Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-23
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS.
WHO WILL REPRESENT WATER
 TOWN AT CONVENTION 2

Both Democrats and Republicans
 Have Parties in the Field-Caucuses
 to be Held Shortly-Election by
 Ballot at Town HalLTook Poison
 by Mistake.
 Who will act as Watertown's repre- sentative at the constitutional conven- tion to be held in Hartford on the first Wednesday in January? This is the paramount question. It is the one prevailing topic of conversation. Both local parties, democrats and repubh- cans, will hold caucuSes at the Town hall within few days for the purpose of nominating a candidate for repre- sentative as the balloting for a local delegate will be held on Tuesday, No Eember ,.
 The democrats are pushing Attorney Louis NJ. Heminway to the front and want to see him at the constitutional convention without fail. They argue that he is just the proper man to con- sider the difficult questions embraced in the solid problem before the state and that the natural preference should be lawyer and man accustomed to dealing with the amendments as well as legal technalities.
 The republicans of Watertown have named one man as their choice. That person is A. N. Woolson. the well known manufacturer. Mir Woolson Is another good man. He would ill this position, the gift of the people, as ad- mirably as any man in Watertown. He is a friend of the working man, too and that is of some significance.
 The legal electors of the town of Watertown have been notified by the town clerk that the ballot boxes will be open at the town hall on Tuesday, November ,, from 9 a. ID. to p. m., for the purpose of electing by ballot, a delegate from Watertown, to the constitutional convention to be helG in Hartford on the first Wednesday in January The residents of this town have manifested universal interest in regard to this convention and it is expected that they will attend the eau cuses in large numbers.
 The wedding of James Neesons and Miss Sophia Gamble, both well known and popular residents of Watertown, o'clock in St Johns church by the Rev Father O'Donnel. The witnesses were Charles Maxwell and Miss Sarah Neeson. Only the relatives and i'm mediate friends of the contracting par ties were present. The bride was at tired in a dark steel colored Lans- downe, and carried a bouquet of bridal roses. The bridesmaid wore a pretty costumne of blue cashmere trimmed with white satin, and carried bouquet of pink La France roses. After the ceremony the couple and invited guests assembled at the home of the bride and enjoyed a wedding breakfast. Many congratulations were bestowed upon them. MT and Mrs Neeson will make their home in Watertown.
 Attorney Louis M Heminway went to Litchfield this morning to attend the Hayes trial.
 Columbia lodge, K. of P, have one application to be acted upon to-mor- row evening.
 B. H. Mattoon, the real estate king of Watertown, effected an important sale of a large tract of real estate yes terday. He disposed of the Milo Hart property on the East side district to E. c. Linn of West Hartford. The house on the property now occupied by the family of John Herring. will be torn down and it is MT Linn's idea to stake off the property in building lots and dispose of the same at auction.
 A lively bull dog fight interested q large number of spectators near the depot last evening.
 Roderick Deland has charge of the arrangements for entertainment at the St Johns parish fair which dpens shortly in Pythian hall. Some high class talent will be engaged as attrac- tiones.
 Florist John Evans has hot house full of yellow Georgiana Pitcher chrysanthemums of unusually large size.
 An automobile containing five people went through town yesterday on the way to Litchfield. The machine was operated by gasolent and whiZzed through the country so rapidly that it surprised the natives. Several horses were frightened by the automobile, the man at the lever evidently con- sidering horses as too small an i'm portance to slow down.
 An unknown man narrowly escaped meeting injury at the hands of an in- dignant gathering of local citizens a day or two ago. His crime was of the most disgusting type and would not look well in public print. The deed was committed in front of F. N. Bar tons residence and if the fellow shows his face in town again, he may expect to meet with reception of the tar and feathers.
 Mrs William Smith, resident of Candee hill, took poison by mistake for medicine yesterday and for a while suffered great agony The family of the woman assert that there was ab- solutely no motive in the deed other than it was an oversight. She is not in a critical condition as reported, but entirely mt of danger The Smiths