The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-24
State Officials To
View Exercises Set
For Friday, June l
uneAct Plays, Addresses and Musical Entertainment
10 Feature Event State Given college Farm"
Lands Right = 40 Attend EIls Banquet
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1Saugatuek, May a%.-The Bsa.
cen Valley Grange will celebrate lie
16th anniversary on Friday, June
I with appropriate exercises, It was
learned today. This 10 the most Inn
portRnt event OF the year Tor the
local grange and O flne program 10
planned. state ofilciais will be pres
The state master, Frank Pest Of
Kent 10 expected 70 be present ard
Mrs Sarah Curtis OF PlainvilfA,
state lecturer, has also signifed
her intentions Of being on hand. II
D. expected they will give short cd.
dresses.
one OF the features Of the pro.
gram that day will be q one.act
play which will be presented BY
members OF the grange. Besides
this there will be an extensive mu.
steal program which 10 now In the
process OF preparation. Miss IDA
Hotchkiss will read q history Of
the local grange.
The grange was organised here
May 81, 1859. Il has grown to an
extensive organisation now here
and has many activities to keep
members interested during each
month.
Next Friday. a!ght memorial ex.
areises for the deceased will be
held. Flowers In the form Of q
cross With D bouquet Tor each do.
ceased member will be exhibited.
Prior TO these services there will
be the regular entertainment pro.
gram with Mrs LILLIAN Megin hav.
- M y. v. Ma.son will have
charge Of the memorial service Fri.
day. as.r,
Acquires Land
The state has been given rights
to O piece Of land near High Rock
known popularity as college Farm"
according 70 q record tiied yester.
day with Town Clerk Louis Schiller,
Jr. singularly enough the land
which comprises o., acres, ID In
three towns, part being In Nauga-
tuck, part IN oxford, part Ia Bea.
con Falls. This 10 the only piece
OF land In the vicinity the state
had not purchased. The state has
turned part OF High Rock into O
park and IL ID expected It III do
the Same TO this piece OF land.
Just at present II ID In quito o wild
state, not having been used In no.
cent years apparently.
The land belongs to Yale college
but was leased BY Walter III. Perry
OF Wauwatou, Michigan. Mr. Perry
I'm, o quit.claim deed turned over
ali his rights to the property to
the state. He made only one pro-
vision that II that this region DO
known 90 the ''shoidon Clark
tract" Sheldon Clark was o resi-
dent OF this section many years
ago, being one OF the prominent
men here OF that time.
Klein Property Attached
Notice Of O writ or attachment
on the property Of Attorney Clay.
ton l.. Klein, Or. Of Church street
has been fiied by the Naugatuek
National bank In the office OF Town
Clerk Louis Schiller, Jr. The writ
Id for $4,000. IL In claimed this
amount 10 owed by tho attorney TO
the bank.
Work Of painting and renoyating
the town farm, the hospital nd.
junct to II and the barn there and
other buildings has been virtually
completed, Pierce Freeman, local
FEfsA painter, who has had charge
Of tho painting work, said today.
The work on the main building
Ia complete now, no said. The
dining room, kitchen, and bath.
rooms have been done over by the
painters and now present q most
attractive appearance. A consider.
able Bit Of Furniture In this build.
Ing has also been painted.
The hospital section has been
shingled ana has been painted. The
barn has also been given q good
coat OF paint. The barn Ia o large
structure and this work took some
time. The only thing left to be done
10 the caretaker's house. On this
there Ia only o bit Of painting OF
trimmings to, be ,done.
The town hall has now been COM
pleted on the outside with the ex-
ception Of q couple OF doors. More
work on the interior by the paint.
ers ID planned. The Office Of the
Judge OF probate will be painted, II
IL expected. Just when this work
will be done 10 not known, how.
ever. F
Elks Banquet Enjoyed
The Elks banquet last night was
attended by about lao persons and
was enjoyed by{th0ge present. "A
fine roast chicken dinner was serv.
ed and short talks were given by
some Of the officials present, In.
GLIDING District Deputy William
Conkling Of West Haven and
George Ryan Of Waterbury, past
district deputy.
Three charter members Of the
lodge gave short talks. They were
Attorney William J. Neary, Mich
ael B. Reidy, organizer, and Will
lam T. Nixon. Exalter Ruler Bailey
OF Waterbury delivered q short
Exalter Ruler Joseph z. SOM
mers, who will retire soon, wei.
coined the guests, and DIR Harry
d. Rolf proved an able toast.
master. Musical numbers were rem
dersd by Edward Cuddy and Clar-
ence Quackenbush. Other enter
tanners. from New Haven also did
their stuff.
Those present: c. Arthur Eager.
Clarence Freedman, p. ]. Connolly.
ID. J. Walsh, John J. German. Ed
gar Lush, George Krodeli, Elmer
w. Hoffman, Daniel "a. Whalen.
William r Gteplctons Lyman IL
Lamphere, Joseph u. Martin. J. e.
Phillips u. ua11o. Louis Schiller,
Jr., Edward Dooling, Michael w.
Morris, Il. J. Welsh, William f..
Kelly. John M. Freeman, Thomas
J. I,awley, John T. Tatigian, Ber-
nard y. Lindahl, Arthur w. Swan.
william J. Nixon, George Wiggles-
worth. Edward g. Lingenheld. Ed
ward ,. Aherps John ~. Kenny, W.
bury. y. A. Bailey, Of Waterbury,
George T. Ryan, Michael ,. Reidys
Harry Q. ron, Joseph 70. .eonmers.
WiI1iam A. couklIng Of West Ha-
veYs.I Howard w. Ross OF West Has
s8n, KIenry p. Mccarthy, Lewis a.
blbbies william. y. NeeFy, @,
ouatlxenbush, Max White. James y.
Grant, John II. Breep, Clifton v.
Cross, Edward Cuddy, solomon
AnenbarR. Samuel FummaiIsilo.