Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-29
0AKVILLE HAPPENINGS
NO MORE SUNDAY BASE BALL
 GAMES ALLOWED.

GAMES ALLOW ELI. MT Browns Decree-R Residents Com
 plained of Too Much Noise and
 Wholesale Thefts of Fruit-Keron
 Kelly on the Way Home from the
 Philippines-Notes.
 No more Sunday base ball on the Watertown road. Such is the decree as laid down this week by MT Brown, the owner of the base ball field com monly known as Browns nelu' where thousands of people have con- gregated Sunday after Sunday to wit ness exhibitions of the national game. Games with Oakville, Waterbury, Wa tertown and Wateryille players were held on these grounds and there was no interference on the part Of the minions of the law. Lately people re- siding in that vicinity complained or the noise and uproar made on the Sabbath day and also found fault with the actions of numerous small boys who came up from the city and ln- vaded their fruit trees. Finaly MT Brown has decided once and for all time that the dissertation of the SaD- bath'' on his property shall be stopped immediately and there will be no more Sunday base ball there.
 Miss Kate Kelly has received let ter from her brother, Keron Kelly, who is in the United States navy. MT Kelly writes that he will return from the Philippines at once and expects to be in Oakville in the latter part ot September.
 Miss Lena Hartman and Peter Hart man of Middlebury were visiting friends in town yesterday.
 Workmen are laying a cobble sur face along the trolley tracks from the lower pin shop to the terminus.
 Miss Marion Paul and Henry Stone will be married at the residence of MT and Mrs J. H. Baird September II, by the Rev Mir Sewell of Naugatuck. Both are popular young people having host of friends and acquaintances about town.
 Miss Walden of Waterbury, a well known school teacher, is visiting Miss Clara Place.
 Principal Fletcher announced last evening that the schools here would open next Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock. The buildings have been aired and cleaned preparatory to the recep- ton of the scholars.
 William Russell has been looking over a number of farms in Bethlehem with the intention of purchasing.
 It is, understood that there will be no picnic this year of the pin shop employees to Quasapaug.
 Miss Irene Knott of Waterbury is visiting her aunt, Mrs Horatio Nell son.
 Edison Peck is now very feeble and is able to get about only with the aid Of crutches. Mir Peck is thought to be the oldest male resident of Oakyille, his age being S6 years. His mind is clear and active, however, and he can relate many stories of early life in the village.
 Members of the Union and All Saints church Sunday schools went by trolley this morning in company with several hundred Watertown people on an excursion to Hanover park, Meri- den.
 Charles N. Haight. the we'll known vaudeville actor. arrived here last night and is visiting his mother on Davis street.
 The sewing society of the Union church will commence the regular meetings again next month, after rest during the summer. Miss Daisy Russell, who has been visiting here, has returned to her home in Orange.
 Mir and Mrs Hosmer of Springfield are visiting their daughter, Mrs A. A. 1 Stone. 5sj
 Slade's mill was broken into Satur- day night and some damage done and double harness taken. Miss Mable Smith returned from | Walnut beach Tuesday, A gang of men are at work paving l the trolley tracks.
 Miss Clara Murphy has just return i ed from Hartford. The Union Dramatic club will give an entertainment in the near future. Edward Babin still continues to do rushing business in his ice cream parlor