Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-25
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

$2.97 at Epson, Singleton & Cos.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
John F. Moore, of Hadley street.
Mrs D. J. Ryan of Troy, N. Y,
who has been visiting relatives in
town, has returned home.
John P. Jones and daughter Mil
dred of Carroll court are visiting
relatives in New Haven.
| civil service examination will be
held for clerk and carrier at the local
postoffice Saturday March %.
The Rev J. J. Cunningham of
Westerly, R, l., was a visitor at the
st Francis rectory yesterday.
Miss Pauline Phillips of Rubber
avenue is home for the Easter vaca-
tion from Mt Holyoke college.
Miss Margaret May of Terrace av-
enue, who attends Mt Holyoke col
| lege, is home for the Easter vacation.
w. B. Wall left yesterday for At
lantic City, where he has taken a
position in tonsorial establishment.
The Women's Missionary society
will meet tomorrow afternoon, in
the Parish house. Tea will be served
by Mrs Harry Champion.
At the Lenten services this even
ing at st Francis church the sermon
will be preached by the Rev John j.
Burke of Portchester, n. Y.
At the Lenten services at st
Michaels church this evening, the
sermon will be preached by the Rev
Marks church, Islip, l.. l.
The condition of the Rev Father
Sheriden. who is seriously i'll at his
home here, remains about the same.
no noticeable change taken place
since yesterday.
Health Officer Baker has lifted the
diphtheria guarantees at the homes
of Thornton, Frederick and c. Norby
of Johnson street and Gus Donnelly
of Walnut street..
Miss Ruth Hawley. who is stu
dent at Middlebury college in Mid
dlebury, VT, is spending the Easter
vacation with her parents Mr. and
Mrs H. R. Hawley of Central avenue.
The Magnolia Encampment, l. o..
o. F., will hold AN important meet
ing this evening. There will be
work in the patriarchal degree. All
members are requested to be present.
At the Waldorf last night an in
teresting game of pool was played
| by Neary and Reed, which resulted
in a victory for the former by a
score of 75-45. This evening Rich
ardson and Conlon will cross cues.
At a meeting of Ojeda council, X.
of c.. held last night, John Malta
and Joseph Neal were elected dele
gates to the state convention to be
held in Meriden May IL. William
Kennedy and John Murray were
elected alternates., Ten candidates
received the second degree at the
same meeting.
The Mems dinner TO be given to-
night in the Parish house by the
women of the Congregational church
will be served promptly at 1880 this
evening. A male quartette will sing,
and it is thought that music will be
furnished by a ladies orchestra.
Covers will be laid for about one
hundred and fifty.
The newly elected board of man
ayers of the Naugatuck Fire depart
ment baseball team held a meeting
, with the players last night. Patrick
]. Grant was elected captain of the
team for the coming season. Mr.
Grant is one of the most popular
men on the team, having played with
them since their organization.
The civil suit of Z. r. Hotchkiss
against Bernard Sehmitz, '"hich wss
to be tried yesterday before Justice
of the Peace John r. McDOnougl.
was settled without the case being
| decided. The suit was 10 recover
/ the sum of S64.52. but the plaintiff
I decided to accept the sum of 1851
If the defendant would pay the costs.
which was agreed upon. and the case
ended there.
/ Il is now known to be true that
Z for the first time in several years
/ the electors of the borough will be-
called upon 10 vote on The license
! question. Previous to the opening
of last nights meeting II the Dor
I Ough board a petition was handed
/ to Clerk Beardsley. but as the law
says that the petition must bear the
signatures of at least twenty-five
citizens it was put over until the
next meeting of the board. as there
we're hut twenty-five names on the
petition. The signers OF the petition
ask that a vote on the license cues
ton be embodied in the cali for tna
annual borough meeting The naml :
Of several prominent citizens appear
on the list. three Of which are eler-
gymen-
The board of warden and burgess
rs held an adjourned meeting last
night Every member Of tBe board
was present 4 petition barring sig
natures Of about twenty CITIZENS vs.
read. the idea of which as 10 na-
thorize the hoard to appoint = com
mittee ~ three 20 purchase a site
for a hose house At = price not 10
exceed $4,000. This aommunfra-
ton caused considerable discussion.
and a few animated debates between
some Of our well known CITIZENS. A
surprise was sprung when il was
learned that the hotel property On
Maple street could b bought for
/ 5000 The size OF the lot j. 50 b.
100 II vas finally decided that
the warden should call q ngeetTng o.
I the frsemen so as TO obtain their