Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
WATERFOWL JoTTINGs
Watertown May Have Two Trolley
 :, Services

by q company of ThomaSton citizens for a charter to run the trolley from Thomaston to Watertown. This line will start from the railroad station ill that town and continue along the highway and have the brick store as its terminus. Now, if this charter is granted, and the Connecticut Light ing and Power Co get their charter for a line from the present OakYl!le terminus to meet the other at the brick store, the people here will De satisfied. or at least the majority or them will, as both of these companies are backed with good men. both lines ought to materialiZe within year.
 w. A. C. Dance.
 The Watertown A C. will give an other of their monthly dances at the town hall. on the evening of January 4th. These dances are not only be coming quite popular, but tine money given will greatly benefit the boys. as the rooms have recently undergone many needed repairs. The entertain nent portion of the program has not as yet been arranged but will he an nounced later. Good music will be provided.
 Notes.
 Arthur Evans has taken the position of bookkCepcr at the hardware store of F. l.. Hitchcock.
 X travelling show is booked for here during the first part of January.
 At the next monthly meeting of Wal tertoNn fire department officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
 Ice is now q thickness of seven inches If this cold snap continues the ice dealers will commence getting in the years harvest
 The cellar for the new building near the barber shop of t. \. Zeldler, k nearing completion. This building. when finished. will probably Ge used for . store
 Miss Sabra Scott is quite i'll with malaria.
 Business in all of the factories is quite good, for the present time of the year.
 Very few good rents can be had in Watertown just at present. The price of ccal still remains the s;2r-c.
 A number of large stones were found lying on the sidewalk north Of 1ht. brick store this morning. Whether tEp&e stones We're placed there by some miscreant or fell from the wall which is next To the sidewalk. Is H mystery. but we are inclined to be lieve it the work of tine former. -A:' this particular piece Of walk is the worst in town. the one who did it | might at least selected q better walk 1 fol. this kind of work. 1 What has become of Judge Warner and his trolley charter?
 R . Y. Magee will continue his [ i.11 Il jhn W9tnrll1lrN' i Republican this week. Another meeting of the members of i I,. \. Deland's new play will be held 1 this week.
 The Taft school hockey team will i play its first game on next Saturday | providing the ice is good.
 Samuel ONley spent Sunday with | friends in town.
 AIyron Mc,Ncil. who has been quite l i'll for some time past with acute bronchial trouble is said to be slightly | improved.
 George Warner has changed his place of residence from the house in Greenville owned by A. \. Woolson to HotchkiSsville.
 Charles Warner who has been in | New Haven for some time past has 1 returned to his home.
 Master James H. Currip. who has been confined to his home for the past week with the grip is slightly i'm proved.
 Fred HaskinS has accepted q posi- tion with the Hard Brothers.
 F. Hill, who has been in the Wa terbury hospital for some weeks pasl returned to his home in TOrIinEtol yesterday. Many of the old town resi- dents twill remember Mir Hill.
 A son was born to Mr and MT: Charles Brewster yesterday.
 The Sunday school teachers of $ Johns church contemplate having Christmas tree. for the Sunday schoo pupils of that church. This is tho first time i'll many years that q Christ mas tree has been had. and it is hoped that the parents. and in fact, every member of the church. will do all il their power 10 make the tree Il sue cess. \ short program will be ar ranged for the occasion. and ever Sunday school pupil will take part il the entertainment One of the room of the Pythian hall will be engaged fo
 that night. and of course this will in
 cur a slight expense. No one inter
 eSted in the welfare of the childrel should be absent. The date of tn ! Christmas tree will be announces . |. lcter.
 Now before the snow of winte comes on we think il about time tha the $50 appropriated at the tow meeting be expended on the si1ewall
 north of the brick store. The .'on !. armed man. that so long stood in th I way of. pedestrians. has long sine , been removed. and the selectmen. wit q little encouragement, fought to eH I pend at least that $50.
 Work on the railroad bridge nea l the old cemetery has been stopped fo the wiote". , A large attendance was in evidenc = at the meeting of the Naugatuck Va l ley Poultry lSS0ciafin h st axaninr