Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-05
WATERFOWL JoTTINGs
Dance of the W. A. c. Last Night
 Man Loses Many Chickens.

Man Loses Many Chickens.
 The dance of the W. A. c. at the town hall last night was largely at tended. Music for the same was fur nisned by Bakers orchestra. The stage entertainment was very gooo, which consisted of the following: A sketch by Mir and Mrs John B. Kelley entitled .'The Girl With an Appetite at the finish this was loudly applauded. One of the members of the Waterbury Vaudeville club gave song ana dance act which was well received. A song by Michael McFadden was given an encore; a duet by the Misses Stebblns, ''In the Starlight" was given several encores By the way, the singing oi these two young ladies is being well received by the audiences they nave. Their sister presides at the piano. Masters Barlow and Wilkerson gave sketch, which was written by Barlow. R N. Deland and Christie Bernes ap- peared in a speciality that was quite entertaining.
 Chicken Thieves. By the mere fact that Andrew Voco- Ii, a prosperous farmer here, lost the majority of his poultry recently Is proof that we will be annoyed by chicken thieves again this winter. MT Vocoli had arranged to sell the poul- try stolen, but was deprived of an op- portunity by the relentless thieves. If they are caught they will be made an example of as were the CleS who yis- ited Mir Roberts's poultry wards last year.
 A mission to be given by the Fathers | of tho uo,.ffor1 Anocfolata will Onpn in St Johns church on Sunday morn- ing the 18th inst, and will close on the following Sunday. The parish | toners are anxiously looking forward to this event. A cordial invitation Is | extended to the non-Catholics of the | town to attend the exercises. Paul KelanQuin is in the employ of | the baker, Louis Brandmeier.
 Odd lots of carpets at half price during our clearance sale. Moriarty's | Waterbury Furniture Go.
 Messrs Hall and Skelley of Wood | bury were guests in town last evening. 1 One of the small boys broke through 1 the ice while skating on the fleming way pond yesterday afternoon and re- ceived a decidedly cold bath. The 1 boy was pulled out by one of his con- rades.
 A new house is being built just this side of the residence of James Skill ton on the Waterbury road. Work on the house is progressing rapidly.
 Several of the departments in the Hemingway Sc Sons silk factory are operating nights, endeavoring to fill their increasing orders.
 Miss Carolton Lewis has been en- gagged to teach in one of the rooms of the Center school.
 A letter was received a short time ago from Mrs Wooding, who is spend- ing the winter in New Mexico with her son Charles. stating she is getting on well and enjoying decidedly good health. They will probably return in the spring.
 The Hellmann drum corps has been secured to furnish music for the first night of the coming bazaar of the Wa tertown fire department. Lowest prices on record in our great clearance sale. Moriarty's Wa terbury Furniture Co.
 Mrs James Wilson was presented with a handsome napkin ring by the members of her Sunday school class in the Methodist church last Sunday.
 Many fires have been noticed along the railroad of late, caused by sparks from engines.
 One of A. M Hard's horses fell down yesterday while making the de scent of Academy hill. The cause of the horses slipping was a coating of ice which is on this hill
 Services at the various church as usual tomorrow.
 The way the woodland has disap- peared here within the past few years is amazing. Dense woodlands in the northern part of our town have beer cut down and sawed up into ties. Ali the present rate it would take only a few years to clear the town of its
 woodland.