Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-02
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The Fourth Will Be Fittingly Cele-
 brated Next Monday.

Monday, July Fourth, is legal holiday. III consequence oI this a-id the fact that Naugatuck is to have Il big celebration all business will be closed for the day. The postofic ce will close at noon, the carriers will make one trip and that one will be in the morning; the money order de partment will be closed all day and the lobby will be open all day; the ru' ral carrier will make no trips and any one wishing their mail can get it by calling at the office before noon. Any one having letters of importance can drop them In the office during the day and they will be forwarded.
 Contractor John G. German com menced this morning the work of erecting the platform on which the children who are to sing on the Fourth of July will be seated.
 The local fire department baseball team and the Thomaston team are scheduled to cross bats on Hotchk1ss field this afternoon.
 Richard Owens is visiting relatives in Utica, N. Y.
 The choir of the Immaculate Con- ception church of Waterbury held a farewell reception at the home of Miss Agnes Breen of Ward street last evening. Miss Breen is soIoist of the choir. The evening was very pleas antly spent.
 Mrs Julia A. Hall, aged 63 years, widow of the late AlonZo Hall, died yesterday at the home of her niece Mrs F, Fl. Gaylord of POS North Main street. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from the house, the Rev W. H. Garth, of ficiating. The interment will be ir Seymour.
 The decorations about the borough are very pretty and nearly all the merchants have decorated their places of business and many private resi- dences are decorated. The borough will present very pretty appearance July 4th
 The Naugatuck Gun club will hold q shoot in Breen's meadow off Spencer street Monday morning at o'clock. TonIorrow afternoon the loca baseball league games on the Miser's lot will be as follows: Greenfield Boarders vs Reliance and the Blue Fronts vs the Mohawks.
 Donnelly's minstrels, the old home day attraction at the opera house to night.
 Master John A. Smith of Forestville is guest at Edward w. Grickis's of Pond Hill.
 Chief of Police Schmidt found ar elderly man in an intoxicated condi fiOr1 fin fhn nf r e4o7 XJa ter street last night and brought hin to the police station. Tn the borough court this morning the person, whc said he was 60 years of age, and tha1 his home was in Hartford, pleaded not guilty to a charge of intoxication Deputy Judge Hamilton suspended sentence on condition the prisoner gel out of town.
 THE FIREWORKS. The committee in charge of tho Fourth of July celebration have SC lected program of fireworks tha- will surpass anything Tn this line eyel seen in this vicinity. The fireworks will be set off on Hotchkiss field, bu to see the beautiful display a trip tC the field will not be at all necessary If one does not care to walk to tn, field, the following, hills and street. are situated admirably for. viewins the fireworks. Those who reside or the west side will find a good view or Water, Elm, Scott, Ward, portions oI Lewis, German and Olive streets anC Fafrview avenue. For those who re side in the east side the fireworks car be seen from South Main. High anC Hin streets. Perhaps the most idea spots for seeing the display are Gen ter, Cannon and Kelley hills. The pro gram is as follows: Balloons of larg, size only, will be sent up at intervals Just before the closing pieces the en l tire field will be illuminated witt green which can be seen all over tn, borough. This illumination will b followed by flight of rockets ant closing with a twentieth century bomI shell weighing about twenty-fiv pounds, which breaks five times il the air. The beauty of this piec cannot be described. The first piec to be discharge will be a -1O,OO Chinese serenade. The following ar the aerial pieces: !. Ten large balloons 1 six floral bombshells, 12 unequallet bombshells. 12-inch assorted effects six neapolitan bombshells, 18-inch five breaks, three sets, eighteen shell twentieth century bombshells. si. with three breaks, six two break, si, one break, six aerolites, three prismat ic whiriwinds, three devil among tn tailors, ten hines. These are only
 very few. The program is con2plete with serenades, fountains, chain rock cts, cascades, electric showers, Roman candles, willow tree rockets and oth CTS. Altogether 1t makes a good dis play, one continual burst of fire an colors, the beauty of which must b seen to be fully appreciated.
 Will Not Accept the silver Platter.