Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-10
|()AKVILLE HAPPENINGS.
A SNAKE STORY WITH A CHICK
 tA FEN IN TT.
Can Snakes Charm Poultry Petition Out For a Noon Day Mail Sunday Baseball Want Siding Left Clear.

Out For Noon Day Malls Sunday Baseball-Want Siding Left Clear. | The reporter hasn't told a snake 1 story this year but something happen ed yesterday to make him jot down a few lines in his note book It was in the afternoon and almost opposite Mir Balls poultry yards. A good sized snake, striped with many colors lay coiled beside the roadway and in front of the reptile young chicken stood with distended neck and eyes wide | open. The snake had the chicken quite under it's influence and the charm con- tinued to draw the two nearer. A cobble stone settled the snake for the l time being and when the reptile ceased to gaze at the fowl, the feathered crea- ture collapsed and fell over as if from slieer weakness. The reporter has heard of snakes charming birds but chickens are the limit. A petition has already been started in circulation for the concession of an outgoing mail at noon and as soon as enough signers are obtained to the pc tition it will be forwarded to Wash ington. It will be in the hands of two or three prominent men all next week and it is desired to make as good showing as possible. Oakville really wants an outgoing noon mail and what is more, is bound to have it.
 The OalSville Stars will compete for baseball honors tomorrow morning on the Driving park grounds with Wa terbury team.
 Residents of Newton Heights com plain that the railroad siding leading to the steps on the hill is nearly al- ways obstructed with freight cars. The railroad men fail to leave an opening so that pedestrians can get to the stairs and thus to their homes by a short cut.
 Business at the factory of Seymour, Smith & Sons is quite brisk and ap pears to be on the increase. Mrs John S. Atwood is in Plainville attending the camp meeting Miss Lipke will preside at the piano in the Union church during the ab- sence of Miss Barrett, the regular pianist.
 Charles H. Bavier is suffering with rheumatism in his arms. Quite a number of people went down on the special trolley car at 5:30 this morning to attend the St Joseph's ex- cursion.
 The Melrose real estate boom hasn't been heard from recently. Has the boom given up the ghost?
 Surveyors have been laying out building lots on the former Frank Taylor estate.
 In connection with Oakville as a separate township it might be well to add that there would be more side walks coming our way. Various other things would be included also, if Oak vile had some of the money already paid in for taxes.
 Edward Babin will leave here to-day on his wheel for a trip to Walnut Beach, where he will remain over Sun day. 'fAe silea 73Fi'.s4.s .e a
 Mir Hawley of Hawleyville will speak in the Union church tomorrow morning. MT Hawley is of the Chris tian Alliance faith and highly inter esting talker.
 The hay harvesting is about com pleted for the season and is reported light this year.
 It is understood that MT and Mrs Frederick Main intend to move to New London some time in the near future, where MT Main expects to start in bus mess. Whenever he goes or wherever he goes. his friends wish him luck.
 Louis Kennedy was seized with fit last evening at o'clock. While Sit ting on the railroad bridge near the ex~IIs posed to be swoon, but what on in- vestigation proved to be a fit. Charles NIissell came along at the time and kindly offered to take the young man home, which he did in his team. Ken nedy is the son of the John Kennedy, the blacksmith.
 Miss Mamie Johnson and Miss Lillia Loughlin left here this morning to spend Sunday ill New Haven.
 Jacob Gale, who has spent the sum- mer so far at Walnut Beach, likes jt I so we'll that he talks of selling his place here and remaining there. He has opened a domestic bakery and is doing d fine business.
 The business block which John Egan, contractor, is building for MT Mccarthy, is rapidly reaching compile ton. MT Mccarthy intends opening metropolitan store in it as soon as it is completed
 NIr and Mrs Jermon of Newton Heights returned last evening from the Plainville camp meeting.
 Miss Flossie Davis will leave to- morrow to spend a vacation at Savin Rock.
 Frank Cutting of the Pequot club is at the Pan-American exposition.
 The Pequot base ball club would like to arrange a game with the Water villes or any strong team. E. A. Wells | is manager The local boys used to give the members of the Pequot club | a stiff game and would accommodate them now if the team were organized.
 The dance given on Evans's pavilion last evening by Charles Hubbell and | Adelma Therault was well patronized, | several hundred people attending. Many came up on the trolley cars.