The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-08
Especial to The Democracy

Naugatuck, March s - A paper
as years old, the Naugatuck Re-
view, was accidentally found in
some old files in a bookcase in the
borough courtroom yesterday and
many interesting things are
brought back to memory. It was
the copy Of Friday, February 8,
1889, and was uncovered by John
Synnott, local CWA census chief,
who was working in the court
room. Mr. Synnott turned it over to
John Stevenson, well known local
Town Hall janitor, who kindly
loaned 1t to the Waterbury Demo-
crat correspondent.
Ordinarily Mr. Synnott would not
have bothered to look twice at the
rather dingy paper, yellowed by
age, but the date on it caught his
eye because 1t happened to be the
day of the year which his birthday
falls on. This aroused his curiosity
and investigation proved it to be
well worth second study.
Mr. Stevenson says he does not
know how long it has been there
but 1t is remarkable the paper is in
such good condition as it is with
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perfectly readable. 1t Is a four
page paper.
c. Collard Adams was editor of
the paper and indications are 1t
had recently been taken over by
him. At that time the following ar
ticle appeared in the paper under
the heading Grove Cemetery. The
map of the grounds In this ceme-
terry Is nearly complete and soon
the lots will be for sale. AS only
seven lots remain unsold in Hill
side cemetery 1t Is evident there
will be a ready sale Of the Grove
cemetery. The roads are nearly
completed and 3 IL acres have
been cleared and seeded.
On Grove Cemetery
ut Is probable that the gate
way will be built the coming spring
and a gatehouse erected. The pub
lie is greatly indebted to Mr. b. B..
futile for his generosity in start
ing the much needed, and, it Is
certain to be appreciated. City of
the city of the dead which a Ger
man writer significantly termed,
Gods Acre"
The paper served Naugatuck,
Union City, Beacon Falls, Bethany,
Prospect, Middlebury, Cheshire,
Seymour. Oxford and New Haven
County and cost three cents.
Squircs Lost Game
c. Henry Squires, personal tax
collector here for many years and
wei known in town, lost a cribbage
tournament by technicality, ac-
cording to a story about it in the
paper. He was pitted against Ray
mond White with George Larkin as
referee. A dispute arose and
Squires made is points which he
claimed, carried him out. White
APPARENTLY gave up the game and
flung his cards down and Squires
followed suit. White started to
shuttle the pack for a new game,
and before cutting them, to quote
the paper. "Squires reaches over
and takes out all the pegs, his
own and Whites and puts them on
the table. White jumps up and
claims that game on the ground
that Squires had not pegged out
and should not have touched
Whites pegs.
"Larkin decides, say the by
ISLANDERS that Squires won by cards
and White by Hoyle. He finally de-
cided in favor of White"
Urges Good Courtroom
Under the news items there Is
the suggestion that the courtroom
be fitted UP "to give dignity to the
occasions when justice is dispens-
ed" It says "there should be q
platform for the trial justice and
his clerk, and In front of 1t on the
floor level, a long table, for the at
torneys, witnesses and reporters.
Outside of this there should be a
railing. Will Judge Lawlus please
forget his usual modesty and push
the matter"
Other interesting items from the
notices follow:
"Mr John II. Whittemore has
returned from a western business
trip. He reports business in his
own line booming. They are max
ing car wheels for which the de-
mand is heavy. Mr. Whittemore
had the pleasure of seeing Pres
ident- elect Harrison.
'New desks are to be placed In
Miss Makers rooms. We hope to
hear the same Of Miss Sweeney's
room.
1.-THE board of education has
been given the use of room No 4
in the Town Hall building.
Mentions Rev Pagan
ION Sunday last the Father Fa-
gan called the attention of parents
t othe importance of their seeing
that their boys regularly attend
Sunday school and warned them
that their neglect might return to
them by way of retribution."
"Supt Beach has written the Re-
view a letter calling attention to
the foolhardy boys at Union City
lodging the locomotive to see how
near they can escape death. The
officers should arrest them.
"Whooping cough has captured
Straitsvilie. Only IS children are
on the schol register. Last week
only were In attendance and
each of them w-h-o-o-p-e-d.
'The window of Colonel To''es'