The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-05

Joseph Watkess, 16, John Kat.
 kess, IA, his brother and Leo Kara
 ban, suffered serious injuries yes
 terday morning when an old mus
 ket which they had converted into a cannon and were using it to sci off explosives suddenly burst into fragments as it was being loaded in the rear of Stanley Butkus' store on Sout hMain street. John Wat. kess suffered a bad wound on his left thigh where a piece of the metal entered the thigh making an ugly wound, Joseph Watkess had a portion of the left calf o1
 his leg torn away and Karabar suffered from powder burns or
 his face and had his right hand lacerated. The youths all reside at 33 South Main street.
 They were attended by Dr. liar
 old Johnson at their homes, where they are now under treatment. Dl
 ohnson planned on administering
 antoxin today as protection
 against tetanus setting in. Ther'
 were several other youngsters il the group at the time of the ex plosion but none of them suffered
 any injury. It was the only seriou
 accident that marred the celebra
 tion of the Fourth in the bor'
 Victory Drive Meeting
 ] Democrats of tffe borough arc urged to attend the meeting 6.
 party members to be held Tuesday night at o'clock in the borough court room for the purpose of dis. cussin gthe victry drive for funds | At this meeting a committee oi 50 solicitors will be named to raise the borough quota of $500. The meeting is being called by Mrs Mary T. Caine, member of the state central committee from the 14th district and secretary of the local democratic town committee On Friday night meeting of the several chairmen of the democratic party in the towns in the 14th dis l trict with the registrars of voters of the towns will meet in the court room with Mrs Caine and Frank McDermott of West Haven member of the state central com mittee from the 14th district. Al Friday nights meeting plans for i the fall campaign will be discussed | Tennis Club Meeting
 Decision as to whether the local Y. M c. A. tennis club will enter | a team in the state "Y" tennis competition this year. The meet | ing will be called at 7:15 o'clock.
 Meeting Tonight
 The July meeting of the board of warden and burgesses will be held tonight at o'clock in the borough court room. Borough Clerk Ed ward c. Lingenheld will submit q reprt of the expenditures of the borough for the past three months I of the fiscal year. It will be the first report of the clerk since the change in administration.
 Several other matters are to be taken up at the meeting tonight | it Is reported. It is thought prob- 1 able hat the board will take ac- ton on the proposal of the state highway department to have the work contemplated on dirt roads under the state allotment of .$l7.- | 75O be carried on under the super vision of State Highway Supervisor Henry Schildgen.
 The matter has already been taken up with the borough officials by representatives of the highway department. Under the plan pro- posed by the department local help could be used.
 To Install Officers Newly elected officers of Ramona council, E.. of P. will be installed tonight by Great Deputy Grace Whiting and staff of Torrington at regular meeting of the council to be held in Odd Fellows hall. A reception will follow and lun- cheon wil be served.
 Funeral of Mrs Nellie Ahern The funeral of Mrs Nellie E. Ahern, widow of Thomas W. Ahern former publisher of the Naugatuck Daily News and mother of Ed- ward Ahern, secretary and treas urer of the Daily News company who died at her home last Satur- day afternoon was held yesterday morning at S:30 o'clock from the house and at 9 o'clock frcm st.. Mary's church where a solemn requiem high mass was celebrated. Rev. Richard F. Morrissey, pas toir of the church was celebrant. Rev. John J. Burke of St. Thomas church, Thomaston was deacon. Rev William J. Tanning. pastor or st. Francis church of Torrington. formerly pastor of St. Mary's was sub-deacon. Rev. John ]. Fitz. gerald pastor of St. Francls' church of this borough was seated in the sanctuary. Burial was in the fam. lily plot In St. ames' cemetery. The palIbenrers were ali nephews of the deceased, Donald, Howard and Ed. WaFd HFannan. Henry Charles and Andrew Dniy.
 Jnmes Patterson, one or the per. | Iaafurday nlaht shortly after . ] o'clock at his home, sss North
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