Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-04
NAUCATUCK NUGGETS

 Naugatuck won double header yesterday with Seymour. In the morn- ing game winning by g score of to and in the afternoon shutting out the visitors, to 0.
 The democratic borough conven- tion will be held this evening for the purpose of electing delegates to the state probate, senatorial. congression- al and shrievalty conventions. The re- publicans will hold their convention September T.
 The club championship in golf was won yesterday by J. L. Linsley who defeated c. T. Taylor, one up. The presidents cup was won by De Witt Crampton, who scored in the series nine and one-half points. The ladies putting contest for silver cup of fered by R. w. Hill of Waterbury was won by Mrs Lewis Warner, with Mrs Frank L. Bradbury second and Mrs Hayes third.
 At a special meeting of the Union Center school district committee, Miss Josephine Brennan of Naugatuck, who has been teaching in Bridgeport for the past two years, was elected to the vacancy in the first grade at | Rubber avenue, due to the resigna- i tion of Miss Helen A. Martin. Miss l Mary w. Kehoe of Naugatuck, 8 graduate of the New Haven state | normal school, was elected to teach in the Center district.
 | At the tenth convention of the state Haymakers' assciation yester- day the following officers were elect ed: State chief haymaker, F. H. Benger of New Haven; vice state chief haymaker, David T. Noy of Bridgeport; state collector of straws, George P. Young, Naugatuck; state keeper of bundles, William M. Ris- ley, Hartford; past chief state hay maker, Jacob Jacobs, New Haven; first farmer, R. w. Mead, Stamford; second farmer, F. Patchett, Nauga- tuck; state guard of barn door, A. F.. | Parthenay, Waterbury; state guard of barn yard, Lewis Scott, Bridge port; representative to the National Haymakers' association for two years, Jacob Jacobs of New Haven; alternate, William Saunders of Nau- gatuck; steward for three years, George E. Frisbie of New Haven.
 The new Pond Hill district school building was yesterday dedicated with appropriate exercises under the direction of the dedication commit tee. w. T. Rodenbach, president of the board of education, in his open ing address paid tribute to the American public school system which he said was far ahead of the Euro pean system and congratulated the district on its enterprise. Warden Roberts, in whose district the school is situated, congratulated his neigh bors and urged them to use their l best efforts to promote the education al interests of the town. Professor H. H. Johnson, a former pupil, read several selections, c. R. Hitchcock sang two humorous songs and F. H. Chilton's photograph rendered selec- tions. Mrs F. H. Chiffon presented the school with a fine bust of Wash ington. w. H. Hine, an old pupil, recalled the old school days. Mrs Alice Weber and Irving Smith rem dered a pleasing vocal duet, Fred Walter sang, Miss H. Amelia Viller following with a solo and quartet composed of Masters Freeman, Vil- Ter, Johnson and Fossbender rendered vocal selections. The dedicatory ad- dress was given by John A. Stringer and a song by Mrs Walker, written for the occasion, was sung by the au- dience.
 The Hibernian county convention was held in Columbus hall yesterday, For county president there were three candidates, but John s. McCar- thy of New Haven was reelected by 70 votes, Frank l.. Taylor of Walling. ford receiving 37, and Robert L.
 Lodge of Meriden 16. The otheI county officers chosen were: Vice. president. Robert l.. Lodge. Meriden; corresponding secretary. Thomas M
 Brennan, Wallingford; treasurer
 Thomas Maher, Mount Carmel: ser
 geant-at-arms, Thomas McMahon
 Mount Carmel; chaplain, Rev w. J
 Dullard, Mount Carmel; count,
 board, Edward Feeney, New Haven
 J. H. McMahon. Meriden; J. F. Gal
 win, Waterbury; T. P. Creamer, New
 Haven; J. J. Flood, Ansonia.
 In the athletic contests at Linder
 park the one hile handicap was woI
 by Charles Maher of Stamford witl a 20-yard handicap in Seven minute and A seconds; J. Maloney of New Haven second and William Kelley O Waterbury third. The hammer throy was captured by James Wagner o Waterbury who had handicap of 2 feet by an actual throw O. 124 feet inches. Martin Caine was secon' land P. Corners third. The shot pu went to P. Corners of Naugatucl . whose handicap of seven feet gav him 3e feet inches. while NJ. Cain r of Naugatuck took second and D. Re = gan. third. The 440-yard handica | was won by Frank L. Stanbridge c
 Naugatuck who had Ao-yard handi D cap in i6 seconds. J. Shea was sec . ond and Thomas Carew third. Tn
 course was only two laps. somewha = less than a quarter of a mile. In tn 2 half mile T. Carew of Naugatuc
 with a 15-yard handicap capture first place in 2:2S, s. Caine an : James Began of Torrington runnin ' even for second place The broa
 jump was won by Shea of Naugatuc f vho cleared Is feet inches in tn I high jump: D. Began of waterbur e vas second and J. Corners of Naugs t tuck third. P. Corners again cal e tured a first in the hop. step an f jump. clearing s7 feet 3h inchs
 from scratch. D. Began second an
 !. Shea third F. Stanbridee with I 7-yard handicap took first in the q r yard dash. covering his distance