Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-26
OAkVILLE HAPPENINGS.
SMITH SAYS HE WAS NOT
 NEEDED.

Laughs About His Release from the
 Insane Asylum-The Yukon Club
 Will Make Things Lively Scarcity
 of the Potato Crop.
 Truman Smith, a very we'll known and eccentric character about town, was released from the NIiddletown in- sane asylum yesterday, and he didn't stop long in that section of the state to bid goodbye to those whom he knew, but boarded the first train for Oakyille. Smith said that they re- leased him because he wasn't needed any longer. They are going to run the institution without him now. Smith has figured in Oakville news circles on numerous occasions, as the result of his peculiar disposition and frequent outbreaks of pugilistic aspirations, sometimes directed towards his own family. Not a few people here were afraid of him, but it is not generally
 believed that he is or was insane. He
 is the owner of q large farm located
 in that district known as Poverty street
 The Yukon club of Watertown road fame held another meeting a few evenings ago and elected the following officers President, H. F. Gartz; vice. president, John Botelle; treasurer, Will fred Straw; and secretary, Andy Rus sell. Some of the members of the club were in favor of disbanding, but President GartZ wouldn't listen to, any
 such proposition, and so in order to enliyen things in general and increase the interest in the organization, reg ular up to date Rhode Island clambake will be held Sunday, August 4, in the Park woods. The club will own the woods and when finished expect to carry them away. Several invited guests will be present. There will be athletic sports, hammer and weight throwing, eating contests and other features to an attractive program. Never before has the potato crop | about this section been such a com l plete failure. If farmers had any po- | tatoes now they would realize hand | somely from the sale of the same. Po- | tatoes sold yesterday for $4 a barrel,
 and it is thought that they will soon | go up to $5. The crop for miles around
 will not average one-half of what it was last year. The demand for peta-
 toes is so great that wholesalers are l shipping them in from the south as | rapidly as fast freights will bring
 them. Waterbury people have been l securing this section for potatoes, but | there are none to be had at any price,
 and this years crop will not be ripe | for some time yet.
 1 Harry Russell is now able to be about again, after a long illness. | The work trains which leaves here
 every evening about $40 is still well
 filled with the employees of the Pin
 Co, despite the fact that the trolleys
 run every fifteen minutes. The fare 1 is the same on the steam cars as on l the trolley.
 The Huxley family returned yester-
 day from a vacation of one week at l the shore.
 Charles Judd spent yesterday in l Meriden.
 Mrs Frederick Dains returned from
 the shore yesterday.
 J. Hobart Bronson of the Oakville
 Pin Go is spending his vacation at I the shore near New London.
 A young man riding down the Pin
 shop hill yesterday on a bicycle tried
 to commit suicide by converting the wheel into flying mao inc and doing Fall sorts of funny st> its in the air.
 It wasn't funny, at least the ending. l The front wheel struck some sand and | twisted the fork. Everything went
 kite high, and so did the young rider. | The remains of the bicycle are now
 at the depot awaiting the coroner's ex- animation.
 Eugene Skilton is very i'll with ty-
 phoid fever.
 The dance given by the Happy I Four'' last evening was we'll attended l and terminated successfully.
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