Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-30
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS.
MUCH LOSS CAUSED BY WASH
 OUTS LAST NIGHT.

The Highways Catch It-Fortune Tell
 ing on the East ide-The Al Freseo
 Fete-Hard Times Dance-Notes.
 The storm last night perpetrated great deal of mischief about town, causing hundreds of dollars worth or damage to the roads. In front of the residences of MT Lewis and MT Werk- ing the highway is washed out, etend- ing the highway is washed out, extend What is needed is a double gutter st this point, which would prevent a repe- tition of this occurrence. It will cost the town over hundred dollars to re- pair the roadway along this point.
 The hard times dance to be given by the Watertown Athletic club bids fair to become quite unique function. Prizes have been offered for the lady or gentleman appearing ill the most poverty stricken costume. The idea IS to have q good time in the oldest clothes possible to wear. Antique dresses have been taken down from the attic, and the young folks are all ready preparing for the occasion with great deal of merriment
 Holders of tickets for the al fresco
 
 it rains on Thursday the fete will be held the next pleasant day. A large force of carpenters began yesterday the work of laying the dancing plat form and erecting the booths that will ornament the grove. At the various booths ice cream, soda, lemonade, sandwiches, candy, fruit, etc, will be dispensed. There will also be a booth for fancy articles. There will be two entrances to the grounds, one at the center, contiguous to the trolley, and the other at the north end. Four ticket sellers will provide for the needs of patrons. Admission 10 cents.
 The cross tie inspector of the rail road company is in town to-day with his men inspecting the ties which are being arranged in different grades for shipment.
 Fox's faucet shop is running full time, with large orders ahead.
 About twenty-five people from here intend to go on the excursion to Glen Island. Saturday. sf
 Fortune telling and palmistry are getting to be quite the fad on the East Side now. One young lady is making a speciality of it and earns considera- ble pocket money aside from her work in the factory. Some of the young folks are having much amusement in the descriptions of their future wives and husbands. There is a ipeculiarity about Watertown, however,s that may induce some of our willy constableS to swoop down and declare little harm less fortune telling against the law.
 Dr Charles Warren, who has been spending some time in Massachusetts, has returned to Watertown again.
 Charles Bryant has returned to Hartford, after a ten days vacation.
 Frederick Doo1ittle left to-day in his team for a ten days vacation along the sound.
 The infant daughter of William Barnes is on the sick list.
 Cutler street suffered severely from the washout last night.
 The .selectmen have just finished the work of cleaning out the old town, hall and removing a large quantity of old articles which have remained there for years.
 Peter Grenier is on the sick list.
 Quite a few local residents have in- vested in real estate at Laurel Beach, bordering on Long Island Sound. B. H. Mattoon is the resident representa- tive here and already number of Wa tertown people are at this resort spending their vacations.
 A. F. Hill of this town, who writes an occasional poem for the daily press, sends the following verses to the Democrat, and says the poem is about the truest thing he knows of:
 While man is in hard luck,
 His friends. seem to vanish like dew, But with a little additional pluck
 He manages to work his way through.
 If he asks for the loan of dollar From some friend he has in view, He receives a negative answer ! To assist him on his way through. But at last he finds trio of friends Which cause him to feel like new, Their names are Old Age, Sickness and
 Death, ss4to
 Who at last have helped him through.