Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-29
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

A son was born Sunday 10 MT and Mrs Gordon Weaving of COt street.
 The mid-week prayer meeting will be held tomorrow evening instead of this evening.
 Compare Upson,, Singleton X Cos blue serge knickerbocker suit at $3.97 with any at $500.
 The Naugatuck band will give one of their popular dances tomorrow evening in Columbus hall.
 Mrs Carrie Culver of .1lmwood street has returned from t few days visit with friends in Woodbridge.
 The scarlet fever quarantine was ! lifted from the home of John Ma leski of Bridge street by Health Off, cer Baker.
 The Films basketball team will meet Wednesday night at s o'clock for the purpose of electing d captain and manager for the ensuing year. Miss Susie Wilson and John Sulli- van were married yesterday at St Franciss church by the Rev w, F. l Tanning After a short wedding trip Mir and Mrs Sullivan will reside in Naugatuck.
 In the probate court yesterday Judge McDonough appointed w. P. J. Keilty and John M. Hearns com misSioners on the estate of the late John Jemis. He also granted the widow of the deceased an allowance of $50 month.
 A hearing will be held iu the pro- bate court on May II at g d. m., on | the approval of a certain agreement of adoption wherein Mary Agnes Kenney, a minor, of Naugatuck, is given by her parent, James H. Ken ney, to Charles w. and Elizabeth Conklin of New Haven.
 Previous to the opening of the board of warden and bursesses last night William Ward stepped to the railing and after gaining the atten- tion of the board, presented a gavel to the warden, to be used by the pre- siding officers of this and future boards. The gavel is made from a piece of the old mud sill which was l laid on the east bank of The Nauga- tuck river in the year 1772, when at town meeting held in Waterbury ! it was voted to build bridge at the | place known at that time "s Judd's meadows, and the fact that this piece | of oak had laid on the river bank | for more than 135 years makes it doubly precious as a historic relic. ,.J int .i, nf a | block from which the gayel is made at the time that the foundation for the Bierne building was butt, when l the remaining portion of the sill was removed from the river bank. The board voted that silver plate suita- bly inscribed be purchased and at- tached to the gavel and that it be left in the custody of the borough clerk.
 Following is the list of officials for election day: First ward, modera- tor, Thomas H. Benton; assistant moderator, Frank K. Grant; check CT, George W. Wood; envelope booth, F. A. Sears, J. NJ. Hearns; ticket booth, John J. O'Leary, Charles hi hSs DDolh A. INiCil- ards, Thomas Brennan; lOJr tender. James Gallagher; license box. George T. Sanger; checker. Daniel Casey. Second ward, moderator, dcnry w. Hamilton: assistant moderator. Charles F. Hubbell; checker, Will liam Kelleher; envelope hooth, J. F. Richardson. G. NJ. Kiely; ticket booth William Dolan, J. C. Flynn; booth tenders, w. K. Brown, James LawlOr; door tender, Thomas Ahern; license box tender, Frederick Wood; checker, l. '" Garrison. Third ward. moderator, T. J. Lang ford; assistant moderator, B. C.. Hall: checker, Jacob Keeling: en- velope booth, Charles A. Anderson, George C. Lambert; ticket booth. Fred Minkurtz, ]. ]. O'Reiley; booth tenders, W. II. Miller. Robert Joyce: door tender, C. F.. Pearson; license box tender. Daniel Sweeney; check CT. Carl W. Thompson.
 The board of warden and burgess es held an adjourned meeting last night. Burgess Freeman was the only member absent. William Me Dermott appeared before ,he board in opposition to establishing of the street lines on Wood street. and the street committee will meet him and adjust matters. The hearing on the establishing of highway and grade lines on South View street. and also on School street, occupied ne great CT part of the evening. Ii was final ly decided that the South View street hearing go over until the E-st Tues