Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-16
WATERTOWN J0TTlNGS.
PRESENTATION OF LOCAL OPER-
 ETTA NEXT WEEK.

Looked Forward to With Much h.
 terest-All Preparations Complete
 Enjoyable Huslling Bee at Nova
 Scotia HilI-Local Notes of Interest.
 A turkey raffie will be held by a number of East Side young men next week.
 Everything is now in readiness Tor the presentation of the operetta The Sleeping Beauty Up to Date," and the last rehearsal will probably be held Monday evening. If the production is q success here it will be repeated in Waterbury and elsewhere The pro ceeds are for the choir boys fund
 Thomas Dunphy has moved his fam fly to Westbury park.
 Samuel Hosking is completing an other grading contract for c. B. Mat toOn
 The local fire department will appear ill uniform at the seventh annual ball in the town hall Thanksgiving eve.
 A party will be given this evening by May and Edith Fray to their young friends. Quite q number of their friends have been invited.
 A large flock of wild geese were seen here yesterday afternoon on their way to a warmer climate.
 Many of the Taft school students will return 10 their homes shortly 10 spend Thanksgiving vacation.
 It is rumored that another large ice house is to be built on the land ad- joining the Niggerhead reservoir, to re- place the one destroyed by ire during the summer.
 John Eyans's hot-houses resemble i'll the interior flower garden of south ern California i'll full bloom. Most i is covered with blossoms
 Dr yariell has returned from his hunting trip down south and sent home shipment of wild ducks.
 Mrs John Woodruff is much better.
 Worlzmen have practically completed the numerous changes at the Judson 1 Inn and the place has been enlarged considerably.
 Farmers claim that prices on their potato crops are diminishing. This is good news 10 the public. who have been forced to pay eXorbitant prices for the past three months. Quite q number attended the old fashioned husking bee at o. D. Estey's $ on Nova Scotia hill last night. and ey- erybody reported a fine time. Real old fashioned pumpkin pies and home made delicacieS were served. MT and Mrs Estey both have the reputation of being able to entertain in q most hos pitable manner.
 Watertown can have rural free deliy- cry ii she wants it. How do you feel , about this, MT Citizen, in the suburbs :
 The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Watertown Water Go will be held Saturday morning, No yember 30, at 10:30, for the purpose Of hearing reports and eiecting board of five directors.
 Otto Roeske. the tax collector, vii be pleased even at this late hour te hear from many who have not paid their taxes. Now. taxes are q thing that must be paid. A longer delay or your part will only incur extra expense on the taxpayer, so as you have the small end of the horn. it's up to you tc settle.
 Miss Ma. kl Galley of Waterbury i. visiting relatives here
 Mir Elton of Waterbury was in towr i to-day on business.
 c. Bissell has purchased fine team of work horses from Herbert Dayton
 The scarlet fever scare seems to D, l over as all cases have been light ant no new ones reported for some days.
 some of Watertown's football en thusiasts went to New Haven to-da. to attend the Yale-Princeton game.
 Miss Lizzie Nichols. who has beer visiting her friend. Miss Carri Thrall. returned to her home in South port today.
 Martin Thomas. who has been quit i'll for some days past. is reported a | being slowly on the mend.
 The reserved seat plan for the op eretta. sThe Sleeping Beauty to b given in the town hall the 18th an, 2Gth. is at the postoffice drug store The play promises to be X No l ant should be given T full house eacl 1 night of its appearance
 Fred Doolittle is doing papering an, painting in q number of houses a Beacon Falls.
 Mrs Francis Atwood has been enter tainfng Miss Mary A. Smith of Water bury.
 Fitch Bros, mason contractors, re port rushing business in their line.
 Mrs William Partree is reporte, very sick.
 Mrs Lottie Hayes, who has been or the sick list, is conyalescing. | Harry Barnes, through the death O "a near relative in New Haven. ha fallen heir to considerable property