Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-03-14
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

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A ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs
Emil Norby of johnson street is ill
with diphtheria.
A number of Naugatuck people will
attend Polls theater, Waterbury
to see 1.-THE Squaw Man.
Mrs John Benson of the New Ha-
ven road is entertaining her sister,
Miss Matilda Tyrell of Forty Fort,
Penn.
The Beecher Heights Whist club
meet Thursday evening with MIR and
Mrs Charles Spencer of Fairview ave-
nue..
The factory of the G. l. R. Glove
Co will close tonight for about three
weeks. Work will be resumed again
on Monday, April s.
Rev E. T. Lewis of Waterbury will
occupy the pulpit tomorrow at Dotn
morning and evening services at the
Union City Baptist church.
Miss Esther Parker, a student at
Wesleyan college, is spending few
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
R. V. Parker of Meadow street.
Miss Mary Breen, formerly of
Cherry street, but now Of Laurel
Beach, Milford, was the guest of her
brother, John Breen, of Church street,
yesterday.
Henry III. Squire of North Main
street will conduct the services at st
Peters church in Plymouth Hill Sun
day morning and will occupy the pull
pit at the Mission church in Terry
vile in the afternoon.
L. H. Winslow has been awarded
the contract for building a barn for
Joseph Carlson. 1t will be two stories
high, and will be 44x44 feet, and a
barn for Olaf Swanson, dimensions
| of which are 20x44 feet
The tickets for the benefit dance to
| be given for John Connors, under
the auspices of the II. A. b. society
are selling fast and it is hoped that
the sale will be a large one, as it is
for worthy cause. Tickets are 25c
each.
The postoffice department has
called for sealed proposals to carry
| the mail to and from the depot and
J station in this place. The proposals
will be received up to March 2S.
Blanks for the making OF such pro-
posals can be obtained by making
application to the postmaster of the
local postoff1ce.
The pool match at the Waldorf last
night between Reed and Conlon was
witnessed by a large crowd, who We're
very much amused at some of the
plays of Reed, who is an English ex-
pert and knows very little Of the
American rules. The game resulted
in score of IS to IS in favor of Con-
! lon.
At the celebration of st Patrick's
day. March II. held by the local Hi
bernans, the principal speaker of the
evening will he Attorney John T. Nc
Donough. Other speakers will be
Joseph J. Hall and William II. Kehoe.
Music, Rotations and refreshments
will complete the evenings entertain
ment.
The basketball game in the Gem
opera house last night between the
high school and the Elms of the Y.
NJ. c. A, resulted in victory for the
Films, although the game was hotly
contested one during every minute
of play, and although the Elms were
much heavier than the high school
boys still the result was in doubt I'LL
Ill the referee called time. Follow
ing was the lineup:
High School. Elms.
Io'Loughlin ....... Fairfeld-F Pagan
Right Forward.
Meegan II. welsh
Left Forward.
Leary ...... DonoNdh
Center.
Kenney 80. ... .... Mccarthy
Right Guard.
Lynch-Bush $500. Happy-Fager
Left Guard.
Score, Fins SO. High School 81;
referee. Peter Foley.
FTENETlIh IGHHi VI 4Nut III mann
street has accepted a position in the
lfice of Architect F. Alton Clark.
F.F. Schaeffer Of Hillside avenue.
Who has been spending the past
three weeks at Camden, $. c., has
returned home.
There seems to be considerable
discussion these days about ths state
ment made by Superintendent of
Schools F. W. Eaton TO the members
Of the board of education with re-
gard to the holding Of fire drills in
the school and which he said was a
frequent practice. the same being
held at least once each week. A
number of the parents OF children
then put the question TO the children
and il was found out that IL is abOgt
two years since such drills have been
held in the public schools Of this
place. The members OF the board
Of education we're notified as to the
falsity Of the remark Of the supeTin-
tendent with the result that one day
this week statement vas given out
By him which read that he had IN
vittingly given false Information "a
the board. but that he would see "a
II that hereafter the drills would Oe
held regularly But there are NAM
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