then they will avoid having the committee de- stroy the votes.
 These last warm bright days have caused the arbutus to blossom out nicely and most every day one can see parties of schoolboys and girls as well as others going for the haunts of these fragrant and beautiful flowers. Those who go after this shy member of the floral Kingdom should be careful ind not pull the roots, for that kills 1he plant. and another year there will he no arbutus where this outrage has been A sharp pocket knife or a sharp pair of shears carried and used by arbutus hunters would dc a great deal towards correcting this evil