Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-31
'WATERT0NN JOTTINGS.
THE LAKE CASE WILL BE HEARD
 LABOR DAY.

Hearing at 9 o'clock Without Fail-i
 Selectmen Say Greenville or Nothing -Crockodile Clubs Outing-Shirt Waist Dance-An Ice Record. The hearing of the Lake case will be held in town hall Monday morning at clock regardless of the fact that it is Labor day and legal holiday. Justice Dayton has put aside other en- agreements for the day in order to hear the case and everything now looks as if there would be no postponement. Warner is ready at any time. Lake IS able to get out and all the witnesses have been ready since they were first summoned Several hundred will at tend the hearing.
 One of the selectmen stated last evening in an interview, said that the electric light portion of the contract be- tween the town of Watertown and the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company was all right but it was at the present time only a secondary con- sfderation. He said: "Greenville IS the first and original consideration. If the trolley people do not want to build as far as Greenville they may as well allow the present terminus of the line at Oakville to remain where it is for the town of Watertown wouldn't con- sent to any. other proposition" It is quiet apparent from this that the se- lectmen are determined that the troll ley shall go as far as Greenville and, if possible, form loop about the cen ter.
 Firemen's meeting next Tuesday evening.
 Bart Flynn will return to work next Monday after months illness.
 John Purdee expects to discontinue his ice cream parlors in the near fu- ture as the cold weather is gradually approaching. Mir Pardee is planning to put in a pool and billiard table.
 The shirt waist dance of the La dies Aid society of St Johns church which was held last evening, conclud- od in highly successful manner. The town hall never held a more joyial gathering of young people. Cams orchestra rendered music for dancing and Professor John Cam prompted. The attendance was large. Refresh ments were sold and large sum real iZed.
 The drainage of some of the houses in the Dogs Nest3 are in "a condition most pnwhole99raae5 e}u During fP!sl the bheezeep1 gEe sunrer the the tsffeenfch fe z arising rom those who had occasion to pass that way to the trains. The objection can not be laid to any particular occupant, but is due more to lack of system and facilities as furnished by the land lords.
 Homer Heminway left last evening for New York.
 Local railroad men are showing some realistic photographs of the re- cent railroad wreck in Torrington.
 MT Hitchcock, superintendent of the Watertown Water company has been testing tlie water hydrants about town for the past few days.
 The c. l.. Missell Ice company. concern composed of Watertown busi- ness men has sold this season 4.SO0, ,OOO pounds of ice in Waterbury in spite of the competition so strong there The first years success of the new company has been so pronounced that probably larger facilities will be necessary this winter. The company now has an ar rangement for putting in 1,5O0 tons of ice into the building each day and the uhpistiA apparatus is a most improved IkAuRR RRaAtG klhdWering machtlienhas also been provided
 x Mass will be Said in St Johns nbnibh 'at $50 tomorrow morning by the 'Rey J. H. O'DonnellI. and in Woodbury at II o'clock.
 The Crockodile club, with William G. French, president. will hold its twenty-fifth annual reunion at Lake Compounce next Thursday. This body of men was organized in 1875 by Cad Norton and there are now about 800 members. Ex-Senator Mattoon one of the prominent members, says with sly wink that the organization is named Crockodile because the members drink nothing but water.
 No Evening Democrat will be issued Monday.