Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-02
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.


 is being held today at Linden park.
 David J. O'Leary of Setauket, L. l., is visiting friends here.
 The public schools will reopen Tuesday. September 5.
 Miss May Lucey of Aetna street, who has been spending her vacation in Lynn, Mass. has returned home.
 Mr and Mrs John J. Kehoe of GaIpin street are spending two weeks va cation at Laurel Beach.
 Postoffice Inspector Lewis of Mid dletown was in town yesterday on business.
 All the local factories will shut down Monday, Labor day, for one day day only.
 Several local people intend to go to Hartford Monday to witness the horse races at Charter Oak park.
 The Rev John J. Burke of West chester, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs John Burke of Meadow street, has returned home.
 The fire department baseball team went to Milford to-day to play the Milford team.
 MT and Mrs Harris Whittemore and son and Mrs J. H. Whittemore have returned from a ten days auto mobile trip through New hampshire.
 J. Fred Draper and George Patch cit will represent the local Haymakers at the state convention of Haymakers which will be held in South Norwalk Labor day.
 The board of education met last evening and granted Miss Mary Cross. a teacher in the Central avenue school. a leave of absence for the month of September. The board took no action on the matter of recommending some one for the position of truant officer.
 The football season will begin to- morrow if the weather is fair. Two games will be played on the Miser's lot. Wire ropes are to be stretched across the field to prevent the crowd from interfering with the players. AL ready a number of contests have been arranged for Sunday afternoons.
 The arrangements are complete for the big double-header at Hotchkiss field on Labor day. Manager Rodgers of the fire department team is conf dent that his men are in winning form and in this he is backed by the baseball enthusiasts of this borough. who will be on hand Monday to cheer the fire laddies on to victory. They will also be there with the long green ready to snap up all offers of bet made by the supporters of the Brass City boys. The Independents are as confident of winning as can be and they will bring a large crowd of root CTS with them. The record of both teams has been of the best for the reason that both have made splendid .showings. The Waterbury team is the pick of the city and while every one admits that they can put up first class. Al ball game. still the low CTS of the sport are confident that if Waterbury carries off the honors on Labor day 1t will only he aIter play ing the game of their life.
 The Beacon Valley fair will be held at the Beacon Valley Driving park. Labor day. Monday, September 4. The fair this year will be greater than ever and the committees in charge who have worked hard during the past weeks are confident that the fair will be the biggest kind of success, The days program Is as follows: 10 a. m.. exhibition of brood mares and colts: 10:30 a. m.. exhibition of trained oxen and steers: n a. n1.. exhibition of draugft horses also opening of the Rhode Island clambake; 11:30 a. m., exhibition of matched and family horses: 11:45 a. m.. exhibition of dec orated carts. wagons and town teams; 12s3O ?. m, exhibition of draught cat file: ?. m.. 2:40 race for s1J0: 1:30 D. m.. local race: p. m. free for all. 5000. The officials of the Beacon Val lev Fair association do not feel very kindly toward the advertising commit tee of the Orange Fair association. 1 The Orange fair is held the same day ] as the Beacon Valley fair n.abor dayl ] and yesterday some officials of the | Orange fair strung large banner across Maple street. at the town hall 1 the Orange fair. It k said that there Is some reason back Of | this action on the part of the Orange fair officials that is not known at pres nnt. It is very plain. however. that | no Naugatuck people will attend the 1 Orange fair after this act. Several | who make 1t point to attend the flair 1 every year have determined to stay at | home this year.