The Newtown bee., 1895-05-10
In Litchfield County
WATERTOWN,

TON?
 When the contract was given for the new Town hall, the most sanguine didn't expect it to be completed at the time specified, neither did anyone think it would have dragged along to the present time without any satisfactory assurances as to the time of it's completion. IL was generally understood that at the February town meeting an additional appropriation would be called for in or der to equip the hall with all the modern conveniences and it happened so. Then the hall was totbe finished as expeditions ly as possible. Since then three months have elapsed and the time of opening the hall is as much of an uncertainty and probably more than when the first ap- propriation was made. What does this mean? Is it lack of funds? Is it inabil- ity to get the necessary furnishings when expected? Whatever it may or may not be the people are getting impatient.
 A GRAND CONCERT.
 The Citizens cornet band will give an entertainment at Pythian hall, this (Fri- day) evening, at which all lovers of mu- sic should be present. With the excep- tion of aid given at the organization of the band the boys have paid their own way since. To some this may seem trivial affair, but to those who have ever had experience in band. or been pu- pill of any musician, will see in moment the amount which must have been paid out in the past three years in bringing the band up to it's present standard Of perfection. They have as their teacher and leader now one of the best musicians in New England, MT Anderson. Let ev- eryone go to the hall, this evening, and let the boys see how much we appreciate their labor. The admission will be 9 cents.
 WHOA JIMMY.
 Tuesday forenoon about II o'clock J. G. Twining's furniture wagon stopped at the residence of Mrs McCleary on East Side. While the driver was in Mrs Mo Cleary's, the horse tried the experiment of delivering goods without the drivers aid. He got along fairly we'll until he got into too much of a hurry, when the furniture would jump out piece by piece very unceremoniously. The further he went he increased his speed and by en deavoring to accomplish too much in a stated time he overturned the wagon and smashed it up badly by trying to cross the stone fence at the residence of Wilson Lindsay. Here he stopped with the front legs one side of the fence and the hind legs on the other, until several men has tily gathered and extricated him out of his difficulty. The horse was badly cut and the furniture destroyed.
 A REAL ESTATE BOOM.
 Soon it will be reality that you can not buy building lot in Watertown in a desirable location. B. H. Mattoon has sold all the lots cut up by surveyor two years ago and is now selling the remain der as fast as they can be got in readi- ness. H. T. Dayton is opening new street west of his residence, which is one of the finest localities in town. Patrick Dunnigan sold two building lots on French street, last week, and folks have been importuned almost to the point of utter disgust by speculators wanting to buy their homes or part of their real estate.
 William H. Lyttle has moved into the tenement lately vacated by William Hosking.
 George F. PIitchard had a relapse about two weeks ago but is now again On the way to recovery.
 Hudson Brothers sold to gentleman in Bethlehem, last week, one of the pret- ties5 top carriages ever seen in this town.
 At the baseball game on Saturday, be- tween the nine of MT Taft's school and the nine of the Hopkins grammar school, the score stood six to four in favor of Taft's.
 Before Justice Dayton on Monday morning Ur c. Art Ward, of Waterbury, was found guilty of cruelty to animals on his ssMountaindale Estate in Water town, and was fined $7 and costs on five counts. Durant and Gillette for the Hu- mane society and Judd of Litchfield for Ward Ward appealed to the Superior court of Litchfield and was placed under $200 bonds.
 H. H. Heminway has stepped into the march of progress in lawn beautifying and has removed his fence and graded his lawn in manner which is becoming to the advance of landscape gardening. l John Evans, our local florist and land 1 scape gardener, is experimenting the work.
 Remember the band concert tonight. l
 MT Mcneil, the new jeWeler in the | Pythian block, is more than pleased with | the reception the people of Watertown nave given him.
 Patrick Dnnnigan got badly smashed | nand while building wall near the feed ,tOre of William J. MunsOn.
 Since the fine weather has set in our | ocal livery stables are rushed to their 'ull capacity.
 H. Il. Maines of Washington has taken he position of ice peddler with William ]. Muns0n and will reside in the old Leonard place.
 Don't forget that the Citizens' cornet sand's entertainment, this evening, will ,e the event of the season.
 The annual meeting Of the Litchfield was held at Christ church,