Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-06
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS.
WATERTOWN NOT WHAT IT WAS
 AS A SUMMER RESORT.

Metropolitan People Seldom Come
 Here ow-Discontinuance of the
 Warren House a Hard Blow-An
 Old Time Barn Raising-Firemen's Drill Tonight.
 The passing of Watertown as a pop ular summer resort for New York people is undoubtedly a fact. Water town as a summer resort for metropol- itan people has lost its hold. Many well-to-do families who frequented the rustic shades of this quiet town year by year now no longer add to the ani- nation by their presence. One by one different families and people of more or less wealth ceased to visit Water town, who took pleasure in the natural beauty of it's surroundings, its health giving at mosphere or for the quietness and rest to be secured here. The discontinu- ance of the old Warren house, fa- nous and fashionable summer hotel, had a marked effect upon the further popularity of our settlement as an in- land summer resort. Although New York and other metropolitan people have ceased to spend their summers AACEGs Mlln lGN GAGGPllOnSs q AuA1OCI of Waterbury people have sought out Watertown as a beautiful place to spend ones time during the sultry summer months. The closing of the Waterfowl Inn also served to give the summer season a backward turn. What Watertown was once in the summer season it can be again, and perhaps more so. M F. N. Barton has gone to New York on a business trip, and from there will visit the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo. Mrs Barton will also take in the attractions of the exposition.
 Ernest Lake is out again after his long illness.
 Workmen have produced an aston ishing change for the better in the general condition of Cutler street. The grade has been much improved and on the return of Selectman McGowan the work will be completed.
 Buel Heminway has purchased a new driving horse.
 A. H. Scovill extends a general in- vitation to the public to attend his barn raising tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock. 1t will be the occasion of general good time and all hands will assist in hoisting the timbers to their proper positions. It will be rement bered that Mir Scovill lost his stock building by fire a number of weeks ago. The new barn will be of large size.
 Mrs John Dunn and son; Peter of Waterbury, are spending a few days with MT and Mrs Michael Dunn's fam fly.
 R. Demorest is on the sick list.
 Representative Futile of the Me Cormick Harvesting Machine Co is the guest of the local representative, R. V. Magee, to-day.
 Miss Huntley of Springfield has been secured to teach the seventh grade in the local school. She will probably teach French to some extent in connection with her other duties. Miss Huntley is finely educated wo- man of much practical experience, and will come to this .townswifh the best of recommendations. There is yet an- other teacher to be secured. no selec- ton having been made so far
 Joseph Suffa has the contract for heating and yentilating the new reel tation room in the Center school.
 Mrs c. NJ. Heminway has returned from her trip abroad.
 The Evening Democrat is in receipt of a communication concerning the concession of the right of way to the trolley people in the construction of the new electric road extension to Wa tertown. The communication is some what lengthy and deals in the matter of three cent fare for school chill dren, a limited franchise and other de- tails.
 Firemen's drill tonight. . re
 Miss Marion Wakeman of North field. one of the teachers in the Center school, was in town yesterday.
 Messrs Fitch, the masons and con- tractors. are laying the mason work for new addition to the old Daley place.
 Native peaches are arriving in large numbers.