Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-02
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS

ago tO Select QeleSdteS tO dttShu sAS different democratic conventions held meeting in the court room last evening. There was much en- thusiasm and some speechmaking be- fore the meeting finished its work. The old war horse Attorney William Kennedy was the unanimous choice of the meeting for chairman, anu Probate Judge John F. McDonough was chosen to act as clerk. The fol- lowing are the delegates named to attend the different conventions State-William Kennedy, Joseph E. Martin, John F. McDonough, D. M. Linsky, w. J. Neary. Congressional John M. Hearns, George c. Lam bert, T. T. Kelley, George Wiggles- worth, Edward T. O'Brien. Sena- torial-Timothy Daly, John M. Page. Amos Culver, Frank E. Nolan, Hook CT Hotchkiss. Probate-John J. German, Timothy Daly, J. w. Rey- holds, Richard Clancy, T. w. Ahearn. Newell Smith. The town committee was authorized to fill any vacancy.
 The warden and burgesess held meeting last evening and all the members were present except Bur gess Hall. Warden O'Laughlin pre- sided. The meeting took up an old bill of B. A. Peck's, editor of the Enterprise, and after some discus sion it was voted to pay it.. This bill has been hanging fire for about a year. Peck advertised some borough matter and, it was claimed, without any authority. He presented his bill and the old board refused to pay it, but the present board looked at the matter in a different light and Edi- tor Peck will get his money. The committee that has been hearing the Ward street property owners pre- sented its report, but no action was taken on the matter, the report being filed for future consideration. Several other matters were consid cred '-
 At the last meeting of Scott com pany, U. R. K. F., it was voted to continue the practice drills and to meet every Monday night for drill; practice. The company made such a good showing in the competitive drill held during the national en- campment in Boston last month that it has been decided to enter the com l pstitive drill contest at the next na- tlonal encampment which will be held in Milwaukee in 1910. A fund to pay the expenses of the trip to Milwaukee has been started and will be increased from, time to time during the next two years. Two ap- plications for membership have been received and it is thought that there will be a large increase in the com pany's membership during the con- ing winter. | Manager Morse says that the Sep tember bookings for the Gem opera house are De Rue Bros Ideal min- strels, September II; opening of the Imperial Moxing Picture company, Saturday, September 19; Jesse James company September 21; moving pictures, Saturday, Septem- Der 26; Wbiteside and Strauss Big Repertoire company, September 2S to October 3. This will be the fourth season of De Rue Bros minstrels here. They not only carry an ele. gant setting for their first part but first class solo band and orches- tra, with seven vaudeville acts by noted performers, with parade ana band concerts at noon and evening is also a fine feature worth seeing and hearing.
 A branch of the Independence league is to be organized here some time this month The night for the meeting has not yet been decided upon but it will be announced later Steps preliminary to organizing are now being taken and it is said that a number of citizens have sig nified their intention of becoming members. Whether or not the league will enter local politics and nominate ticket of it's own or whether Ii will devote all its energies in work ing for the success of the national and state tickets will be decided af. ter the organization is perfected.
 The Naugatuck authorities are to- day looking for William Smith, a negro, in connection with an attack alleged to have been made upon Mrs Hendricks, white woman, in Mid dlebury yesterday. Smith is alleged to have gone to the Hendricks home and in the course of his visit there a quarrel developed in which Smith struck the woman over the head with cus- pidor, fracturing her skull. She was taken to the Waterbury hospital where she is said to be in a serious condition.
 The pupils who intend to take the high school entrance examination: must present. themselves at the hist school Thursday morning at S:15 fol registration. The examinations will be held Thursday and Friday anc the schedule is as follows: Thurs day. s:15. registration; $780,, geog raphy; 10:15, history; 1 p. m. arithmetic; 2:45, composition; Fri day, S:30 a. m., grammar; 10:15 algebra.
 The railroad company has nearl! finished the work of putting loan on each side of the railroad embank ment south of Maple street. Aftel the work is completed grass seet will be sown and shrubbery planted there. Grass is springipg up on th' embankment on North Water street where seed was sown few week ago and within few weeks thu embankment will be very attractive
 Lallier's Military band of Water bury will give their last dance o the season Thursday evening at Go Iumbus hall. The admission Is 2'