Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-19
NAuGATUCK NUGGETS

| MISS Helen hennedy or Oak street
 is visiting friends in Norwich.
 Mrs Joseph Ahearn of New Haven,
 who has been visiting friends here
 has returned home.
 The Church Helpers will meet
 Wednesday afternoon with Mrs
 Thomas Bowen of Highland avenue. A prayer and conference meeting
 will be held this evening at the Bap-
 tist church. --t 2. -
 MT and Mrs L. S. Moulthrop of
 Church street have been spending a
 few days at their summer home in
 Adin, R. I. s* @& ~ An adjourned meeting O. the war den and burgesses will be held this evening at s o'clock in the. borough court room. <-a---t The Ladies' Aid society of the Congregational church will meet
 Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the parish house. =.
 Henry Mcdonald has resigned his position in M. F. O'Connell's lunch
 room, his place has been taken by Daniel Morr1ssey. .~ >t
 Ramona council, No 14, D: of F., will meet this evening. The degree will be conferred on two candidates and the great chief of the reserva- tion will be present. Ice cream and cake will be served.
 1 The Ladies' Aid society of the Methodist church will hold domes- tic bakery and apron sale, also ice cream and cake will be for sale, Wednesday afternoon in the church parlors from to o'clock.
 The funeral of Gilliard Wooster was held this afternoon from the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs w. o. ] Wooster of Wooster street. The fu- neral was in charge of Isbell post, c. ] A. R., of which the deceased was member. The interment was in | Wooster cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Daily was held this morning from her late resi- dence, 234 Meadow street, to St Francis's church where requiem high mass was celebrated for the repose of her soul by the Rev Father Fitzgerald. Interment was in St James's cemetery.
 The local aerie of Eagles will hold memorial services next Sunday after noon at 1:30 at their hall, after which they will march to the differ ent cemeteries in the borough to decorate the graves of their deceas- ed members. They will be headed l by the St Francis drum corps, who will play music suitable to the occa- sion. Samuel Grant. president of the local aerie of Eagles, has been elected as delegate to the state con- vention of the order which will be held in Norwalk June 16 Alfred Ashmore has been named as his al- ternate.
 The fair to be given under the aus pices of the ladies of St Mary's par ish will open this evening in Colum- bus hall. The children of the paro- chial school will furnish the enter tainment this evening. and as they have been rehearsing for some time past, it will undoubtedly be a very pleasing programme. Wednesday evening the ladies A. O. H. drill team will furnish the entertainment part. George F. Maher will sing. The entertainment Thursday evening will be furnished by members of St Mary's alumni of Waterbury. The programme for the other evenings will he announced later. Tickets are i5 cents.
 The board of education held meeting yesterday afternoon to con- slider the petition which was present. ed by the teachers of the public schools regarding an increase in sal ary, and while the board has no pow CT to grant any such increase. they are satisfied to go on record as fa- vOring such a measure, as they voted t0 recommend to the various district committees that the increase in sal aries be granted. but as the regulat- ing of salaries for teachers lies en- tirely in the hands of the committees of the different districts. just what action will be taken by them will be awaited with interest. The election of thess district committees will be held during the month of June, and it is probable that the matter will be thoroughly discussed at that time. and the opinions of the voters of the ! district will he expressed regarding it.
 Joseph L. Jackson. who is the democratic burgess from the second i ward. sprung a surprise last night. i when he asked that some aprupTia- l tiOn he made that would rCeOmpense the buTgesses for the time and labor ! spent while members of the board. i \ number of men were onto their feet in q minute to oppose any such { scheme. while others gave Mir Jack ! son the ha ha. saying that the bur gesses were fully reeompenSed by the hunnTs which were attached to the office. but the clerk settled the mat l ter when he quoted the borough char | ter which states that no pay shall be | given the hUFgesses. IL was said last 1 night st the close Of the meeting that 1 NIT Jackson would endeavor to have ] the charter sO amended as to allow l the buTgesses to receive pay as meHi- ! bers of the board. but this statement ] could not be verified. as Mr Jackson could not be found. but whether or not he will do this it only shows l that there is a feeling oa the part of l some of the members of the board l that they should be repaid in some I way for their service
 The annual meeting of the free