Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-16
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

me lmpeflal Moving pictures will be exhibited tonight at the Gem opera house. .-
 Edward Nixon of Scot street, who has been confined to his home with rheumatism, is improving.
 Mrs William Kennedy and son. Louis, have returned from a visit with friends in New York city.
 For the month of April there were 31 births recorded, 1 , males and 16 females. There were six marriages.
 The Swedish Republican club will meet tomorrow evening at o'clock in their club room on Bridge street.
 MT and Mrs F. R. Grant of Mead ow street have gone to Laurel beach where they will spend the summer.
 Miss Grace Dougal entertained the Friday Evening Euchre club at the home of her aunt, Mrs Alfred French, last night at 53 Frederick street.
 The probate court has confirmed the agreement of adoption by MT and Mrs Conkling of New Haven of Agnes kenney, little daughter of James H. kenney of this borough.
 The High school team left this morning for Greenwich where they will play the High school team of that place. The latter is considered the strongest team in the southern section of the state.
 Grand Secretary of the F. of A. Thomas OLoughlin is in Hartford to-day attending the quarterly meet ing of the executive committee of the grand court of Connecticut, at which meeting the books will be audited.
 The first anniversary of their oc- cupancy of their store in the Neary block will be celebrated tonight by the owners of the New Athens con fectionery store. Music will be fur nished by Prentzefs orchestra from s until II o'clock.
 James J. Murphy, who conducts a blacksmith shop on South Main street, was painfully injured yes- terday, while at work. A piece of iron struck him in the left eye and Dr Delaney, who attended him thounght the eye would be all right again in day or two.
 The board of education will meet tonight in their room in the Town hall building. There will be one new member of the board to be seated, after which they will or ganize and elect officers. and it is expected that some action will be taken on the petition presented by the school teachers regarding an in- crease in salaries. ..-&
 The dance given by the Films Basketball team last night was a very enjoyable affair. Guests were present from Waterbury, Ansonia, Derby and Beacon Falls. A door prize. large group picture of the team. was offered and won by Miss Margaret Nixon of 15S Scott street. A small group picture of the team was awarded to Miss Mamie Hall for selling the largest number of tickets.
 The ladies of St Maryis church. have completed their arrangements for their fair to be given next week for the benefit of St Mary's parish. The fair will open Tuesday evening and will continue for six nights. There will be an entertainment each evening. which will be followed by dancing on Thursday evening. The ladies of the parish will serve a supper from , to s o'clock in St Cecilia's hall.
 The Naugatuck lodge sJf Elks will celebrate their third anniversary on Wednesday evening, May 21. It will be ladies' night and an elaborate is being arranged which will be highly pleasing to the fair sex. An address of welcome will be delivered by District Deputy Free man. after which dancing and lunch will be indulged in. The committee in charge of the arrangements ex- pect to make the affair one of the most successful social events yet given by the local lodge.
 Ever since the board of warden and burgesses made their appoint ments last Monday night the matter has been the chief subject for dis ,ussiOn. The appointments are ap- proved by some and are strongly by others, who claim to be members of the democratic fold. The one office in particular over which there seems to he the most iissatisfaction is that of borough Jerk, the position being filled by l.. 5 Beardsley who is a republican, md who received the full vote of the members of the board at the meet ng last Monday night. The claim $ made that he has had SD much ex- lerience with the duties connected with this office that his services are almost indispensable and are iHval- table to the citizens of the borough, ,ut those who are not favorable to he action taken by the board re- ZaTding the appOintee tO this office tate that there are several men who Ire well fitted for the position and EhO would have accepted it had it Decn offered to them. but nOtRith- standing ail of the talk caused by he one appointment. if should be Emh&sEW NE 0ht AMMs &A AE ANN NAW ate to make any changes All of .hese suggestions should lave been made in due time. and all Of the men now named as de- siTi0us Of holding the position of borough clerk should have made the Iact known. so that the board could i consider the matter. Another thing which should be understood fs that . he members of the hs1ard are gsv