Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-01
|OAKYILLE HAPPENINGS.
OPENING NIGHT OF THE AL
 FRISCO FETE.

Everything h Readiness The Grounds
 Attractive and Inviting-Another
 Trolley yictim-Condition of Earl Lake.
 Everything is in readiness for the big fete this evening near the terminus of the trolley line. The booths are handsomely decorated and the grounds are wired with hundreds of incadescent globes for the electrical illumination. The trolley facilities will be adequate to handle the large crowds that will attend from Waterbury, Naugatuck and elsewhere. AS the weather pre- dictions are for fine evening, pleas ant time is assured the patrons of the fete which will be the first ever held by the Catholic people of Oakville. It will be announced on the grounds this evening whether the fete will be held tomorrow evening also. The trolley claimed another victim yesterday about 3:30. The car for Oak vile struck a large, light tan mastiff just above the driving park and hurled l him down the embankment. The dogs cries were pitiful His back was broken in four places and the owner. said to be q Thomaston man, threw him into his wagon and drove away. Many of the passengers wanted to kill 1 the animal on the spot and thus end | his suffering.
 What about the town removing some | of the cobble stones along the highway. l There's more stones from here to Wa | terbury than there are potatoes.
 William Hungerford received three filters of puppies yesterday from kennels in New Berlin. N. I. Workmen have been repairing the depot hill
 Irving Nelson, manager of the Oak l vile Stars, would like to arrange a game with Waterbury baseball team.
 Mrs Isbell visited her daughter, Mrs Williams, in Waterbury hospital yes terday.
 Eddie Warner, clerk in his fathers | store, is confined to his home with an attack of fever.
 James Griffin, the well known car penter and contractor. will open 9 | joiner shop in the glen within few days. The building has been prepared for occupancy. A portion of the build ing will be occupied by MT Griffin's son in law, Mir Soughten, who will fit up a machine shop and also do die sinking. Industries are added to the village and times were never better l One of the largest sales of ice in quantity in several years occurred yes | terday when the o. l.. Missell Ice com- pany sold to w. c. Munson, the Echo lake ice dealer, of Watertown, 2,600 tons of ice, the contents of two ice houses. Mr Munsons product was de stroyed by fire a few weeks ago. Mrs Frederick Dingwell of Thomas ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs John Loughlin.
 | One of the railings near the stone bridge has rotteds away, leaving one side of the highway unprotected dur I ing dark nights. Teams and pedes- | trians are liable to fall from the en- bankment and cause law suit to the | town.
 Earl Lake, employed for some time on Walter Capewelrs farm, was re- moved to the home of his mothec in | Watertown yesterday in critical con | dS luC ICSu1L VI 1l Po5uAA'IA% SAN counter last Saturday evening near tie stone bridge. It is stated that Lake is pretty badly used LID and his collar bone fractured. Fron all reports sev- eral young men figured in the fracas. l Dr Variel is attending Lake.
 pr Lopez has number of men at work repairing the grounds about hts residence on Newton Heights. l A number from here will go cn the excursion to Glen Island Saturday Don't forget the al fresco fete to- night at Kelly's grove. A very interesting letter has been received from Harry Andrews, who is at NIanila He speaks of our sol diers having captured a traitor and told many other tales pertaining to the | war.
 l Miss Mamie Morgan of Waterbury was the guest of Mrs Kate Babin Tuesday evening.
 A trolley party passed through here last evening. They were having a very jolly time and while they were here gave us an exhibition of their vocal abilities.
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