Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-29
OAKYILLE HAPPENINGS.
THE NEED OF A VOLUNTEER
 FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Old-Some Charter Members-Where
 Is the New Club House?
 The Hanky Panky club will be 10 years old the first Thursday in De cember The club has grown to be quite q social element in the village. It started with eleven members, Johli Kelly, then agent at the Oakville sta ton. holding the first meeting on the station platform. MT Kelly was elect ed president of the organization, and among the charter members were Bert Warner, Ezra Lawrence, Will liam Warner, Henry Cross, Charles Haight and Alec Anderson. A new club room was to be built in the viii lage some time ago, and the members raised over $500 towards the same by means of a fair, the people responding literally. The project finally fell through, the public gradually lost in terest and one by one most of the old members dropped out. The people want to see that club room.
 There is room in Oakville and plen- ty Of opportunity for a small summer hotel A few years ago quite num- Der of New York and other city board CTS were wont to spend their summer vacations here, but most people here
  have moved away or discontinued all efforts to secure summer guests. There is certainly an opening for somebody able to start a hotel on a small scale.
 If one may judge from the way the tickets are selling, Kelly's grove will be severely taxed for room on Thurs day. The big al freSco fete seems to. have have struck popular chord. The Oakyilles people are enthusiastic at the prospect of a grand social and finan- cial success. The arrangements are now practically completed. The band concert will be an attractive feature.
 The sidewalk in front of Frank Key noldss property demands the attention of the men employed on the town roads. This portion of the sidewalk along the pin shop hill always has been affected by the storms and wash outs. On dark nights especially people are liable to stumble into the gutter.
 One progressive citizen says that if some one doesn't come to Oakyille be- fore long and start drug store, he will build one himself and hire a li- censed clerk. The people are getting | tired of having to go to Waterbury to purchase their drug supplies, and Oak vile can well support a good drug store.
 Mrs Huxley entertained about twen- | ty friends at dinner ill her cottage at Meadows End one day last week.
 Mrs William Missell and her son Lewis, of Waterbury, spent Saturday at Mrs MisselPs home on Riverside street.
 The project has been started of forming a local volunteer fire depart ment among the young men of the | village. Some of the residents think | that the mother town, Watertown, has never been concerned about the wei | fare of Oakville in case of fire, and | that the size of the village now war rants some protection. Watertown has a chemical engine and hose, but even though the department there should answer an alarm of fire here it would be waste of energy, for the distance is too great to insure promptneSs. A fire department has been organized among the employees of the pin factory, but that is merely for the especial benefit of the pin company. Oakyille certainly ought to have a volunteer fire | department and a chemical. Yesterday preparations were made by several members of the Yukon club for the clambake and outing to be held next Sunday in the park woods. The members visited the woods and pre- | pared space for the athletic contests and tables.
 | Garrett Lynch, who broke several ribs by q fall July 4, is now able to be out again and will soon resume his duties at Charles Graham's. | What has become of that sidewalk from Smiths shop to Warmers store, l proposed by MT Mccormick some time ago?
 A number of those employed in the | pin room of the Oakville company are out of town enjoying brief vacations while the room is closed.
 The Holihan place on the Watertown road is offered for sale. It is rumored that an attachment of $50OO was placed on the property a short time l ago by Mrs Holihan in order to pre- vent her husband from disposing of l the property.
 Mrs Parsons of Newton Heights is very sick with typhoid fever. Morris Mccarthy is having large business block erected, the foundation O. whichis completed John Egan has l the contract for the wood work and Will begin operations this week. MISS Louie Bronson Of Waterbury l spent Sunday at the home of her | mother, Mrs L'Hommideau. John Egan, contractor and builder. l met with an accident Sunday after 1 noon while trying to board a trolley car from this place. He slipped, strik- ing one of his knees and cutting a very large gash in it.
 The St Josephs and Washington Hill base ball teams crossed bats Sunday afternoon at Browns meadow, the score being 5 to in favor of the St Joseph's.
 Mrs Edward Adams of Waterbury spent Sunday in this place. l MT and Mrs William Babin of Wa terbury were in this village Sunday.
 Mrs Mary Williams, who was re- gently taken to the Waterbury hos pital, is doing as we'll as can be ex- pected.
 Mrs Dennis Shannahan is suffering with malaria.
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